General Resources and Strategies
Nutrition education supports older adults in making healthy and informed choices about food, nutrition, and physical activity.
Briefs
- Healthy Eating Tips for Seniors— Tips for choosing foods by best nutritional value (National Council on Aging)
- Loss of Taste and Smell— Discussion of possible medical causes for the loss of taste and smell with treatment suggestions (Cleveland Clinic)
Guides
- For Seniors— Articles created by registered dietitians for older adults (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
- Build a Healthy Eating Routine as You Get Older— Healthy choices in each food group (Dietary Guidelines for Americans)
- Enhanced DETERMINE Checklist— Checklist to determine areas of nutritional risk and provide appropriate education and referrals (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources, 2021)
- Guides with weekly challenges from Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources and University of Wisconsin-Stout dietetics students
- Added Sugar (2021)
- Fad Diets (2021)
- Gut Health (2021)
- Healthy Breakfast Ideas (2019)
- Magnesium (2021)
- Potassium (2021)
- Healthy Living Guide— Blueprint for a healthier lifespan (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
- Indigenous Foods: A Path to Healthy Living— Healthy eating and food access information for native elders (National Indian Council on Aging)
- Nutrition Education Materials— SNAP-Ed materials focused on healthy eating, safe food, staying active, stretching food dollars, and more (USDA)
- Senior Nutrition Program Solutions Forum Critical Issues Resources — Health care collaboration, enhancing and restoring congregate meal programs, flexibilities, and more (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center)
Quick Guides
- Example Nutrition Education Programs Across the Network — ACL’s Innovations in Nutrition (INNU) grantees work (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, 2021)
- Nutrition Education: What Are the Requirements? — Resource for states and providers (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, 2021)
Tools & Toolkits
- Evidence-Based SNAP-Ed Interventions Library— Evidence-based interventions to support healthy eating and physical activity within limited budgets (USDA)
- 10 Tips for Adults— SNAP-Ed tips to reduce perceived barriers on shopping, cooking, and preparing healthy foods (USDA, 2018)
- Healthy Eating Resources— Articles on how to making healthy food choices (National Institute on Aging)
- Nutrition Conversation Starters— Guide to discussing behavior changes (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Nutrition Education Fact Sheets— Guides to building a stronger and healthier you (Ohio Department of Aging)
- MyPlate for Older Adults— Resources on the unique needs of older adults, nutrition tips, being active, and more (USDA)
- Nutrition Education Calendar — Sample calendar of nutrition education resources (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, 2023)
- Caregiver Nutrition Education Toolkit — Supporting caregiver’s nutritional needs (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, 2020)
- Health Educator’s Nutrition Toolkit: Setting the Table for Healthy Eating— Toolkit for teaching consumers about the Nutrition Facts label (FDA)
- Eat Smart, Live Strong— Activity kit (USDA)
- Virtual Cooking Demonstration Checklists - Series of how-to videos produced in collaboration with the NYC Department for the Aging
- Creating Cooking Demos: Moderator Playlist (YouTube) (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, 2023)
- Creating Cooking Demos: Registered Dietitian Playlist (YouTube) (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, 2023)
- Eat Healthy Be Active: Community Workshop 1— Workshop with handouts, lesson plans, and activities (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Eat Fresh Mini Course— Free, self-paced, online nutrition education (EatFresh.org)
- Guidelines for Delivering Telewellness Programs to Older Adults with Disabilities— Guidelines for designing wellness classes delivered via video conferencing for older adults with disabilities (TechSAge)
- Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less— A Title III-D approved online weight management program developed (North Carolina State University and North Carolina Division of Public Health)
Presentations
- Launching Virtual Cooking Demonstrations (YouTube)— Seven-minute presentation on how to begin virtual cooking demonstrations and involve community members with Bina Goykadosh (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, 2023)
- Nutrition Education in Congregate and Home-Delivered Meal Settings: What Do We Know (Slides) — Theory-based and behaviorally focused nutrition education (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, 2018)
- What’s New for Reporting and Connecting with Clients (YouTube)— One-hour video with information on the State Performance Report, with accompanying presentation Reporting and Connecting with Clients (Slides) (Nutrition and Aging Resource Center, 2021)
- Role of Nutrition in Healthy Aging (YouTube)— Seven-minute video highlighting foods’ impact on aging (Alliance for Aging Research, 2021)
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 (YouTube)— Two-minute primer on the updated guidelines (USDA, 2020)
- Jesse Hill Market Initiative (Vimeo)— Three-minute case study on food access and nutrition education (Open Hand, 2020)
Research and Reports
- Healthy Choices for Every Body— University of Kentucky Nutrition Education Program curriculum designed to improve diet quality, physical activity, and food safety practices, as well as enhance food security and food resource management skills (USDA, 2018)
- Create Better Health— Utah State Extension SNAP-Ed Program intervention to lead an active and healthy lifestyle (USDA, 2021)
Training
- Stay Independent— Four workshops about eating well and moving more (Iowa State University Extension and Outreach)
- My Way to Wellness— 10-lesson course (Michigan State University Extension)