Tag: Diet
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Understanding BMI
by Nancy Manubay, PA-C Image 1 Women measuring waist Body mass index, or BMI, is used by medical professionals to determine whether a person is underweight, normal or healthy weight, overweight, or obese. The table below is an example of a BMI chart. Image 2 BMI Chart Use this link to calculate your BMI: BMI…
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Iced Green Tea
Iced Green Tea by Nancy Minnich Manubay. I had the wonderful experience of being invited to visit with a good friend and her family while they where living in Shanghai, China. They were gracious enough to fly me there and entertain me for a week. I am so thankful to them for giving me…
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Refrigerator Oatmeal
Refrigerator OatmealBy Nancy Manubay Refrigerator Oatmeal is probably one of the easiest grab-and-go breakfasts you could imagine. The number of possible combinations and flavors is limited only by your own imagination. It is an easy, inexpensive, and healthy breakfast. You can use any kind of oatmeal you like, but I would suggest either Quick Oats…
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There is no “e” in Potato Salad
Yummy Potato Salad There are some very good prepared potato salads at delis and grocery stores, but generally I do not like the consistency of the potatoes. They can be under cooked or just flat-out mushy. With that in mind, I decided to try my hand at homemade potato salad. The result was so creamy…
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Tomato and Cucumber Salad
6/29/16 Tomatoes and cucumbers are fresh at our local orchard, and as always this is a great, easy, go-to side dish for lunch, dinner, picnics, whatever. It is very healthy and light tasting with only 1 T. of olive oil in the recipe. I’ve updated the prior post to include the use of fresh basil,…
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Garlic Mashed Potatoes
As I mentioned, I recently married and there is a cultural difference between me and my husband. We are both Americans, but I am of German decent, and he is of Filipino decent. He did not know what the term “comfort food” meant. Being of German decent, I am all too familiar with that term.…
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Summer Salsa
Of course, this recipe is for all year long, but there is nothing better than fresh salsa, and it is the perfect time of the year for it. Even if you don’t have access to fresh tomatoes, you can get these gorgeous vine ripened tomatoes pretty much all year long at the grocery store. This…