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ANSWERS From Your Hearing Doctor Can wearing hearing aids cause further damage to my hearing?
That’s a good question. Yes and no. If a hearing aid is properly fit, it will not cause damage. If improperly fit, yes it can cause damage. The question becomes...how do you know if the hearing aid is properly fit? As an audiologist, there are certain techniques I use to make sure hearing aids are fit correctly. First, every patient goes through an extensive evaluation to ensure the hearing loss is properly diagnosed. This includes evaluating the outer, middle, and inner ears, as well as cognitive speech understanding. This helps ensure I recommend the proper hearing aid for each individual patient. After this testing is performed and the hearing aid arrives, each hearing aid is set to a prescription based on the tests performed. The device performance can then be verified using several techniques, such as real ear measures, which shows the output at the ear level of the hearing aid, as well as sound field tests which yield information about what the patient can hear wearing the devices.
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By carefully performing all of these measures, I can ensure my patient will have maximum audibility and ultimately be successful with their hearing aids. Because of the issue of improper fit, it is important to think twice about ordering a “hearing aid” off of the internet or out of a magazine because it may over or under amplify and be improperly fit. As a patient at Taylor Hearing, we make sure that you feel comfortable with your hearing aids. With any hearing aid purchase, you have full service for the lifetime of that hearing aid which includes: free wax removal, free cleaning of the hearing aid, free hearing checkups, retesting on a regular basis and a cup of coffee with a freshly baked cookie. We look forward to seeing you! For more information, please contact Dr. Michael Steer, Taylor Hearing Centers.
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Sara P. Shirley Good Health Editor
Those who are called to a career in healthcare are a special group. To spend one’s life helping others who are suffering from ailments and illnesses takes strength, courage and heart. In this issue of Good Health, we decided to shine a light on some of the incredibly giving men and women who make up the healthcare workforce in Memphis and who, ultimately, make our city a better place to live. During the recent fight against an outbreak of the Ebola virus, healthcare workers have proven themselves the real heroes of this story. The global attention surrounding the outbreak has raised awareness regarding the risks that healthcare workers bravely face, both at home and abroad. Healthcare providers on the frontlines have been fighting this crisis with a tenacity that is nothing less than admirable. While this issue includes several feature articles on local healthcare heroes, we also have many of our regular features, such as an at-home workout guide, a racing calendar, a heart-healthy recipe, nutrition advice and more. Thanks for reading and as always, if you have any feedback, please email me at patterson@commercialappeal.com. To good health,
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hink of Joy Sharp as a personal programs…that are coming in and that navigator for the healthcare system. leave right back out.” In 2013, with a grant from Cigna, Under Sharp’s guidance, Wellness the Methodist Healthcare Foundation Wednesdays were born. Each month, set out to create an innovative new at the Riverview Community Center in program serving the 38109 zip code in South Memphis, Sharp hosts a variety South Memphis, an area identified as a of vendors and provides free baseline high-needs epicenter in a city with the screening services, education and dubious distinction of having among the referrels. The University of Tennessee highest level of healthcare disparities in Health Science Center has done oral the nation. cancer screenings and Southern College Sharp, who grew up in South Memphis and had more than 10 years of community outreach experience, was tapped to pioneer the effort. The Methodist team then consulted with the pastors of the Congregational Health Network to figure out what the community needed. The Congregational Health Network (CHN) includes As part of Wellness Week during Oak Grove Baptist Church’s nearly 500 congregations Camp River View Alive, Joy Sharp, with population health for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, gets ready to hand out that have partnered backpacks to summer campers. with Methodist to better Commercial Appeal file photo. connect the system with patients in underserved communities. The CHN pastors told Sharp of Optometry did their first vision checkcontinuity was a big deal. ups in October. They will deliver the “Just keep coming,” Sharp glasses at November’s event. remembered the pastors saying. “The “We don’t call it a health fair,” said community is used to those fly by night Sharp. “We call it a wellness event,
