Open Hand AtlantaOn Demand Nutrition Videos
These nutrition videos were created by a team of RDNs for our project titled, Georgians Receiving Insightful Telenutrition Seminars (GRITS).
Older adults in senior centers, places of worship, and in the home
From openhandatlanta.org/our-programs/nutrition-education/on-demand-nutrition-videos ↗About this program
GRITS (Georgians Receiving Insightful Telenutrition Seminars) is an innovative approach to deliver telenutrition education and counseling to older adults in senior centers, places of worship, and in the home.
With all content created by a team of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists, each lesson follows evidenced-based guidelines that are taught in a practical and fun way.
The On Demand Library covers topics including healthy eating on a budget, plant based eating, therapeutic diets, immunity, diabetes, sleep health, brain health, malnutrition, aging myths, building strong muscles and bones, stress management and emotional eating, and food label reading and marketing gimmicks.
This project was supported, in part by grant number 90INNU0019-01-00, from the Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201.
Questions
What is GRITS?
Georgians Receiving Insightful Telenutrition Seminars – also known as GRITS – is an innovative approach to deliver telenutrition education and counseling to older adults in senior centers, places of worship, and in the home.
Who creates the content?
With all content created by a team of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists, each lesson follows evidenced-based guidelines that are taught in a practical and fun way.
Details
- Who
- Older adults in senior centers, places of worship, and in the home
- Where
- Online
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