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Showing posts with label Try It Out Tuesday. Show all posts
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6/29/10
Try It Out Tuesday - Avocados
With the 4th of July holiday coming up, and cook outs and celebrations sure to ensue, I decided that this week we would focus our Try It Out Tuesday on Avocados. Avocados were long thought of as a food that you should eat only "occasionally" because of the relatively high fat content, but upon closer inspect recently have become listed as a super food because of the heart healthy benefits and antioxidants that they contain (in addition to their fat being the "healthy kind.")
All About Avocados
According to the research that I read in preparation for writing up this Try It Out Tuesday, avocados can sometimes because called the "alligator pear" because of the shape of the fruit and it's thick, leathery skin. I've never personally heard them called that, but some of you may be more familiar with the terminology.
Avocados are grown all over the world, from South America to the islands of the South Pacific. They are grown on trees, and when fully grown they can weigh somewhere between 8 ounces and 3 pounds (!!). Once picked, they take about 6-9 days to ripen, after which time they have a very soft, buttery texture and richness.
Nutritional Benefits
Aside from the olive, avocados have the highest monounsaturated fat content of any fruit at 20%. They also contain smaller amounts of saturated fats and polyunsaturated fats. They contain three times the potassium content of a banana, as well as vitamin A, C, some Bs, folic acid, calcium, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus. Avocados have been shown to reduce the risk of prostate, oral, and breast cancers. In addition, they also have more lutein than any other commonly consumed fruit, which is key in fighting age related macular degeneration (which is the leading cause of age related blindness). Avocados also contain key ingredients which help with heart health, stroke prevention, and lowering your cholesterol. Finally, some research has shown that nutrients are better absorbed when eaten with avocados (although you could presume this would also apply to other foods that are high in monounsaturated fats). In one study, people that ate avocados in their salads absorbed five times the amount of carotenoids (compounds that protect against chronic diseases) than people who did not pair their salad with avocados.
Ways to Incorporate Avocados
My favorite: guacamole! Other suggestions include:
- Avocado Frappe
- Coconut-Avocado Ice Cream
- Mexican Baked Fish
- Quesadillas
- Avocado, Tomato, and Mango Salsa
- Cobb Salad
- Absolutely Amazing Ahi
- Cobb Sandwich
Or you could do what was common when I was traveling in South America, and just slice it up and eat it by itself! Yum!
I can't wait to try out some new avocado recipes, and maybe even be generous and bring them to a 4th of July celebration to share the healthy deliciousness! I would love for you all to share your favorite avocado recipes or uses, so leave a link or recipe in the comments section and I will be sure to check it out! Have fun adding avocados to your diet this week!
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Try It Out Tuesday
6/22/10
Try It Out Tuesday - Leafy Green Vegetables
Update: Last week's Try It Out Tuesday - Peppers was a great success! I got some really wonderful feedback from readers about the different ways that they try and use peppers in their everyday lives, like Audrey who said that her family basically loves peppers in everything! Personally, we ran out of peppers fairly early on in the week because we added them to so many different foods (and didn't buy any more because of trying to stick to my grocery budget) but overall I feel like we have some great suggestions on ways to use peppers in the future, and we've developed a taste for hot peppers which we didn't previously know that we liked!
This week's Try It Out Tuesday will focus in on leafy green vegetables. I picked leafy green vegetables because I went to the farmer's market in my town last weekend, and this is mostly what they had. Since I live in a colder climate, they are just now started to get the root vegetables and greens in season (can you believe the farmer's market just opened last weekend!?) I'm excited to be able to try something that is undeniably good for us, and also in season and thus cheaper too!
All About Greens
Leafy green vegetables make up a broad category, and include some real nutritional powerhouses. Greens can be used in a variety of different ways, and often times are very easily substituted for other, less nutrient dense, foods (like substituting spinach in a salad instead of iceberg lettuce, which is mostly water). Greens are definitely something you should consider buying organically grown - spinach and kale make the list of the dirty dozen most contaminated conventionally grown foods, and thedailygreen.com also groups them together as "leafy greens" and says that they are "frequently contaminated with what are considered the most potent pesticides used on foods (51 of them)." Definitely keep that in mind as you buy them, and do what you can within the budget that you have.
Nutritional Benefits
Dark leafy greens are, calorie for calorie, one of the most concentrated sources of vitamins and phytonutrients that you can find. They are also low in fat, high in fiber, iron, and calcium, and contain such good-for-you things as folic acid, vitamin K, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, lutein, and beta-carotene.
