Rx Gourmet

Heart Healthy, Diabetes Friendly – and Delicious! Scallops in Lemon Wine Sauce Serves 4 There is nothing quite so elegant as a plated dish of scallops.  Pair this dish with a simple vegetable such as roasted asparagus or sauteed green beans and shallots.  Round...

Want to Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?

These Nutrition Tips Can Help There are so many ways to help reduce your changes of developing type 2 diabetes.  Check out these suggestions and choose those that work best for you. Keep meat, chicken, turkey and fish portions to about 3 ounces. Try to be active for...

Stop Smoking in 2018!

These Tools Make It Easier Quitting smoking isn’t easy.  But good tools are available.  The National Cancer Institute has a “Smoking Quitline” where you can talk to a trained counselor.  Call 1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848). There are a number of...

Keeping a Food Diary

This Powerful Weight-Loss Tool Can Help Keeping a record of the food you eat each day can help you lose weight or maintain it after weight loss.  You don’t need to show it to anyone.  Being honest with, and accountable to, yourself as to how well you are...

Introducing New Foods to Young Children?

Make It Fun! Young kids can be picky eaters, particularly if the new food is green or smells different.  Learning to enjoy a wide variety of foods takes time.  Here are some things you can do to make new foods more appealing: Present them in a fun way.  A popular...