Category: Nutrition Services
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Salads aren’t just for summer: You can enjoy Mason jar salads year long

In layered Mason jar salads, complete nutrition meets ingenious design. Try this portable, flexible and perfectly-proportioned school or work lunch option with tasty ingredients. Don’t use anything you don’t like, because there are so many options, you don’t have to! (This means you will actually eat a salad for lunch.) Abby Chan, R.D.N., a registered… Read more
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Savory chickpea patties

This simple, family-friendly dish is courtesy of Erin Rudin, R.D.N., a clinical dietitian with Northern Arizona Healthcare’s Fit Kids of Arizona. Full of tasty vegetarian protein and spices, savory chickpea patties are also low in fat. The chickpeas go through the food processor for a smoother texture, so even non-chickpea lovers will enjoy them. “I recently… Read more
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The healing powers of culinary herbs and spices

In the Spring issue of NAH NOW! − Northern Arizona Healthcare’s quarterly magazine − Juanita Marlette, R.D.N., clinical dietitian at Verde Valley Medical Center, shared some wisdom about the healing powers of culinary herbs and spices. For centuries, herbs and spices have been used in recipes and poultices by traditional healers around the globe. Think of your… Read more
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Jeanine Drake is recognized by the Association for Healthcare Foodservice

The Association for Healthcare Foodservice will honor Jeanine Drake, M.A., R.D.N., director of Nutrition Services at Northern Arizona Healthcare’s Flagstaff Medical Center, on Thursday, June 9, at the AHF’s 2016 annual conference in Dallas. Drake received the Benchmarking Award of Excellence, which recognizes a healthcare facility that has consistently used AHF Benchmarking EXPRESS − the premier healthcare… Read more