Fresh Kitchen and Our Lady of the Lake team up for Heart Month

February 3, 2015

February is American Heart Month. Our Lady of the Lake is tackling heart health and nutrition through its education program Heart Your Heart.

As part of the program, the regional medical center has teamed up with Fresh Kitchen (7474 Corporate Blvd., Suite 108) to spotlight some of the restaurant’s heart-healthy fare. The meals were chosen based on criteria set by the American Heart Association and include selections in the breakfast, poultry, vegetarian, seafood, pork and beef and bison categories. The heart-healthy options are listed below.

Breakfast: Banana pancake
Poultry: Mediterranean grilled chicken
Vegetarian: Vegetable cassoulet
Seafood: Shrimp Creole (small serving size)
Pork: Cuban pork (small)
Beef and bison: Bison grain bowl (small)

The restaurant will also host a Q&A with a registered dietician nutritionist and blood pressure screenings Monday, Feb. 9, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

For more information on the Heart Your Heart program, click here. For more information on Fresh Kitchen, click here or call 367-1117.