One article I read claimed that vitamin K was probably the standout nutrient of all that dark leafy greens contain. This is because the greens contain so much of it, and it can help with a variety of physical ailments. One cup of cooked greens provides up to nine times the daily amount of vitamin K that you need, and even a couple of cups of salad greens can usually provide as much as you need. Vitamin K contributes to the regulation of blood clotting, may help to prevent cardiovascular problems, diabetes, and osteoporosis, and may help to protect against inflammatory diseases.
Additionally, since leafy greens contain so much lutein and zeaxanthin, they can help to reduce the onset of eye related diseases, such as macular degeneration (the leading cause of age related blindness) and cataracts. Some studies also hint at a connection between these two carotenoids and a reduction in certain types of cancer, such as lung and breast (and other nutrients in greens also help to protect against colon, stomach, ovarian, and skin cancer), and a reduction in heart disease and strokes.
To sum it up, green leafy vegetables really don't have any drawbacks, and can help protect you against so many diseases that they are definitely worth your while to try out!
Ways to Incorporate Greens
I'm going to go out on a limb this week and really give some new greens a shot. There are so many types, ranging from the pretty common (spinach, collards) to the not-so-common (kohlrabi, bok choy).
Here are some ideas on ways to incorporate them to your diet:
- Replace salad greens with spinach or even romaine lettuce
- Add them to an omelet (are you seeing a reoccurring trend here!?)
- Chop very find (or puree in a blender) to add in things like sauces, dressings, etc.
- Chard and Feta Tart
- Collard Greens and Black Eye Pea Soup
- Kale and Potato Hash
- Creamed Spinach
- Baby Bok Choy with Cashews
- Broccoli Rabe with onions
- Mustard Greens
This will be a challenge for me, as we normally only eat spinach on a regular basis, but I am excited to dive into some new, exciting, and most of all, healthy foods! How are you going to incorporate greens into your diet, or how do you already? I would love to hear your suggestions!
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Try It Out Tuesday
6/15/10
Try It Out Tuesday - Peppers
This week's Try It Out Tuesday focuses around peppers - red, yellow, green, hot, and sweet! Peppers, kind of like members of the allium family, can be added to a variety of dishes to spice up the taste, add a little color, or just contribute a new, subtle flavor.
Growing up, I never ate many peppers, so adding them to my diet has been a conscious effort for me. I have friends who have chopped peppers in every salad they eat, but I just rarely think about adding them. I don't love them, I don't hate them. I really feel pretty neutral all around about them, so I think they will be a fairly easy Try It Out Tuesday, since it really just is a matter of being aware of adding them to my diet.
All About Peppers
There are two basic kinds of peppers: bell and chili. Bell Peppers are the large, roundish ones that come in green, red, yellow, and orange. For the most part, they have a pretty mild taste (green peppers are the least mild) and they add a bit of crunch to a dish without drastically changing the flavor. They can be added to things like sauces, casseroles, and even omelets to add a little something extra (and can be cut very very small so that your children/spouse hardly notices, if they aren't that into peppers).
Chili peppers can not be so easily disguised, mostly because they so drastically change the flavor of whatever you are cooking. Chili peppers are great in Mexican or other spicy foods, and the flavors meld well in dishes like fajitas and jerk chicken.
Nutritional Benefits
Bell peppers are a great source of vitamins A, C, and K, and Potassium. Red peppers also contain lycopene, which is a chemical that can help reduce the risk of multiple types of cancers, including prostate and cervical cancers. Orange peppers are the most dense food source of a compound called zeaxanthin, which is known to protect against eye problems such as cataracts and macular degeneration.
The more ripe the pepper is, the sweeter it tastes and the more nutrient dense it is. For example, red bell peppers are the ripest, so they are the sweetest tasting, and the most nutritious for you. Green bell peppers are the least ripe, and thus they have a more bitter flavor and are less nutrient packed.
Chili peppers contain vitamin A, fiber, potassium, folic acid, and iron. In addition, chili peppers are filled with capsaicin, which is an ingredient known for elevating endorphin levels, improving mood, and even reducing the feeling of pain. Capsaicin in your body causes your blood vessels to widen, which helps to elevate your body temperature, thereby increasing your metabolism. This can (along with other diet changes) help you along a weight loss path, and can help to reduce your overall body fat.
Studies have also shown that people who consumed a hot pepper with their meal had a lower insulin level at the end of the meal than people who did not consume any hot peppers. This could be indicative of other health benefits of hot peppers, and would certainly be important to all of us, but especially those with insulin resistance and diabetes.
Way to Incorporate Peppers
- Fajitas (cut up some bell and hot peppers along with your onions, drizzle some olive oil over them, cook them up and serve with chicken and tortillas.
