[Note: It’s July, the month that we go a little crazy over cereal at Project Angel Heart! This year for our Summer Cereal Drive, we’re hoping to collect 15,000 boxes of cereal (through donations of both “virtual” and physical boxes) to help fill breakfast bags for people living with life-threatening illnesses. You can help us reach our…
We celebrated a big milestone at the end of May–the one-year anniversary of Project Angel Heart’s meal shipment program! Though our Meals for Care Transitions program, we contract with a wide range of health care organizations across the state in an effort to provide medically tailored meals to a greater number of Coloradans who need…
written by Meghan Perkins, registered dietitian Winter is here, which means citrus fruit is at its sweetest, juiciest, and most nutritious. It also means the grocery store is packed with oranges, grapefruits, lemons, tangelos, blood oranges, limes, kumquats, clementines, satsumas, Meyer lemons, and more… and the price is right! Now’s a great time to take…
Most people know that a healthy diet can reduce your risk of developing heart disease. But what if you’ve already been diagnosed? Can what you eat have a positive impact on your health or the amount you spend on health care? The answer for many people is yes, according to research conducted this year by…
More than 30 million Americans have diabetes, and 84 million have prediabetes. One in every seven health care dollars is spent treating diabetes and its complications. [1] So Project Angel Heart is teaming up with Telligen QIN-QIO, an organization that improves the effectiveness and value of Medicare services in Colorado, on a pilot program to…
Carbohydrates and starchy foods have been the focus of countless diet recommendations. You’ve probably heard at some point that carbs make you gain weight, make it impossible to lose fat or weight, promote inflammation, and should be avoided or limited at all costs. The fact is, that’s not entirely true. Avoiding carbohydrates can actually be…
We’re big fans of good nutrition as a way to improve your physical health and manage chronic illness. Did you know the foods you eat can also help protect your brain and reduce your risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease? Nearly half of Alzheimer’s cases are caused by risk factors that are within our…
Many Project Angel Heart meals have the same basic “anatomy”. Well, there’s a reason for that! Each component provides benefits that are especially important for someone coping with a serious illness:
A home-delivered meal can be more than just comfort food. It can lead to significant health care savings for people who are ill, their insurance providers, hospitals, and community members. Project Angel Heart recently completed a study of health care claims data for our medically tailored meal recipients. One of our findings showed that total…
We’re back with another round of our favorite summer veggies. Check out our staff’s favorite summer vegetables and how they like to prepare them for summertime meal ideas that are fresh, easy, and delicious!