Food 4 Life - Older People

65+ Years

This is Grandad, who is 70 years old. Like many older people he is not as active as younger adults, and so needs less energy from his diet. Cutting down on energy-dense high fat foods is a good way of helping to prevent putting on too much weight. Calcium is important for ageing bones, as is iron to prevent anaemia. B-vitamins help release energy and maintain a healthy nervous system, and protein helps maintain body tissues. It is important that Grandad eats foods which are easy to digest, and eats plenty of fibre (NSP). Older people are a very diverse group and nutritional requirements and recommendations vary widely according to age, medical conditions and living arrangements.

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Help Grandad win a prize at Bingo.

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Discover which foods help Grandad meet his calcium needs.

Make it!
Plan and prepare Grandad 's diet for a day.