When you have cancer, it is important to empower yourself, body, mind, and spirit, with the tools that can help you navigate your diagnosis. Integrative or complementary medicine includes a range of mind-body tools that work in conjunction with standard medical...
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6 Things You Can Do for Sustainable Food Storage
How many plastic bags do you use per week? Or per month? How about per year? Just an estimate? Not sure? Well, on average Americans use 365 plastic bags per person per year. It takes 1,000 years for a plastic bag to degrade in landfill and they don’t break down...
Do Pantry Food Expiration Dates Matter?
How many times have you stared at the date stamped on your can of beans or package of rice and wondered, “What does ‘best by’ mean and do my beans know it’s 29 days past this date?!” Well, this happens to me often and I end up tossing food that is actually safe to...
Composting for Beginners
You may have heard of the term “composting” before, or you may be a total newbie to the subject. In essence, composting is the act of recycling your leftover food scraps to create a nourishing fertilizer mix for future plants. But how, exactly, does that work? Over...
Practicing Kitchen Sustainability
Sustainability is the concept of promoting a thriving, healthful future for what’s ahead. As the Nutrition Team, we often refer to our lifestyle choices as ones that we want to make “sustainable.” We want to promote the ultimate goal of finding a lifestyle pattern...
Arepas de Zanahoria y Avena
Ingredientes: 1 taza de zanahoria rallada 2 tazas de avena en hojuelas Agua ¼ taza de semillas de chía 1 cdita sal 1 cda aceite vegetal Direcciones: Comienza por rallar la zanahoria por el lado mas fino del rayador Mezcla todos los ingredientes secos en un...
Homemade Tomato Sauce
Recipe by Michele DiCristofaro MS, RD, LDN Equipment: Large stock pot Knife Cutting board Large mixing spoon Immersion blender or blender Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 6 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped 4 28 oz. cans of crushed...
Homemade Chicken Broth
Recipe by Michele DiCristofaro MS, RD, LDN Equipment: Large stock pot Knife Cutting board Large mixing spoon Large, fine-meshed sieve Ingredients: 2 large, bone-in chicken breasts, skin removed 2 large, peeled carrots, chopped 2 large, celery stalks, peeled ...
Spicy Chipotle Honey Salmon Bowl
Recipe courtesy of Half Baked Harvest. Ingredients: For Salmon: 4 (4-6 ounce) salmon filets, cut into bite-size chunks 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1-2 tablespoons chopped chipotle in adobo 2 tablespoons, plus 2 teaspoons honey 1 tablespoon tamari or soy...
Produce Storage 101
Ever feel like your fruits and veggies spoil before you can enjoy them? Or maybe they aren’t as flavorful as you expected? It could be the way you’re storing them. Here are some simple ways to get the most out of your fruits and vegetables! Let Your Produce to Breathe...
The Versatile Cruciferous Vegetable
The key to creating a satisfying post-dinner snack (or any snack!) is to combine fueling carbohydrates with satiating protein and/or healthy fats (like avocado, seeds, or plant oils!). Hummus is a wonderful, well-rounded snack because beans like chickpeas are a great mixture of fiber-rich carbs and plant-based protein. Pairing them with something sweet is just an added bonus. Plus, who doesn’t love chocolate!?
Grocery Gift Card Locations
Members are eligible to redeem their passport for $75 grocery gift cards from the following retailers: Ahold: Food Lion, Fresh Direct, Giant, Hannaford, Stop & Shop Albertsons: ACME, Albertsons, Amigos, Andronicos, Balducci, Carrs, Haggen, Jewel Osco, Kings,...
Chocolate Hummus
The key to creating a satisfying post-dinner snack (or any snack!) is to combine fueling carbohydrates with satiating protein and/or healthy fats (like avocado, seeds, or plant oils!). Hummus is a wonderful, well-rounded snack because beans like chickpeas are a great mixture of fiber-rich carbs and plant-based protein. Pairing them with something sweet is just an added bonus. Plus, who doesn’t love chocolate!?