Eating in Season with Medical Weight Loss Clinic

Late summer and early fall offer the perfect chance to take advantage of fresh and vibrant produce. To help you make the most of in-season fruits and vegetables, we spoke with Renee Hunter, manager at the Dearborn Medical Weight Loss Clinic. She shared some of her favorite fresh ingredients and tips for incorporating them into your healthy eating routine.

Renee's top picks for seasonal fruits include grapes, apples, oranges, pears, and bananas. When it comes to vegetables, she loves yams and beets.

Grapes are just one of our favorite summer foods to eat in-season.

“These veggies are quick to prepare and can be baked in an air fryer or oven in no time, usually less than 30 minutes,” she says. “They make easy side dishes for the entire family and are even safe for our fur babies.”

When you take advantage of eating in-season produce, consider the variety of ways you may be able to prepare it.

“Beets, for example, can be eaten raw or cooked, used in juices or added to shakes with our MWLC supplements,” Renee says. “Sweet potatoes or yams are incredibly versatile — they can be used in pancakes, soups, shakes, and salads.”

Quick Recipes for Hot Weather

Renee said patients love to share tips and cooking ideas that include MWLC supplements.

One popular late summer recipe uses our chicken soup mix as a batter for air-fried chicken. To make it, you’ll need 6 ounces of boneless, skinless chicken strips, seasoned to your liking (skip the salt) and covered with one egg wash and dry chicken soup mix. Spray with Pam and place it in the air fryer until cooked, which will take less than 20 minutes. Voila!

A recipe Renee recommends for when you’re craving something sweet and don’t want to turn on the oven is the No Bake Cookies.

It's a quick and easy treat. Just mix one pack of chocolate pudding, one pack of our oatmeal supplement and one bar of peanut butter crunch, roll into balls to make cookies then refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Don’t forget to visit the many recipes available on our website. It’s simple to search for an ingredient you want to use, like Chicken, or search under an eating category, like Vegetarian, for recipe inspiration anytime. For more personalized recipes, our knowledgeable staff is always ready to share ideas, customize a recipe or provide suitable substitutions to fit a patients’ program.

Are you looking to reach your health goals? Contact us for a free consultation at MWLC.com.

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When you enroll in a Medical Weight Loss Clinic program, the length of your program will be determined by you and the staff based on the amount of weight you want to lose and how quickly you want to lose it. Your actual weight loss will be determined by many factors, including, but not limited to: your medical circumstances, the plan you choose, adherence to the meal plan and use of nutritional supplements. Your goal and program duration information will be given to you in writing at the time of enrollment. As your program progresses, the rate you lose weight may change and you will have the opportunity to discuss this at every daily visit with your weight loss consultant, where changes to your meal plan and/or program can be made.