Post by jan on Oct 15, 2021 6:20:56 GMT
This round runs from Monday, Sept. 13 through Sunday, October 24. It’s not too late to join us. Just add your board name, first name and your goal for this round to this thread. All are welcome!
Challengers:
Cherryt38/Cherry — Exercise of some kind every day
cathygeha/Cathy — OP eating and 10 minutes activity every day
jasimons/Judy – Try one new recipe each week
Holly Gail/Holly — Maintain lifetime at goal status
bmazzo/Beverly — Weigh regularly and try to move more
jalibmu /Jan — adding more fruits and veggies into my meals
Hosts
Cherry – Sept 13 through Sept 19
Judy – Sept 20 through Sept 26
Cathy – Sept 27 through Oct 3
Holly – Oct 4 through Oct 10
Jan – Oct 11 through Oct 17
Bev – Oct 18 through Oct 24
25 Zero-Effort Diet Tips For Your Healthiest Day Ever—Even When You're Insanely Busy
Are you a salad eater? Terrific! Now look for a dressing made with canola oil, rich in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). One study found that nurses who got more than 1g of ALA per day had half the number of fatal heart attacks.
Challengers:
Cherryt38/Cherry — Exercise of some kind every day
cathygeha/Cathy — OP eating and 10 minutes activity every day
jasimons/Judy – Try one new recipe each week
Holly Gail/Holly — Maintain lifetime at goal status
bmazzo/Beverly — Weigh regularly and try to move more
jalibmu /Jan — adding more fruits and veggies into my meals
Hosts
Cherry – Sept 13 through Sept 19
Judy – Sept 20 through Sept 26
Cathy – Sept 27 through Oct 3
Holly – Oct 4 through Oct 10
Jan – Oct 11 through Oct 17
Bev – Oct 18 through Oct 24
25 Zero-Effort Diet Tips For Your Healthiest Day Ever—Even When You're Insanely Busy
By Linda Rao August 17, 2017
With these healthy eating tips, snacks won't ruin your weight loss goals!
7. Take an apple to work.
Put one on your desk in the morning, and an apple becomes see-food, AKA the handiest snack to grab when the munchies hit. If it's not there, you'll be hunting for donuts or whatever else is around the office. In addition to apples being a low-cal snack, a recent study revealed that the lungs of apple-a-day eaters may have better protection against air pollution.
Put one on your desk in the morning, and an apple becomes see-food, AKA the handiest snack to grab when the munchies hit. If it's not there, you'll be hunting for donuts or whatever else is around the office. In addition to apples being a low-cal snack, a recent study revealed that the lungs of apple-a-day eaters may have better protection against air pollution.
8. Stash nuts in your desk drawer.
Probably because nuts are rich in healthy monounsaturated fats, vitamin E, magnesium, and phytochemicals, folks who snack on a small handful of them four or five times a week tend to live longer, several studies suggest. Just don't overdo it: One ounce of peanuts (approximately ⅛ cup) contains about 170 calories and 14g fat.
9. Buy better bread.
If you eat white bread, you're eating vitamin-fortified starch. Whole wheat bread has fiber, important nutrients such as selenium and copper, and a treasury of other healthy ingredients. Maybe that's why whole-grain eaters seem to have less diabetes, breast cancer, and heart disease. Just don't be fooled by a dark color: Unless the first ingredient includes the word "whole," it isn't whole wheat bread.
Probably because nuts are rich in healthy monounsaturated fats, vitamin E, magnesium, and phytochemicals, folks who snack on a small handful of them four or five times a week tend to live longer, several studies suggest. Just don't overdo it: One ounce of peanuts (approximately ⅛ cup) contains about 170 calories and 14g fat.
9. Buy better bread.
If you eat white bread, you're eating vitamin-fortified starch. Whole wheat bread has fiber, important nutrients such as selenium and copper, and a treasury of other healthy ingredients. Maybe that's why whole-grain eaters seem to have less diabetes, breast cancer, and heart disease. Just don't be fooled by a dark color: Unless the first ingredient includes the word "whole," it isn't whole wheat bread.
10. Choose canola salad dressing.
Are you a salad eater? Terrific! Now look for a dressing made with canola oil, rich in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). One study found that nurses who got more than 1g of ALA per day had half the number of fatal heart attacks.
11. Be picky about decaf tea.
Regular tea delivers a rich stew of healing antioxidants, but some decaf teas don't. If the decaf method isn't listed on the package, assume they used ethyl acetate, which dramatically lowers antioxidant levels. Look for tea that says it's been decaffeinated with water and carbon dioxide (sometimes called "natural" or "effervescence"), which preserves antioxidants.
Regular tea delivers a rich stew of healing antioxidants, but some decaf teas don't. If the decaf method isn't listed on the package, assume they used ethyl acetate, which dramatically lowers antioxidant levels. Look for tea that says it's been decaffeinated with water and carbon dioxide (sometimes called "natural" or "effervescence"), which preserves antioxidants.
12. Pick up whole wheat pasta.
Do you need more help getting to your 30-or-so grams of daily fiber? Try doing this: Substitute 1 cup of whole wheat pasta (6.3g of fiber) for the same amount of regular (2.4g). This one easy switch pushes you 4g closer to your total daily fiber goal.
Do you need more help getting to your 30-or-so grams of daily fiber? Try doing this: Substitute 1 cup of whole wheat pasta (6.3g of fiber) for the same amount of regular (2.4g). This one easy switch pushes you 4g closer to your total daily fiber goal.
13. Find ice cream that builds bones.
You know you want some. So find a brand with 15% of the Daily Value (DV) for calcium in a ½-cup serving. That means when you eat a cup of ice cream, you'll get 30% of the DV for calcium, as much as a glass of milk. Same tip applies to frozen yogurt. Now you can even find high-protein ice creams that will better fill you up and keep your blood sugar stable.
14. Order pizza the "double-half" way.
When you order (or make it yourself) go for double tomato sauce and half cheese. Double sauce? Many studies link higher consumption of cooked tomato products with reduced risk of prostate and other cancers. Half cheese? You'll cut down on artery-clogging saturated fat. Trust us, after just one "double-half" pizza, you'll never go back!
You know you want some. So find a brand with 15% of the Daily Value (DV) for calcium in a ½-cup serving. That means when you eat a cup of ice cream, you'll get 30% of the DV for calcium, as much as a glass of milk. Same tip applies to frozen yogurt. Now you can even find high-protein ice creams that will better fill you up and keep your blood sugar stable.
14. Order pizza the "double-half" way.
When you order (or make it yourself) go for double tomato sauce and half cheese. Double sauce? Many studies link higher consumption of cooked tomato products with reduced risk of prostate and other cancers. Half cheese? You'll cut down on artery-clogging saturated fat. Trust us, after just one "double-half" pizza, you'll never go back!
Many of these tips are geared toward working people but still seem like pretty sound advice. Thoughts ?