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because I make contact with everyone who comes through the door. Meaning, if I don’t talk to you that day, I’m calling you the next day.” Sharp is the beating heart of this new collaborative effort, and her position is much more involved than simply coordinating and hosting a monthly event. She describes her role as part social worker, part case manager, part nurse, part anything-else-that-is-needed. It’s a position that’s hard to define, in part because it is the product of the kind of innovative, whole-healthinspired thinking emerging in the healthcare establishment. Sharp joined the Population Health department at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in March of 2013 and in January, Sharp’s position went from part-time to full-time. She now has a caseload at the hospital. “I love that Methodist gives me the freedom to be innovative, to help people, instead of saying we do it like this and this,” said Sharp. “They believe in what I do.” After each Wellness Wednesday, Sharp spends much of the next week or so following up with participants—making referrals, educating when possible and facilitating everything from prescription refills to transportation to and from the appointments she has helped arrange. Her ultimate task is twofold—to leverage available resources to benefit some of Memphis’ most vulnerable citizens
and to empower the same citizens to be accountable for their own health outcomes. Sharp’s patients are people identified as having an abnormally high number of emergency room visits in a given year. For these patients, her mission is not only to help them stabilize chronic conditions, but also to help them rethink their approach to healthcare, such as encouraging the use of primary care providers, community health centers or minor medical centers in place of the emergency room. Sharp personally tracks each of her patients who check into a Methodist location. She also has a phone that’s exclusively for her patients. Once a patient appears on her radar, she is committed to being a reliable point of contact for them. She also makes a habit of accumulating contact information from others who share her commitment to
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Heartfelt History Story from the American Heart Association-Memphis
J
ohn Lewis may have gotten his start in
Foundation allows us to establish those
is the one who originally came up with
accounting, but he has found his home
educational opportunities,” he said. “The
the concept of MERI and is the medical
Foundation also focuses on promoting
director and chairman of the facility.
public welfare through improvement of
Several clinic physicians instruct and train
MBA program, earned his bachelor’s
the healthcare delivery system and to
degree in accounting before entering
engage in scientific research.”
at the MERI.
in healthcare. Lewis, who is enrolled in an executive
public accounting and completing the
“MERI truly is a hidden gem in our community,” Lewis said. “It allows our
CPA exam. From there, he took a job
physicians to develop new and improved
with a Memphis manufacturing start-up,
techniques, which result in better quality
which is where he gained experience
of care during surgical procedures.”
in operations, logistics and information
The Foundation has also helped the
technology.
clinic expand its mission of teaching and
Always interested in healthcare because of the growing opportunities,
training globally with international trips,
Lewis joined the team at Semmes-
including a regular outreach program
Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute
in Sarajevo, where Semmes-Murphey
as the chief operating officer in 2002, and
physicians train and perform complex
he never looked back.
procedures with local physicians and
“It is such a great place to work,” he
residents.
said. “The doctors are phenomenal, and
“Dr. Kenan Arnautovic was born
it has been a privilege to be a part of a
in Sarajevo and was a fully-trained
great organization that has had such a
neurosurgeon before coming to the
long history.”
United States,” Lewis said. “Now, through
In 2009, Lewis was named administrator and CEO for the clinic, which was founded 102 years ago by the community’s first neurosurgeon, Dr.
his position as a neurosurgeon with John Lewis, administrator and CEO at Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute.
Eustace Semmes. Shortly after being named
Both the Clinic and the Foundation
Semmes-Murphey, he is able to give back and provide education to the community he came from through our international outreach program. “I think it is a real testament to
administrator of the clinic, Lewis
work closely with the Medical Education
began working with several physicians
Research Institute, a nonprofit
to establish the Semmes-Murphey
medical teaching and training facility.
present – who have been an active and
Foundation in 2010.
MERI provides hands-on educational
important part of the medical community
experiences for physicians, many from
for more than 100 years and are known as
of the clinic is to teach and train the
around the world. Dr. Kevin Foley, a
leaders in their field of expertise all over
next generation of doctors, and the
neurosurgeon with Semmes-Murphey,
the world.”
“One of the primary missions
the physicians of the group – past and
Having ‘heart’ in the community As the leader of a clinic that provides the majority of patient care related to stroke and aneurysm in the Memphis community, Lewis felt it was important for him to support a local cause dedicated to fighting stroke. In 2012, Semmes-Murphey neurosurgeon Dr.
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Adam Arthur asked Lewis to serve as a committee member for the Memphis Heart Ball, and since joining the cause, Lewis’s involvement with the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association has only increased. He serves on the AHA’s local board of directors and, along with Emily Capadalis from First Tennessee, is co-chairing for the 39th annual Memphis Heart Ball, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at the Peabody Hotel.
