Learn effective strategies to manage stress and improve overall well-being through healthy lifestyle habits such as proper nutrition, regular exercise, and quality sleep. Keywords include: stress management, healthy lifestyle, coping…
Pulse foods include chickpeas (or garbanzo beans), lentils and split peas. These inexpensive foods provide protein, complex carbohydrates, and several vitamins and minerals. Like other plant-based foods, they contain no cholesterol and…
Through the years, certain foods fall in and out of public awareness and favor. This certainly has been true of fats, such as those found in margarine and butter. For example, for a time, margarine was recommended instead of butter for…
Excessive sodium in our diet can increase our blood pressure, especially in salt-sensitive individuals. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Heart disease and stroke are the first and…
Soy is a plant native to Asia and has been a staple in the Asian diet for more than 5,000 years. Large-scale soybean cultivation did not start in the U.S. until around World War II. Today, the Midwestern U.S. produces about half of the…
Your body and your vehicle have one very important thing in common: They both need to be maintained. What’s the best way to keep your body running smoothly? Fill it with premium fuel, such as whole grains, lean protein, and plenty of…
This handout provides general guidance for adding table foods to your child's diet. The transition from pureed food to table foods may take time.
Staying well includes multiple dimensions of well-being. Well-being is the presence of positive emotions and moods, the absence of negative emotions, satisfaction with life, fulfillment and positive functioning. The eight dimensions of…
We chose the recipes in this cookbook because they are tasty, nutritious, economical and easy to prepare. We hope some become your family favorites!
