Nutritional Wellness
School Lunches
Tips Some schools are peanut and other nut allergy free. This means you cannot pack any items containing nuts (peanut butter, trail mix, etc.) with your child. If the school is peanut friendly, uncrustablesLinks to an external site. are a great ...
Cultural Foods
Looking for food/ingredients from your home country? We recognize that you may not have access to ingredients or foods from your home country at your local grocery store. You can search for "international grocery stores near me" or search for ...
Dieting
Want to lose weight? There are plenty of weight loss trends that claim to work. We have broken losing weight and becoming healthier down into 6 easy steps. Eat protein, fat, vegetables, and carbs. Below is the estimated daily intake. Exercise. This ...
Healthy Food Swaps
Importance of Fueling Your Body Properly Being a nurse means being on the go during your shift. It's important to fuel your body properly with nutritious items, while not cutting yourself short on convenience. Eating crackers and a juice during a 12 ...
Fast Food
Fast, Convenient Food in the US Hitting the drive-thru for breakfast, lunch, or dinner seems convenient for you and your family, but it comes with consequences. Fast food meals have higher concentrations of fat, sugars, and calories compared to ...
Meal Prep
Meal Prepping Overview Preparing meals in advance for "grab and go" is convenient, saves you time, and allows you to have a consistent eating schedule. Meal prepping once a week for lunch and dinner can easily be done in just an hour, depending on ...
Nutrition
Being knowledgeable about and aware of your nutrition is a key component of your overall health and wellbeing. Nutrition involves what you put in your body and it greatly impacts your energy levels. By learning the basics of nutrition, you can ...
Popular Articles
Body Language in the US
Communication extends beyond the words we say. Body language is an important piece of the communication puzzle. In fact, a large portion of communication is nonverbal, and each country and community has its own movements that communicate different ...
Common Idioms in the United States
An idiom is a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal interpretation of the individual words and is often used to express a particular idea or cultural reference. In the US, there are many idioms that nurses may have never heard before. ...
School for Children
School Schooling, like many other things in the US, varies from state to state, and things are not “one size fits all” when enrolling your children in school. For the most part, every state’s public school begins with kindergarten at the age of five. ...
Costs and Fees of Renting or Buying a Home/Apartment + Tips for Moving
Renting a home in the United States has several moving pieces. Because you have most likely gone through the process of moving into a new home while on deployment, you will likely be familiar with a few aspects of the home/apartment renting ...
Common US Cultural Nuances
Each culture has their own way of doing things and their own norms that may seem quite different from other cultures. Here are a few notable cultural nuances in the United States. Cultural Nuance Examples in the US Imperial system Filling up your own ...