Healthy Eating

Learn tips on how to stay healthy through the food you eat. Plus, enjoy some wonderful bonus recipes!

Cooking From My Pantry

Kirsten Romero, MS, RDN
Wellness Dietitian, Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia

White Bean Soup	Pantry Pasta	Black Bean Brownies



Quinoa Salad	Overnight Oats	Healthy Snacking with Diabetes

How Sweet It Is, Plus a Sweet Bonus Recipe

Excessive sugar intake is associated with obesity, metabolic disorders, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, depression, and negative

vegetable soup on a platter with a spoon

Eating Healthy on a Budget: Plus Bonus Recipe

Following a healthy diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low fat proteins and dairy, plus heart healthy fats lik

Maximizing Produce Freshness - Plus Bonus Recipe

The dietary guidelines from 2020-25 in the US advise to allocate half of your plate to fruits and vegetables for the optimal heal

Let's Eat More Plants, Plus Bonus Recipe

There is a lot of confusing and conflicting information about how to eat for good health, but most everyone agrees that eating mo

March: National Nutrition Month

Every March we recognize National Nutrition Month®, an annual nutrition education campaign sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition

National Diabetes Month: Prevention and Management, Plus Bonus Recipe

Diabetes Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects how your body turns food into energy and is coupled with high blood

Wonderful Winter Squash - Plus bonus Recipe

Cooler weather is here and while pumpkin certainly gets the most attention, it is just one of the many winter squash varieties belonging to the Cucurbitaceous,

Fantastic Fiber, Plus Bonus Recipe

Fiber, a type of carbohydrate found in plants, is incredibly beneficial for our health. While our bodies can't digest it, it serves as nourishment for the benef

Fantastic Fruits and Vegetables - Plus Bonus Recipe

Summer is the perfect time to boost your intake of fruits and vegetables with fresh, delicious, affordable, and readily available in-season produce. Remember

Benefiting from Blueberries - Plus Bonus Recipe

by Kirsten Romero, Wellness Dietitian, Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia As discussed in my previous blogs, the MIND Diet promotes eating mor

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