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  • Carrot Cake Overnight Oats

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Ingredients: Makes 7 servings 2 2/3 cup skim milk 4 1/2 cups old fashioned oats 1.5 cups grated carrots 2/3 cups raisins 1 tsp cinnamon 2 TBSP maple syrup 14 TBSP plain Greek nonfat yogurt 1 tsp cinnamon Directions: Combine milk and oats and allow…
    • 7 months ago
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    Ask a dietitian

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  • In-Home Diabetes Care: Make Good Food Choices

    In-Home Diabetes Care: Make Good Food Choices

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Managing your diabetes can seem like a full-time job. There are so many things that affect your blood sugar level. What you eat, the number of hours you sleep, how active you are — even stress — all have an impact. You can’t always control all of these…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Do One Thing for a Longer, Healthier Life

    Do One Thing for a Longer, Healthier Life

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Better health can be yours at any age. And it may be easier than you think to make the changes that will have a positive effect on your health. We all know we should eat a healthy diet. But you may not know just how big an impact what you eat and drink…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • Get Big Benefits From a Small Weight Loss

    Get Big Benefits From a Small Weight Loss

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Some small changes can have a big payoff. That’s true when it comes to losing weight. If you're carrying extra weight, dropping even 5 percent of your weight can be good for your health. That level of weight loss can help lower your risk of chronic…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Are You Dehydrated?

    Are You Dehydrated?

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Your body doesn’t work well when it’s low on fluids. When it loses more water than it takes in, you may have dehydration, which can lead to some serious health problems. You might not know when you’re dehydrated. But it could be behind your headache…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • Does When You Eat Make a Difference?

    Does When You Eat Make a Difference?

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    When it comes to healthy eating, we know that what we eat matters. So does how much we eat. And research shows that when we eat is important, too. Many studies point to health improvements from making changes to when you eat. That’s because our bodies…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • RE: What is a female hormone friendly diet, something that helps to keep PCOS under check, Thanks!

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Anjaly89 Thank you for your question. As health plans differ, you will want to check your plan's coverage. If you are a BCBS member, log into your member account and check coverage for dietary or nutrition visits. Then use the Provider Finder to locate…
    • over 1 year ago
    • Nutrition
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  • Diet Drinks Are Soda-licious, but Come With a Price

    Diet Drinks Are Soda-licious, but Come With a Price

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    If you have a sugar craving, but don’t want to gain weight, then a diet soda is the perfect option, right? Not necessarily. Research shows that drinking diet soda may have harmful effects on your health. From strokes to weight gain, diet drinks may…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • Dessert

    BCBSIL Connect Team
    BCBSIL Connect Team
    Although desserts typically do not offer a nutritional benefit….enjoying desserts in moderation as well as making adjustments to ingredients; replacing with more nutritious ingredients, removing or reducing less nutritious ingredients are strategies we…
    • over 3 years ago
    • Nutrition
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