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Recipe of the Month
Mediterranean Baked Fish Make it a goal to eat two fish meals a week. Research shows that eating oily fish – such as salmon, sardines, herring, and trout- that contain omega-3 fatty acids may help lower your risk of coronary artery disease. Click here for this easy recipe that is made with only a few ...
Go Fish
Health studies have established that eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids can improve heart and overall health. Our bodies require omega-3 fatty acids but we cannot produce them so we must get them from food sources. Omega-3s from plant sources are found in flax and walnuts, but omega-3s from fish have been shown to ...
Where there’s a will, there’s a way….#59 of our Healthy Lifestyle Challenges
In July 2014, program dietitian Vicki Bovee and her husband, Bill, committed to do a weekly challenge for a year to improve their health and lifestyle. Vicki and Bill decided to tackle a variety of challenges to eat better, eat and live more mindfully, and improve physical health and emotional well-being. They successfully completed ...
Soups On!
January is National Soup Month. Did you know that eating a cup of broth based soup can help you eat less at your meal? If you have not had weight loss surgery, this simple technique can help you cut your calories at mealtime and help you feel fuller longer. Researchers at Penn State conducted studies ...
Celebrate Cranberry Day
Native to North America, cranberries and are a major commercial crop in several New England states, the Pacific Northwest, and Wisconsin. When the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, they found Native Americans harvesting cranberries and eating them. Native Americans also used them as dyes for clothing and for medicinal purposes. This traditional Thanksgiving food ...
November’s Tasty Tuesday
Green Bean Casserole This family favorite is made healthier with a homemade onion topping and your own mushroom sauce. Don’t let the list of ingredients or steps scare you away. It’s really an easy recipe and reduces the sodium and fat since you aren’t using canned soup and fried onions. You can make this ahead ...
Party Time Recipe
Quick and Easy Salsa Queso Queso is the Spanish word for cheese. This quick and easy appetizer is not only tasty; it has just the right amount of spice. It’s important to use fresh cilantro because dried cilantro takes approximately two hours for the oils in the dried leaves to flavor the queso dip. Click here ...
Say Cheese………
Cheese is essentially concentrated milk. It takes about 7 fluid ounces of milk to produce 1 ounce of cheese. That one ounce is packed with nutrients found in milk: protein, calcium, phosphorus and fat. During the cheese making process some of the lactose in milk is converted to lactic acid. People who have lactose intolerance ...
Recipe of the Month
Cauliflower Mash This mashed potato substitute can be served any time of the year but it’s especially good for the holiday time. It’s an easy way to cut calories and carbs while adding a vegetable serving to your meal. It’s sweet and buttery and it doesn’t taste like raw cauliflower. Click here for the ...