Health benefits of fall flavors
A change in season means a change in fresh, ripe produce! Fall provides us with plentiful produce to choose from, bursting with flavors and health benefits!
Exercise and physical activity with breast cancer
Over the past two decades, exercise-oncology research, particularly with breast cancer, has made great strides and revealed very positive results.
Grilled Southwestern buttermilk chicken recipe
Grilled Southwestern buttermilk chicken From your Bariatric Nutrition Team (Serves 6) This is a quick and easy recipe to have in your back pocket now that summer is officially over (but you’re not ready to give up grilling) and our schedules may be getting busier. With just a few basic ingredients and minimal prep/clean up…
Healthy snack ideas for school lunch boxes
Healthy snack ideas for school lunch boxes By Linda Folken, MS, RDN, CSOWM, CDN, ACE-CHC It’s the back-to-school season, which means it’s the perfect time to think about healthy snack ideas to pack in the kids’ school lunch boxes. There are many so-called healthful packaged snacks for children on the market. Which snacks would…
Self-Compassion
Self-compassion By Michelle Murdolo, MS, RD, CDN Self-compassion means being kind to ourselves when we are confronted with our own personal suffering, failures and shortcomings. Instead of responding with judgement, we are gentle, caring and accepting of our own pain. This allows us to relate to others and the shared human experience without suffering from…
The Benefits of Outdoor Fitness
The benefits of outdoor fitness By Helaine Krasner, MS, RDN, CSOWM, CDN It’s a great time to think about increasing our exposure to sunshine now that the days are feeling shorter due to less hours of daylight. Exposure to daylight helps regulate our circadian rhythm, the natural process that controls our sleep-wake cycle. Sunlight also…
Healthier Chicken Cobb Salad
Healthier Chicken Cobb Salad From your bariatric nutrition team 4 servings This healthier version of a traditional Cobb Salad omits the bacon to decrease saturated fat and sodium but keeps the flavor and nutritional value high from lean protein, crisp vegetables, and heart-healthy monounsaturated fat from avocado. Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast, 3-4 oz…
Nuts and Nutrition
Nuts and nutrition By Daphne Baldwin Kornrich, MS, RDN, CSOWM Nuts have been a staple food source for many countries and cultures around the world for centuries. Nuts have at times been misrepresented as just a high calorie snack food. Research has shown that nuts are nutrition superstars due to their many health benefits. Nuts…
Loss of Control Eating
Loss of control eating By Danielle Johnson MS, RDN, CDN, CPT, RYT Loss of control (LOC) eating is being unable to control what or how much one eats, regardless of the amount of food consumed. It has been considered a core symptom of several eating disorders, including binge eating disorder. A growing body of research…
Small workouts can help meet fitness goals
Small workouts can help meet fitness goals By Barbara Broggelwirth MS, RDN, CDN Ever had a day when you planned on a 45-minute workout and then were derailed by, uh, life? Welcome to being human. So many of us chalk up that inability to do our “perfect” fitness routine to a failure for the day,…