Super Foods

These foods benefit your body in so many ways. They power your brain, and correctly and efficiently fuel your body. Super foods fight infection, enhance your immune system, and protect against diseases such as osteoporosis, heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, and respiratory infections.

These foods are not only healthy, but they're also affordable, familiar, and readily available at regular grocery stores and farmers markets. With so many choices, you'll discover just how easy it is to eat super healthy every day…even when on a tight budget.

This is an all-inclusive list, but some foods might not be right for your tastes, preferences or health goals. Remember that no single food can provide everything you need to be healthy. That's why it's important to choose a variety of super foods from each category to meet your daily nutrition needs.

Vegetables:
Asparagus
Avocados
Beets
Bell peppers
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Collard greens
Crimini mushrooms
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Garlic
Green beans
Kale
Mustard greens
Onions
Peas
Portobello mushrooms
Potatoes
Rainbow chard
Romaine lettuce
Shiitake mushrooms
Spinach
Summer squash
Sweet potatoes
Swiss chard
Tomatoes
Turnip greens
Winter squash
Yams

Calcium-Rich Foods:
Almond milk
Cheese, low fat
Cottage cheese, low fat
Milk, skim or 1%
Orange juice with calcium
Rice milk
Soy milk
Yogurt with active cultures, low fat

Fruits:
Apples
Apricots
Bananas
Black olives
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries
Cranberries
Figs
Grapefruit
Grapes
Honeydew melon
Kiwifruit
Lemons
Limes
Nectarines
Oranges
Papaya
Peaches
Pears
Pineapple
Plums
Prunes
Raisins
Raspberries
Strawberries
Watermelon

Grains:
Amaranth
Arborio rice
Barley
Brown rice
Buckwheat
Bulgur
Corn
Jasmine
Millet
Oats
Quinoa
Rye
Spelt
Triticale
Wheat berries
Whole grain breads, cereal, pasta
Whole wheat breads, cereal, pasta
Wild Rice


Proteins:
Almonds
Beef, lean
Black beans
Cashews
Chicken, skinless
Chickpeas
Egg whites
Eggs
Fish, unbreaded
Flaxseed
Garbanzo beans
Hemp seeds
Hummus
Kidney beans
Lima beans
Lentils
Miso
Navy beans
Nuts
Peanut butter, natural
Peanuts
Pinto beans
Pork, lean
Pumpkin seeds
Salmon, canned or fresh
Seafood, unbreaded
Sesame seeds
Soybeans
Sunflower seeds
Tahini
Tempeh
Tofu
Tuna, canned or fresh
Turkey, skinless
Veggie burgers
Walnuts
Wild game, skinless


Miscellaneous:
Canola oil
Dark chocolate
Green tea
Olive oil

Help Me Win...Please?!

So I have joined a contest and was hoping some of you would be willing to help me out. My goal is to get as many people as I can to signup for the shop and confess contest, where you can also win prizes. If you choose to help me out you just need to add my URL in the spot where it says URL, so before you leave my site to go and sign up, either right down my URL – www.adayinthezone.com – memorize it or copy and then paste it in that spot.
Why am I asking for your help? Well I can win a cash prize that would certainly help me out tremendously…see my son is going to the football championships and I would LUV to send him with some extra spending money. If you can’t ok just plan don’t want to help me, then that is fine too. For those of you who did sign up, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!

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Don't forget to check out the video too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG7Zwju20_U


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I Want To Ride My Bicycle...

Don't worry, I am not going to belt out the song! You would have to cover your ears anyhow to protect them from the awful shrieking!

Actually what made me think about it was, I was just reading this brief bio about a guy who wanted his own beach bicycle, so he bought a whole container of bikes from China and now the rest is history! Want one of your own cruiser bikes ? Then check out the website by clicking cruiser bikes, you can click either one actually.

Just so you all know, I haven't ridden a bike since I was about 12 years old. Well, not one that actually moves, I do ride the stationary one at the gym, although I am not a fan of it. The last time I rode a bike (I remember like it was yesterday) I was on my way home and I pulled in to the driveway, we had one of those driveways the started at one side of the house, went around the back of the house and dumped you back on the rode just on the other side of the house, if that makes any sense!? Ok, like a big U...Now back to my story.. I am coming around the house and my dog was outside, apparently very happy to see me. He ran right in front of me, I slammed on my brakes and went right over the handle bars. I smashed my head on the ground but I was ok. A little shaken, with a huge bump on my head and a few scratches on my face, I vowed to never ride a bike again... not even one of those beach cruiser bikes....

