Nutrition for Senior Adults
The following links will take you to articles in the "As You Age..." series produced by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).
- Basics About An Aging Population
- Eat More Calcium-Rich Foods
- Eat More Fiber
- Eat More Fruits with Antioxidants and Vitamin C
- Eat More Fruits with Phytonutrients and Vitamin A
- Eat More Vegetables with Vitamin A
- Eat More Vegetables with Vitamin C
- Eat Protein Rich Foods
- Eat the "Food Guide Pyramid" Way
- Friendship Patterns
- Health Basics
- Here's To Your Family's Health
- Nutrition for Senior Adults
- Putting It All Together
Farm Market Fresh For Seniors Program (.pdf)- helps seniors in selected areas of the Commonwealth get free, locally-grown fresh fruits, vegetables and cut herbs during the growing season. For more information, see the program brochure in the Publications section.
Note: Links to web sites produced by organizations other than the Virginia Department for the Aging (VDA) are provided for your convenience. When you select one of these links, you will leave VDA's web site. VDA is not responsible for the content of linked web pages, and does not endorse products or services that may be offered on the linked pages. Also, the privacy policies of these sites may differ from the privacy policy followed by the Department for the Aging. Please report incorrect or outdated links to VDA's Web Designer.
To access files that have a ".pdf" extension, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 4.0 or higher) installed on your computer. Adobe Acrobat Reader software may be downloaded FREE from the Adobe web site by clicking on the "Get Acrobat Reader" icon shown below. Instructions for installing Adobe Acrobat Reader software will be provided during the download process.
Get
Adobe Acrobat Reader
