Healthy Eating for Successful Living in Older Adults

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Date/Time

09/10/2024
10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Location

The Machon
35 Burpee Road
Swampscott, MA 01907

About This Workshop

This workshop is hosted by Greater Lynn Senior Services and the coordinator is Jousette Anaya. She can be contacted by phone at 978-398-9115 or by email at [email protected]. This workshop starts on 09/10/2024 and ends on 10/15/2024 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The workshop is conducted over 6 weeks for 2 1/2 hours per week.

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation has sponsored this workshop.

Healthy Eating is a program for older adults who want to learn more about nutrition and how lifestyle changes can promote better health. Based on the USDA MyPlate, the main components of the program include goal setting, problem-solving, group support, nutrition education, self-assessment, and management of dietary patterns. Six consecutive 2½ hour sessions are followed by a Healthy Eating restaurant outing one month after the sixth session

Session 1: MyPlate, Label Reading, Portion Control and Exercise
Session 2: Grains, Vegetables, Fruits, Water and Exercise
Session 3: Meat, Eggs, Legumes, Milk, and Exercise
Session 4: Fats, Sweets and Exercise
Session 5: Grocery Store Outing
Session 6: Meal Preparation or Cooking Demonstration
Session 7 (optional): Restaurant Outing (one month after Session 6)

For More Information

For more information about Healthy Eating for Successful Living in Older Adults click here. To register or refer a participant, complete the form below.