I like this one...blue..

Desk Dwellers

I found a good exercise for my fellow, including me desk dwellers. We may have to sit in one spot all day so let's make the best of it and get a little work out at the same time. Just try not to get noticed!

Seated Leg Extension & Pump

Starting Position
Begin seated in a chair, feet flat in front of you, palms grasping chair edge at sides or front.

Action
EXHALE: Keeping left foot planted and upper body still, extend the right leg (bending from the knee) until it is parallel with the floor. Hold here for 2 counts and then (optional) pulse up and down for 3 counts. INHALE: Bend knee to lower right leg back to floor to complete one rep. Complete all reps on one side and switch.

Special Instructions
Perform exercise very slowly and with control. Concentrate on flexing the leg muscles.

Muscles Worked: Quads

Time Involved: 3-4 minutes

Body Benefit: Strengthen your thighs anytime, anywhere!

Tuesday's Episode of The Biggest Loser

This will be my first post this season about The Biggest Loser, not because I haven't been watching it but because some of the people on the show this season just really piss me off. I try not to be hateful and I certainly don't want to bring that feeling here.

After watching Tuesdays show on my not so modern furniture, I actually said to my husband that I am not sure if I can continue to watch the rest of the season. Mind you, I have loved The Biggest Loser ever since its first season and I have been a faithful fan. I have never seen a group, you can't call them a group it is 2 couples as mean, vindictive and just down right nasty like I have seen of the ring leader Vicky, her follower husband Brady (I bet he is led around by his you know what) then you have Heba, who is defiantly the boss and her hubby Ed, who has the same personality as Brady. Quite honestly Vicky and Brady are the couple I hate the mos. They are only there for the money and her big fat mouth has no problems letting you know that. I wouldn't trust her as far as I could throw that (excuse me) that bitch. She is cruel and repulsive and I hope she goes home next week. I hate to say it but, being in it only for the money will get these two absolutely no where and I would place bets that one year after the show Vicky and Brady will be back to the plump overweight selves.. I have to commend Amy C. for following her heart, they would have picked her off first anyways.

I guess you can't kick people off the show for stating they are only there for the money but quite honestly if you aren't really there to help yourself then maybe you should just go home. There are plenty of other people who would have loved to have those two spots.

I Need New Eyewear

I always dread the eye doctor and as I normal I have procrastinated going to see him. I know, it is not the best this to blow off and I think I do it because every time I go it results in needing new glasses and contact lenses. I can't remember the last I have gone and was able to leave with no change, there is ALWAYS a change! How do I know there has been a change, it is all in the contact lenses..

I guess the other issue for me is the cost. Contacts run me about $300.00 and eyeglasses run me about another $250.00...sigh. I think I will try something different this year though. I have heard a lot about Zenni Opitcal and there low cost eyeglasses packages. Nothing wrong with at least checking them out! With so much going on and the need to save money maybe I will take a stab at it here, I usually only wear my glasses at home, so if the frames aren't quite what I am looking for, that is okay. Since the do have a huge selection of new arrivals I am sure it won't be to difficult, well at least one can only hope!

In this day and age I think it is a good idea to shop around. People are getting laid off, business are closing and with Zenni Optical offering such great deals on eyeglasses people might want to check them out. I haven't quite made up my mind yet but if you know someone who is on a tight budget why not suggest they check out this site.



http://clarkhoward.com/liveweb/shownotes/2007/06/27/12362/

To Reward or Not?

So I have been doing fairly well going to the gym. I have to admit that I haven't felt this good in a very long time! I have been mainly focusing on going to work out versus dieting. I know they go hand in hand, but it seems that dieting has not been my main priority! It is all good as far as I am concerned.

So my husband thinks that I should reward myself since I have managed to stick with it since August. Winter is coming and he suggested that I could go get a pair of Classic UGGs! I was shocked, where did his cheap side go?? What to do?? Ummm...I certainly don't need to spend all that money on a pair of boots when I have a child who could be off to Florida. Besides, it is not my style to spend money like that on one item. So my reward will be a new outfit and maybe a new pair of shoes, but most likely the money will be saved in case the boys to make it to Florida. It won't be cheap, that's for sure!

Who Are We? We Are the Colts! Who We Gonna Beat? Pomperaug!

and beat them they did. Not buy much but all it takes is one touchdown and a lot of determined young men!

WCPW Champions

Final Score

Now we are off to the State Championship game! It was all worth the 5 hours in the rain.