Food as We Age

We talk with Chris Moldovan, RD, CD, FAND, and Director of Nutrition and Wellness at Age Well, an Area Agency on Aging in northwestern Vermont. Chris is also part of the Older Vermonters Nutrition Coalition. She provides examples of how our relationship with food and diet shifts with age, and explains how organizations like hers help people navigate changing requirements for nutrition.

Some of the resources referenced in this episode:

• Medically Tailored Meals (episode from Season 3)
• National Meals on Wheels Organization - Health Care Connections
• Food Is Medicine for Older Adults - December, 2021, Symposium Session
• Profile of Hospital / Meals on Wheels Partnership for MTMs
• Nutrition Requirements of Older Americans Act
• More Details on Requirements of Older Americans Act
• 2020 Report on Funding Adequacy for Older Americans Act Meals in Vermont 

Plus two book references:

• Ministry for the Future - and a New Yorker podcast interview with the author
• The Pleasures of Cooking for One by Judith Jones

Full season archive here. This podcast is part of the Food Access in Health Care program at Bi-State Primary Care Association.  

This season of Policy in Plainer English is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $189,892.00 with 0 percentage financed with non governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.