Healthy Eating for Successful Living in Older Adults

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Date/Time

11/06/2024
10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Location

Laurel Tower
2 Rice Street
Saugus, MA 01906

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 11/06/2024 and ends on 12/11/2024 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and will be held over 6 weeks for 2 1/2 hours each 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 USDA MyPlate, core program components include goal setting, problem-solving, group support, nutrition education, self-assessment, and managing dietary patterns. Six consecutive 2½ hour sessions followed by an outing to a healthy eating restaurant 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: Exit to the supermarket
Session 6: Meal Preparation or Cooking Demonstration
Session 7 (optional): Outing to a restaurant (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.