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Age gracefully—and enjoy these delicious recipes for healthy aging.

Everything you know about healthy living applies in spades as you age. EatingWell’s food and nutrition editors have chosen recipes for healthy aging that serve 2 and 4 or more, but any EatingWell recipe will fit into a healthy, balanced lifestyle.

Pack your diet with fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains and other plant-based foods for their beneficial compounds that may help protect against heart disease, high blood pressure and macular degeneration. Moderate your fat, sugar and alcohol consumption. Keep your weight in check; those extra pounds put you at risk for heart and joint problems, and diabetes. Because of metabolic changes in vitamin absorption, ask you doctor about supplements including calcium (for bone strength), D (for calcium absorption), and B vitamin complex (for blood and nerve health).

Aging well is also about living well; pleasure is an important aspect of everyday life. Exercise 30 minutes per day to stay healthy. A simple 1/2 hour walk will keep your body and mind in shape by increasing your blood flow and keeping your muscles toned. Relish your meals—and enjoy these delicious recipes for healthy aging. You’ll be on your way to aging well with grace and vigor.

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Recipes for 2

Healthy Aging Main Dish Recipes

• Chicken Forestiere
• Fennel-Crusted Sirloin Tips with Bell Peppers
• Lamb, Fig & Olive Stew
• Spicy Cioppino
• Turkey & Stuffing

Healthy Aging Sides & Salad Recipes

• Oven Fries
• Sautéed Watercress
• Seared Polenta with Chunky Blueberry Sauce
• Wild Rice Salad

Healthy Aging Dessert Recipes

• Chocolate Pancakes
• Fresh Fruit with Lemon-Mint Cream
• Grilled Peach Sundaes
• Rhubarb Crisp
  

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Recipes for 4 or More

Healthy Aging Main Dish Recipes

• Beets & Greens Salad with Cannellini Beans
• Chilled Tomato Soup with Cilantro-Yogurt Swirl
• Peppered Salmon Steaks with Yogurt-Lime Marinade
• Red Lentil Salad with Dried Fruit & Toasted Pine Nuts
• Turkey with Blueberry Pan Sauce

Healthy Aging Sides & Salad Recipes

• Grilled Smoky Eggplant Salad
• Jícama-Apple Slaw
• Oil-Poached-Garlic Puree & Roasted-Garlic Oil
• Roasted Asparagus with Pine Nuts

Healthy Aging Dessert Recipes

• Blueberry-Coconut-Macadamia Muffins
• Chai Chocolate Pots de Crème
• Citrus Ginger Cake with Spiced Orange Compote
• Old-Fashioned Apple-Nut Crisp

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Healthy Aging Menus

Sophisticated Dinner for Two
Chicken Forestiere
Sautéed Watercress
Wild Rice Salad
Rhubarb Crisp

Salmon Supper
Grilled Smoky Eggplant Salad
Peppered Salmon Steaks with Yogurt-Lime Marinade
Roasted Asparagus with Pine Nuts
Chai Chocolate Pots de Crème

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