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“The American Heart Association is so important to the community in terms of saving lives, prevention and encouraging better health habits,” Lewis said. “The organization does a great job of educating physicians on the latest developments in research, and by supporting their causes, we are making a difference in the fight against heart diseases and stroke.” For more information about the 2015 Memphis Heart Ball, visit www.memphisheartball. ahaevents.org or call 901-383-5411.
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second nature,” said Helms. “And the
it started at a local level in Memphis
thing is—it’s not that hard to do, and it
and has grown into a national initiative.
has long given smoke alarms and fire
doesn’t cost money—it’s just a matter of
Another initiative close to Helms’ heart is
extinguishers as wedding gifts. She takes
placing a priority on safe practices.”
that of water safety.
usan Helms has always been something a safety enthusiast. She
helmets and car seats to baby showers. It’s only fitting that she has
In October, Safe Kids Mid-South
“Sometimes, it takes a horrible
celebrated International Walk to School
tragedy to get the community to wrap its
become a safety guru here in the Mid-
Day with a parade at Treadwell Elementary
head around a problem,” said Helms.
South, leading the effort at Le Bonheur
School. Thanks to a grant from FedEx,
Children’s Hospital to reduce the numbers
improvements were made at Treadwell to
drowning of two Memphis teens on
of accidental childhood injuries and
create a safer pedestrian experience for the
the opening day for municipal pools in
deaths. Around 10,000 children come to
community. Bushes were cut, crosswalks
Memphis in 2008. The preventable, yet
the Le Bonheur emergency department
were replaced, new signs were made, and a
fatal, accident led to the creation of a task
every year with injuries that are
one-way street was changed to two-way to
force dedicated to helping the community
preventable.
allow for better curbside drop-off and pick-
become “water-wise.”
In her more than 20 years working as the director of injury prevention and
up of students. The Safe Kids and FedEx partnership
Such was the case after the
This grassroots effort took hold in the community and an organization,
leader of the Mid-South chapter of the
dates back to the year 2000, when the
called Splash Mid-South, was created at
global Safe Kids organization, Helms
Walk This Way Program was created in
Le Bonheur to address children’s health
has been an advocate for safe practices
the United States in an effort to teach
and safety issues related to swimming.
in a variety of arenas. She holds a
proper behaviors to motorists and child
master’s degree in child injury prevention
pedestrians and to also create more
provided swim lessons to more than
and has championed causes such as
“walkable” areas in communities across
3,000 children, and more than 50 of
child passenger safety, fire and burn
the country.
those children now swim competitively.
prevention, water safety, railroad safety, pedestrian safety and more. “We really want to make safety a habit for people, something that is just
More than 750 elementary schools
Since 2008, Splash Mid-South has
In addition, 150 adults have been trained
are now participating in Walk This Way
by the organization to perform CPR
events. Helms said she was “really proud”
and more than 130 lifeguards received
of the Walk This Way program because
additional training through an annual
event called the Lifeguard Games. Data drives all of the efforts of the Safe Kids organization and injury prevention team at Le Bonheur, said Helms. “We look at the data and it will tell us where and what kind of accidents are occurring and how many,” said Helms. “Then we tackle the area where we can make the biggest difference.” The injuries addressed by Safe Kids, said Helms, have resulted in an overall death rate that has steadily decreased in comparison to non-Safe Kids targeted injuries. The most notable decreases have been seen in injuries related to bicycles, motor vehicles, pedestrians and sports. Areas the coalition is looking at targeting in the future include accidental poisonings, ATV injuries and scald burns. For more information about Safe Kids Mid-South, visit lebonheur.org/safekids.
Treadwell Elementary students “Walk This Way” on October 1, 2014; Parade Marshals are Kate, Carr, President and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide, and Matthew Thornton, III, V.P. US Operations Fed Ex; It was a celebration, led by Safe Kids Mid-South, to thank FedEx for the grant they were awarded to make environmental improvements at Treadwell Elementary to promote pedestrian safety.
