FREE Healthy Lifestyles Seminar held the 1st Thursday of every month from 6-7PM.
ENJOY THE GOOD LIFE…Has living in the Big Easy taken a toll on your health?
Join Touro dieticians on the first Thursday of every month to learn about the keys to eating healthy New Orleans style. Learn about heart healthy dining strategies, including tasty recipe modifications and food label awareness. Learn how to live the good life and stay healthy too!
Watch Your Sugar Intake
Major Sources of Added Sugars (Caloric Sweeteners) in the American Diet Food Categories Contribution to Added Sugars Intake
Food groups that contribute more than 5 percent of the added sugars to the American diet in decreasing order:
| Food Categories |
Contribution to Added Sugars Intake
(percent of total added sugars consumed) |
| Regular soft drinks |
33.0 |
| Sugars and candy |
16.1 |
| Cakes, cookies, pies |
12.9 |
| Fruit drinks (fruitades and fruit punch) |
9.7 |
Dairy desserts and milk products
(ice cream, sweetened yogurt, and sweetened milk) |
8.6 |
| Other grains (cinnamon toast and honey-nut waffles) |
5.8 |
Names for Added Sugars That Appear on Food Labels
Some of the names for added sugars that may be in processed foods and listed on the label ingredients list:
| Brown sugar |
Invert sugar |
| Corn sweetener |
Lactose |
| Corn syrup |
Maltose |
| Dextrose |
Malt syrup |
| Fructose |
Molasses |
| Fruit juice concentrates |
Raw sugar |
| Glucose |
Sucrose |
| High-fructose corn syrup |
Sugar |
| Honey |
Syrup |
Source: www.health.gov
Lighten-Up: Tips to Slim Down Some of Your Favorite Recipes
Touro Registered Dietician Julie Sauviac, MS, RD, LDN shares easy ways lighten-up some of your favorite recipes and get a healthy start to the New Year!
Touro Registered Dietician Julie Sauviac, MS, RD, LDN shares easy ways lighten-up some of your favorite recipes and get a healthy start to the New Year!
Click the recipes below to see how a few simple modifications can help you skim down on fat and calories without compromising taste.
Calories: 137 (original recipe: 290)
Total fat: 4.9g (original recipe: 25.9g)
Sat fat: 1g (original recipe: 8.4g)
Calories: 143 (original recipe: 219)
Total fat: 2.7g (original recipe: 9.6g)
Calories: 282 (original recipe: 382)
Total fat: 3.9g (original recipe: 25.9g)
Cholesterol: 8mg (original recipe: 82mg)
Sugars: 34g (original recipe: 55g)
>> Email us your recipes!
Do you have a favorite recipe you would like a Touro Registered Dietician to “lighten up”? Just email
eatwell@touro.com. We’ll review your recipe and provide simple modifications to help you save fat and calories.