- Shish Kabobs (or what we called shish kabobs in my house - basically skewers with chicken, peppers, and onions grilled until done)
- Add them to salads - great source of raw peppers
- Spice up some spaghetti sauce - you could even puree them in the blender until smooth to add to the sauce
- Add to casseroles - particularly Mexican or spicy casseroles
I think peppers are pretty easy to incorporate, so I am excited to hear about how you add them to your diet. I'm planning on adding them to omelets in the mornings, salads at lunch, and having a few meals that really feature them for dinner this week. I would love to hear your ideas!
This post is part of Food Renegade's Fight Back Friday
This post is part of Food Renegade's Fight Back Friday
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Try It Out Tuesday
6/8/10
Try It Out Tuesday - Dairy
Sorry for the late post - life is hectic these days!
Update on last week's Try It Out Tuesday - Eggs - I felt like last week went really well in terms of adding eggs to my diet. I actually started making the effort to make eggs for breakfast almost every day, which really helped me get them in for the day. I would say this has been my most successful Try It Out Tuesday so far, as I really made a conscious effort to add something to my diet that I do not normally enjoy all that much. I've found ways that I do like to eat eggs to - particularly with some organic raw milk cheddar cheese (which I actually found at my local Commissary of all places!)
This week for Try It Out Tuesday, I'm working on incorporating dairy into my life a little more. To start off what we're going to talk about, I want to throw it out there that I am lactose intolerant. I've heard from other bloggers that you can actually combat lactose intolerance by drinking raw milk, but for now we do not have access to a farmer for me to try that out, so I am not drinking any milk directly (we are moving to farm country in August though, and I've already lined up the farmer's I'm going to check out to get my fresh items!) If you do like to drink milk, I would definitely check out Kelly the Kitchen Kop's information about the benefits of raw milk. Again, I haven't done this research myself and I don't currently drink milk, but Kelly has a wealth of knowledge about topics along these lines, and I trust that she has done some pretty thorough research! You can also, as always, check out the Weston A Price Foundation for more information about raw milk.
If you do like to drink milk but don't have access to raw milk (or don't feel comfortable with raw milk) Kelly the Kitchen Kop also has a great post ranking the kinds of milk in her personal order of preference. Basically one thing she says to keep in mind is that often times in the grocery store organic milk undergoes a process called ultra-high pasteurization (and the label will say this on it) whereby the milk is pasteurized at an even higher temperature than normal milk. I noticed this when I first started buying organic milk for my husband - the date on the milk carton would say about two months out. We wondered aloud how that was possible, until I came across Kelly's post that explained it all to me. Now we look for organic milk that is regular pasteurized, not ultra-pasteurized (I can usually find them in the grocery store right next to each other, you just have to read the labels!)
Alright - so, how am I going to incorporate dairy into my life when I don't personally drink milk? Well, the answer comes from a few different items. First off, I love cheese. Since I recently found this source of organic, raw milk cheese in my store, I'm ecstatic that I can add more cheese into my diet and not feel guilty because of the hormones, antibiotics, etc that are always present in conventional products. In the interest of full disclosure though, I must say that the raw milk cheese is about double what the regular cheese is. So although I do love it, I'll have to be limiting my consumption just for money reasons.
My other favorite source of dairy is yogurt - particularly greek yogurt. You can find all different kinds of options in almost every grocery store, but my particularly favorites are Fage and Oikos. I haven't quite moved to making my own yogurt yet, although I may try it out this week since it is, after all, Try It Out Tuesday. Making my own yogurt would allow me to completely control the nutritional content of the yogurt, in addition to being able to be sure that I am adding only healthy, whole ingredients.
There are so many benefits to dairy it is hard to go through them all, but I'll give you an overview. Grass fed dairy (by far the best kind of dairy, if you have access to it) has been shown in studies to be higher in conjugated linoleic acids, or CLAs. CLAs help to improve body composition if you are trying to tone up or lose weight, and in fact dairy in general has been shown to help you lose weight if you are on a diet, so keep that in mind if that is a part of your goals. As an added benefit, in addition to the protein content of many dairy products which help to keep you full, dairy also contains levels of zinc, which work to help your body maintain its levels of leptin (which keeps your appetite down). In addition, dairy is high in calcium and vitamin D, which can combat issues ranging from high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and even help to lower your risk of cancer.
All in all, dairy can be really beneficial to your health and wellness. I've heard of people temporarily going dairy free to help combat allergies and such, but if you don't have any of these health problems, dairy products can be a great way to add more protein into your diet (along with those eggs!) along with a variety of vitamins and minerals. Dairy is great if you are trying to lose weight, or if you are just trying to live a little bit healthier life.
How are you planning on adding more dairy into your diet? How about making some homemade ice cream, drinking a glass of milk per day, or adding cheese into things that you normally eat (like salads, omelets, and even on a sandwich!) As always, I would love to hear your thoughts!
