How to Veg IN

In a perfect world, everyone would embrace vegetables like they were chocolate cake; chomping at the bit to get another bite in. The reality is that a mere 9.3% of US adults meet the US Dietary Guideline for vegetable intake, according to the CDC. That means over 90%...

Get Some Whole Grains

The recent edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2020-2025) continues to support the need to replace refined grains in our diets with whole grains. The recommendation is that at least a half of all grains eaten should be whole grains. While a similar...

About Fresh Apple Cider

When I was a kid, our church youth group had a fund raising project… making apple cider. As a group, we to an orchard to get the apples. I remember picking some off the tree, but I also remember picking them off the ground. Some of us even used shovels to collect...

Crafting a Salad Starter Kit

It’s lunchtime. You’re hungry and you’re on-your-own to get something to eat. What are your choices? Even though all the ingredients are in the refrigerator is a salad something you’d make for yourself? Here is an idea that may help you say “yes” more...

Employee Benefits: A Video Tour

Understanding your employee benefits just got easier! Click on the image below to access a video playlist that covers a range of employee benefit topics to help you better understand:  Key benefit terms The difference between a High Deductible Health Plan with an HSA...

Can You Reverse Type 2 Diabetes?

Typically, type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease, but there are many things we can do to slow the progression or even reverse it. To be clear, reversing type 2 diabetes is not the same thing as a cure. To date, there is no known cure for type 2 diabetes. When...