Smoothie workshop set for Sept. 30; nutrients needed as we age

As the years go by, our diets can go by the wayside. For adults 50-plus, eating and drinking become more about keeping our systems running optimally by finding the right balance of adequate nutrients and calories to stay healthy. Proper nutrition throughout your lifespan is key in preventing — or diminishing the dangers — of age-related risks. Chronic diseases can be significantly reduced, and overall quality of life can be improved through adequate and timely nutrition intervention. Although calorie needs may decrease with age, the body’s need for nutrients increase or stay the same. Malnutrition occurs when the body doesn’t get the right balance of nutrients and calories to stay healthy.

Join Stephanie Starkebaum, Colorado State University Family and Consumer Science Extension Agent for a Smoothie Workshop at the Haxtun Community Center on Friday, Sept. 30 from 12-1 p.m. This workshop is great for all but especially for anyone aged 50-plus, who struggles with poor appetite, has trouble chewing or swallowing, is a caretaker or health professional that works with the elderly or wants to learn more about smoothies and how they provide a nutrient-packed meal or snack.

The workshop, for a small fee, will provide attendees with the sampling of three different smoothies, the smoothie of your choice, smoothie meal prep tips, recipes, a nutritional break-down and a list of powerful nutrients to add to your diet after the age of 50.

To register, please call Stephanie Starkebaum at the Phillips County Extension Office at (970) 854-3616 or email her at [email protected] by Wednesday, Sept. 28.