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October 25, 2026 — 5:00am

When Peter Sabato was a kid, his mother always served healthy meals to him and his seven siblings, though he admits he wasn’t always convinced. “I threw away the fruit in my school lunch many times and hid my vegies at dinner,” he recalls.

Now, the 64-year-old Melbourne man says he enjoys an active lifestyle (mainly walking and golf) and a healthy diet – fruit and veg included. “I now love my vegies and try to add them to meals,” he says. “Even if it’s a bought meal, I’ll bulk it up with extra broccoli and maybe add some olives and roasted capsicums to snack on with a bit of cheese beforehand.”

While fruit and vegetables are a sure-fire benefit, sports dietitian Simone Austin says there are other important considerations for those in their 60s and beyond, when our body’s nutritional needs shift fundamentally.…