Avocado Tuna Salad
From your Bariatric Nutrition Team A light and fresh salad that will keep you satisfied.
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Mexican Cauliflower Rice Stuffed Peppers
By Your Bariatric Nutrition Team These veggie stuffed peppers taste as good as they look. This is a colorful, eye pleasing dish you’ll want to make over and over!
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The Benefits of Resistance Training
By Erin McKenna RDN, CDN Resistance or strength training is when you use a specific muscle against external resistance. Resistance training includes free-weights, body weight, or weight machines.
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Non-Scale Victories
By Helaine Krasner, RDN CDN It’s easy to get distracted by the number on the scale. Many of us use it as the only measure of success in our weight management journey. It’s true that body weight is an important indicator of health risk and is definitely worth keeping an eye. However, focusing exclusively on the scale…
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The Benefits of Plant-Based Diets
By Daphne Baldwin Kornrich, MS, RD Every year there seems to be a new diet that is going to help us get healthier. The Paleo diet, Raw Food diet, and Whole 30 are some recent examples. Another diet that is making headlines is the Plant-based diet. The good news is that consuming a plant-based eating…
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Benefits of Family Meals
By Erin McKenna, RDN, CDN Eating dinner as a family and involving kids in the process provides many benefits. It has been shown that children who eat dinner with their families tend to be more confident, have higher test scores and better vocabulary. Kids who eat dinner with their family also tend to eat more…
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The Gateway to Health – The Gut
By Janet Domke, RN BSN Hippocrates is quoted as saying “all disease begins in the gut”. In the past few years, gut health has been linked to autoimmune disease, brain/mental health, and of course gastrointestinal health. When your gut is unhealthy it can cause more than just abdominal pain; gas; bloating/diarrhea. Because 60-80% of our…
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A Light Breakfast Recipe for Spring
From your Bariatric Nutrition Team Looking to lighten up your recipes to get ready for the warmer weather? Here is a light and healthy recipe to get your day started that is both savory and sweet!
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Fitness for the Family
By Erin McKenna, RDN, CDN It is very beneficial to teach your children the importance of exercise early in life. This will help them develop a lifelong habit of physical activity. Physical activity is not only good for keeping them fit and energetic, but it also helps with focus and social skills.
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Cold Weather Comfort
Don’t let the cold weather be an excuse to eat poorly. During snowstorms and the chilly days of March it’s important to remember that comfort food doesn’t have to be unhealthy. Soup is a great meal option in the winter. A hearty soup can keep you warm, healthy and full! Soup can be made in…
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