Ellie Wilson
MS, RDN, CDN
How are you? We hope this finds you well, and that you will find some of the information shared here as the resource it is meant to be – an opportunity to nourish and nurture the health of your heart and mind, as we kick off February, nationally recognized as American Heart Month. Did you know, there is a “recipe” for enjoying delicious food that protects your heart health, and your brain function? You may not – we are all busy, stressed and focused on almost everything but what is for dinner. Please read on to see the “recipe” for a healthy life. Think of it as a “business case” to help you keep eating well on your plate as a priority. This business case is set up like a recipe, for good reason – how you eat over the course of your life is critical to all your efforts to have a happy life. If you think of your heart, mind, and health as something you own, that needs maintenance and care, and that nourishing food brings compounded benefits and “profit” over the course of your lifetime, you will create the foundation you and your family need to enjoy a healthy, happy life and the ability to reach your goals. Learn more about this recipe, and how we can help you make the best choices. We heart your heart!
Business Case:
Assets – Assets are the resources an entity uses to increase capacity, manage business, or otherwise generate value. In your community, your grocery store is an asset. Individually, we all have two primary assets:
1 Heart
– Beats 100,000 beats per day
-Beats 35 million beats per year.
-Beats about 2.5 billion times in your lifetime – your engine of health.
-Is protected and empowered by eating well, and being mindful of what we drink.
1 Brain
-Actively working 24 hours per day/every day of your life
-Has 100 billion neurons, 500 trillion synapses moving the molecules and electricity – your data manager of health.
-Powers thinking, seeing, moving, learning, creating, and storing memories, feelings and skills, supporting physical activity, and more.
-Is protected and empowered by eating well and being mindful of what we drink.
Favorite Recipe for a Healthy Life
Ingredients
-Family favorites and cultural foods that are familiar and good for you.
-Flavor-full – Herbs, spices, oils, and flavors that inspire joy and excitement.
-Plant-forward – Fresh, frozen and canned produce items.
-Powerful proteins – Diverse protein foods, including plants, seafood, dairy, poultry and lean pork and beef.
-Food and nutrition information, education and if needed, medical nutrition care to empower a health life, plate by plate, bite by bite.
To Prepare:
Find – wonderful recipes at Healthy Eating, American Heart Association
Shop – smart, including using Price Chopper, Know Your Colors and My Plate to choose foods and meals that make eating well easy.
Choose – colorful, delicious produce, and include them in most of your meals and snacks. Each time you eat, make at least half of your meal or snacks fruits and vegetables. The nutrients, vitamins and minerals in produce help your body manage blood pressure, maintain flexible arteries, protect your kidney function, and provide antioxidants to support cell and brain health.
Add – powerful, savory, satiating protein foods to fuel growth in children, healthful weight for all, and strong immune systems.
Mix – with your favorite family foods, along with low or no salt seasonings,
Enjoy – All foods, including treats, in servings that allow you to eat well, with your heart in mind!
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Cains Mayonnaise Dressing is made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, a good source of Omega 3 containing 310mg per serving. Cains Mayonnaise Dressing with Olive Oil has a creamy rich flavor with a back note of Olive Oil. The formulation known for its heart healthy benefits is Gluten Free and has half the fat and calories of regular mayonnaise. Cains Mayonnaise Dressing with Olive Oil also provides a wide variety of antioxidants associated with healthy oils.
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Introducing the new Lunch Blox Sandwich and Salad Kits from Rubbermaid Products. Each of the modular lunch sized containers work together to stay organized and optimize space. They are perfectly portioned for lunch foods commonly carried away from home.
The customizable configurations are designed to accommodate most common lunch bag shapes. The drop-in dividers are durable and leak-proof in addition to being safe for microwaves, dishwashers and freezers.
The individual containers snap to each other or to the Blue Ice panel to prevent toppling in lunch bags. The Ice Panel keeps food chilled for up to 4 hours.
The Sandwich Kit includes one Sandwich block, 2 Sauce blocks, 1 Side block and a Medium Blue Ice Panel. The Salad Kit contains 1 Salad base and lid, 1 Topping Tray, 1 Dressing container and 1 Medium Blue Ice Panel.
Look for Rubbermaid Lunch Blox Sandwich and Salad kits in the Food Storage/Bags and Wraps aisle. Written by Jane N. GolubDirector In-Store Marketing ProgramsCains Mayonnaise Dressing with Olive Oil is here!
Cains Mayonnaise Dressing is made with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, a good source of Omega 3 containing 310mg per serving. Cains Mayonnaise Dressing with Olive Oil has a creamy rich flavor with a back note of Olive Oil. The formulation known for its heart healthy benefits is Gluten Free and has half the fat and calories of regular mayonnaise. Cains Mayonnaise Dressing with Olive Oil also provides a wide variety of antioxidants associated with healthy oils.
You can find Cains Mayonnaise Dressing with Olive Oil 30 oz. right next to the original Cains All Natural Mayonnaise 30 oz. in the Mayonnaise and Salad Dressing section.
While you’re looking for Cains Mayonnaise Dressing with Olive Oil and Cains All Natural Mayonnaise, try Cains Foods “Naturally Delicious” All Natural Salad Dressing. Naturally Delicious has NO High Fructose Corn Syrup and is made with Canola Oil, which is low in Saturated Fats. Naturally Delicious All Natural Salad Dressing is rich in Omega 3 ALA for Key Health and Wellness benefits.
RUBBERMAID LUNCH BLOX SANDWICH and SALAD KITS
Introducing the new Lunch Blox Sandwich and Salad Kits from Rubbermaid Products. Each of the modular lunch sized containers work together to stay organized and optimize space. They are perfectly portioned for lunch foods commonly carried away from home.
The customizable configurations are designed to accommodate most common lunch bag shapes. The drop-in dividers are durable and leak-proof in addition to being safe for microwaves, dishwashers and freezers.
The individual containers snap to each other or to the Blue Ice panel to prevent toppling in lunch bags. The Ice Panel keeps food chilled for up to 4 hours.
The Sandwich Kit includes one Sandwich block, 2 Sauce blocks, 1 Side block and a Medium Blue Ice Panel. The Salad Kit contains 1 Salad base and lid, 1 Topping Tray, 1 Dressing container and 1 Medium Blue Ice Panel.
Look for Rubbermaid Lunch Blox Sandwich and Salad kits in the Food Storage/Bags and Wraps aisle.