Nutrition is a KEY to healthy aging! Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and whole grains can reduce your risk of many chronic diseases, help you control blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and help you feel better. OSA provides several ways to help you with improving your diet. There are congregate meal sites located in every county, home delivered meal services, nutrition education opportunities, and articles and information to help you plan for a healthful diet.

Other resources include:

• Michigan Steps Up! A great resource to help you develop a personal plan for healthy eating, becoming active, and stopping smoking.
• My Pyramid.This US Department of Agriculture site helps you understand how your nutrition needs change at different stages in your life.
• Nutrition.gov provides several useful tools for designing a nutrition program to suit your needs.
• Nutritional content of food can be found on this website that is part of the US Department of Agriculture site.