Fruits and vegetables in season are fresher, tastier and more nutritious than out of season foods. Seasonal eating provides more variety and color in the diet. A colorful diet is full of many different nutrients that are essential for your body to function properly and help you feel your best!
There are many reasons to get plenty of fiber in your diet. Fiber helps keep you full longer and can help promote a healthy weight, keep your blood sugar steady, lower cholesterol, and improve heart health! Eating enough fiber also helps you avoid constipation and stay regular.
written by Aaron Strock, dietetic technician Buy in bulk. When possible, consider buying food items in bulk. Bulk items usually have a cheaper unit price than items in individual packaging. This will help stretch your dollar and get you more food for less money overall. Always make sure that you are able eat the food…
Making sure every Project Angel Heart meal fits the unique nutritional needs of our clients is a difficult job. Each meal is not only tasty, but has to be able to be modified to meet a wide variety of dietary needs. Ensuring that happens is a collaborative effort between our chefs and registered dietitian, Meghan.
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…
I prepared this dish last summer for the Colorado Cancer Coalition‘s Survivor Day. It’s such a perfect summer dish that I decided to share it again! Meghan Perkins, our registered dietitian, included some notes about how nutritious it is, as well. The shrimp are packed with lean protein, and avocado provides healthy, anti-inflammatory fat. Plus,…
New research conducted by Community Servings, our sister organization in Boston, provides further evidence that medically tailored meals are medicine for those who are ill. Their study, recently published in Health Affairs, shows that medically tailored meal recipients have fewer emergency room and hospital visits, and save money on health care.
A new study shows that medically appropriate food assistance is associated with improved health for people living with HIV and diabetes. The study followed individuals living with HIV and/or type 2 diabetes in the San Francisco Bay Area. After measuring their baseline health, participants received daily nutritious meals and snacks from Project Open Hand– a…
We polled our staff to find out everyone’s favorite vegetable and how they like to eat it. Turns out, lots of us are into brussels sprouts. Here are a few ways we like to make them (hint: bacon and sriracha are involved).
Not everyone at Project Angel Heart is a chef… but it’s safe to say we all love food, and we cook a lot of it at home! We polled our staff to find out everyone’s favorite vegetable and how they like to eat it. Today we’re featuring Hannah’s charred broccoli, Casey’s quick asparagus, and Amy’s (toddler-approved!)…