November
Health Tip
Add
flair with fruit. Raisins, apples and tangerine slices add sweetness and
texture to salads.
Apples
complement pork, pineapple is great with fish, and orange slices are perfect
with chicken.
 WHY
ARE WE SO FAT?
 “Clean
your plate.” Maybe it's Mom's fault. Long gone are the days of
manual labor and home-grown food that motivated Mom's well-intentioned
demand. In these days of labor-reducing technology and fairly cheap processed
food, we've lost perspective regarding our eating habits.
Portion
Distortion:  Restaurants
offer huge portions in order to compete by offering more food for the
consumer dollar. This practice has created unrealistic ideas about portion
sizes. The good news is we can make the most of the situation nutritionally
and financially by taking half the meal home.
 Rethink
Your Drink: With no other nutrition or behavior changes, an adult
can lose 31 pounds (109,500 calories) in one year by simply not drinking
24 ounces of sugar sweetened beverage a day. Whether it's two canned sodas;
a couple of glasses of wine; some sweet tea or beer, that's 31
pounds! Cutting out one drink a day and maintaining your usual
caloric intake of food means losing ½ a pound per week.
 Master
the Stairs: The benefits of exercise are stress management; better
sleep; improved self-esteem; healthy bone, muscles, and joints; not to
mention weight loss and feeling better all over. In addition to the small
steps such as taking the stairs that you can incorporate into your daily
routine in order to burn additional calories, find a physical activity
you love, and make a commitment to exercise/enjoy at least a half-hour
a day, making sure aerobics are included at least three times a week.
What's aerobics? Simple! Five minutes to stretch your muscles and joints,
twenty to raise and maintain an elevated heart rate, and five minutes
to cool down without suddenly stopping. The simplest form of aerobics
is a brisk walk! Once you've warmed up to the aerobics, begin to incorporate
some strength training for stronger bones, joints, and muscles.
 Turn
Off the TV: Scientists report that the body's metabolic rate
is lower while watching television than while sleeping. Clearly the objective
of advertisers is to brain wash us to believe is that we should eat fast
foods and drink high calorie beverages. Television viewing promotes lethargy
and the munchies, an excellent weight gain program.
Additionally, children who watch less television do better in school
and on their homework, develop better reading and social skills, and gain
less weight.
Portion
Distortion
Fast
Food Hamburger
1954 (2.8 oz 202
calories) Today (4.3 oz 310 calories)
Fast
Food Fries
1955
(2.4 oz 210 calories) Today
(7 oz 610 calories)
Fast
Food Soft Drink
Large
(400 calories)
Small (150
Calories)
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