Healthy Eating Plans
Nutrition programs can teach participants how to create and follow healthy eating plans by sharing information and resources that address the unique dietary needs of older adults.
- 28 Days Toward a Healthy Heart— Overview on creating a healthy routine (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2021)
- A Week with the DASH Eating Plan— Collection of DASH menus (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2019)
- DASH Diet Toolkit— Resources for three levels of familiarity with DASH (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Getting Started on DASH— Steps to following a DASH lifestyle (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- DASH Eating Plan— Recipes and more (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Tips to Keep on Track— Tips to maintain a DASH meal plan (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Tips to Lowering Calories on DASH— Simple substitutions (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2020)
- Tips to Reduce Salt and Sodium— Guide (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Why the DASH Eating Plan Works— Daily nutrient levels and the science behind the DASH diet (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Making the Move to DASH— Tips to switching to a DASH meal plan (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Overview of DASH— Benefits and weekly challenges (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources and University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2019)
- Food Tracking— Interactive module from the Personal Success Tool within the National Diabetes Prevention Program (CDC)
- Added Sugar BINGO— Game cards (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources)
- Being Active with Diabetes— Placemat (National Extension Dining with Diabetes Working Group)
- Easy Meals for Diabetes— Handout for participants and guidance for weekly action plans (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources and University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2019)
- Eating Healthier with Diabetes— Placemat (National Extension Dining with Diabetes Working Group)
- Preventing and Managing Diabetes— Chronic health management programming (Michigan State University Extension)
- Setting Plans into Motion— Information on living with Type 2 diabetes (American Diabetes Association)
- Anti-Inflammatory Foods— Challenges, a recipe, and more (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources and University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2019)
- Anti-Inflammatory Diet— Diet review (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
- Clean Eating— Choosing nutritious food options infographic (American Heart Association, 2025)
- Flexitarian Diet— Description of flexitarian eating pattern (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources and University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2019)
- Mediterranean Diet— Description of Mediterranean eating plan (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources and University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2019)
- MIND Diet— Information on the Mediterranean-DASH Invention for Neurodegenerative Delay (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources and University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2019)
- Straight Talk About Soy— Brief (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
- Vegetarian, Vegan, and Meals Without Meat— Information on eating plant-based meals (American Heart Association)
- What is a Healthy Diet— Infographic on serving sizes (American Heart Association, 2024)
- Nutrition and Arthritis— Monthly dietary tracking (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources)
- Nutrition and Arthritis Bingo— Game cards (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources)
- Considerations for Going Gluten-Free— Article on understanding the impact on health (Michigan State University Extension, 2022)
- Labeling of Food as Gluten-Free— Regulations for food labeling (FDA)
- The Science of Cravings— Resource on understanding urges to eat (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
- Emotional Overeating Awareness— Resources on emotional overeating (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources and University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2019)
- Be Salt Smart— Information on sodium in the diet from MyPlate (USDA, 2022)
- Effects of Excess Sodium— Infographic (American Heart Association, 2022)
- Get the Scoop on Sodium and Salt— Benefits of eating less sodium (American Heart Association)
- Hold the Salt— Guidance on sodium (American Heart Association)
- How Much Sodium Should I Eat— Article (American Heart Association)
- Nutrient Dense, Low Sodium BINGO— BINGO cards (Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources)
- Salty Myths Busted— Fact sheet about sodium (American Heart Association, 2024)
- Sea Salt vs. Table Salt— Information on the difference (American Heart Association)
- Sodium Intake and Health— Information on sodium (CDC, 2024)
- Sodium Can be Sneaky— Infographic (American Heart Association, 2022)
- Sodium in Your Diet— Information on the nutrition facts label and more (FDA)
- Sodium on the Nutrition Facts Label— Information about sodium on the nutrition facts label (FDA)
- Sodium, Potassium and Health— Information on the effects of these electrolytes (CDC, 2024)
- Sodium Tracker— Tips on tracking your sodium (American Heart Association)
- Where Does All That Sodium Come From?— Information on sodium sources (American Heart Association)
- Tips for reducing sodium intake
- 10 Tips for Reducing Salt— Tips (National Kidney Foundation, 2019)
- Be Smart With Salt— Quick guide (Ohio Department of Aging)
- Change Your Salty Ways in 21 Days— Infographic (American Heart Association, 2025)
- Choose Foods Low in Sodium— Resources to promote heart-healthy living (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Cut Down on Sodium— Guide (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Eating Too Much Salt—Ways to Cut Back—Gradually— One-minute video and information (FDA)
- How to Reduce Sodium— Tips for reducing sodium (CDC, 2024)
- Reducing Sodium in the Diet— Tips (American Heart Association)
- Salt Reduction— Key facts about sodium (World Health Organization, 2025)
- Spice Up Your Diet— How to use herbs and spices instead of salt for flavor (National Kidney Foundation)