Healthy eating is important at any age. The choices you make now not only provide you with day-to-day nourishment and energy, but they can also affect your health further down the line. Your risk for diabetes, heart problems and even cancer can shrink drastically by simply making smart decisions when it comes to food.*
Food is processed differently as we age and there are several issues including metabolism and digestion that can shape our daily dietary needs. This makes it even more important that seniors eat well-balanced,nutritious meals and watch their intake of things like sodium and saturated fats.* *
Recently, each of the Ohio Masonic Home campuses has welcomed a new chef to their teams. Gary Lay is the new Director of Food Services at Browning Masonic Community; Steven Newsome has assumed the position of Executive Chef at Springfield Masonic Community; and Bob Cook is the new Executive Chef at Western Reserve Masonic Community.
All three are committed to creating fresh, wholesome menus to benefit the health of the over 700 combined residents. “You don’t need things like salt to make food taste good,” says Gary Lay of Browning, “All you need is something that compliments it to really bring out the flavor.”
Our compliments to these chefs on their efforts to bring healthy eating to our Masonic communities!
* “Eating Well as You Get Older” - nihseniorhealth.gov
* * “Meeting Your Nutritional Needs as You Age” by Diana Rodriguez, April 4, 2013, everydayhealth.com
