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SAS Nutrition

As a staff of certified nutritionists, our mission is to bring you the most up-to-date nutrition information that will enable employees to make strategic nutrition choices for their personal health needs and the needs of their family.

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Ashley Bailey, MS, RDN, LDNSeptember 28, 2022 0

Eat the rainbow: Opt for orange

Colorful fruits and vegetables paint beautiful images of health and wellness. The compounds that give each color its rich hue contain a unique blend of nutrients that protect us from certain diseases and keep our body’s working in tip-top shape. Throughout the day, aim to eat a rainbow of colors

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Ashley Bailey, MS, RDN, LDNSeptember 14, 2022 0

Make your mornings easy with make-ahead breakfasts

Think about your typical weekday morning. Do you leisurely sip a hot cup of tea or coffee while savoring a healthy, satisfying breakfast? Or are you frantically running around trying to get out of the house on time with barely a second to decide what to grab for breakfast? With

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Kelly LeSage, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCPAugust 10, 2022 0

Easy weeknight dinners

One thing I hear from the majority of my patients is the need for quick and easy dinner ideas. Weeknights are busy, I hear you! To get healthy, real, whole food based meals on the table quick, some planning ahead is key. There is no way you can get a

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Ashley Bailey, MS, RDN, LDNJuly 27, 2022 2

5 RD-approved dips from Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe's has grown to become a grocery store staple. However, with the constant rotation of new products, it's tough to weed out what is or isn't healthy. Cooking from scratch is the gold standard, but sometimes we need those quick and easy buys. As you incorporate healthier swaps into

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Jen Sohl-Marion, MPH, RDN, LDNJuly 13, 2022 4

Give green tea a(nother) try

Have you seen the Instagram Reel that jokes that replacing your morning coffee with green tea can decrease what little joy you have left in this world by 80% or something along those lines? As a coffee lover and former green tea not-so-enthusiast, that one cracks me up every time.

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Ashley Bailey, MS, RDN, LDNJune 22, 2022 0

12 ways to use roasted red peppers

Jarred roasted red peppers and their sweet and sunny disposition always catch my eye at the grocery store. They have a bright, cheerful taste with a hint of smokiness that adds depth to pretty much any dish, but I often keep walking because I don’t know what to do with

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Ashley Bailey, MS, RDN, LDNJune 8, 2022 0

Eat the rainbow: Reach for red

“Eat the rainbow” is a central nutrition message (and no, I’m not talking about those artificially colored treats, sorry!). But why is it so important? Our bodies thrive on variety, and each color in fruits and vegetables contains a unique blend of nutrients that help protect us from certain diseases

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Kelly LeSage, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCPMay 25, 2022 0

Upgrade your salad kit

Salad kits have become very popular over the last few years, and for good reason. Most of us are trying to eat healthier and they make it easier. Right? Not so fast. Not all salad kits are created equal. In fact, some of them can be loaded with added sugars,

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Kelly LeSage, MS, RDN, LDN, IFNCPMay 11, 2022 0

The many functions of fiber

Fiber is one of those things we all know we need to get more of. We may not be sure why, but we hear it everywhere. Are you constipated? Eat more fiber (and drink more water). Do you have diarrhea? Eat more fiber. But fiber does way more for us

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