Nutrition Guidelines

DGA Infographics

• The Guidelines — Infographic of 2020-2025 DGAs
• Top Sources of Added Sugars — Top sources and average intakes
• Consumer Resources — Brochures, handouts, and printed materials
• Current Intakes: Ages 60 and Older — Average daily food group intakes compared to recommended
  intake ranges
• Dietary Guidelines— Top ten things you need to know about the DGAs
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans Toolkit for Health Professionals — CDC handouts available in English and Spanish
  • Build a Healthy Eating Routine as You Get Older
  • Cut Down on Added Sugars
  • Cut Down on Saturated Fat
  • Cut Down on Sodium
  • How to talk to Your Patients and Clients About Healthy Eating Routines
  • Make Healthy Drink Choices
• Eat Healthy to Be Healthy — Infographic on how the DGAs improve health
• One Day at a Time — Sample one day menu of nutrient dense meals
• One Food or Beverage at a Time — Examples of typical foods and more nutrient dense alternatives
• One Meal at a Time — Comparison of a meal and a more nutrient dense version
• Saturated Fats — Top sources and average intake
• Sodium — How to reduce sodium intake
  • Sodium — Top sources and average intake

• Dietary Reference Intakes: Too Little, Too Much? — Learn about Dietary Reference Inakes (DRIs) and how to apply them within the Older Americans Act
• Quick Tips: Nutrition Guidelines — Information and resources related to common questions
  about OAA Title III-C nutrient requirements

• Nutrition Requirements of the Older Americans Act — Basics for Title III-C
• Purchasing Foodservice Software Guide — Considerations around nutrient analysis software and comparison of software

• 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans — Current guidelines with the theme “Make Every Bite Count”

• Adult Day Care Food Allergy Fact Sheets — ICN resources about all nine major food allergens, managing food allergies in adult day cares, and common questions about food allergies
• From DietaryGuidelines.gov:
  • Top 10 Things You Need to Know About the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025
  • Customizing the DGA Framework — Foods, food groups, preparation styles
  • Dietary Intakes Compared to Recommendations — Data on consumption for 60+
  • Healthy Eating Across the Lifespan — How DGAs promote health
  • Make Every Bite Count Overview — One-page DGA explainer 
• From the Nutrition & Aging Resource Center:
  • Fiber Intake
  • Protein
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin B-12
  • Vitamin B6
• Calcium — Fact sheet from NIH
• Aging Vibrantly — National Dairy Council fact sheet for older adults

• Food Substitution List — List to use when changing menu items
• DGA Toolkit — Toolkit to help senior nutrition programs align with the DGAs
• Sodium Reduction Toolkit — Resources for creating healthy, appealing, low-sodium meals
• Menu Creation Toolkit — Examples and resources to create menus
• Online DRI Calculator — USDA's interactive tool to calculate daily nutrient recommendations
• Food Service Guidelines — CDC resources for implementing food service guidelines
• FoodData Central — USDA integrated data system
• USDA Databases — Research on supplements and food 

• Reducing Sodium in Senior Meals: Tips and Tricks (YouTube) — Webinar on how local congregate sites and national home-delivered meal providers reduced sodium 
  • Reducing Sodium in Senior Meals Slides
• Reducing Sodium, Not Flavor! (YouTube) — FDA update on federal initiatives to help limit sodium and improve health

• Nutrient Recommendations: DRIs — NIH tables and reports