Travel and Good, Healthy Restaurants

I try to eat local, seasonal foods. But, I like to eat out, too... and it's quite challenging to find restaurants that use local produce - especially if you're traveling. Fortunately, people do post about these things. I just ran across Chef's Collaborative - an online datase that includes restaurants that serve local food!! Next time I travel, I'll be eating good.

High Cholesterol - UGGH!

Hi, Well just found out my cholesterol is high (176) and I have three months to bring it down, so I expect I'll be posting here alot!!!

Cinda

Salad and a Smoothie - A good one this time!

Salad: Spring greens, feta, tomatoes, walnuts, cranberries, onions and a tamari dressing courtesy of StirItUp in St. Augustine Beach

Now, this is a great smoothie, albeit not the healthiest, but a good starter: No Sugar Added Orange Sherbert, Coconut Pineapple Ice Cream (shhh, just one small scoop), Banana, DanActive Yogurt Drink - Strawberry, Bananas, Fresh Orange Juice.

Nutritional Data site is Awesome

Recently, I've been eating a lot of blueberries because they are in season right now (from what I've been reading, seasonal eating is more sustainable and is often healthier because the nutritional value of the food is better)... Anyway, I was curious about nutritional value of raw v. frozen blueberries and stumbled on this nutritional data site that I LOVE. It has great data displayed in an organized and beautiful way. I'm telling you - the site is addictive and fun.

Yesterday I had a smoothie with organic green tea (1 c), lime juice (1/4 c) and organic raw blueberries (1.5 c). The nutritional value of my smoothie is pretty good, all things considered. I got many of my necessary minerals (notably potassium, magnesium, and manganese), all of my vitamin C reqs, some significant vitamin K, decent fiber, some omega 3s, quite a few antioxidants, no fat. :) Overall, I'm feeling pretty happy about it.

I can definitely say that in the past month of dietary changes, I'm feeling better physically and mentally. I still need to add more exercise to my overall regimen - but I'm quite happy about my progress...

My First HG Smoothie

It takes a whole holiday weekend for me to manage to have time to prepare for and fix a smoothie! This is the essence of the issue at hand wehen it comes to being healthy...takes time and $$$...but I am determined to get better at it. :) This weekend I visited Earth Fare supermarket in Boone, NC and stocked up on fruit and got some Energy Drink shake/smoothie mix. I used bananas, blueberries, cherries, mango and strawberries. Well, I think I'll do without the drink mix next time - was a little like how I imagine wallpaper paste must "feel" like if you actually ate some.

From Healthy_Goddess_Blog

Overflowing with interesting info

These past few days have been quite educational.
-- First, I watched a live interview with Michael Pollan and got a nice blast of info regarding food and food politics.
-- Then, I picked up The Big Picture: Reflections on Science, Humanit, and a Quickly Changing Planet and read some interesting thoughts on sustainable foods for the future.
-- Finally, this morning, I ran across Finding Happiness the Natural Way. The article is densely packed with information and really gives a great overview of all the myriad ways you can improve your mental and physical well-being.

Enjoy.

lovin' lime

I have decided that lime goes with just about anything - especially in the summer. Earlier today, I made a green tea, lime, and raspberry smoothie (with a hint of coconut water). Very, very refreshing in the mildly hot/sticky day that we were experiencing here in Huntsville. According to Dr. Decuypere's nutrition chart, limes have the following healthy benefits so not only can I feel refreshed, but I can feel healthier too!

Lime

One lime without peel contains .4 grams of protein and 1.8 grams of dietary fiber.

Potassium - 68 mg Calcium - 22 mg Phosphorus - 12 mg Magnesium - 4 mg Iron - .4 mg Also contains trace amounts of selenium, zinc,manganese and copper.

Vitamin A - 6.7 IU Vitamin C - 19 mg Folate (important during pregnancy) - 5.5 mcg

My First Post - Cinda

I am very excited to join this adventure...must eat good stuff to keep up with my posting! It's been a very long day, week, and month, and it's times like these when you really need the healthy stuff. Tonight I managed a Publix salad with field greens, walnuts, raisins, blueberries and strawberries. Publix is a Florida supermarket, and they've gotten really creative with their salads, thankfully!

Anyways, headed to the mountains this weekend (Banner Elk, NC) and I am actually taking my blender to try some of the Healthy Goddesses' recipes. Off to pack the blender!!!

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