From Our Dietitians: Eat Your Colors
Nutrition
To help our students form healthy eating patterns, we tell them, “Eat your colors.” But what does that mean, and why does it matter? First off, eating your colors means you’re loading up on your daily recommended amount of fruits and veggies. That means you’re getting water for hydration, as well as soluble and insoluble fiber for digestive health and cholesterol regulation. It also means you’re getting a wide range of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals that keep you healthy...
From Our Kitchen: Monte Cristo Sandwich
From Our Kitchen
This crispy, gooey, golden wonder is the sandwich to crown all sandwiches. Serves 1 Ingredients: 2 slices challah bread 1 tablespoon butter 2 slices Swiss cheese 3 ounces sliced ham 3 ounces sliced roasted turkey breast 1 tablespoon raspberry jam Preparation: Step 1: Spread butter on one side of challah. Add to grill buttered side down. Step 2: Layer the first slice of Swiss, ham, raspberry jam, turkey, and the second slice of cheese. Step 3: Spread butter on one...
Starting a Garden
Growing SAGE
Spring means it's time to start planting your garden. If you’re eager to start but new to the gardening game, check out these basic tips and helpful hints. You're just a few steps away from enjoying fresh fruits and vegetables grown right at your own home! Beginning Considerations Know your limits—consider your local climate, the length of your growing season, and your family’s availability. Do your research on when you can expect a plant to yield fruit, and how much...
Creating a Healthy Environment to Reduce the Risk of Eating Disorders
Articles
At SAGE, we believe that health is all about balance. However, our society glorifies the opposite of balance—extreme thinness through restriction, exercise, and any other means necessary. Magazine editors, Hollywood directors, media moguls, and clothing designers equate thinness with health, attractiveness, self-control, moral goodness, and happiness. This false equation leads many kids who are already vulnerable to turn to food as a means of control over their lives. Is it any wonder that eating disorders are on the rise? These...
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