ESCANABA -- Seniors from the Lake Bluff Retirement Village in Escanaba are working with a registered dietician who's teaching them how to choose a healthier lifestyle.
Eleven seniors took part in UPCAP's Healthy Eating Program. They meet once a week, and this week they had a supermarket tour where they split into pairs. They were assigned to choose healthier meats, grains, vegetables, and fruits.
Participating in a group setting also helped them share what works for them. This helped them create short-term weekly goals.
"One of the things I found out already is that I eat too much sodium," said participant Gene Weiss. "Sodium is in a lot of things. I didn't realize how much it's in the canned stuff and the boxed stuff."
There's no cost to attend.
Their next weekly session includes a healthy cooking demonstration.
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