Look for these Healthy Livings specials in our seven Healthy Living stores: Wooster Towne Market, Wooster Millton, Medina Forest Meadows, Medina River Styx, Massillon, Orrville, and Ashland.
Look for these Healthy Livings specials in our seven Healthy Living stores: Wooster Towne Market, Wooster Millton, Medina Forest Meadows, Medina River Styx, Massillon, Orrville, and Ashland.
The good news is there are lifestyle changes we can make that will help promote a healthy gut and improve our overall wellbeing. Understanding the effects that poor eating habits, lack of sleep and stress have on our gut health can empower us to take action and give ourselves a serious gut check. Here are 5 daily habits than can enhance the health of your gut:
Make sure to eat high fiber foods at every meal. While all fiber is important for digestive balance, prebiotics are certain fibers that feed the healthy bacteria in your gut. Sources of prebiotics include onions, garlic, leeks, asparagus, soybeans, apples, bananas, beans, and lentils, oats, flax seed and wheat bran. Follow these tips to ensure you consume plenty of prebiotics:
Note: Adding more fiber to your diet may cause some initial gastric distress. To minimize this, gradually increase your fiber intake.
Probiotics, the healthy bacteria that live in your gut, can be consumed in certain foods. Choose fermented foods like yogurt, kefir, miso, kimchi, and kombucha. Look for options that contain at least 1 billion CFU of healthy bacteria like lactobacilli and/or bifidobacteria. It’s important to have a source of probiotics every day to gain the health benefits. Click here for a list full of gut nourishing options available at Buehler’s store and when shopping online at Buhlers.com.
Buehler’s yogurt parfaits are a convenient way to add probiotics to your daily eating habits. Visit our yogurt parfait case for a healthful meal or snack to go!
Avoid diets that eliminate whole food groups. Diets should include diverse food choices, in moderation. Research is showing that the microbiota has a great range of needs that a diet with a variety of foods can help provide.
Not getting enough sleep can have unhealthy impacts on your gut health. Try to prioritize getting at least 7-8 hours of sleep per night and talk with your physician if you are having trouble sleeping. Lack of sleep can also lead to higher levels of stress which is hard on your entire body, including your gut. Try meditation, walking, diffusing essential oils, decreasing caffeine intake, laughing, or yoga to help relax.
Adding a prebiotic or probiotic supplement to your daily habits may be a great way to improve your gut health. As mentioned, prebiotics provide “food” to promote the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut, while probiotics are live healthy bacteria. It’s best to consult your healthcare provider when choosing a probiotic or prebiotic supplement to ensure the best health benefits. Buehler’s offers a wide selection of high-quality supplements
If you follow a gluten-free lifestyle, you know that grocery shopping and meal preparation can often be frustrating. Searching the supermarket for the right products and coming up with easy, tasty meal options isn’t always easy. Let Buehler’s be your personal shopping assistant! Our stores strive to meet the individualized dietary needs of our shoppers and we provide expert advice along with an exciting selection of new and unique products that will add taste, nutrition, and diversity to your gluten-free meals. Whether you’ve just started following a gluten-free eating plan, or you’ve been going gluten-free for a while, we’ll help you make fun, flavorful meals that will satisfy both your taste buds and nutrient needs. Registered Dietitian, Shari Steinbach, provides the following tips to help you shop for and prepare tasty gluten-free meals that are delicious and nutritious:
Start by loading your cart with fresh foods that are naturally gluten-free such as fruits and vegetables, milk, unprocessed cheese, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, beans/legumes, eggs, nuts and tofu. The next step is to search out gluten-free sources of grain such as rice, corn tortillas and grits. These foods can comprise the basics of your eating plan. Then it’s time to discover the wide variety of special gluten-free items available at Buehler’s like baking essentials, snack foods, condiments and more.
You don’t have to go on a lengthy scavenger hunt to find gluten-free products at Buehler’s. We make it easy by having Healthy Living sections and Gluten-free tags in a growing number of our locations and we are continually expanding our offerings with delicious new products. Each time you shop, select a few new gluten-free items to try. You’ll find a variety of exciting choices in the baking, snack, pasta and cereal aisles to name a few. We also have delicious options in our frozen and bakery departments.
Currently seven of our stores are set up with the Healthy Living tags and signs: Ashland, Orrville, Massillon, both Medina locations and both Wooster stores. We hope to expand the program to all 13 stores by the end of 2021.
Buehler’s has a large variety of options to choose from regarding these products so it’s just a matter of finding your favorite. Look for whole grain gluten-free breads and crackers, pasta made with brown rice or bean flours and flour blends that can be substituted equally for wheat flour. The new products in these categories offer more taste and better-for-you choices than ever before and Buehler’s is committed to making them available to our customers. You’ll find many of our favorites on our Gluten-Free Shopping List, and by seeking out the gluten-free tags in the Healthy Living section of our aisles.
If you are unsure about a product fitting into your eating plan, be sure to check out the label. It will tell you if a product is made with gluten-free ingredients and can serve as a short-cut for finding the right foods. Click here for a list of ingredients to avoid. Some foods also have advisory statements, like “May contain wheat,” or “Made on equipment that also processes wheat.” Some companies use them to warn allergic consumers about a real risk in the processing of a food. On the flip side, you may see statements like “Made in a dedicated gluten-free facility,” or “Made on dedicated gluten-free equipment.” You will learn the ins and outs of label reading faster than you might think.
