Home Delivered Meals

Somerville Cambridge Elder Services delivers breakfasts, sandwich and salad meals, and meals for re-heating Monday-Friday. Frozen meals are also available for recipients needing meals over the weekend.

Most of our meals are catered by City Fresh Foods, a Boston-based vendor that specializes in fresh and nutritious food, made from ingredients you can pronounce. Our Chinese meals are catered by the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center.

City Fresh Foods and Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center

Our menus are prepared under the supervision of a dietitian and provide at least one-third of the recommended daily nutritional requirements for older adults.

In addition to delivering food, our drivers provide a daily wellness check for recipients. Many tell us they enjoy the daily visit.

A voluntary $2 donation per meal is suggested for eligible participants. Meals are $8.25 apiece ($8.65 for special diets) for recipients who do not meet eligibility requirements. Medically tailored meals are available and can be accommodated with a clinician’s written authorization.

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Medically Tailored Meals

Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services’ Nutrition Department also offers the following medically tailored menus.  A clinician’s authorization is required, unless noted otherwise.

Carb Control: For those need to monitor carbohydrate intake. Meals are planned to have an average of 65 grams total carbohydrates per meal. Important for those with pre-diabetes.

Heart Healthy: Meals are controlled for total sodium, fat, and cholesterol, and feature whole grains, fruits, and vegetables to help support heart health. Recommended for those with heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, or high cholesterol.

Low Lactose: Meals are lactose-free and use Lactaid milk instead. No clinician’s authorization required.

Renal Friendly: for those with kidney disease. These meals contain a controlled amount of protein and are low in sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and sugar to meet nutritional needs.

Modified Consistency Menus: 

Chopped Soft: meals are cut up, diced, and soft 

Ground: meals are ground and soft 

Puree: meals are pureed to a pudding like consistency

Consumer Survey Feedback

What recipients told us in our annual survey:

  • 88% said they would recommend the meals to a friend.
  • 87% said the meals support their independence.
  • 60% said the program provides the main meal of the day.
  • 43% live alone with no one else to check on them.
  • 73% said they feel less lonely because of their driver.
  • 89% rated their experience with the driver as good or excellent

SOURCE: 2022 Meals on Wheels consumer survey