Kroger offers online meetings with dietitians to answer your questions and develop a personalized eating plan. There is NO cost for the one hour visits. You can schedule multiple visits if needed. Use this resource to find your perfect action plan.
Build Your Own Heart-Healthy Soup
Using a one-pot concept is so versatile. This can be made on Sunday making many meals for the week or to freeze. Heart-healthy recipes full of fresh vegetables, whole grains, legumes or other proteins. What could be better?
Feeling stressed? Eating certain foods can help.
When it comes to stress, we know to exercise, get adequate sleep, and meditate, but we can also change our diet to help us relax. Certain foods contain vitamins and nutrients that can make us calm, and eating these foods can help alleviate stress. Instead of opting for the comfort of junk food, which can actually make stress worse, it’s important to choose foods that have mood-boosting properties.
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How to Live Safely With Food Allergies
Ingesting a food you’re allergic to is potentially life-threatening. Up to 15 million Americans have a food allergy and that includes one in every 13 children. Currently, the most common food allergies in the U.S. are:
Milk, Eggs, Peanuts, Tree nuts, Soy, Wheat, Fish and Shellfish.
Symptoms range from mild abdominal pain to anaphylactic shock. If you or someone you know has an allergy, try these simple steps to prevent a reaction.
(1). Read food labels. Any foods with potential allergens should be stored separately from safe foods.
(2). Before and after every meal, not only you…but everyone you eat with, should wash their hands to avoid cross contamination of allergens.
(3). Assemble an emergency kit with appropriate medications and an epinephrine auto-injector. And while you’re at it, make a second kit so you have one at home and another for your travels.
Go to www.foodallergy.org for more tips on how to live easily (and safely) with food allergens.
Drinking Enough Water?
What are the signs that you aren’t drinking enough water? Does dehydration hurt you? Watch this video for some good answers.
