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Healthy Ezine of the Week: Issue 261

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DeFatting Your Recipes -- To help you remember how to do this, there is what is known as the three R's you can memorize. These are remove, replace and reduce.

Fitness Tip

Posing for Weight Loss
Help in beating middle-aged weight gain could be just a few yoga poses away. In a recent study, normal-weight adults reduced their risk of middle-aged weight gain with regular practice of yoga, an exercise that incorporates stretching, holding poses, breathing rhythmically, and meditating. Yoga also helped the overweight adults lose weight over time. Try a beginner class or video and use towels, pillows, and mats for support.

Nutrition Tip

Lose 15 lbs. this year.
One important change in your lunchtime routine can make all the difference. In one study, those who ate at least five restaurant/takeout meals a week took in almost 300 more calories a day than those who ate out less often. In addition, they consumed a larger proportion of calories from fat. Over a year's time, those calories can add up to an extra 15 - 20 pounds. Try bringing lunch from home -- not only will it help you lose weight, but it'll fatten your wallet by cutting down on expenses!

Quip or Quote of the Week

Quote:
"I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight." -Rita Rudner US

Quick Recipe

The MLT Sandwich (Mushrooms, lettuce and tomatoes)
Heat a large non-stick skillet coated with vegetable oil spray over medium heat. Add 8 ounces any sliced mushrooms; cook and stir ten minutes or until tender. Season with salt and pepper. Meanwhile, microwave two slices bacon one to two minutes on high or until crispy. Let stand two minutes and crumble. Toast eight slices whole-wheat bread; spread one side with some low-fat mayonnaise. Top four of the slices with lettuce, sliced tomato and mushroom mixture; sprinkle with bacon. Top four of the slices with lettuce, sliced tomato and mushroom mixture; sprinkle with bacon. Top with remaining bread slices, halve sandwiches and serve. Serving Suggestion: Serve with potato wedges (frozen).

Tidbit(s)

Mealtime Line-Ups
What constitutes a meal in your home? Meat, potatoes and bread? Does supper always involve three courses? Rethink your dinner options and get creative with menu planning. A salad that is chock-full of vegetables and cubed cooked chicken, for example, is a one-dish meal that cuts back on the calories, fat and sodium often found in traditional dinners.

Food Fixes

When instructed in a cake recipe to flour the baking pan, try using a little of the dry cake mix instead of flour for a no-white-mess on the outside of the cake.

Wash hands in cold water and rub with salt to get rid of onion odor.

Garlic is great, but its smell lingers on your hands. To remove the scent, rub your hands against stainless steel, such as a kitchen faucet.

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What's New?

Curious as to just how to do a specific exercise? Or, are you just curious about different exercises? How about adding to your current exercise regime? Check out the brand new section on FitnessandFreebies.com, Exercise!

24 Essentials of Health and Well Being -- Well-being, which is another way of saying good health, can be enhanced in small, easy and pleasant ways. Well-being is a state of mind as well as body. Achieving it can be a simple, joyful experience. Try these suggestions to enhance your health and well-being.