Weekly Wellness
Issue 358
Featured Article
Everything You Need to Know About Sucralose Sucralose is the low-calorie sweetener made from sugar, so it tastes like sugar. It is about 600 times sweeter than sugar and can be used in place of sugar to eliminate or reduce calories in a wide variety of products, including beverages, baked goods, desserts, dairy products, canned fruits, syrups and condiments.
Fitness Tip
Beat Heel Pain
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that a simple foot stretch largely relieved plantar fascilitis, a common condition in which the thick band of tissue in your arch swells or tears; common causes are standing too long and running. Here's how to do it: Every morning before you get out of bed, cross one leg over the other and gently stretch the arch of your foot by pulling your toes back toward your shin. Hold it for ten seconds, relax, and repeat nine more times. Do this at least twice more during the day, especially before long periods of standing. This stretch could help prevent plantar fasciitis, too.
Nutrition Tip
Calcium Supplements: Did You Know?
Besides being a major component of bones and teeth, calcium is also needed for muscles to contract properly, blood to clot and nerves to function. And yet calcium cannot do its job without Vitamin D. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and fine-tune calcium levels in the blood. Recently, researchers have realized that Americans may not get enough D and that we may need more than current dietary recommendations.
Quip or Quote of the Week
Quip:
Foods you eat earlier in the day help you eat less at night so its best to eat more calories earlier in the day rather than later.
Quick Recipe
Salsa Roll Ups
Mix four ounces softened cream cheese and 3 tablespoons thick and chunky salsa. Spread evenly onto four flour tortillas. Top with one-half cup shredded reduced fat four cheese Mexican Style Cheese. Sprinkle lightly with chili powder. Roll up each tortilla tightly. Cut each crosswise into five slices. Arrange, cut-sides down, on serving platter.
Makes 10 servings, 2 roll-ups each.
Calories: 90, fat: 4.5g, cholesterol: 10mg, sodium: 200mg, carbohydrates: 8g, fiber: 0g, protein: 3g
Tidbit(s)
Capsaicin
Capsaicin, the compound in chile peppers that gives them their heat, may help protect against liver cancer, according to a recent study in which capsaicin helped kill cancerous liver cells. Use hot salsa made with chili peppers to flavor your favorite foods, such as omelets, mixed vegetable dishes, and burritos.
Food Fixes
Store plastic wrap in the refrigerator: Cold plastic wrap will not stick to itself when unrolled.
Use a no-salt tomato sauce in your spaghetti sauce recipe to shave nearly 650 milligrams of sodium per serving. The main dish should still contain enough flavor.
Tasty Tidbit...
The peanut butter and jelly sandwich is a big favorite. For a different take on the PB and J, try almond butter. This creamy, delicious spread is just one of the many ways that you can enjoy the healthy benefits of almonds.
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