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There are consumer advocates often associated with radio/television stations. I would take your parent's Meals On Wheels dilemma to them to see what can be done to provide this service to your parents that they clearly qualify for. Don't take no for an answer. Next, there are some fast foods that can be purchased at the grocery store (like Panera broccoli cheddar soup!) that just require a microwave. Most grocery stores also sell prepared foods that will keep for two or three days. Rotisserie chickens are great. Is there someone you could hire to cook a hot meal twice a week? They could set up plates with leftovers for the next day, that can be microwaved.
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I am in the middle of a kitchen remodel, and am using Freshly meal service, which delivers weekly via UPS. It is basically a TV type dinner, but not frozen. It is made with high quality ingredients and always includes veggies. Not home cooking, but pretty darn good. They aren't cheap, but might be an option to consider. You just pop them in the microwave for about 3 minutes, and they are done. You choose the meals you want via their website.

Tonight I had Mahi Mahi with jicama slaw.
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A lot of churches will offer up "Meal Trains" for people in need of them. The Meal Train is put together by a group of dedicated church members that coordinate cooking/baking and delivery of meals for a determined time period,
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Another option would be you prepare several meals for them that can be frozen and/or refrigerated and easily warmed up when its time to eat or Can they afford to move into an assisted living community. Those place have a dining area that folks can go there to ear. The monthly is not affordable to eveyone. Most sell their assets but if they can these places include all meals. Just suggestion. Good luck.
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When my parents were in that situation and lived about an hour away,We had tried sending pre cooked meats, complete meals, etc. but none of those seemed to work for them. I bought a large number of Tupperware type containers. Every time my husband and I made a meal we cooked for four instead of two and froze the rest in one of those containers. Then every time I saw them, usually about every two weeks, I would bring bags of containers of frozen meals (preferably with some cooked vegetables included) and pick up the empty containers. That seemed to work the best as it was food tastes they were familiar with (like a tuna casserole) and could just pop in the microwave.
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Freshly! If you are looking for healthy meals that just require reheating, Freshly is a great solution even if they are on the expensive side at about $10 a pop - but that is definitely less expensive than having an aid cook meals. Plus the food is really good as well as healthy. They can order 4-9 meals/week or more.
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