Category: Wellness

Quite a few employees stopped by the Union to talk with Luanne from Garden to Doorstep Organics LLC on Thursday, May 17th to learn about their program and see what a sample produce box looks like, and one lucky person won the box of fruits and veggies!  If you are interested, please sign up by Tuesday, May 22nd.

Please click here to learn more about their weekly delivery of boxes of fruits and veggies to campus.

Please click here to see how to sign up.

Questions? Contact Luanne at (920) 385-3253 or contactus@gardentodoorsteporganics.com.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons fat-free vanilla yogurt
• 2 tablespoons fat-free ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained
• 1/4 cup blueberries
• 1/4 cup mandarin oranges
• 1/2 small kiwi, peeled and sliced
• 1 ring spiced apple

Directions

Mix the yogurt and ricotta cheese in a small bowl. Use a small spatula to smooth each layer as you add it to a parfait glass or a ring mold (place the mold on a plate). Spread 1/4 cup drained pineapple in the bottom. Spread half the yogurt-ricotta mixture over the pineapple. Top with a layer of blueberries. Mandarin orange segments come next, then another yogurt-ricotta layer. Arrange slices of peeled kiwi. Top with the spiced apple ring. Cover loosely and refrigerate, unless you’re ready to eat it at once. If you use the ring mold, some juice may leak out during refrigeration. Use a paper towel to dry the plate just before serving.

Serves 1
The serving contains about 175 calories, 7 g protein, 0 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 38 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, and 56 mg sodium. (Gluten-free)

Blueberries – a superfood!

They may be a small fruit, but blueberries are a potent one. Nutritionists call them a superfood because they boast a number of disease-fighting antioxidants, including vitamin C. Antioxidants help protect against free radicals, which are unstable molecules that can cause cell damage, possibly leading to conditions such as cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s.

A half-cup of blueberries equals one serving of fruit and has only 40 calories. A few “berry” good tips:

> Select blueberries that are dry, firm, and deep-purple blue to blue-black with whitish bloom.

> If you want to freeze blueberries, put them on a cookie sheet in the freezer. Once frozen, pop the berries into plastic bags, where they can stay fresh in the freezer for up to a year.

Article and recipe from the StayWell Company, LLC

Ingredients

• 1 ready-made 12-inch-diameter thin pizza crust
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 cup sliced onion
• 1/2 cup thin green or red pepper strips
• 1 cup cooked chicken, cut into small cubes
• 1/2 cup bottled barbecue sauce
• 1 cup shredded part-skim, low-moisture mozzarella cheese

Directions
Preheat oven to 450°F. Heat oil in a frying pan and add onion and pepper strips. Fry over medium heat until soft, adding a little water instead of more oil if onion and pepper start to burn.

Add chicken and barbecue sauce. Stir and remove from heat. Place ready-made crust on cookie sheet. Spread chicken, onion, and pepper mix evenly on crust. Top with mozzarella. Bake for 10 minutes, watching carefully that cheese doesn’t brown too much.

Makes 8 slices
Each slice contains about 220 calories, 26 g protein, 7 g fat, 23 mg cholesterol, 26 g carbohydrates, 1 g fiber, and 469 mg sodium.

This recipe is gout-friendly because it contains food moderate in purines.

Recipe from the StayWell Company, LLC