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Senior Nutrition Education

USDA Nutrition
Your complete guide to nutrition and health information on Federal Government Websites. The USDA Commodity Food Network (CFN) is the first ever one-stop Federal website that provides direct access to all of the services and resources available for USDA Commodity Food Distribution Programs including the Commodity Supplemental Food Program.

Healthy Eating for Seniors
Healthline's Healthy Eating For Seniors discusses a well-balanced diet, age-related changes, maintaining a healthy diet, healthcare support, and signs of malnutrition in older adults. Healthline provides top-quality health information, with all content undergoing rigorous editorial review by a team of doctors.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) provides science-based advice on what to eat and drink to promote health, reduce risk of chronic diseases, and meet nutrient needs throughout the lifespan.  The USDA and the US Department of Health and Human Services update the DGAs every 5 years to align with current scientific and medical knowledge.

Choose My Plate
MyPlate is a reminder to find your healthy eating style and build it throughout your lifetime. Everything you eat and drink matters.The right mix can help you be healthier now and in the future. Eating healthy is a journey shaped by many factors, including our stage of life, situations, preferences, access to food, culture, traditions and the personal decisions we make over time. All your food and beverage choices count. MyPlate offers ideas and tips to help you create a healthier eating style that meets your individual needs and improves your health.

National Institute on Aging
A senior-friendly website from the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine. This simple-to-use website features popular health topics for older adults. It has large type and a “talking” function that reads text out loud.

Food Safety
The gateway to government food safety information.

Recalls
The gateway to government recall information.

Other Nutrition, Health and Assistance Programs

Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging
An association that works with seniors to provide nutrition education, nutritional foods, financial information, and other health resources.

My DSS
The gateway to information about the various income maintenance and self-sufficiency programs administered by the Missouri Department of Social Services, including food stamps, food distribution programs, temporary assistance, Medicaid and others.

Feeding America
Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Each year, the Feeding America network provides food assistance to more than 25 million low-income people facing hunger in the United States, including more than nine million children and nearly three million seniors. Our network of more than 200 food banks serves all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The Feeding America network secures and distributes more than two billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually. Find the Feeding America food bank that serves your local community through the Food Bank Locator on this site.

Feeding America Food Banks in Missouri

Harvesters
Harvesters – The Community Food Network is a regional food bank serving a 27-county area of Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas.   Harvesters provides food and related household products to 600 nonprofit agencies, including food pantries, community kitchens, shelters, and others.  Pantry partners in Harvesters’ network provide food assistance to as many as 226,000 people each month.  Harvesters, founded in 1979, is a certified member of Feeding America, a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks serving all 50 states.

Ozarks Food Harvest
Founded in 1983, Ozarks Food Harvest (OFH) is the only food bank in southwest Missouri, serving more than 270 hunger relief organizations across 28 Ozarks counties. The Food Bank reaches more than 90,000 individuals monthly and distributes 23 million pounds of food annually—made possible by its Network of charities and direct relief programs such as the Weekend Backpack Program™, After-School Food Program, and the Mobile Food Pantry™ program.

The Food Bank
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri (The Food Bank) has been sharing food and bringing hope to people in need of nutrition assistance for over 40 years. The organization shares food at no cost across a 32-county service area in partnership with hundreds of pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, senior programs, schools, Mobile Markets, and more.  Through empowerment, education and partnership, The Food Bank brings together community resources to share food and bring home where and when it’s needed most.

St. Louis Area Foodbank
The St. Louis Area Foodbank began serving the community in 1975.  Since that time, it has grown to become the bi-state region’s largest nonprofit 501(c)(3) food distribution center dedicated to feeding those in need.  The St. Louis Area Foodbank is committed to ensuring access to the foods and resources our neighbors need to thrive through its network of partners and programs across 26 counties in Eastern Missouri and Southwestern Illinois.

Southeast Missouri Food Bank
Southeast Missouri Food Bank serves sixteen counties of Southeast Missouri through a network of more than 150 nonprofit hunger relief agencies and direct relief programs. Our member agencies include food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters for the abused and homeless individuals, senior programs, low-income children’s programs, and nonprofit rehabilitation facilities.

Second Harvest Community Food Bank
Second Harvest Community Food Bank is proud to serve 18 counties throughout Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas.  Since 1981, the food bank has provided nourishment and hope to neighbors through a network of partners, serving children, families, and senior adults.  Around 40,000 individuals receive assistance each month through programs such as BackPack Buddies, Senior Boxes, Fresh Mobile Pantries, and more.  This is made possible by the dedication and support from our community.