Smoothie Bar at Smith Crossing

In celebration of National Nutrition Month at Smith Crossing, our dietitian Maggie Janik set up a smoothie bar for breakfast.  The residents were able to choose from a variety of fruits and vegetables, as well as extras like yogurt, almond butter, and flax seeds.  As Maggie prepared the smoothies she educated residents on the nutritional values and benefits to drinking the smoothies.  

Kara Superczynski

Dining Manager

Smith Crossing 

Superfood of the Month: Oats

For National Nutrition Month here at EHM Saline, we highlighted oats for this month’s superfood. Each week we have incorporated whole grains into our lunch meals and have educated our residents on the benefits of using whole grain foods. As pictured, we made a delicious fruit and yogurt parfait for the lunch dessert. We had positive feedback and plan to add it as a menu staple at our Blossom Café.

Serves 8

Ingredients

3 cups vanilla nonfat yogurt
1 cup defrosted frozen strawberries in juice
1 pint fresh raspberries and blueberries
1 cup good quality granola

Directions
Layer 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt into the bottom of 8 tulip dishes.
Combine defrosted strawberries and juice with fresh berries.
Alternate layers of the granola with yogurt and fruit until dishes
 are filled  to the top. Serve immediately to keep granola crunchy.

Nicole Mahrle

Adminstrative Assistant

EHM Senior Solutions

Whole Grain meal offerings

Today, Nicole and Team took advantage of National Nutrition Month to feature our frozen meal program for both residents and staff, which include whole grains!  She featured two of our favorite meals and discussed the wholesome ingredients in the meals.  In addition to spotlighting the meals, she guided participants on how to access the menu on the dining website via our kiosk.

The team at EHM Senior Solutions- Saline