One of summer’s delights is biting into a fresh, ripe, sweet, juicy peach. There is an abundance of this stone fruit available at the farmers markets It is best to buy ripe peaches since they do not ripen well after picking. Peaches bruise easily so use your whole hand to see if they are ...
Out of sight, out of mind. A great way to avoid the tempting foods that are in your house is to put them out of sight. If they are sitting out in full view, every time you walk past the food, you may be tempted to eat. Put problematic foods in the back of ...
Culinarians are experts in the art and science of cooking and serving food but it is also a special day for anyone who cooks. That means just about all of us get to celebrate this day. You don’t have to be a chef, a graduate of a culinary institute, or a great cook to ...
Homemade BBQ Sauce This sauce is usually made with a base of a tomato product, vinegar, liquid smoke, spices, salt, pepper, and sweeteners. Commercially prepared barbeque sauce is loaded with salt and sugar. If you have had gastric bypass or sleeve surgery, the sugar in the sauce may cause dumping syndrome. Make your own ...
We all have choices to make in life. You chose to have weight loss surgery to help you lose weight and keep it off. You choose the foods and portion sizes you eat to help you with those goals. So just because you can eat something, that doesn’t mean you should eat it. If ...
Oven Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Basil and Whitefish This is an easy recipe with two of summer’s best fresh foods, tomatoes and basil. If you are a novice cook, this recipe is a good one to improve your fish preparation skills. Click here for the recipe.
We are fortunate to live in an area with beautiful parks and many opportunities for outdoor activity. Make a plan to visit your favorite park or check out a new one. Meet friends for a picnic, practice yoga, play ball, go swimming, or take a walk. Remember to take along your water bottle! And while ...
A gastrectomy is a medical procedure performed at a bariatric institute where all or parts of your stomach are surgically removed. A gastrectomy is typically performed due to stomach cancers or other medical implications, such as obesity. At Western Bariatric Institute, more than 4,000 successful vertical sleeve, Lap-Band, and Roux-en-Y gastrectomy procedures have been performed. ...
Shake the salt habit. Did you know the average American consumes more than 3,400 mg of sodium daily? That’s a little more than 1.5 teaspoons of salt! The recommendation from the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans is less than 2,300 mg a day. For persons who are age 51 and older, African American, or ...