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Jill One thing I did for my mother when she became too frail to cook, yet wanted to retain her independence by living alone, was to make an extra serving of food each night. When I served the family their dinner, I put the extra portion in a foil or microwave-safe dish, covered it, labeled it, and put it in the freezer. When I visited her on the weekend, I brought a week's worth of dinners for the following week.If she went out for dinner a few nights and had extra food in her freezer, I'd cut back the following week, so she never had more than a week's worth of food to store at a time. Almost anything can be frozen. Things microwave best if there's a sauce or gravy to keep them moist. Any casserole should reheat well. My other suggestion is to encourage your parents to use a supplemental food, such as Ensure, between meals. As you know, it's really important for them to maintain good nutrition and avoid further weight loss. Good luck, Mary Sheehan