Grape tomatoes are sweeter and more firm than other tomatoes, and their bite-size shape makes them perfect for snacking, dipping or salads. Grape Tomatoes are packed with vitamin C and vitamin A, and you also get some fiber, some phytochemicals and flavor!
Here are some practical tips you can use every day to keep your consumption of saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol low while consuming a nutritionally adequate diet.
To keep your intake of saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol low:
Source: FDA
Benjamin Franklin described how American Indians popped popcorn. They put sand in an iron pot and placed it over the fire to heat. Then they mixed popping kernels in with the sand. The hot sand made the kernels pop. Then all was poured through a sieve to separate the sand from the popped kernels.
See also: Belly Bytes Healthy Popcorn Recipes
These saucy burgers might be best eaten with a knife and fork! They go well with a side of macaroni salad…
Ingredients:
8 ounces turkey sausage
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 pound ground sirloin
Cooking spray
2 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
6 2-oucne Italian braed rolls, split
3/4 cup fat-free tomaato basil pasta sauce
Directions:
Prepare grill.
Remove casings from sausage. Combine sausage, oregano, basil, salt, garlic powder and ground sirloin. Divide beef mixture into six equal portions, shaping each into a one-half inch thick pattie.
Place patties on a grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill five minutes. Turn patties over; grill two minutes. Divide fresh mozzarella cheese evenly over patties, and grill an additional five minutes or until a thermometer registers 165 degrees. Remove from grill; let stand five minutes before serving.
Place rolls, cut sides down, on grill rakc; grill one minute or until toasted. Place one patty on bottom half of each roll; top each serving with 2tablespoons sauce and top half of roll.
Yield: Six Servings (serving size is one burger)
Nutrition information per serving:
Calories: 375 (33 percent from fat)
Fat: 13.9g (sat. fat 5.3g, mono 4.4g, poly 17g)
Protein: 28.1g
Carbohydrates: 32.7g
Fiber: 1.8g
Cholesterol: 80mg
Iron: 4.5mg
Sodium: 894mg
Calcium: 130mg
STRETCH!! — Many common sports-related injuries can be prevented. To prevent muscle pulls: warm up before your workout and stretch afterward; don’t bounce while stretching.
Dr. Seigel’s Cookie Diet
There’s only one way to lose fat: burn more calories than you require to maintain your weight. But that’s easier said than done. That’s why renowned physician, author and weight loss expert Sanford Siegal, D.O., M.D., began making his famous hunger-controlling cookies in his own bakery more than thirty years ago. Dr. Siegal’s diet cookies provide maximum hunger suppression per calorie to help you stick to your diet and achieve your goal.
Dr. Siegal has been profiled by countless media outlets including Woman’s World, CNN, Fox News Channel and ABC’s Good Morning America.
If you’ve had a knee injury or suffer chronic knee pain: avoid leg extensions except with very light weights; don’t take big steps on a stair climber; don’t run on a steep downhill grade; and adjust your bicycle seat so your knees bend only slightly at the bottom of each stroke.
Lower in fat, but full of flavor!
Ingredients
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
4 tablespoons diced Vidalia onion
4 large eggs
Salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Heat the oil in a 8-inch non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat.
Add the peppers and onions to the pan and cook for about 2 minutes. Remove the vegetables and set aside. Wipe the pan clean so that it can be reused for the eggs.
Whisk the eggs with the salt and pepper until well blended.
Pour the eggs and vegetables into the frying pan and stir constantly over low heat with a rubber spatula. When the eggs begin to get firm, add the parsley and continue stirring.
When the eggs have reached the desired degree of doneness, put them on warm plates and serve immediately.
Number of Servings: 4
Per Serving Nutritinal Analysis:
Calories: 84
Fat: 5g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Protein: 7g
Fiber: 1g
Carbohydrate: 3g
Sodium: 113mg
Basil plants will repel mosquitoes and flies, just keep a plant or two around the house.
This, the last module that will be posted in this series, is about building self esteem.
Our feelings and thoughts about ourselves make up our self-esteem. Having high selfesteem increases the likelihood that children will make decisions that are right for them, rather than following the crowd.
The Quick Start Ideas and Activity Action Plan in this module will help you:
Get this pdf module: Building Healthy Self Esteem
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