Create Your Best Life with Healthy Hearts! Healthy You!

Healthy Hearts! Healthy You! helps you improve your overall well-being and gives you resources and rewards for your participation in healthy activities. Join your colleagues in putting your health first!

National Nutrition Month

Take a new approach to food in March in honor of National Nutrition Month. By learning a few simple strategies, you can make improvements on your plate and for your health.

Not sure where to start? Try these four heart healthy foods:

1. Fruits and veggies: Eat a colorful medley of fresh produce.
2. Whole grains: Reach for brown rice, wild rice, bulgur, quinoa, and oatmeal.
3. Lean proteins: Choose poultry, seafood, salmon, beans, and tofu.
4. Healthy oils: Use unsaturated oils, such as olive oil.

Making Health a Habit

The Balance Your Diet Plan by Healthy Hearts! Healthy You! gives you the tools you need to make nutrition work for your lifestyle. With Balance Your Diet, you’ll learn how to:

• Create a weekly healthy eating plan
• Add nutritious foods to your plate
• Reduce your risk for chronic disease
• Enjoy the benefits of healthy eating

Already Eating a Healthy Diet?

Healthy Hearts! Healthy You! also offers a variety of additional Daily Habit Plans that can help with stress management, exercise, treating chronic conditions and more.

Want to Eat Smarter?

Attend the Nourishing Nutrition Webinar for “Healthy Living Hangouts,” offered by your Wellness Coordinators Dana Faulkner and Renee Cocozza. They will discuss:

• Healthy nutrition strategies and recommendations for eating a balanced diet
• Diet myths
• Gut health and immunity
• Establishing sustainable habits

Sessions are 30 minutes long and will be recorded. All employees are invited to participate.

Check out and register for a Healthy Living Hangouts Webinar.

Eating Mediterranean

Some of the healthiest people can be found in Italy, Greece, and other countries around the Mediterranean Sea. Rates of chronic disease are among the lowest in the world, suggesting that diet may play an important role. Known as the Mediterranean diet, the typical nutrition profile of that region includes:

• High intake of olive oil, fruit, nuts, vegetables, and whole grains
• Moderate intake of fish and poultry
• Low intake of dairy products, red meat, processed meats, and sweets
• Wine in moderation at meals

With a few easy shifts in your lifestyle and habits, you can improve your health and lower your risk of disease.

For more information on Eating Mediterranean and other healthy tips, check out these flyers:

• Eating Mediterranean
• Handout Portion Control
• Nutrition Newsletter

Questions? Ask during Virtual Office Hours

If you have any questions or need help registering for Healthy Hearts! Healthy You!, pop into the virtual office hours with our wellness coordinators.

Take the Next Steps toward Health

Earning your rewards and improving your health starts by completing the following:

• Complete your Health Assessment Questionnaire. All it takes is 10 minutes, and you’ll get a personalized health report.
• Complete your Biometric and Blood Screening. Register now at WebMD.