630-483-5600 December 31 - January 4 Monday, December 31 A Chicken Salad Sandwich with Lettuce and Tomato B Cheese and Sausage Pizza A Cabbage Rolls Entrée with Red Sauce B Hot Ham and Cheese Tuesday, January 1 Closed - New Year's Day Wednesday, January 2 Thursday, January 3 A Beef Tacos with Cheese, Beans, and Tomatoes B Chicken Roasted with Potatoes Served with Tomato Soup and Seasonal Fruit A Texas Pulled Pork Sliders B Brats with Onions Friday, January 4 How did New Year's Resolutions all begin? The custom of making New Year's Resolutions came into vogue in the 20th century. But most of it was done with jest and an understanding that they would not be kept (for long anyway) since humans were naturally backsliders by nature to their naughty habits and ways. The resolutions today are simply a secular version of the religious vows made in the past toward spiritual perfection. They are often made with good intentions and broken with a sense of humor and renewed annually. What is your New Year Resolution? Consider these ideas: Drink more water Increase your physical activity Be more social! Practice meditation
630-483-5600 January 7 11 Monday, January 7 A Stuffed Peppers Entrée B Chicken Lasagna A Beef Stroganoff with Noodles B Chicken Florentine Tuesday, January 8 Wednesday, January 9 Drinking more water decreases your risk for dehydration, helps digestion, and can improve your overall health! Try these tips: Add fruit or sliced cucumber to a pitcher of water in your refrigerator. A Salisbury Steak with Potatoes B Grilled Cheese and Bacon Sandwich Served with Soup and Seasonal Fruit Thursday, January 10 A Chicken Piccata with Light Lemon Butter, Caper Sauce B Breakfast Sandwich with Egg, Bacon, and Cheese Served with Potatoes and Fruit Pie Drink a glass of water after every bathroom break Drink before your meal. Drinking a full cup of water will help you eat less. Choose sparkling or mineral water over soda. Friday, January 11 A Cheeseburger with Cheese, Lettuce, and Tomato B Turkey Club BLT with Turkey, Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato Served with Potato Salad and Seasonal Fruit
January 14 18 Monday, January 14 A Greek Style Chicken B Italian Meatball Sandwich Served with Minestrone Soup and Seasonal Fruit A Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes B Scalloped Chicken and Noodle Entrée Tuesday, January 15 Served with Potatoes, Green Beans and Seasonal Fruit Starting or maintaining a regular exercise routine can be a challenge at any age and it doesn t get any easier as you get older. If you've never exercised before, you may not know where to begin, or perhaps you think you're too old or frail, can never live up to the standards you set when you were younger. Or maybe you just think that exercise is boring. It s about adding more movement and activity to your life, even in small ways. A Ruben Sandwich with Sauerkraut B Cheese Ravioli Wednesday, January 16 Served with Chicken Noodle Soup and Seasonal Fruit A Chili Mac with Onions and Cheese B Open Face Beef Sandwich with Gravy Thursday, January 17 Take extra steps around the house While sitting, alternate lifting your feet Raise and lower your arms. Always check with your healthcare provider before starting a program A Tex-Mex Grilled Chicken Sandwich B Italian Sausage and Pepper Friday, January 18 Served with Cream of Chicken Rice Soup and Seasonal Fruit
January 21 25 Monday, January 21 Closed - MLK Day A Pot Roast with Potatoes and Carrots Tuesday, January 22 B Chopped Salad with Chicken, Egg, Olives, Cheese, and Vegetables Wednesday, January 23 Healthful aging means being social! Whether it is a daily visit from your home delivered meal driver, talking on the pone, or visiting with a friend; these activities enhance your mood, and decrease chance of depression. There are many ways within Hanover Township that one can increase their social activity. A Breaded Pork with Potatoes and Gravy B Chicken and Dumpling Entrée Served with Vegetable Soup and Seasonal Fruit A Pasta with Sausage Red Gravy B Sweet and Sour Chicken Entrée Served with a Garden Salad and Fruit Pie A Italian Beef Sandwich B Baked Fish with Seasoned Rice Thursday, January 24 Friday, January 25 Served with Bean Soup and Seasonal Fruit Attending Programs at the Senior Center Dine at the Café Going to the Grocery Store, try our Dial-A- Bus Service to get there if you don t drive! Ask about Telephone Topics! These are ways you can join a program without leaving your home, but learning something new. Look at what is happening at your local library!
January 28 February 1 Monday, January 28 A Chicken Cheesesteak Sandwich with Peppers and Onions B Pepper Steak Entrée A Chicken Pot Pie with Vegetables Tuesday, January 29 Doctors believe meditation to be the very best tool for mental, physical, and emotional senior health. Here are 5 reasons meditation is the fountain of youth B Meat Ravioli with Red Sauce Served Italian Wedding Soup and Fruit Pie 1. Meditation helps memory A BBQ Ribs Wednesday, January 30 B Sub Sandwiches with Turkey, Ham, Cheese, Lettuce, and Tomatoes Served with Baked Beans, Cole Slaw and Seasonal Fruit A Beef Stew with Vegetables B Southwest Style Chicken and Rice Entrée Thursday, January 31 A Cheese Pizza with Pepperoni or Sausage B Chicken Wrap with Lettuce and Tomato Friday, February 1 Served with Beef Barley Soup and Seasonal Fruit 2. Meditation makes the digestive system work better: 3. Meditation activates the happy part of the brain 4. Meditation sharpens and focuses the mind: 5. Meditation melts away stress, yielding many great benefits: Counting Your Breath: One of the simplest and most effective focused awareness techniques, this practice requires you to simply count each cycle of your breath. You simply stay focused and relaxed while you count each breath to 10, 50, or 100, and then start over again. Mantra Meditation: In this focused awareness practice you silently repeat a word or a phrase over and over again, keeping your mind trained on that one word