BBQ Swaps
Ditch: Processed, refined grain buns → Try: Sandwich-ing your burger between two pieces of vegetables: lettuce leaves, slices of sweet potato or eggplant, portobello caps, bell peppers. Ditch: Chips, pretzels, crackers with heavy dips → Try: Crunchy veggies like cucumbers, mini bell peppers, baby carrots with a bean dip, greek yogurt ranch dip, or this […]
Staying Active in the Summer Heat
With the temperature rising in the summer months some may be less motivated to be active outdoors. There are many fun ways to beat the heat and meet your movement goals! Right in your own yard or in your community, gardening is a fun way to get outside. Build your own garden or volunteer at […]
Journaling and Meal Tracking
Dear Diary… You may be familiar with journaling but if you are not, journaling is a way to communicate to yourself your goals as well as to track your progress. Items to track include your food and fluid intake, exercise, and measurements of inches and pounds. Another important part of journaling is tracking your mood […]
Solutions to common mistakes patients make on GLP-1 medications
By Kristen Brennan Mistake: Skipping meals which may lead to nutritional deficiencies, malnutrition and hypoglycemia. Solution: Maintain an adequate meal structure of three balanced meals per day with snacks as needed. Strive to not go longer than 4 hours without a meal or snack. Mistake: Under consuming protein which can lead to muscle loss and […]
Holiday Recipe Corner – No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
Ingredients: 4 oz. fat-free cream cheese, softened 4 oz. reduced-fat cream cheese, softened 1 cup canned pumpkin 1/4 cup Truvia brown sugar blend 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice 1 cup Truwhip, thawed 1 ready to use reduced fat graham cracker crumb crust Directions: TIP: Skip the crust and serve filling in a parfait dish!
Hitting Milestones
Celebrating Dr. Nageroni & Dr. Greco This summer marked significant milestones for our surgical teams. Dr. Nangeroni achieved a remarkable 500 personal robotic surgeries, contributing to a total of 1000 robotic cases at SOMC within just two years of launching the robotic program. Meanwhile, in July, Dr. Greco celebrated his 200th robotic case at Bayshore […]
Top Tips to be Mindful During the Holiday Season
Kaitlyn Rawson, RD Eat every 3-4 hours, balance protein and fiber. Even though your surgery is an amazing tool and restricts the amount of food you can eat at meals it still requires you to use it properly. After surgery, skipping meals and eating inconsistently can cause you to not meet your nutritional needs for […]
Top Tips to Stay on Track During the Holiday Season
Kaitlyn Rawson, RD Plan ahead: Strategizing ahead of time can give you a sense of control and reduce the chances for making spur-of-the-moment food decisions that might leave you feeling uncomfortable later. Eat consistently, and avoid skipping meals: Not eating for long periods of time can increase overeating. When you become too hungry this can […]
Summer BBQ Tips June 2023
Meats ❖ Marinate lean cuts of meat ahead of time so they stay moist. ❖ Use fresh or dried herbs, olive oil and small amounts of fruit juice to marinate instead of store-bought marinades which usually contain added sugar and salt. Vegetables ❖ Focus on the rainbow. You can make grilled vegetables on skewers or […]
Recipe Corner
POTATO, ROASTED PEPPER, AND TUNA SALAD LUNCHBOX Ingredients ▪ 8 oz baby new potatoes, scrubbed and halved ▪ 3 tbsp low-fat or fat-free vinaigrette dressing (such as Dijon mustard) ▪ 1 1⁄2 tsp capers, drained and rinsed ▪ 2 roasted red peppers (canned or jarred if liked), cut into strips ▪ 2 handfuls of crispy […]
