{"id":1584,"date":"2017-03-13T01:46:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T05:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2024-02-13T08:32:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:32:35","slug":"va-healthcare-emphasizes-healthy-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/va-healthcare-emphasizes-healthy-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"VA Healthcare Emphasizes Healthy Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"

Healthy eating: An important component to the overall health and well-being of individuals, and a major focus of Bay Pines VA Healthcare System<\/u><\/a> dietitians in service to Veterans.<\/p>\n

One of many tools used to help Veterans achieve a more balanced and nutritious diet is the Healthy Teaching Kitchen<\/u><\/a> \u2013 an hour-long cooking demonstration hosted by VA dieticians intended to teach Veterans and their families healthy cooking skills and new recipes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ultimate goal with a Healthy Teaching Kitchen, and anything that we are implementing in our healthcare system, is to look at outcomes in regards to [Veterans’] nutrition status,\u201d said Sharon Hickman, Dietetic Internship Director, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy preparing [food] on our own and more healthily in our home setting, we can often achieve [nutritional goals] that we are setting with Veterans,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Recently, a demonstration was conducted by Bay Pines dietetic interns Jennifer Peters and Kellyn Shollenberger for Veterans who participate in the Bay Pines cancer support group. The menu for the day: Mediterranean quinoa salad with avocado lime dressing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat better way to promote nutrition than to show [Veterans] how to cook a recipe, a recipe that they can try, and to see that healthy food can taste good\u2026it is something they can actually create on their own,\u201d said Peters prior to the start of the demonstration.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Bay Pines dieticians, Healthy Teaching Kitchens provide Veterans and their families the opportunity to sample foods they may not have tried on their own. Additionally, many demonstrations focus on disease specific conditions like the one for the cancer support group.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026It tasted great\u2026knowing there were healthy things in [the Mediterranean quinoa salad] that I would normally shy away from. It was pretty tasty,\u201d said U.S. Army Veteran Jerald Simon, who attended the demonstration as a member of the cancer support group.<\/p>\n

In recognition of National Nutrition Month, Bay Pines dietetic interns will be conducting several more Healthy Teaching Kitchen demonstrations throughout March. The events will take place in the J.C. Cobb room located on the first floor of the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center. Click here for address and driving directions.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

To learn more about the upcoming demonstrations and nutrition services provided by the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, please call 727-398-6661 extension 10204 or visit: www.baypines.va.gov\/services\/nutrition_counseling.asp<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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