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May 13th begins the 5 for 10 Fruit & Veggie Challenge ! We can't wait to see your recipes, food prep, and amazing salads! Share your best tips and recipes in this discussion and don't forget to sign up for the challenge here .
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Holly E Carpenter, RN, BSN
Apr '18
Heidi Marie Rye
May '18
Wash and prep your fruit & veggies. I am a lot more likely to eat fruit and veggies if they are already washed and ready ...
Debi Blank
May '18
I have also been slacking on the veggies lately even though my school is very engaged in the "Farm-to-school" ...
Mrs Patience Renzulli
May '18
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As nurses we know that our immune system is imperative to good health. Although we try to eat all our vegetables and fruits according to serving requirements. However, we fail at best. I have started taking Juice Plus a product that has ...
Jeanj001
May '20
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With all of the different types of diets and ways of eating out there (Paleo, plant-based, keto, starch) I am wondering what works for you? What helps you stay healthy?
rnscholar
Feb '20
Mrs Sheena D Pracyk, RN
Feb '20
rnscholar
Feb '20
That is wonderful advice Mrs Sheena D Pracyk, RN ! I love it, and it seems to make so much sense. I really need to ...
abbyeed
Feb '20
I love those rules, Mrs Sheena D Pracyk, RN .
I've been trying to clean up my eating habits and I've tried to eat clean ...
I've been trying to clean up my eating habits and I've tried to eat clean ...
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The April Hydration Challenge is coming up! How do you currently feel like you are doing with getting enough water everyday? Don't forget to sign up for the challenge!
ChristiM
Apr '20
Holly E Carpenter, RN, BSN
Apr '20
I drink alot of unsweetened ice tea. I do need to drink more straight up water!
Renee G
Apr '20
I think I do okay with the amount of water I drink. Generally around 80 oz during the day and then I switch to seltzer ...
Kellybfnp
Apr '20
I'm lucky to get 40oz and I counsel patients on it EVERY day. Nurse heal thyself!!!
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I usually am pretty good about drinking enough water throughout the day, but lately I am realizing that I am really slacking. How much water do you drink a day and how do you get it done? I need some new ideas!
ChristiM
Jan '20
abbyeed
Feb '20
Hey ChristiM ! So what I usually do is have a huge water bottle that is insulated because I don't really enjoy ...
Shannon Jackson
Feb '20
Good morning to all, what helped me with my water intake over the past couple of months, I started adding fresh ...
ChristiM
Feb '20
abbyeed and Shannon Jackson thank you ladies! This weekend I started drinking out of a giant cup with a straw. ...
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As we get ready for our March Healthy Toolbox Recipe challenge, powered by support from Compass One Health, we are curious what are your tips and tricks to make recipe's healthier? What do you like to substitute? What has worked and what ...
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Heidi Marie Rye
Mar '18
I have fallen into this fast food trap! About twice a week I stop at Starbucks and get a latte and a breakfast ...
Debra J Walker
Mar '18
I haven't eaten fast food in nearly two years. If I were to do so now, I'd probably have a stomach ache!
Angela Richards
Mar '18
Seriously?! TACO BELL?! Wow! I am shocked! My family has also fallen into the fast food trap. Between work and ...
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I made a starter of "Friendship Bread." The challenge for me is that it takes 10 days before I can complete the recipe and bake the bread. Today is the day I can bake it. This has required lots of self-discipline, but I know the end result ...
Nurse J
Feb '20
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I am currently working to include the recommended 5 servings of fruits and vegetable daily into my diet. This is harder than I thought!
CathyO
Oct '19
ChristiM
Nov '19
I have been working on this too! I have a one year old and in trying to create healthy menus for her I have realized how ...
abbyeed
Dec '19
Heck yeah it is!
I'm 27 years old and I'm still trying to figure out how to eat all my fruits and veggies in a day. It's ...
I'm 27 years old and I'm still trying to figure out how to eat all my fruits and veggies in a day. It's ...
Nurse J
Feb '20
Getting in all the fruits & veggies. I know it is the best, Filling...there are some days I drink them in a smoothie ...
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Does anyone meal prep? I have been considering it a lot lately but don't really know where to start. Or at the least planning all my meals for the week so I'm not scrambling to get something together for my family by the end of the week. What ...
ChristiM
Jan '20
abbyeed
Jan '20
OMG yaaaas ChristiM !
I love threads like this because everyone has awesome suggestions, tips, and ideas of how ...
I love threads like this because everyone has awesome suggestions, tips, and ideas of how ...
ChristiM
Jan '20
abbyeed thank you! I have looked at HelloFresh and thought about going back to food delivery service. My family ...
Angelamartign
Jan '20
I love meal prepping! I find it so helpful, but I have such a hard time with consistency! I try to do what I can on Sunday ...
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Eat healthy. Sounds simple, right? For many people, it’s not that easy. With all of the sugary, fatty, processed foods lining grocery store aisles, it’s easy to give in to temptation. Some of us require more insight into what healthy eating looks like — and that’s OK! 81% of people try to eat healthy and pay attention to their nutrition, according to a ... morein Nutrition on 03/03/2020 01:19 PM -
By Heather Moreno Nutrition is a key, controllable factor affecting our health. But sadly, the CDC reports that most Americans don’t eat a healthy diet. Allowing for barriers to education and access to nutritious food, there’s still an alarming number of well-informed adults who eat poorly. Why doesn’t information equal healthy eating? There’s no ... morein Nutrition on 02/10/2020 05:33 PM -
By Vanessa S. Elliott It’s 4 am and you are nearing the end of your 12-hour shift, when your stomach starts growling and the first thing you grab are the crackers in the patient pantry. You have one pack, with hopes that you will be okay, but then suddenly you have downed 5 packs and washed it down with a soda. Then you say to yourself, “Well, there goes my ... morein Nutrition on 10/30/2019 01:23 PM -
What is it? This is a diet consisting of larger amount of fats, moderate amount of proteins and extremely low carbohydrate consumption. Twenty to fifty grams of carbs or less are consumed daily. (For context, there are 25 grams of carbohydrates in an apple and about 50 grams in a bagel). Reduced carbohydrate intake puts the body in a state of ketosis ... morein Nutrition on 03/14/2019 03:54 PM -
By Angela Amico, MPH, Senior Policy Associate for the Center for Science in the Public Interest This time of the year, my friends and family are sharing their New Year’s resolutions. One resolution comes up again and again: to eat better. But in our food environment, eating healthy is like trudging through deep snow—it’s exhausting. Think about where ... morein Nutrition on 01/29/2019 04:25 PM
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