Healthy Eating

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The nurse’s snack calorie quiz

Does zucchini bread land on your list of daily vegetables? Is the peanut butter in a Reese’s cup your afternoon dose of protein? Find out how good you are at counting calories with these nurse-favorite break room treats and vending machine snacks.

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The one superpower I’d love to have during the holidays

What if you could eat to your heart’s (and gut’s) content without the guilt of packing on the pounds?

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Leftover food for the ER staff…

Why is it that my department is always the recipient of all the random food from every meeting?

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Would you break up with coffee for this energy booster?

Here it is upfront: oatmeal! You probably ate it for breakfast as a kid, and if you did, you probably had tons of energy. Here’s why nurses in particular should try it (and not just ANY oatmeal…)

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Eating on the go: Product review for nurses

I read about a product that I found so intriguing I contacted the company to see if I could try it out.

Taking it to work – snack and meal ideas

Taking it to work – snack and meal ideas

Here are tips from your fellow nurses for perfectly packable snacks and meals that are guaranteed to power you through your shift!

Are you a vending machine sinner?

Are you a vending machine sinner?

You want to be an angel, but there are some devilish treats lurking in your break room. Here’s how to spot them.

Nursing an appetite: Recipe swaps for nurses

Nursing an appetite: Recipe swaps for nurses

With so many women (and foodies!) in the nursing profession, there’s no telling how many “secret” recipes are discussed and swapped across the country during the course of a workday.

3 best mid-morning snacks for nurses

3 best mid-morning snacks for nurses

There are a couple things that come into play when planning your morning nutrition.

Checklist: 21 smart vending machine snacks

Checklist: 21 smart vending machine snacks

You have limited time, patients calling for you, and you’re starving! Grab your stack of quarters and this “best foods to choose” checklist.

Rating hospital cafeterias

Rating hospital cafeterias

Hospital cafeteria food  has never had a reputation for being gourmet, but is it too much to ask that it just be decent? Turns out a lot of cafeterias are doing their best to shrug off the “bad food” mantle. In a recent survey on Yahoo, foodies from around the country weighed in on the best hospital meal they’d ever tasted.

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Double duty breakfast for nurses!

A smoothie that gives us our caffeine AND chocolate fix, all in one delicious, healthy glass? Sounds too good to be true.

The Portion Guessing Game!

The Portion Guessing Game!

Ten questions. Thirty possible answers. Ready to test your portion smarts? WARNING: More than half our players have failed the game so far!

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5 ways to control portions on the go

Making compromises is usually a good thing, but not when it comes to food. And your hectic nursing lifestyle may lead you to make too many compromises about eating. Here’s how to plan meals and snacks to make sure you’re back in control!

Quiz: Portion Distortion

Quiz: Portion Distortion

Think you could answer what the calorie differences are between food served 20 years ago and food today? Find out the shocking difference!