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Food Safety and Meal Preparation for Older Adults

Learn crucial food safety practices and meal preparation tips tailored for older adults to promote health and prevent illness. Understand the basics of handling food safely, avoiding bacteria spread, and preparing nutritious meals. Discover the symptoms of foodborne illnesses, proper food storage, and personal hygiene practices to ensure a safe culinary experience. Enhance your knowledge about the importance of meals for older adults and the significance of good nutrition.

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Food Safety and Meal Preparation for Older Adults

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  1. Food Safety and Meal Preparation for Older Adults Michigan Home Skills Enhancement Project

  2. Many Skills Required • Handle food safely • Avoid the spread of bacteria • Know basic cooking terms and ideas • Prepare nutritious meals • Know how to cool, thaw and cook food • Understand importance of meals to older adults

  3. Food Safety • Handle and store food properly • Reduce the risk of harmful substances • 76 million cases per year in USA • 52 million die • New pathogens • Food processed in factories

  4. What Makes Us Sick • Not washing hands • Not putting food in refrigerator promptly • Countertops • Dishes • Dirty pots and pans • Cutting boards • Spills, grease spots

  5. Symptoms of Food Borne Illness • Vomiting • Headache • Diarrhea • Weakness, chills, fever • General flu like symptoms • Can become sick within hours to weeks • Older adults high risk

  6. Microorganisms • Bacteria grow between 60-125 degrees F • Molds grow best from 64-84 degrees F • TDZ 40-140 degrees F • Keep food in TDZ no more than 2 hours • Freezing below 0 degrees F stops growth • Begin to grow again when thawed • Temps above 160 degrees F kill most

  7. Personal Hygiene • Wash hands for 20 seconds (Happy Birthday song twice) • Use paper towels • Don’t sneeze or cough around food • Avoid touching foods, use utensils • Clean up as you cook • Wear plastic food handling gloves

  8. Food Handling • Wash fruits and vegetables before eating • Stir food in microwave to avoid cold spots • Wash lids of cans before opening • Clean up as you cook • Keep raw meat juices contained • Don’t allow raw meat juice to drip onto ready to eat foods • Don’t pack refrigerator too full

  9. Cooling and Thawing • Don’t thaw on counter • Keep hot foods hot, cold foods cold • Don’t let foods cool on counters • Avoid touching foods, use utensils • Wash anything that touches raw meats • Don’t cross contaminate foods • Don’t reuse spoons you taste food with

  10. What Makes a Meal? • Defined by our customs • Occur at customary times of day • Rituals, holidays around meals • Protein, carbohydrate and vegetable • Includes activities like setting the table • Gathering with others to socialize • Special dishes, placemats, atmosphere

  11. Good Nutrition for Older Adults • Variety • Moderation • Depend on routines • Persons with dementia less flexible • We set the mood and tone • If person upset, may not eat • Know personal preferences

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