Seniors Nutrition

The recovery weeks after illness — what extra to add, and for how long

The four to eight weeks after a flu, a UTI, a small surgery or a hospital stay are when strength is either rebuilt or quietly lost. A shor...

For couples, eating well together is one of the longest-running routines life has. When one partner’s appetite changes and the other’s has...

There’s a stretch of the Australian year — June, July, August — when most older people quietly eat less. It usually goes unnoticed. Here’s...

Most older Australians are on more medications than they were ten years ago. A few of those medications quietly affect appetite, taste, or...

Meals on Wheels has fed older Australians for over 70 years. It’s a great service. It also can’t do everything — and where it can’t is whe...

The link between food and falls isn’t obvious. It runs through one thing: strength. Here’s why it matters more after 70. Falls ...

After 70, the body changes in ways most people don’t notice until something quietly stops working. Five small shifts to watch — and what t...

The eating rules you learned at 40 weren’t designed for 70. A short read on what changes, what stays, and why the difference matters. ...

When a partner passes, when family moves away, when the kitchen gets quieter — eating quietly changes too. A short, honest read on what ha...

For most of adult life, the scales were how we tracked health. After 65, the scales tell you less than you’d think — and what they don’t t...

A hospital stay shifts a lot of things. The nutrition piece is one of the easier ones to get right — if you know what to look for in the f...

Older Australians often think they’re drinking enough — and often they’re not. Three small things you can change without making a fuss abo...

Cooked or delivered, the meal isn’t the problem. The drop in eating alongside the change is. Most older Australians who are eating well at home di...