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Excellent Vision Story by Sara P. Shirley Photos courtesy of Toyos Vision
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phthalmologist Rolando Toyos has a clear goal for his life. It’s to give more than he’s received. The eye surgeon comes from a long line of teachers who helped him shape this approach to life, he said. “All of my mentors have been professors and teachers,” said Toyos. “People I admire the most gave back to their communities and had very fulfilled lives.” Toyos received his bachelor’s degree from Berkeley and his master’s from Stanford. But before attending medical school in Chicago, Toyos taught high school and coached basketball. His connection to community service dates all the way back to his time in Illinois for medical school in the mid-1990s. While he was at the University of Illinois, he helped the Chicago public school system develop a pre-med program. Both Toyos and his wife, Melissa, who is also an ophthalmologist and part of the Toyos Clinic team, are members of the EyeCare America organization. EyeCare America was founded by the American Academy of Ophthalmology to provide eye exams and follow-up care for those who can’t afford treatment.
“My wife and I are big supporters of EyeCare America,” said Toyos. “We’ve always had an open practice, so we accept TennCare—we take all insurances. And the uninsured can come to us through EyeCare America. We see countless patients this way.” Toyos also does what he can to support the Hispanic community in Memphis. The son of immigrants (his father is Cuban and his mother is Dominican), Toyos makes an effort to help Hispanic immigrants who don’t have medical insurance. His innate capacity for giving was demonstrated in his response to an influx of patients who came to Memphis after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans in 2005. “We started taking care of these people that had been displaced,” Toyos recalled. “Some of them needed surgery. Many of them didn’t have insurance— didn’t have anything. But we took care of them, and as it turns out, a lot of these displaced people were jazz musicians.” Coincidentally, Toyos later received a Humanitarian Award for his efforts from the Jazz Foundation of America. Yet despite the wide range of
Drs. Rolando and Melissa Toyos are both champions for the EyeCare America organization, which is dedicated to providing eye exams and care for those who are uninsured or underinsured and unable to afford the treatments they need.
recognition he has received for his work to help the underprivileged, Toyos said the most satisfying part of his job is simply the appreciation he receives from patients on a daily basis. “The best thing I get out of this is when patients come out of the operating room and thank me for what I do,” said Toyos. “There’s just no better feeling in the world.”
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HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING PHOTOS BY JASON TERRELL • DEMONSTRATION BY TERRY KIMBLE
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n just minutes a day you can build muscle and burn fat. Based on the most cutting-edge exercise science, there are no longer excuses for not finding time to exercise. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is an effective exercise strategy alternating periods of short intense anaerobic exercise with less intense recovery periods. HIIT is a
form of cardiovascular exercise. Usual HIIT session vary from 4-30 minutes. These short intense workouts provide improved athletic capacity and condition, improved glucose metabolism and improved fat burning. Anyone at any fitness level can perform these exercises. This HIIT workout incorporates multijoint, compound, whole body movements
1 Overhead raises with squats • Holding dumbbell at shoulders, squat, pushing your glutes backward as though you are sitting in an imaginary chair. As you stand up, push the dumbbells straight up overhead.
for maximum fat burning and the greatest results in the shortest amount of time. Perform each exercise at your maximum ability for 20-30 seconds, rest for 10 seconds, then perform the next exercise for 30 seconds, rest for 10 seconds and continue through all four exercises. Repeat 2-8 times for a short, effective workout.
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Side lateral raise with side lungers • Hold dumbbells to your side with elbows slightly bent. • Step to the side and lift your elbows upward until arms are parallel to the floor. • Bring dumbbells and feet back pto starting position. Alternate lunging leg.
Bicep curls with front kicks
Tricep kickbacks with back kicks
• Extend dumbbells at your side, hold the upper arm stationary, curl the weight forward while contracting the bicep.
• Slightly tilt forward at the waist, keep elbows up above the back, press the weight backward while contracting the triceps.
• As the dumbbells come up, alternate kicking legs forward.
• As the dumbbells move backward, alternate kicking legs backward.
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Love knows no boundaries
Amid worldwide turmoil, International Children’s Heart Foundation persists in its Story by Erinn Figg mission to heal hearts on a global scale
D
uring a time when news headlines paint perilous pictures of war-torn
While the United States and other developed countries have hundreds of
areas around the globe, the Memphis-
medical centers with trained specialists
based International Children’s Heart
to care for children with heart disease,
Foundation remains committed to its
the ones in developing nations aren’t as
mission of saving children’s lives –
fortunate. That’s where ICHF steps in. During its
regardless of where they’re located. Founded in 1993 by pediatric
20-year history, the foundation has grown
cardiovascular surgeon Dr. William
into a multi-faceted organization that has
Novick, ICHF is a nonprofit organization
so far delivered life-saving surgical care
that coordinates medical missions to
to more than 7,000 children in more than
provide cardiac care to children in under-
30 countries, including Ukraine, Russia,
resourced and conflict-ridden regions
Iraq, Ecuador and Peru to name just a
throughout the world.
few. ICHF Executive Director Terry Carter
About heart disease
emphasizes that it takes a village, so to
• One percent of the world’s population is born with heart disease, making it the most common heart defect.
speak, to accomplish such a weighty task.
