It’s just as important to eat nutritiously when you’re 70 as it is when you’re 17. Granted, it gets more difficult to eat a balanced diet when you have difficulties chewing or other problems, but that’s no excuse. Here are some tips for eating nutritiously no matter how old you are:

• For a meal that is inexpensive, easy to prepare, and nutritious, make vegetable soup with meat and soup bones. This soup can provide many vitamins, protein, fiber, and water.
• If you need more fiber in your diet but find it hard to chew raw fruits and vegetables, try cooked or wheat cereals or cold high fiber cereals for breakfast and use whole-grained breads for sandwiches.
• Don’t care for milk, but need more calcium? Try yogurt and hard cheeses, such as Swiss, Colby, Cheddar, or add powdered dry milk to prepared or cooked dishes.

Now that you know how easy it is to keep your body fueled with nutritious foods, you have no excuse to continue neglecting your body. For even more information on how you can eat healthily no matter what your age, see your Michigan Dental Association dentist.