Stress Awareness Month – How Do You React?

Stress isn’t the event or situation; it’s the reaction to that event or situation. Learn to react in ways that minimize the stress threat.

Minimize stress by changing how you choose to respond to it. Balance your life with time for eating right, exercise, work, relationships, relaxation, and fun.

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Stress Awareness Month – Express Yourself

Talk it out. Expressing your anxieties or fears to a friend, therapist, or family member can be incredibly helpful.

Minimize stress by changing how you choose to respond to it. Balance your life with time for eating right, exercise, work, relationships, relaxation, and fun.

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Stress Awareness Month – Eat Healthy

Eat a healthy diet. Although reaching for high-fat, high-sugar foods can provide a temporary sense of relief, it is short lived. Better to consume a healthy diet that helps combat stress over the long haul.

 

Minimize stress by changing how you choose to respond to it. Balance your life with time for eating right, exercise, work, relationships, relaxation, and fun.

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The Best Foods to Help You Meet Protein Goals 

Reaching your protein goal after surgery doesn’t need to be hard. Include one of these protein-rich foods or beverages at each meal and you’re sure to hit your goal with ease.

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  Full Liquid Pureed Soft Regular
Ready-to-drink protein shakes or protein water x x x x
Protein powders mixed with water or milk x x x x
Protein powders blended with fruit x x x x
Fairlife milk (higher in protein) x x x x
Milk, skim, 1% or 2% x x x x
Carbmaster white or chocolate milk (only at Kroger) x x x x
Carbmaster yogurt smoothies (only at Kroger) smooth x x x
Yogurt, Dannon Oikos Triple Zero smooth x x x
Yogurt, Dannon Two Good smooth x x x
Yogurt, Carbmaster (only at Kroger) smooth x x x
Yogurt blended with Fairlife milk and fruit x x x x
Yogurt, plain Greek, add fruit flavored protein powder x x x x
Pudding, no added sugar (ready to eat) x x x x
Pudding, instant mix – increase protein with Fairlife milk or protein powder x x x x
Soup, blended and strained x x x x
Soup, blended x x x
Soup, add extra chicken or meat, blended x x x
Soup x x
Soup, add extra chicken or meat x x
Chili, (beef, turkey, chicken, vegetarian) blended x x x
Chili, (beef, turkey, chicken, vegetarian) x x
Hot cocoa, no added sugar, made with milk x x x x
Fudgesicles, no added sugar x x x x
Carnation Instant Breakfast, no added sugar x x x x
Refried beans, mashed x x x
Refried beans x x
Cottage cheese, mashed x x x
Cottage cheese x x
Low fat gravy blended with meat x x x
Egg substitute (Egg Beaters), lightly scrambled x x x
Eggs (scrambled, fried, hard or soft boiled) x x
Tuna, add seasoning and light dressing, finely chopped x x x
Tuna, add seasoning and light dressing x x
Tuna, add fresh celery, onion and light dressing x
Chicken, canned, add seasoning and light dressing, finely chopped x x x
Chicken, canned add seasoning and light dressing x x
Chicken salad with fresh vegetables x
Meat, fish or poultry blended x x x
Meat or poultry, ground or finely shredded x x
Fish, flakey, baked x x
Meat, fish or poultry (moist and tender is best) x
Deli meat (lean turkey, chicken, ham, or roast beef) x x
Hummus x x x
Beans, mashed (avoid baked beans with added sugar) x x x
Beans (avoid baked beans with added sugar) x x
Vegetarian burgers x x
Vegetarian meat substitutes x x
Tofu x x
Turkey sausage x
Cheese, low fat (light mozzarella cheese sticks, light Baby Bell, Light Laughing Cow, 2% milk cheese) x x
Protein bars, low sugar – great for emergencies x
Peanut butter, smooth, in liquid recipes (limit due to high fat) x x x x
Peanut butter, smooth (limit due to high fat) x x x
Powdered peanut butter, in liquid recipes x x x x
Powdered peanut butter x x x

 

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Stress Awareness Month – Walk Away Stress

Go for a walk. Activities that involve repetitive movements of large muscle groups, like walking, can be particularly stress relieving.

Minimize stress by changing how you choose to respond to it. Balance your life with time for eating right, exercise, work, relationships, relaxation, and fun.

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