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Healthy Ezine of the Week: Issue 268

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Fitness Tip

Cool Down
One essential step in your workout helps avoid light-headedness and muscle spasms. It's the cool-down period, which is even more important than a preworkout warmup. After vigorous activity, a cooldown gives your heart rate a chance to normalize, and protects you from negative effects.

Nutrition Tip

Brown Breads: Are they Healthier?
Most grocery stores offer a large variety of breads, from rye to sourdough, but we must be careful not to let the color of the bread confuse us as to just how healthy the bread is. People often feel that the darker a bread is, the healthier it is, but it is important to note that the brown color can come from caramel coloring or molasses, not grains. Some packaging says "wheat" but all bread has wheat; you want one that lists whole wheat flour as the first ingredient.

Quip or Quote of the Week

Quip:
Early American settlers shaped "Easter baskets" with nests made from twigs and leaves that were filled with colored boiled eggs.

Quick Recipe

Kwik Key Lime Pie
Dissolve one package (0.3-ounce) sugar-free lime flavored gelatin in 1/4-cup boiling water. Whisk in two containers (8 ounces each) Key lime pie flavored light yogurt. Add one package (8 ounces) frozen fat-free whipped topping (thawed) and fold in with wooden spoon. Spoon into one reduced-fat graham crust (9-inches). Chill at least two hours or overnight before serving.
Tip: You can use any flavor of gelatin and/or yogurt for the pie if desired.

Tidbit(s)

Foods for Females Only? Not so Fast!
Many new products, including Harmony cereal, Nutrition for Women oatmeal and Luna energy bars, claim to fulfill a woman's special nutritional needs by supplying extra folic acid, calcium and soy. Unfortunately, they are not the nutritional gold mines they are cracked up to be. Some are low in gender-neutral nutrients like zinc and B vitamins and others are packed with sugar. The bottom line is, choose these foods because you like the way they taste, not because a marketing whiz says you need them.

Food Fixes

When planning a menu for a party, look for foods you can prepare in advance. You will appreciate the extra time you have to visit.

Adding sugar snap peas and bite-size tomatoes to your dip tray is a delicious, colorful way to offer extra nutrition.

When making fresh fruit salads, mix in some frozen seedless grapes just before serving. Everyone will comment on this clever, cool addition.

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