Food Around the Globe Challenge Starts April 27

Registration starts April  13, 2020. Get your taste buds ready. During this Aetna Virgin Pulse challenge, we’ll embark on a global journey  in search of the perfect (healthy!) dish. As we rack up steps, we’ll try recipes that will give us the stamina...

Have you or a family member lost health insurance coverage?

Have you or a family member lost health insurance coverage? With so many people experiencing job loss right now, that often means a loss of health insurance coverage, too. If you or a family member are suddenly without health insurance, you have a number of coverage...

How to Wear a Cloth Face Covering

In light of new data about how COVID-19 spreads, along with evidence of widespread COVID-19 illness in communities across the country, CDC recommends that people wear a cloth face covering to cover their nose and mouth in the community setting. This is to protect...

Frozen Vegetables: Tips and Tricks

When it comes to produce, you really can’t go wrong with more veggies.  Rich in fiber, beta-carotene, potassium, vitamin C and phytochemicals, vegetables are great, and a high vegetable intake has been associated with lower rates of heart disease and certain cancers....

Fasting Over Feasting

Remember the advice to “eat frequent small meals and snacks to boost metabolism”? Perhaps that suggestion needs to be re-examined. While we should obviously eat when we’re hungry, reading that suggestion as a call to constantly be snacking is likely one of the many...

Banana Bread (Egg-Free)

Have you ever had a batch of bananas turn brown before you had time to eat them? It happens to all of us! Here is a recipe for the most delicious and moist banana bread that is almost half bananas by weight. Banana Bread (Egg-Free) 4 over-ripe bananas (peeled)2/3 cup...

Vegetarian City Tacos

Vegetarian City Tacos This recipe’s filling is made by grinding walnuts and cauliflower with spices and then toasting the mixture on a pan in the oven. 1 cup walnuts2 cups cauliflower florets (about one small head)1 jalapeno pepper (seeds and stems removed)2...

Veggie Taco Bowl

Veggie Taco Bowl Here is a great way to use a vegetarian meaty taco filling made with roasted cauliflower and walnuts. 1 cup walnuts1 cup cauliflower florets (about one small head)1 jalapeno pepper (seeds and stems removed)2 teaspoon chili powder1 teaspoon ground...

This Spud’s for You

Despite the popular keto craze, don’t be a tater hater. There are a million reasons why potatoes can be part of a healthy diet. In addition to being a good source of potassium and vitamin C, potatoes also provide fiber to help curb your appetite. The problem with many...

Sleep is Good Food

Many of us look at our eating habits because we want to lose weight or “have more energy,” which are totally valid reasons for making changes. Food impacts so many health conditions from arthritis to obesity and without adequate or balanced nutrition, weight and...