Nutrition - Island Health

variety of healthy foods on wooden table

Nutrition for Wound Healing

The Island Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center sees patients with open and non-healing wounds. Non-healing wounds can happen from…

Food of the Month – Potatoes

The potato is native to the Peruvian-Bolivian Andes and is one of the world’s main food crops. As the source…

Pot filled with various types of shellfish.

Food of the Month – Shellfish

Shellfish is a colloquial and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of mollusks, crustaceans…

A holiday meal spread (turkey, cranberries and squash)

Healthy Eating for the Holidays

The holiday season is just around the corner! The hallmark of most American winter holidays are centered around big, indulgent…

Food of the Month – Nuts

Click here for two quick and easy dairy free dips! Archeological evidence indicates nuts have been an important global food…

Different sized, freshly washed tomatoes

Food of the Month – Tomatoes

Tomatoes are native to mid-latitude regions of the Andes mountains in South America. Originally known as tomatl to the Aztecs,…

Weaved basket of peaches, plums and nectarines

Food of the Month – Stone Fruit

Stone fruit, or drupes, include peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, cherries, almonds and their hybrids. Thought to have originated in the…

Wooden box filled with a variety of lettuce

Food of the Month – Lettuce

Lettuce thrives in June when the soil is warm but the air is not yet hot and prefers cooler climates…

A bowl of broccoli, green leaves and Brussel sprouts.

Food of the Month – Cruciferous Veggies

Cruciferous vegetables get their name from the four petals on their flowers that make the shape of a cross. Modern…

A collection of soy foods (edamame, tofu, soy beans, soy milk) set on a wooden table.

Food of the Month – Soy

Soy beans were first cultivated in central China in 1100 BC. They came to America in 1765 and were widely…

Deviled eggs on cutting board with chive garnish.

Food of the Month – Eggs

Few whole foods get as much media attention as the chicken egg; this attention comes mainly because of its cholesterol…

chocolate truffles on wooden cutting board with bite taken out of one.

Food of the Month – Chocolate

Chocolate begins as a collection of seeds in a fruit pod. Separated from their pith, the seeds are fermented in…

Food of the Month – Probiotic Foods

Probiotics are beneficial bacteria which inhabit the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Though most commonly identified in supplement form, probiotic foods also…