I hate grocery shopping. Remember that ice-breaker game where each person in the room has to share a little-known fact about themselves? Well, I’m usually not the sharing type, so my palms start to sweat at the mere thought of that game. But today, I am willingly revealing something about myself: I hate grocery shopping.... Continue Reading →
Nutrition is a quickly evolving field, and like most sciences, has changed a lot over the last few decades. For instance, do you ever wonder how the low-fat/no-fat diet craze of the 80’s and early 90’s started? Do you wonder how it came to be that Americans were gobbling down entire packages of Snackwell cookies in... Continue Reading →
Confused about cholesterol and eggs? Want to know more about sugar substitutes? Wondering if you should follow a gluten-free diet? If yes, you’re not alone! Those were a few of the big questions that emerged after combing through the nutrition questions that were sent in for this month’s Montana Meals Challenge of the Month. Join... Continue Reading →
This month’s Montana Meals challenge, Enjoy Your Food, is designed to encourage mindful eating using strategies promoted by Intuitive Eating experts and dietitians, Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. You can check out the full challenge details here. As part of the challenge, and for an extra prize drawing entry, we are asking participants which strategy... Continue Reading →
It’s back to school again, and for most of us, that means it’s back to busy schedules. Instead of long summer evenings that can be spent preparing a nice dinner, we often have only a few moments to get a meal on the table for our hungry selves and family members. Many of you sent... Continue Reading →
We’re only halfway through August and already you all have sent in tons of fantastic-sounding healthy recipes! I’m considering taking a stay-cation to spend a week cooking up the recipes that you’ve sent in. Just looking at the recipes and having tried a few, I know it would be a wonderful, tasty week! A few... Continue Reading →
Our new Wellness platform & incentive program is off to a great start! Many of you have joined this month’s Montana Meals Drink (Water) & Be Merry challenge on the platform & it’s great to see you using this tool to track your water intake. As a reminder, while only employees have access to the... Continue Reading →
As a dietitian, I am constantly talking about the benefits of eating vegetables: “They have fiber! And antioxidants! And vitamins! And minerals! And they’re delicious!” I tend to get overly enthusiastic in my attempts to convince people to eat their veggies. They’re just so good for you. To most people, this isn’t news. However, a... Continue Reading →
Cristin Stokes competed in her first triathlon last Saturday in Missoula, and did quite well! Not only did she accomplish her first goal of not drowning, she actually finished 3rd among females competing in the 500m swim option (There were two swim distances, 500 and 1000m. The bike was 20k and the run 5k). Great... Continue Reading →
When MUS Wellness launched our Montana Moves and Meals program last fall, Cristin and I decided to begin by writing out our respective exercise and nutrition philosophies. When I read her "Six Tenets" for the first time, I thought, "these are really good, and really simple." I believe that if everyone tried to follow these... Continue Reading →
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