For the Health of It!
At Wooster Community Hospital, we want everyone to be as healthy and happy as possible.
For our WCH Friends Program members, we’ve gathered a selection of topics of interest to those looking to optimize their health and well-being. This includes tips on healthy eating, how to get the most out of your sleep habits, managing stress, and much more.
We can also arrange a tour for you and your friends or family members of HealthPoint, our outpatient rehabilitation and health & wellness facility on Friendsville Road. WCH Friends Program members get a FREE Unlimited Day Pass to try out our fantastic fitness facility!
If there is a health and wellness topic you’d like to see covered here, let us know by calling the WCH Friends Program office at (330) 263-8462.
Please enjoy the Dieticians Dish! These monthly newsletters share wondering tips for staying healthy!
Registered Dieticians tips and recipes!
Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
- Make the night before for a creamy and easy breakfast on busy fall mornings
- ½ cup oatmeal
- ½ cup nonfat milk
- ¼ cup plain, nonfat yogurt
- ½ cup apple, chopped
- 1/8th teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds (optional)
- Add oatmeal to container of choice (one with lid or easy to cover is ideal). Pour in milk and yogurt. Add layer of chopped apples. Top off with cinnamon, drizzle of honey, and chia seeds. Place in fridge and enjoy in the morning (or at least 8 hours later). Adapted from Quakeroats.com
Homemade Salsa Recipe - Easy Blender Salsa
- 4 Roma Tomatoes
- 1/2 White or Yellow Onion
- 1/3 cup Cilantro
- 1 Jalapeno - Red or Green (green is less spicy, remove seeds for milder taste)
- 2 Garlic Cloves (can substitute with 1 tablespoon of minced garlic)
- 1 tablespoon Lime Juice
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- Pinch of Sugar
- Pinch of Pepper
Instructions:
- Roughly chop tomatoes and place half into the blender.
- Add lime juice to blender.
- Roughly chop the onion and jalapeno and add to blender along with garlic cloves.
- Add the remaining chopped tomatoes, cilantro, sugar, salt and pepper.
- Pulse ingredients until the blender gets going (add a couple of tablespoons of water if needed).
- Blend at low speed until the salsa is smooth.