Cut Calories Not Vitamins

When Dieting, Watch Your Vitamins
When weighing the benefits of one weight-loss plan over another, dieters may want to consider what else might be cut with the calories and carbs, suggests a new study.

Read more of this Reuters Health article online.

Suggestions From the American Diabetes Association

The American Diabetes Association says you can't do everything at once. It suggests taking these small steps toward a healthier you:
•Make just one change at a time, and only when you're ready. Reaching all of your goals may take months, even years.

•Acknowledge that you have some bad habits that you'll need to work hard to change.

•Decide why it's important for you to make these changes, whether it's for yourself or for your family or friends.

•Start with one simple change that will make a difference, such as taking a daily 15-minute walk instead of watching TV.

•Create realistic goals and set deadlines. Make sure you meet those goals, and reward yourself appropriately.

Meal planning is all about making smart food choices for a healthier you.  This new edition of this best selling guide has the latest recommendations from the American Diabetes Association, as well as the USDA's Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 

The basics of what to eat to the practical skills of shopping, planning nutritious meals, and even eating healthy restaurant meals is included.  Find out that eating healthy does not mean depriving yourself.

Find "Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy" in the new nonfiction section in641.56314.

Use Your Slow Cooker This Summer

Affordable, delicious, nutritious, and gluten-free recipes to delight the entire family.  more than 300 fabulous, easy-to-make, family-pleasing recipes, including:

• Breakfast Risotto
• Vietnamese Roast Chicken
• Tomatoes and Goat Cheese with Balsamic Cranberry Syrup
• Falafel
• Philly Cheesesteaks
• Crème Brulee

--and much more. Make It Fast, Cook It Slow is the perfect cookbook for easy, quick prep, inexpensive ingredients, and meals that taste like you spent hours at the stove.


Look for this book in 641.5884 on the new nonfiction shelf.

Farmer's Market Vegetable Recipes

Need ideas for all of those great fresh vegatables that are now available?

The Massachusettes Department of Agricultural Resources has recipes posted for greens, carrots, zucchini, squash, and more!

Just click and the link above and start cooking!

A Green Resource for Every Gardener

You will find everything you need to create healthy gardens in "Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening".  The garden experts at Rodale will explain how to use natural and chemical-free methods to grow vegetables and fruit, bulbs, herbs, trees, and shrubs.

Information is grouped into useful, complete entries that will provide all you need to know about a particular topic.  Throughout the book, you'll find cross-references to other entries that contain information related to the subject you are reading about.

If you are a beginner or an experienced gardener you will find what you need in this indispensable green resource.  Look in 635.0484 on the adult nonfiction shelves.

Small Changes Will Make You Healthier

This is another simple thing you can do for yourself that can provide a healthy payback.


Breathe!  Take time for yourself; even 10 minutes each day can help- you clear your mind, lower your blood pressure, and keep you on the road to success. 

Set time aside for lunch each day and do not work during this break in your day.

Remember If you find yourself slipping back into old stress filled routines, don't be hard on yourself.  Take one day at a time and focus on the positives to achieve your goals.

Host Safe Summer Cookouts

It is time for picnics, cookouts and lots of grilling.  Before you fire up your grill or head to a picnic or cookout, make sure you check out these safety tips from the Federal Citizen Information Center:
• Handle with care. Read the Food Safety at Home publication from the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Women’s Health for tips on preparing dishes to avoid food-borne illnesses and prevent spoiling. For example, if you’re cooking with several kinds of raw food, keep meat, poultry and seafood to themselves so their juices don’t contaminate other food.

• On the go. When packing for a picnic, consider using multiple coolers—one for drinks and other items that you need to get frequently and another for food that needs to stay cold until it’s time to cook and eat. Food needs to be kept at or below 40 degrees Fahrenheit to keep bacteria from growing, so don’t skimp on ice.

• Get your grill ready. Whether you use a charcoal or gas grill will determine what you need to check before firing it up. The biggest danger from gas grills is the possibility of a fire or explosion. Check connecting tubes for blockages or cracks. And if you smell gas, don’t light the grill. Charcoal grills release carbon monoxide from the burning coals. To prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, never store a charcoal grill inside with freshly used coals—let the coals completely extinguish first.

• Rare, medium or well done? Make sure meats are cooked to a safe temperature—165 degrees for poultry and 160 degrees for beef—but not too well done. Some studies suggest there’s a link between grilled foods and cancer, but the USDA says that eating a moderate amount of grilled food that hasn’t been charred is fine. To avoid charring, remove fat from the meat or try pre-cooking it in the microwave before putting it on the grill.

Use these tips from the Federal Citizen Information Center to make sure all your summertime grilling is safe and delicious.

A Light Night Out in July

Sammy's Pizza on Howard Street is the featured restaurant for the month of July.  The Hibbing Healthy Lifestyles Coalition invites everyone to eat at Sammy's and try some of the new healthier menu items.