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The Many Benefits of Beets
Savor the Many Benefits of Beets
Beets may be a bit intimidating to prepare, but don’t let that stop you from making this amazing salad. They’re chock full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that support heart health. If you need an easy short cut, look for pre-cooked beets in the produce department of your grocery store.
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Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 1 Hour
Basil Balsamic Beet Salad with Walnuts & Goat Cheese
Ingredients: Salad—
1 bunch scrubbed, topped, and trimmed beets (about 4 beets) ½ red onion, chopped ½ cup chopped walnuts ¼ cup fresh basil, chiffonade chopped ½ cup goat cheese crumbles 4 cups arugula
Dressing (makes about 1 cup)—
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup or honey (or to taste) Pinch of sea salt, to taste Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:
1 Place the unpeeled beets in a large saucepan and add water to cover an inch or two above the beets.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until tender, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
2 Meanwhile, whisk all dressing ingredients together in a small bowl or shake in a glass mason jar with a lid.
3 Once beets are done cooking, carefully cool them in a bowl of ice water or rinse the beets with cold water until cool enough to be handled. The skin should easily peel off under the water. 4 Dice beets into bite-sized pieces then toss with red onion, walnuts, basil and dressing. Serve over a bed of arugula and top with goat cheese.
Recipe by Lisa Markley, MS, RDN, LD
Lisa Markley, MS, RDN, LD is the Director of Culinary Medicine at AdventHealth Whole Health Institute. She is passionate about educating others how to harness the healing power of food and offers virtual cooking and nutrition classes.
AdventHealth Opens Full-Service Hospital in South Overland Park
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2021. This national distinction recognizes AdventHealth Shawnee Mission’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital. This is the 17th consecutive 'A' Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for the facility.
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, injuries, accidents and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm. The first full-service hospital to open in the Kansas City metro in 15 years, AdventHealth South Overland Park includes a birth center, surgical services, intensive care unit, heart care and more. Located at 165th and 69 Highway, the new hospital expands upon the existing emergency services, medical offices and imaging, and brings new doctors in more specialties to serve the community. Some of the services include: 3 Full-service, 24/7 Emergency Department 3 Cardiology 3 Endocrinology and Diabetes 3 Gastroenterology 3 Imaging 3 Laboratory 3 Neurosurgery 3 Pediatrics 3 Physical Therapy and Outpatient Rehab 3 Primary Care 3 Whole Health Institute 3 Women’s Imaging Center Learn more at AdventHealthKC.com/SouthOP.
AdventHealth Receives 2021 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Awards®
AdventHealth in Kansas City was named a 2021 Guardian of Excellence Award® winner by Press Ganey for three areas– inpatient services at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, Emergency Department at AdventHealth South Overland Park and inpatient at the Bariatric Center of Kansas City, located at AdventHealth Lenexa. Press Ganey is the national leader in healthcare consumer and workforce engagement. The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award® is a preeminent, competitive achievement for leading healthcare organizations, recognizing those who achieved the 95th percentile or above for performance in patient experience.
Kristen Strasser, MD, a Board-certified hematologist and oncologist, joined AdventHealth Medical Group Hematology Oncology at Shawnee Mission in August 2021.
Christine Cook, MD, MPA, a Board-certified pulmonologist and critical care physician, joined AdventHealth Medical Group Pulmonology at Shawnee Mission in August 2021.
Cody Guggenmos, DO, a Board-certified family physician, joined AdventHealth Medical Group Primary Care at Lenexa in September 2021.
Anna Nicek, MD, an internist and pediatrician, joined AdventHealth Medical Group Primary Care at Shawnee Mission in September 2021.
Joshua Langert, MD, FACS, Board-certified general surgeon, joined AdventHealth Medical Group General Surgery at Shawnee Mission in October 2021.
Elizabeth Germinder Bennett, MD,
Julie Brack, MD, a Board-certified family physician, joined AdventHealth Medical Group Primary Care at Prairie Star in November 2021.
Sabah Patel, MD, an endocrinologist, joined AdventHealth Medical Group Endocrinology at Shawnee Mission in November 2021.
Tell Copening, MD, a Board-certified family physician, joined AdventHealth Medical Group Primary Care at Lawrence in December 2021.
Jennifer C. Bulcock, MD, a Board-certified family physician, joined AdventHealth Medical Group Primary Care at Spring Hill in January.
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Launches ParentCare
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission is pleased to announce ParentCare – a new, free, onestop resource developed in partnership with the Raised with Love and Limits Foundation. ParentCare is the place you can turn to with any question or concern about yourself or your children and get free, trusted, personal answers from experts who will listen. This is the first program of its kind in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
ParentCare includes: 3 Parenting advice, coaching and Behavior
Checker® which offers immediate advice, answers and encouragement for responding to over 150 common child behaviors 3 Postpartum and parental emotional support 3 Breastfeeding support and a breastfeeding warm line, where you can speak with a
Board-certified lactation consultant seven days a week by calling 913-632-4330 3 Parent groups, events and classes 3 Information from the Britain Development program that involves family in the process of therapeutic treatment and education for children with special needs from birth through six years of age 3 Behavioral Health services offering individualized treatment options for parents, grandparents and caregivers.
ParentCare is a community benefit designed to improve health equity and create better outcomes for children and families. To learn more about AdventHealth ParentCare, visit AdventHealthKC.com/ParentCare or call 913-632-4206.
