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Healthy Ezine of the Week: Issue 383

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Get the Most From Fruits and Vegetables The piecrust is the foundation of an excellent pie. It's also, for some of us, the most difficult part to get just right. Grab these tips and learn to do it right every time!

Fitness Tip

Fitness: Key to Living Longer
Researchers from the University of South Carolina, when they followed 2,603 men and women for 12 years tracking fitness and the number of deaths, found that those who are physically active do live longer. The researchers evaluated fitness by a treadmill exercise test, while body fat was determined by body mass index, waist measurements and percent body fat measures. In most cases, death rates for those with better fitness were less than half that of those who were considered unfit. Even those who were obese, but fit, had lower death rates than did those who were lean, but unfit. These findings dramatically highlight that getting and staying fit is a prerequisite for good health, regardless of weight.

Nutrition Tip

Cereal: The Ideal Breakfast
Cereals are quick, nutritious, convenient and wonderfully nutritious. Besides adding life to your years, cereals might also add years to your life. Researchers from the Georgia Centenarian Study discovered that people who reach triple digits, 100, consume breakfast more regularly than people who skip the most important meal of the day. With so many high-quality cereals to choose from, there's simply no reason to settle for second best. So follow the "rule of five". Cereals that have at least five grams of fiber per serving are good choices, so set a 5-gram minimum. See also: The History of Cereal, Healthy, Heart-Warming Cereal or take the Cereal Quiz!.

Quip or Quote of the Week

Quip
There are four types of Florida Oranges:
Navel Oranges: Large, seedless and peel easy into sections—perfect for eating. Navel Oranges are best identified by the mark in the middle of the fruit that looks like a "belly button," hence the name Navel Oranges!
Valencia Oranges: A fine orange for juicing, typically the peel is yellow to orange, sometimes slightly green, but fluorescent orange inside.
Hamlin Oranges: Medium-sized, pale yellow and green to light orange, seedless and has a thin peel.
Pineapple Oranges: Acclaimed for their juicy sweetness and are medium to large in color with a pebbly peel.

Quick Recipe

Orange Blossom Gelatin
1 package (3 ounces) orange gelatin
1/2 cup boiling water
1/3 cup reduced-fat orange yogurt
In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Cool to room temperature; whisk in yogurt. Divide between two dessert dishes. Cover and chill for four hours or until firm.
Yield: 2 servings at 195 calories, trace fat, 2mg cholesterol, 118mg sodium, 44g carbohydate, 0 fiber and 5g protein.

Tidbit(s)

After-Meal Rituals
Chew on a piece of sugar-free gum, brush your teeth, or sip a hot beverage such as tea or sugar-free cocoa after a meal. These rituals can work as cues to stop eating and should help curb the impulse to indulge in seconds or dessert.

Food Fixes

Cut some fat and add some flavor! When reducing the fat content in a recipe, add more flavor boosters like herbs, mustards or extracts.

For easy removal of gelatin salads from mold, moisten the interior of the mold with cold water, rub vegetable oil inside or coat with nonstick cooking spray before filling.

Tasty Tidbit...
Work in some healthy navy beans: Saute diced onion and garlic in olive oil, add two cans of drained navy beans, puree and serve. Read more on healthy beans: Beneficial Byte: Beans

More Cooking Tips and Quick Cooking Tips on the Web site!

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