Healthy eating over the lifespan helps us to feel good, manage weight, and prevent chronic disease

Learn guidelines for buying, storing, preparing and cooking different types of ingredients and foods

This course will identify best practices for personal hygiene, review best practices for cooking, cooling, and storing foods, and provide an overview of how to best clean kitchens and utensils.

Through online lessons, recipe videos, and a knowledge check, caregivers will learn best practices for: Identifying diseases that can benefit from a heart-smart diet; Minimizing adverse health effects through thoughtful food and beverage choices; Identifying key nutrients and recommended servings for cardiovascular health; Serving food that tastes great while controlling sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar; Educating elders on food choices and offering encouragement to improve vitality and longevity

This course will discuss how choosing the right foods can help elders breathe better

Through online lessons, recipe videos and knowledge checks, caregivers will learn how to do the following:

Through online lessons, recipe videos and knowledge checks, caregivers will learn how to do the following:

The course covers the basics of planning and preparing meals for clients.

Review key topics in food safety, elder nutrition, meal planning, grocery shopping, seasoning and serving food and preparing everyday meals.

Review nutrition considerations and mealtime management of Alzheimer’s and dementia, cardiovascular disease, COPD, food allergies and diabetes.