• Many congenital heart defects can be repaired with one surgical intervention, while others require staged repairs.
administrative team here in Memphis, our
• Fifty percent of children born with heart defects will require heart surgery at some time in their lives. Among that 50 percent, 35 percent need surgery within the first month of their lives or they will not survive.
with the contributions from individual
“While we currently employ a small staff of medical professionals stationed around the world and supported by our medical missions wouldn’t be possible without the help of countless medical volunteers in various countries, along donors, corporate partners and
Cardiologist James Penk, a medical volunteer with Memphis-based International Children’s Heart Foundation, spends some quality time with a patient in Kharkiv, Ukraine. ICHF organizes medical missions around the world to provide free surgeries for children with heart defects. Photo by Julia Gale for International Children’s Heart Foundation.
organizational sponsors,” Carter said. “Without their continual support, ICHF
corporate partners, listed on the
simply could not operate.”
foundation’s website at babyheart.org,
A significant number of those
are located here in Memphis – among
them are Medtronic, FedEx, St. Jude Medical, Alert Terminal Warehouse, Madison Pharmacy and Methodist Outpatient Pharmacy – and supply the foundation with crucial resources such as logistics and shipping assistance, medical supplies, pharmaceuticals and financial support. Bret Rodriguez, president of ICHF’s board of directors, says the collaboration of the foundation’s staff, volunteers and supporters illustrates the powerful impact people can make when they join forces to accomplish a common goal. “ICHF is a perfect example of a number of essential moving parts coming together to create a life-saving operation on a global scale. And we’re not just saving the lives of individuals during our medical missions — we’re saving the lives of the generations and generations that will follow them,” Rodriguez said. “Every
Memphis-based International Children’s Heart Foundation organizes medical missions around the world to provide free surgeries for children with heart defects, regardless of location. Pictured here, a diagram in an operating room at the Institute of General and Urgent Surgery of AMS of Ukraine, where the foundation recently operated on about 20 young patients. Photo courtesy of International Children’s Heart Foundation.
A medical volunteer with Memphis-based International Children’s Heart Foundation spends some quality time with a patient in Kharkiv, Ukraine. ICHF organizes medical missions around the world to provide free surgeries for children with heart defects. Photo courtesy of International Children’s Heart Foundation.
donation we receive, no matter the amount, plays a key role in these stories.” In addition to performing the actual surgeries, the ICHF medical teams educate local healthcare professionals on how
to conduct the operations themselves, administer perioperative care for the patients and utilize new cardiac medicines and diagnostic equipment. As for the foundation’s operations in areas of conflict, while ICHF has conducted missions in Iraq and Ukraine this year, the foundation keeps a watchful eye on emerging international developments and plans its missions accordingly. “The safety of our staff is of the utmost importance to us,” Carter said. “We join people around the globe in their hopes and prayers that these conflicts will be resolved and these areas will soon be safer places for children, particularly those with urgent medical needs.” About the author: Erinn Figg is a freelance journalist and the Communications Director for the International Children’s Heart Foundation.
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food clues
honest nutrition advice
Story by Blair Mize, MS, RDN, LDN, CLC
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from Registered Dietitians? Furthermore,
hard to actually live by because of all the
how many nutrition messages come
messages I get all the time about food
A hero could be
from nutrition experts who reject diets
someone who
and instead advocate a real food, non-
being the enemy.”
saves lives or
diet approach?
hat makes a hero?
protects society
What would life look like if we
During the process of rejecting the diet mentality, remember…even Superman had his kryptonite. Likewise,
from evil like
became our own heroes, fighting the
Superman, but a
villains who promote the dangerous diet
hero could also
mentality? What if we moved away from
or the nutrition label can become our
take the form of the
focusing on numbers as measures of
kryptonite, blinding us to our progress
person you strive
success and instead focused on health,
toward health and peace with food.
to be. Either way, a hero is someone
self-care, and fueling well?
