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“5-A-Day” Fruits and Vegetables
Do you get the recommended “5-A-Day” of fruits and vegetables? That means 2 fruits and 3 vegetables, or 3 fruits and 2 vegetables, or maybe even 4 vegetables and 1 fruit! Bottom line, increasing your intake of fruits and vegetables is a simple way to make your diet healthier! It’s grilling season, so don’t forget […]
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Benefits of a Food Journal
Do you want to lose weight but do not know where to start? Your answer could be a food journal. A food journal can be as simple as writing down everything you eat in a day on a pad of paper while lying in bed at night, or as involved as plugging in your foods […]
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How to Quiet that Rumble Coming From Your Belly
Often times midafternoon, hours before dinner time, our stomachs begin a loud rumbling that lets us know we need to eat something. Your breakfast and lunch were pretty healthy and you do not want to undermine the hard work you have already put into your diet today. Below are some healthy snacks that are packed […]
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Sunday Meal Prep
Many of our work schedules don’t allow for us to return home in the evening and spend hours preparing gourmet, healthy meals. We have busy schedules, and unfortunately sometimes our nutrition suffers because of it. If you are one to head to the drive-thru window or heat up a frozen chicken pot pie, then I […]
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5 Top Foods for Eye Health
Article from: https://www.eatright.org/resource/health/wellness/preventing-illness/5-top-foods-for-eye-health Reviewed by Sharon Denny, MS, RDN Do your eyes have all the nutrients they need to help prevent cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma and other sight woes? To get a glimpse of the top foods for eye health, we talked with Judy Caplan, RDN, a former spokesperson of the Academy of Nutrition and […]
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New Lab Only Appointment Policy
To alleviate high demands for parking space and longer wait times in the lab, Wake Internal Medicine has decided to implement a new policy for scheduling lab only appointments. Coumadin/Warfarin patients coming in for PT/INR checks and patients coming in for non-fasting lab work, we ask that you please come in the afternoon. Patients coming […]
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Low Calorie Recipes for Your Mardi Gras Celebration
Mardi Gras will be here soon! Traditionally, we associate richer foods with Mardi Gras celebrations, but some of these foods have quite a nutritional profile! The seafood included in many Mardi Gras themed recipes can be lower in calories with a great amount of protein: A 3 ounce portion of crawfish tail provides 14 grams […]
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Meatless Mondays
Were you raised on “meat and potatoes”? Does the word tofu make you squirm in your chair? Meatless meals can be healthy for us, and provide a change of flavor to our normal meal routines. In addition, they often are easily prepared in no time, making them a great weeknight meal! Meatless meals can provide […]
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Dairy Nutrition
The dairy section of the grocery store contains so much more than gallons of milk in plain opaque containers these days. Have you heard the conflict between dairy farmers and the producers of milk alternates such as soy milk, almond milk, and coconut milk? Do you consider soy milk and coconut milk to be nutritionally […]
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The Big Game Recipes
What are you going to serve at your Super Bowl party? A Baked Potato Bar can be a fun and filling party food! Just a few preparation steps: 1. Prepare your favorite chili recipe using plenty of beans and lean ground meat (turkey, beef, chicken). If you don’t have time for homemade chili, you can […]
