Eating Healthy

Our bodies change as we age, and so do our nutritional needs.

• Learn how to eat well as you age at Eating Well as You Get Older.

• Eat right to lower your blood pressure. Read The DASH Healthy Eating Program from the U.S. Department of Health, the Heart, Lungs and Blood Institute. The guide includes diet requirements, sample menus and a nutritional comparison chart.

• Make smart food choices by understanding what your daily nutritional requirements are. Find out more at Create a Personal Pyramid.

• Customize a weekly menu, following the nutritional guidelines at My Pyramid Tracker.

• Choose the foods healthiest for you; read Heart Healthy Eating from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Office on Women's Health.  

• Healthy Eating After 50  brings you tips on the nutritional needs of seniors and how you can make the right choices to keep you feeling your best.

• The National Cancer Institute has noted that certain eating habits can lessen the side effects of typical cancer treatments. Read about these new guidelines in Eating Hints for Cancer Treatment.