who departs from society’s norms to accomplish a greater goal. We live in a fast-paced world
Sharaze Colley, Schilling Nutrition Therapy client and blogger at “Passing Pinwheels” writes about her experiences
sometimes the number on the scale
Heroes are not immune to doubt, fears, and trials, but they are willing to face the things that scare them like moving away from diets and numbers in
where diets have become the norm,
in moving toward health and diet
and the focus has shifted to numbers
freedom. She states, “I haven’t had to
(weight, BMI, calorie-counting, etc.) and
count calories or drastically change my
appearance rather than overall health.
diet. I don’t stress. There’s almost no real
We are accustomed to obtaining answers
limits to what I am ‘allowed’ to eat. It’s
villain and fights for overall health and
to questions in a single Google search
nice. And freeing.”
peace with food.
or a click on the Internet. In many ways,
Rejecting diet industry villains does
our society prefers simple answers and
not have to be complicated. In fact, diets
fast results. For instance, Americans
usually end up being more complicated
have spent billions of dollars supporting
than a real food, non-diet approach.
the diet industry, which emphasizes
Though this approach often takes longer
quick weight loss rather than long-term
and requires perseverance, it ultimately
health. The marketing of diets is alluring,
leads to a lifetime of better health,
but research suggests the diet industry
stronger metabolism, and peace with
promises more than it can deliver in
food.
terms of lasting weight management. Our society takes great interest in
order to reach a greater goal. Don’t fall victim to the diet mentality another day! Become the hero who stands up to this
About the author
Colley states, “And that’s the amazing thing. I’m eating more. I’m not
food and nutrition; however, nutrition
starving all the time. Fad dieting tells
misinformation abounds and serves
me the opposite should be happening,
as a villain, furthering the destructive
that the answer is always ‘eat less,
diet mentality. Most nutrition-related
exercise more.’ But that’s not always the
messages come from the media, friends
case…I’m starting to think it generally
and family, but how often do they come
isn’t that simple… something I know, but
Blair Mize is a Registered Dietitian with Schilling Nutrition Therapy. She believes in a non-diet approach and loves helping people fuel well to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Visit schillingnutrition.com for more information.
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Kid-Friendly Chicken Enchiladas with Black Beans and Corn Mexican 4 servings About $2.36 per serving
Ingredients: 1 pound chicken breasts, sautéed and cooled 1 (15.5 oz.) can low-sodium black beans, rinsed 1 (10 oz.) package frozen corn (thawed) or 1 (15 ¼ oz.) can no-salt added or low-sodium whole kernel corn, drained and rinsed
3 teaspoons salt-free mild chili powder, divided 12 taco sized whole wheat or corn tortillas 12 toothpicks
Tips : Warming the corn tortillas in the microwave before rolling into
enchiladas is a necessary step—the warmed tortillas bend nicely. Cold corn tortillas break very easily, which makes rolling into enchiladas not a success.
1 (14.5 oz.) can no-salt added or low-sodium tomato purée ½ cup fat-free sour cream
Cooking Instructions: 1.
Preheat oven to 400° F.
2. In a large bowl, add the cooled chicken. Let kids shred the chicken with their fingers. Then, have them add black beans, corn, and 1 teaspoon chili powder to bowl with chicken and let kids mix together with spoon. 3. Wrap 12 tortillas in 2 to 3 damp paper towels and heat in microwave until warm, about 1 to 1½ minutes. 4. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray. On a cutting board, place 1 warm tortilla and have kids add about 1½ spoonfuls of mixture in a line down the middle of the tortilla. Roll the tortilla up and use a toothpick to hold together. Place in the baking dish. Repeat with other tortillas.
Any extra meat mixture leftover can be poured on top of rolled tortillas. 5. In a small bowl, have kids mix 2 teaspoons chili powder, tomato purée, and sour cream. Have them stir mixture and then pour on top of rolled tortillas. Bake in oven until warmed, about 15 to 20 minutes.
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Keep it Healthy : Make sure the chili blend is salt-free; also, since blends vary from brand to brand, taste it to check how mild it is before using. Per serving Calories Total Fat Saturated Fat Trans Fat Polyunsaturated Fat Monounsaturated Fat Cholesterol Sodium Carbohydrates Dietary Fiber Total Sugars Protein
485 4.5 g 1.0 g 0.0 g 1.5 g 1.0 g 78 mg 499 mg 81 g 12 g 13 g 41 g
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