by Wendy Kaplan, MS, RDN, CSO, CDCES, CDN | Dec 2, 2017 | Oncology
The Beatles were surely onto something with their 1967 pop rock hit, “With a Little Help from My Friends.” We all need and long for social interaction and when we are lucky enough to be blessed with that in our lives, it makes a lot of things a lot better. In fact,...
by Wendy Kaplan, MS, RDN, CSO, CDCES, CDN | Dec 1, 2017 | Mondays Monthly Glance
We’re all about the smiles and good times at Mondays at Racine, so of course my goal was to make the month of December one to remember! Mondays~Mocktails~Merriment & Memories was the perfect theme. Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, smiley 2018. XOXO, Wendy...
by Wendy Kaplan, MS, RDN, CSO, CDCES, CDN | Nov 10, 2017 | Nutrition/ Wellness
Salads have a long time reputation for being healthful and satisfying. Many times people load their salads with various ingredients that result in a meal over 1,000 calories and 80 grams of fat. There are lots of fixings that can actually sabotage that healthy meal....
by Wendy Kaplan, MS, RDN, CSO, CDCES, CDN | Nov 1, 2017 | Mondays Monthly Glance
Many cancer patients experience taste changes during treatment. Even though we always address this by experimenting with different flavor palettes, in November we highlighted “fall” herbs & spices. We made pumpkin pie spice and tried different dips...
by Wendy Kaplan, MS, RDN, CSO, CDCES, CDN | Oct 18, 2017 | Recipes
Who says pumpkin is only reserved for pie? This yummy pumpkin spiced smoothie can be enjoyed year round and is chock-full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytochemicals. Tip: buy extra canned pumpkin in the fall and winter, sometimes it’s hard to find in the...
