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What are the best meals for seniors?

Aging Well | Last Active: Oct 27, 2021 | Replies (42)
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@taraschmidt

Hi @danlewis - The 2020-2025 US Dietary Guidelines call out these items of consideration specially for older adults: Vitamin B12, protein, and hydration. In general, (throughout the lifespan) Americans are also known to have lower-than-recommended intake of calcium, vitamin D, potassium, and dietary fiber. These would be the key nutrients I'd have you focus on. Of course, as Colleen mentioned, your specific health conditions play the largest role.

Here's an article about preventing poor nutrition with age: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/caregivers/in-depth/senior-health/art-20044699

Is there any specific meal you'd like to see some easy recipes for?

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JK | @contentandwell | Sep 27, 2021

@taraschmidt B12 is a vitamin I haven't given any thought to. I guess I need to figure how much I should be getting and what I get it from.

This getting old stuff is a lot of work!
JK

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | Sep 29, 2021

Hello, Tara @taraschmidt. Thank you for coming in to this very important discussion. I had a consult with a nutritionist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester in 2019 following an endometrial cancer diagnosis. (Cancer was treated with surgery, no other treatments needed and I'm followed for surveillance at Mayo Clinic every 6 months). It's two years later and I continue to follow her advice and pull out the materials she offered me. I also have osteoporosis so I also follow much of what @contentandwell mentioned.

My father lived into his 90's with serious health problems until the last few years of his life. I should be so fortunate but I do have his genes.

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