First I want to say good bye to 2011 and welcome 2012! I feel like this will be an amazing year for everyone...stay positive, stay focused and get motivated to eat right and move!!!!!!!!!!!! Change is good for us...keep flowing forward throughout life.
Here is a little advice/help when shopping at the grocery store. When you enter a food store most likely you will find yourself in the produce section, feel free to fill up on all the wonderful, tasteful, colourful fruits and veggies that are offered all year round!!!!!!
When shopping for breakfast cereals you want to look for whole grains, oatmeal is a very smart choice because it is 100% whole grain and it is inexpensive. Shredded wheat is another inexpensive, low call option also any of the kashi products that offer whole wheat berries, seeds, nuts and oats (so good for you and offering great percentage of fiber).
Deli counter is not a smart choice. Deli meats are high in sodium and nitrates. Better option is roasting your own chicken or turkey breast and slicing it up for sandwiches. All natural peanut butter is another healthy option for sandwiches packs good protein needed for building our muscles.
Canned goods are a quick option to beans and veggies. Canned beans are great in salads and soups (but purchase low sodium). If you want quick cook veggies a better option is frozen. Canned veggies have the nutrients cooked out of them and sodium content is very high. Frozen veggies are flash frozen right after being picked and still pack in all the nutrients, they are quick to cook.
Snacks...so sometimes you just need to have some snacks at home well remember again whole grains. Popcorn is a great source of grain, choose low fat, airpopped, lightly salted. Also, Triscuits are a tasty cracker and are probably the healthies choice out there. Again choose low sodium.
When shopping the dairy section remember that low-fat dairy products means just that, they reduce the amount of fat in the product but you are still getting the same amount of calcium. So definitely choose low-fat dairy products over full fat.
When buying meat, look for lean cut which are lower in fat. (chicken breasts, turkey breasts, pork tenderloin etc.) Remember that fish is an excellent source of protein and that salmon has the healthy omega-3 fats that are so beneficial to our cardio system.
Condiments are a must if you want to cook or add some flavor to your dishes. Remember olive and nut oils are best choice for fats, vinegars, herbs and spices are pretty low in calories and add so much to your chosen meal.
When you are ending your shopping spree and feeling a bit hungry please don't reach for a candy bar or bag of m&m's when checking out, put a piece of gum in your mouth and enjoy the guiltless flavor until you get home and can prepare something healthy for yourself.
So if you shop right and prepare healthy meals for yourself and your families please, please, please don't forget to exercise as well. A healthy body is a happy body!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy 2012 to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Get ready to get healthy in 2012
I want to apologize to my readers for the loooong loooong delay in my posting to this site. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas I had 4 exams in school, shopping to be done, decorating and baking for Christmas. I am now on a 4 week break from school and will start a fresh with more health, nutrition and fitness information and facts for my readers.
How did everyone manage leading up to the holiday? This is usually a very stressful time for adults who have to try to work everything into a limited schedule of time. Stress wreaks havoc on the body so make the time to de-stress whether it be thru medition, exercise, reading, relaxing, dancing, laughing or some good old fashioned love making. Anyway you get rid of stress (other than trying to drink it or smoke it away) is a good way.
Who usually makes getting fit and healthy a New Year's resolution? Well, you can get started now you don't have to wait for the New Year. You can go enjoy some nice early morning walks, join a gym (most have great deals), put on dance tunes and dance in your own house, run up and down your staircases at home etc. etc. etc. (so many ways to put some physical activity into your life). Also, you don't need to punish yourself for eating too many Christmas cookies...just eat more fruit and drink more water the next day to try to wash out your digestive system. We are lucky because we can choose from a variety of fruits and vegetables all year round....so go visit the produce section of your grocery store and enjoy how colorful it is add that variety to your shopping cart. Roasted veggies, soups, fruit salads, fruit on oatmeal in the morning or fruit with yogurt and nuts (a great meal and quick and easy). All the whole foods are soooo good for you!
Remember our muscles were meant to move, our bodies are meant to have healthy wholesome foods put into them. You would not put cheap crappy gas into your cars would you???? Do you think your car would run properly with "bad" gas? Same holds true for our bodies...the fresher, whole foods (fruits, veggies, nuts, whole grains, lean meats, fish) we consume, the better we feel and are able to perform.
I am wishing all of you a HEALTHY, HAPPY, 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let this be the year you begin fresh and become the you that you were meant to be....healthy in body and mind and happy in spirit!!!!!!!!!
"""""2012"""""!!!!!
How did everyone manage leading up to the holiday? This is usually a very stressful time for adults who have to try to work everything into a limited schedule of time. Stress wreaks havoc on the body so make the time to de-stress whether it be thru medition, exercise, reading, relaxing, dancing, laughing or some good old fashioned love making. Anyway you get rid of stress (other than trying to drink it or smoke it away) is a good way.
Who usually makes getting fit and healthy a New Year's resolution? Well, you can get started now you don't have to wait for the New Year. You can go enjoy some nice early morning walks, join a gym (most have great deals), put on dance tunes and dance in your own house, run up and down your staircases at home etc. etc. etc. (so many ways to put some physical activity into your life). Also, you don't need to punish yourself for eating too many Christmas cookies...just eat more fruit and drink more water the next day to try to wash out your digestive system. We are lucky because we can choose from a variety of fruits and vegetables all year round....so go visit the produce section of your grocery store and enjoy how colorful it is add that variety to your shopping cart. Roasted veggies, soups, fruit salads, fruit on oatmeal in the morning or fruit with yogurt and nuts (a great meal and quick and easy). All the whole foods are soooo good for you!
Remember our muscles were meant to move, our bodies are meant to have healthy wholesome foods put into them. You would not put cheap crappy gas into your cars would you???? Do you think your car would run properly with "bad" gas? Same holds true for our bodies...the fresher, whole foods (fruits, veggies, nuts, whole grains, lean meats, fish) we consume, the better we feel and are able to perform.
I am wishing all of you a HEALTHY, HAPPY, 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let this be the year you begin fresh and become the you that you were meant to be....healthy in body and mind and happy in spirit!!!!!!!!!
"""""2012"""""!!!!!
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