Healthy Eating

Jasmine waheed

What Is the Mediterranean Diet?

It’s an eating style that can reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and promote brain health. And it is used as the basis for the meals at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital.

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Low carb chicken finger

Recipe of the Month - September

Looking for a new recipe? Rice Haunstrup, clinical nurse in Occupational Medicine at APD, provides a low carb chicken recipe. Learn more.

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Salmon

Four Steps to Brain Health

Want to keep your brain healthy as you age? Limit processed foods, switch to olive oil, and add a few key foods to your diet.

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Grilled vegetable couscous

Recipe of the Month - August

This grilled vegetable couscous salad is a recipe from Alice’s Café at APD.

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Infused water

Recipe of the Month - July

Staying hydrated has never been more fun (and flavorful) than with infused water.

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Employees planting the garden

APD’s Growing Season

Nutrition Services grows vegetables and herbs in garden towers — and later turns them into delicious meals.

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Three bean salad

Recipe of the Month - June

Looking for a new summer picnic recipe? Try this three-bean salad.

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Winning baked beans

Recipe of the Month - May

Looking for a new recipe? Try this baked bean dish.

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Sisig

Recipe of the Month – April

Looking for a new dinner recipe? Shawn Richardson, director of Nutrition Services at APD, provides an international meal he’s served in Alice’s Café: sisig. Learn more.

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olive tapenade

Recipe of the Month - March

March’s Recipe is an olive tapenade, which can be used as an appetizer, sandwich spread, or spruce up leftovers.

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