Healthy Plans

Eating healthfully and having an active lifestyle can support healthy aging. Use the resources below to learn about different patterns of healthy eating and ways to create a nutritious meal plan.

Healthy Meal Planning: Tips for Older Adults Learn more about nutrition and older adults, including meal planning tips and sample menus.

Most people tend to focus on one type of exercise or activity and think they’re doing enough. Research has shown that it’s important to get all three types: aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and balance.

Three Types of Exercise Can Improve Your Health and Physical Ability What are the three types of exercise? Learn how older adults can include all three as part of physical activity guidelines.

Older adults may worry about their memory and other thinking abilities, such as taking longer to learn something new. These changes are usually signs of mild forgetfulness or age-related forgetfulness and are often a normal part of aging.

Memory Problems, Forgetfulness, and Aging Learn the difference between normal age-related forgetfulness and signs of a memory problem, such as mild cognitive impairment or dementia, and about other factors that can affect memory and may be treatable.

Deciding to be physically active at any age is a positive choice for your well-being and has many important health benefits. As part of an active lifestyle, older adults should include a combination of exercise types. Even small amounts of activity throughout the day count toward the 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity and two days of muscle-strengthening activities recommended each week.

Tips for Getting and Staying Active as You Age Looking to start and maintain a more active lifestyle? Use these tips for making physical activity part of your routine.

A hearty make-ahead breakfast made with wholesome ingredients that tastes like a decadent bakery-style muffin or coffee cake.

Cinnamon Streusel-Topped Baked Oatmeal An easy-to-make breakfast made with wholesome ingredients that’s reminiscent of a streusel topped bakery-style muffin but with less sugar.

This cool and creamy smoothie is like a mix between a pumpkin spice latte and a slice of pumpkin pie. It's a well-rounded smoothie, full of protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and healthy fats thanks to a stellar ingredient list.

Protein Pumpkin Smoothie Recipe Pumpkin spice and everything nice is what this delicious protein pumpkin smoothie has to offer. Learn how to make it with this simple and sweet recipe.

This delicious latte blends the flavors of cinnamon and coconut, and I think it’s a match made in heaven. By using a blender method, you can get a creamy frothy latte, even when using dairy-free ingredients.

Cinnamon Coconut Latte Start your mornings off right with this creamy and satisfying cinnamon coconut latte. It’s a super simple recipe to follow for every at-home barista!