Healthy Recipes and Tips

Food of the Month

Papaya is a fruit that is ripe when the skin is yellow with soft orange or pinkisk pulp. It may be added to a smoothie, blended for fruit juice, or the pulp may be eaten plain or added to yogurt or cottage cheese. It is rich in Vitamin C. (Photo: Papaya Mango smoothie)

Healthy Eating Tips

Breakfast - the most important meal of the day. Try these tips they may help you get your day off to a healthy start:

• Plan and pack your breakfast the night before.
• Crackers and cheese, low-fat peanut butter and crackers, piece of fruit, sugar-free yogurt with granola, are all good, healthy snacks to carry with you in the car.
• Set out a bowl, cereal, 1/2 bagel, English muffin and peanut butter, or fruit.
• Plan something you like; it does not have to be a traditional breakfast food – i.e. tuna pita sandwich, or low-fat cottage cheese.
• Start your day with a piece of fruit and a glass of 1% milk – the fruit has Vitamin C and the milk has protein.