Weekly Wellness
Issue 386
Featured Article
Weightloss Tips Good for you weight loss tips to help you on your journey.
Fitness Tip
Maximize Muscle Tone
To supply all the amino acids you need to maximize muscle tone, have one of the following: 3 to 4 ounces of skinless poultry, lean beef (sirloin, tenderloin, or roast), or seafood (fresh, frozen, or canned, the latter packed in water; limit albacore tuna to six ounces per week because it contains more mercury than other types); or one egg or two to three egg whites. Eventually, you could add a variety of vegetarian protein sources in your diet for a broader spectrum of nutrients. Also, have one serving per meal of any kind of fresh or frozen fruit, vegetables, and/or legumes.
Nutrition Tip
Anti-Cancer Brazil Nuts
This hearty tree nut is a "trigger food" that may cause cancer cells to self-destruct. It's a super source of selenium, a promising anti-cancer trace mineral that also promotes DNA repair and boosts immunity. Just two medium nuts contain enough selenium to perhaps reduce prostate, colon and lung cancers!
Quip or Quote of the Week
Quote
To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. --Proverb
Quick Recipe
Tasty Tuna Salad and Cucumber Chips
Mix one-half can (6-1/2 ounce) white tuna in water; drained, flaked with 1-tablespoon Miracle Whip Light Dressing and 1/8 teaspoon each dried oregano leaves and salt. Serve with six thin slices cucumber for dipping. Makes one serving.
Tidbit(s)
Dark Chocolate
Ready to indulge? Dark chocolate has more antioxidants and less sugar and fat than other varieties. But the flavor gets less creamy and increasingly bitter the darker you go. Experts say any treat with 60-plus percent cocoa (sometimes referred to as cacao) packs a healthy punch. Another option: Semisweet varieties (50 to 55 percent cocoa) infused with extra antioxidants -- such as CocoaVia. Other favorites are dark chocolate M & M's, Hershey's Extra Dark Pure Chocolate and Dagoba Xocolati Organic Chocolate.
Food Facts
Most restaurant salads have more than double the standard serving of ingredients so trying going halfsies with someone. You can even add a multigrain roll to your lunch and usually still be ahead on fat and calories.
Top salads with beans - swap dressing for three-bean salad. You still get the sweetness and oil of a dressing, plus it adds a load of fiber.
Tasty Tidbit...
Put toasted chopped walnuts and a squeeze of lemon on parsnips.
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