Dietary fiber is a component of edible plant material that cannot be digested in the body. Fiber is generally identified as soluble (can be dissolved in water) or insoluble (cannot be dissolved in water). Soluble fibers have been shown to decrease blood glucose and cholesterol levels whereas insoluble fibers are great for regulating movement of …

Snack routines are often boring and repetitive. Instead of eating just an apple or resorting to less healthy (but more tasteful) option such as chips or cookies, here are some filling and satisfying ideas to keep your senior residents excited for snack time! Incorporate more fiber: Foods that contain fiber take longer to digest which …

Dietary fiber is essential in assisted living food menus, as it has many nutritional health benefits. A high-fiber diet can help keep cholesterol and blood sugar levels in check. This nutrient also plays an important part in digest health and aids in weight loss and management. Would you like your nursing or residential care home …

You’ve probably heard the term glycemic index but like many of us, you don’t know much about it. Glycemic Index  (GI) is a measurement of the effect that carbohydrates have on blood sugar levels. Like golf, high is bad, low is good. Carbohydrates that break down quickly during digestion and rapidly release glucose (sugar) into …

…helps us in so many ways – its numerous health benefits are proven and well documented.  Fiber is only found in plant products,  so if a food comes from an animal, it does not have fiber. That means if you are consuming most of your calories from meat, chicken, fish, cheese, milk, bacon, and fats …