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FOOD FOR THE BODY AND THE SOUL ACTIVE RETIREMENT IRELAND
Damning statistics released over the last two years have indicated
that the vast majority of Irish adults over the age of 50 are overweight or
obese. In 2014, Active Retirement Ireland began a campaign to get older
people in Ireland to think about their diets.
Backed by Bluebird Care, the campaign is Gary O’Hanlon has been delighting visitors to
fronted by TV chef Gary O’Hanlon, star of TV3’s VM Restaurant since he took charge as head
The Restaurant and a regular contributor on chef in 2008. Originally from Ramelton, near
national television and radio shows. The Letterkenny, Gary has previously worked at
campaign centers on a competition to find The Olde Post restaurant, at Cloverhill, and at
Active Retirement Ireland’s best recipe. Lobster Pot Restaurant in Galway Bay Hotel.
Prior to returning to Ireland, Gary was head
Peter Kavanagh of ARI said,“Working with chef at Devlin’s Restaurant and Bar in Boston.
Healthy Ireland and the Department of
Agriculture, Food and the Marine over the last Gary has fused his knowledge of traditional
few years, we have seen that for many older Irish cooking with the skills he honed in
people, old age can be a time when they pay Boston, and both are clearly evident in his
less attention to what they’re eating.” culinary style. The result is a repertoire of
modern classic dishes which never fails to
The problem can be made worse, said impress, and has helped to make VM
Kavanagh, by personal history.“Many older Restaurant at Viewmount House a destination
people would have grown up eating balanced in its own right.
diets without even realising it. Now, in an age
when processed food is so readily available, In 2014, as well as winning the Georgina
many older people are taking the easy option Campbell Restaurant of the Year Award, Gary
and their diets are suffering.” launched a cookbook for Bluebird Care called
“Food for the Soul”. The book, containing
According to the Irish Longitudinal Study on simple, nutritious meals, was launched by the
Ageing, three-quarters of Irish older people President of Active Retirement Ireland, Mai
are overweight or obese. This is a statistic that Quaid and the proceeds go towards
worries ARI.“With so many older people supporting the organisation. Since then, Gary
overweight or obese, it’s incredibly has toured the country with Bluebird Care,
important that we encourage older people to giving free demonstrations of his recipes for
cook healthy and nutritious meals for Active Retirement members. He has also tak-
themselves,” said Kavanagh,“Above all, we want en the lead role in the kitchen of TV3’s “The
people to enjoy their food.” Restaurant” and is a regular guest on RTÉ
Radio and Television, TV3 and Today FM,
among others.
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Damning statistics released over the last two years have indicated
that the vast majority of Irish adults over the age of 50 are overweight or
obese. In 2014, Active Retirement Ireland began a campaign to get older
people in Ireland to think about their diets.
Backed by Bluebird Care, the campaign is Gary O’Hanlon has been delighting visitors to
fronted by TV chef Gary O’Hanlon, star of TV3’s VM Restaurant since he took charge as head
The Restaurant and a regular contributor on chef in 2008. Originally from Ramelton, near
national television and radio shows. The Letterkenny, Gary has previously worked at
campaign centers on a competition to find The Olde Post restaurant, at Cloverhill, and at
Active Retirement Ireland’s best recipe. Lobster Pot Restaurant in Galway Bay Hotel.
Prior to returning to Ireland, Gary was head
Peter Kavanagh of ARI said,“Working with chef at Devlin’s Restaurant and Bar in Boston.
Healthy Ireland and the Department of
Agriculture, Food and the Marine over the last Gary has fused his knowledge of traditional
few years, we have seen that for many older Irish cooking with the skills he honed in
people, old age can be a time when they pay Boston, and both are clearly evident in his
less attention to what they’re eating.” culinary style. The result is a repertoire of
modern classic dishes which never fails to
The problem can be made worse, said impress, and has helped to make VM
Kavanagh, by personal history.“Many older Restaurant at Viewmount House a destination
people would have grown up eating balanced in its own right.
diets without even realising it. Now, in an age
when processed food is so readily available, In 2014, as well as winning the Georgina
many older people are taking the easy option Campbell Restaurant of the Year Award, Gary
and their diets are suffering.” launched a cookbook for Bluebird Care called
“Food for the Soul”. The book, containing
According to the Irish Longitudinal Study on simple, nutritious meals, was launched by the
Ageing, three-quarters of Irish older people President of Active Retirement Ireland, Mai
are overweight or obese. This is a statistic that Quaid and the proceeds go towards
worries ARI.“With so many older people supporting the organisation. Since then, Gary
overweight or obese, it’s incredibly has toured the country with Bluebird Care,
important that we encourage older people to giving free demonstrations of his recipes for
cook healthy and nutritious meals for Active Retirement members. He has also tak-
themselves,” said Kavanagh,“Above all, we want en the lead role in the kitchen of TV3’s “The
people to enjoy their food.” Restaurant” and is a regular guest on RTÉ
Radio and Television, TV3 and Today FM,
among others.
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