One way to always ensure you have a quick and healthy gluten-free meal on hand is to customize your kitchen those products that help you easily assemble simple meals. Click here for a one-week menu planner featuring gluten-free products from Buehler’s in simple assembly meals.
These menu plans and recipes are delicious and filled with an abundance of Healthy Living ingredients. Best of all, being allergen free, they can be served safely at your fall gathering.
There won’t be many football games to attend this fall but don’t let that stop you from celebrating your favorite teams. Gather a few friends for a backyard tailgate party, wear your team jerseys and enjoy some wholesome food and a game of football trivia.
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White Chicken Chili (recipe below) and Vegetarian Chili
Individual Bags of Blue Whole Grain Tortilla Chips
Assorted Beverages
Fresh Local Apples
Prepackaged Nuts and Trail Mix
No crowded celebrations this year but you can host a festive fete with your favorite friends. Visit Buehler’s bakery for pretzel buns to build your sandwiches and individually wrap them for guests. Don’t forget some vegetarian choices as well. Simply swap out the turkey for veggies like avocado, cucumber, tomato and lettuce with cheese or veggie cheese.
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Smoked Turkey on Pretzel Buns with cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion & Dijon mustard
Green salad with fresh pear slices, candied walnuts & light balsamic vinaigrette
(serve in individual bowls)
Easy Apple Strudel (opt for a light apple pie filling)
Variety of cider, beer and nonalcoholic beverages
Corn Muffins (Kodiak Cakes for a protein forward muffin, Cup4Cup for a GF mix)
Individual Cups of Veggies & Pumpkin Hummus
Apple Cider (pre-poured into cups)
This super-fast recipe creates a thick and delicious chili. Serve with blue whole grain tortilla chips and fresh diced avocado if desired.
Makes approx. 8 servings
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Nutrition information per serving: 405 calories; 13 g fat; 40 g carbohydrate; 33 g protein; 9 g fiber; 1197 mg sodium
Decorating Details: Buehler’s stocks a large variety of fall décor items that are perfect for any of your party themes. From colorful mums to pumpkins, gourds and cornstalks, shop our selection to add the perfect fall finishing touch to your celebration.
The original version of this tasty pumpkin chili includes lean ground turkey. To make a vegetarian and vegan version, simply eliminate the turkey. Makes approx. 10 (1 cup) servings.
Gather your ingredients and start cooking!
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Nutrition information per serving: 150 calories; 6 g fat; 16 g carbohydrate; 6.5 g protein; 5 g fiber; 224 mg sodium
Photo and recipe courtesy of VeryBestbaking.com
It’s time to say farewell to summer and hello to fall. After months of isolating, Zoom meetings and quarantining, many of us are ready to socialize with friends and family to enjoy all that autumn brings. This year’s celebrations, however, will look a bit different as we forego the crowded tailgate parties and busy fall festivals in lieu of smaller events with new safety rules. But it is still possible to celebrate together in a pandemic, says Registered Dietitian Annette Maggi, “if we follow some safety guidelines, we can lower the risk of outdoor get togethers to share food and celebrate the season.”
At Buehler’s, we understand the need for social interaction along with your desire to stay healthy and safe. Working together with our team of dedicated employees and health professionals we have assembled some delicious, healthy recipes, easy menu plans, beautiful fall décor and simple tips to help you celebrate safely (add link to menu planner). So, whether you throw a small backyard tailgate party, enjoy a neighborhood pumpkin carving contest, or create a family Octoberfest celebration, we have you covered.
Halloween brings out the kid in all of us as a fun day of dressing up in costumes, telling spine-tingling stories, and going door-to-door collecting tricks or treats. Buehler’s wants all children, and the entire community, to have a safe and happy Halloween, including those managing allergies. A 1 out of every 13 children has a food allergy*, we’re supporting the Teal Pumpkin Project, encouraging our shoppers to offer allergen-free options to trick or treaters.
Stock up on the following allergen free options – many of which are on display at Buehler’s stores – for Halloween school events, parties and trick-or-treating.
Click here to find recipes for some special Halloween Snack recipes!
Here are some tips for participating in the Teal Pumpkin project. Our teal pumpkins are available at our 7 Healthy Living stores: Wooster (2), Medina (2), Ashland, Massillon and Orrville.
Annette Maggi, MS, RDN, LD, FAND (left) and Shari Steinbach, MS, RDN are registered dietitians helping Buehler’s Fresh Foods bring Healthy Living to life for our shoppers.
*Reference: Gupta RS, Warren CM, Smith BM, Blumenstock JA, Jiang J, Davis MM, Nadeau KC. The public health impact of parent-reported childhood food allergies in the United States. Pediartrics. 2018; 142(6):e20181235
October is the perfect reason for a party — cooler temperatures, Fall harvest, and of course, Halloween. This year, Buehler’s is supporting the Teal Pumpkin Project to ensure everyone has a safe and happy Halloween including those managing allergies.
We’ve compiled a list of our favorite allergen friendly recipes, perfect if you’re hosting a Halloween party or bringing treats to a school event.
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Lean, nutrient-rich pork is versatile, affordable and has the qualities that make it easy to incorporate into many quick and healthy recipes. We love it paired with potatoes and asparagus in this delicious sheet pan meal!
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Nutrition information (per serving): 449 calories, 23g fat, 6.8g saturated fat, 35g carbohydrate, 4.3g fiber, 28.5g protein, 551mg sodium
Recipe source: Yummly.com