Here are 10 tips from Choose My Plate that can help you get the most for your food budget. 

Did you know greek yogurt can be used as a substitute in a variety of recipes?  Check out how greek yogurt can be substituted for sour cream, butter, oil and a variety of other ingredients in this chart from Chobani .

Tired of the same old workout?

Try Shape Magazine’s workout finder where you can select the type of workout you’re looking for, from full body workouts to abs, legs, back, or arms.

Last month, we learned about the salty six from the American Heart Association.

This month, take a look at the effect sodium has on our bodies.

Need help monitoring your blood pressure?  Don’t forget, Healthy Horizons offers free blood pressure monitoring and other health management services at no cost to Butler faculty and staff.

You can contact us at healthyhorizons@butler.edu or by phone at extension 8143.

In this issue:

• Are you a Caregiver?
• How Helping Others Helps You
• Secrets of Great Communicators
• Your Values at Work
• Which Type of Decision Maker Are You?

What if you could prevent even one family from hearing the words “you have cancer”?

You can help by enrolling in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3.

To be eligible to enroll in the Cancer Prevention Study – 3 (CPS-3), men and women should:

• be between 30 and 65 years old
• have no personal history of cancer (this does not include basal or squamous cell skin cancer)
• be willing to make a long-term commitment to the study which simply involves completing periodic follow-up questionnaires.

Enrollment begins November 16th at various locations.

For more information, visit the Indiana Cancer Prevention Study-3 website. 

Deadline for Benefits Open Enrollment is tomorrow, November 12, at 5:00 p.m. Don’t forget, if you take no action during the open enrollment period, your current 2013 elections will be your 2014 elections at the 2014 premium rates. Re-enrollment is required every year to participate in Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, and Health Savings Accounts.

Get more details here.

If you have questions during Benefits Open Enrollment, please stop by the Human Resources office in Jordan Hall, room 144, or call ext. 9355.

The annual Benefits Open Enrollment period ends at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12. Your Open Enrollment packet, which was sent Monday, October 28, through campus mail, contains documents that will assist you in making decisions for your 2014 benefits. You also are encouraged to attend one of the two remaining Open Enrollment Sessions to learn more about this year’s changes:

Wednesday, November 6:          3:00–4:00 p.m. / JH 141

Friday, November 8:                   11:00 a.m.–noon / GH 108

Get more details here.