September Kitchen Corner
NEWSLETTER
NEWSLETTER
Kitchen Corner
Breakfast of Champions
We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Follow these four tips to power up your breakfast and start your day off right.
Add a source of protein source
Consuming protein is not only essential for energy production and building up your muscles it also helps curb appetite through the suppression of hunger stimulating hormones. Protein also takes longer to digest, keeping you feeling fuller for longer. Packing your breakfast full of protein will keep cravings at bay until lunchtime. Excellent sources of protein include: eggs, Greek yogurt, beans, quinoa, protein powder.
Bump up your fiber intake
Fiber slows down carbohydrate (sugar) digestion in your gut, therefore keeping your blood sugar from spiking. This is because soluble fiber absorbs water and becomes a gel in your gut, allowing sugars and fats to be absorbed at a much more sustainable rate. It keeps you feeling fuller longer, as well as helps keep your cholesterol in check!
Sources of fiber that can be incorporated into breakfast include: flax seeds, multigrain breads, whole wheat cereal products, beans, dark leafy greens.
Include a healthy fat
While fats are more calorically dense than carbohydrates or protein, they can keep you feeling fuller for longer. This is due to the release of satiety hormones and slowing of digestion. Adding a healthy fat to your breakfast will curb your appetite. Healthy fat sources include: avocados, nuts, olive oils, peanut or nut butters.
Reduce the refined
Swap out processed sugary cereals or toaster pastries for a more filling alternative such as bran cereals, rolled or quick oats. These substitutes will have much less added refined sugar, providing less of a spike in blood sugar.
Healthy Breakfast Ideas:
Spinach scrambled eggs on whole wheat toast
Greek yogurt parfait with berries and granola
Whole wheat banana pancakes with peanut butter
Breakfast bean burritos with avocado
Berry smoothie with protein powder
Hilltop Highlights and Events
February Events
February is African Heritage Month
Food Services is planning the following special meals
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES at HVH
Through a combination of staff, volunteer and community efforts, our programs are designed to offer residents a broad range of group and individual opportunities to enhance their physical, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual quality of life. We are thankful to our dedicated volunteers who support our programming throughout the year. Check out our video “Celebrating Therapeutic Recreation Month”—February 2026 highlighting programming over the past year on our website at www.hvh.ca and our Facebook Site !
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