Tidbits
Tidbits is a monthly senior food program publication that contains features like healthy eating tips, recipes, and information about food distributions.
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Keeping Your Teeth Healthy
Keeping your teeth healthy is important. Missing teeth or dentures that don’t fit right can make eating difficult. To help keep teeth healthy, visit the dentist regularly for teeth and denture checkups. Brush your teeth and dentures at least twice a day and floss at least once a day. Calcium works to keep teeth strong. Good sources of calcium come from the dairy group with foods like milk, yogurt, cheese, lactose-free milk, fortified soy milk, and yogurt. Do you have difficulty chewing?
Learn more in this month's edition of Tidbits. This content is intended to be used as general information only and is not a substitute for medical advice from a licensed practitioner. Please consult with your physician to see if the advice in this article is appropriate for you.
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Heart Health
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, but there’s a lot you can do to prevent it. Research shows that self-care can help you keep your blood pressure in a healthy range and reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. Self-care is what you do to stay healthy. It’s also what you do to care for any health problems you have, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or mental health disorders. It’s heart-healthy living! Self-care for your heart is really self-care for your whole self. You can improve and protect your health overall when you
Learn more in this month's edition of Tidbits! This content is intended to be used as general information only and is not a substitute for medical advice from a licensed practitioner. Please consult with your physician to see if the advice in this article is appropriate for you.
National Fiber Focus Month
Fiber is essential in our diets. There are insoluble fibers and soluble fibers. Insoluble fibers absorb water. This means that if you are experiencing constipation, fiber will keep more water in your digestive system helping things to move along. And if you are experiencing diarrhea, fiber can help you by absorbing water. Soluble fibers dissolve in water and can trap fat, meaning your body absorbs less fat. Your stomach takes longer to empty when you have a high fiber diet. Eating enough soluble fiber can help lower cholesterol and improve blood glucose levels. Plant foods like lentils and beans, and fruits like pears, are rich sources of fiber. Learn more in this month's edition of Tidbits. This content is intended to be used as general information only and is not a substitute for medical advice from a licensed practitioner. Please consult with your physician to see if the advice in this article is appropriate for you.
Meal Planning Tips
Learn more in this month's edition of Tidbits. This content is intended to be used as general information only and is not a substitute for medical advice from a licensed practitioner. Please consult with your physician to see if the advice in this article is appropriate for you.
Canned Foods Are Part of a Nutritious Meal Plan
Canned fruits and vegetables can be just as or more nutritious as their fresh or frozen forms.
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Breakfast Tips
Breakfast gives you energy and boosts your mood to start the day off right! Add berries or other fruits to your cereal or pancakes. Include protein in your breakfast like eggs, yogurt, or cheese. Breakfast doesn’t have to be eggs and toast. You can eat a sandwich! Cooking for One Cooking for one person has many benefits. It will
Keep you and your food safe
Learn more in this month's edition of Tidbits! This content is intended to be used as general information only and is not a substitute for medical advice from a licensed practitioner. Please consult with your physician to see if the advice in this article is appropriate for you.
Each year millions of people get sick from foodborne illnesses, also known as food poisoning. Foodborne illness has symptoms similar to the stomach flu: diarrhea, headache, fever, and vomiting.
Follow these four steps to prevent contaminating your food: 1. Keep food, hands, and preparation areas clean. 2. Don’t cross-contaminate. 3. Cook food well. 4. Chill foods by refrigerating them within 2 hours of cooking. Learn more in this month's edition of Tidbits! This content is intended to be used as general information only and is not a substitute for medical advice from a licensed practitioner. Please consult with your physician to see if the advice in this article is appropriate for you.
Beans, Beans, the Magical Fruit!
Dried and canned beans are a great way to get protein and fiber. There are many varieties of beans including black beans, navy beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, and great northern beans. Other foods that have the same nutritional benefits are chickpeas, split peas, and lentils. Beans can be added to soups and stews, salads, dips, sandwiches, casseroles, desserts, or served as a side. Canned beans are fully cooked and ready to eat cold or heated. Dry beans need to be soaked and cooked first. Both dry and canned beans should be stored in a cool, dark, dry place. Cooking dry beans takes three steps:
This content is intended to be used as general information only and is not a substitute for medical advice from a licensed practitioner. Please consult with your physician to see if the advice in this article is appropriate for you.
Cooking Tips
Build confidence, skill, and delicious meals in the kitchen with these tips:
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Factors Influencing Healthy Aging
A longer life brings with it opportunities like the chance to pursue new activities such as further education, a new career or a long-neglected passion. Yet the extent of these opportunities and contributions depends heavily on one factor: health. If people can experience these extra years of life in good health and if they live in a supportive environment, their ability to do the things they value will be little different from that of a younger person. Physical and social environments can affect health directly or through barriers or incentives that affect opportunities, decisions and health behavior. Maintaining healthy behaviors throughout life, particularly eating a balanced diet, engaging in regular physical activity and refraining from tobacco use, all contribute to reducing the risk of non-communicable diseases, improving physical and mental capacity and delaying care dependency. Supportive physical and social environments also enable people to do what is important to them, despite losses in capacity. The availability of safe and accessible public buildings and transport and places that are easy to walk around are examples of supportive environments. For more information, visit WHO. Learn more in this month's edition of Tidbits! This content is not a substitute for medical advice from a licensed practitioner. Please consult with your physician to see if the advice in this newsletter is appropriate for you. |
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March 2024
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