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Try It Out Tuesday
6/1/10
Try It Out Tuesday - Eggs
We all have heard varying opinions about eggs - they raise your cholesterol, or maybe they lower it, back and forth. Common research these days believes that the cholesterol found in real foods such as eggs (as opposed to processed foods or powdered eggs) doesn't have a correlation with the "bad" cholesterol in the blood. I'm certainly not a doctor, so if you have concerns about this or other medical issues please talk to your specific doctor.
For the week's Try It Out Tuesday though, we will be trying to incorporate more eggs into our diets. Eggs have a variety of ways that they are good for you, from being a great, cheap source of protein, to having individual amino acids that your body needs.
Egg Benefits
Eggs contain the amino acid tyrosine, which helps to reduce your appetite and supports the ability of your thyroid, pituitary, and adrenal glands to function properly. They also contain leucine, which is another amino acid, responsible for helping the body to produce human growth hormone, regulate blood sugar levels (very important!) and grow muscles in your body, which helps your overall system to work better. Eggs also contain choline, selenium, B vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin E, and lutein, which help with mental function, memory, preventing birth defects if you are pregnant, cell growth, healthy skin, preventing free radical damage, and preventing macular degeneration.
Where to Buy
The best eggs to eat would ideally be from a farmer that you know, who you know allows his animals to wander around in the yard and eat whatever bugs and everything else they find. Conventional eggs found in the grocery stores usually come from chickens that are fed grains - mostly corn. Since we already have such an overabundance of corn in our diets, this isn't really another source where we need to get more Omega 6 (which is found in corn and corn products, and we have way too much of in our American diets). If you know of a farm or farmer's market where you can get fresh, local eggs, this would be a great option, and have even more nutritional benefits including higher levels of vitamins A and E, more beta carotene, and more Omega 3 fatty acids. In addition to all the nutritional benefits, you would also be supporting a local farmer, which is great for your regional economy.
If you cannot find a local farmer the next best bet would be to buy organic eggs at the grocery store. Organic eggs come from chickens that are fed organic feed, which may very well still be corn but at least it isn't genetically modified, pesticide laden corn. In addition, chickens that lay organic eggs are not given any antibiotics, which is in start contrast to conventional chickens who are often bathed in antibiotics to ward off diseases. For me, this is a big selling point, as I don't want any additional antibiotics in my food or my body that I don't personally need to take care of an ailment. Since they are not given antibiotics, often times (though not always) organic chickens have more room to roam and are treated more humanely than conventional chickens. Overall, if you don't have a local farmer who supplies you eggs, organic eggs from the supermarket can be a good alternative.
Ideas for Incorporating
There are literally an endless number of possibilities for incorporating eggs into your diet, but here are a few of my favorites.
- Breakfast Omelets - a great way to begin your day, keeps your full for hours, and provides a well rounded breakfast
- Hard Boiled Eggs for a snack
- Quiche
- Egg, Tomato, Mozzarella, and Basil Breakfast Sandwich
- Italian Vegetable Casserole
- Egg Custard Pie
- Flan
Get creative! There are so many easy ways to use eggs, from french toast to hard boiled eggs, that you can incorporate them so easily into your diet. Just this morning for breakfast I had three scrambled eggs with some sauteed onions in them (see another week's Try It Out Tuesday for onion benefits). I look forward to hearing about how all of you added eggs to your diet, and would love it if you would leave me your favorite eggs recipes. Remember that every comment you leave (up to 4) adds another entry in the giveaway! See the giveaway rules for details.
Happy Egg eating!
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Try It Out Tuesday
5/24/10
Try It Out Tuesday - Berries
Yesterday we talked about saving money by eating foods that are in season and locally grown in your area. Today, going hand in hand with that idea, we are going to talk about adding berries to your diet. Since many fruits and vegetables begin to lose some of their nutritional value after they are picked, eating locally picked (ie. most recently picked) fruit allows you to get the most bang for your buck, nutritionally speaking (and, more often than not, financially speaking as well!) Many berries, particularly strawberries, are in season in the mid spring to early summer (depending on where you live) so now is a great time to try and experiment and find ways to add them into your diet.
Benefits
Berries have a variety of different health benefits (in addition to being delicious!) According to HeathCastle, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries all have very high ORAC scores, which is an indication of the antioxidant content of these fruit. Additionally, these are four of the top 20 most concentrated food sources of antioxidants.
As we talked about in Try It Out Tuesdays - Alliums, fruits and veggies are often filled with chemicals called phytonutrients (or phytochemicals), which are naturally occurring beneficial compounds found in plants, and berries are no exception. Often times these phytonutrients are found in the skin of fruit and vegetables, so berries are a great concentrated source, since you always eat the skin! Some of the phytochemicals that are present in berries are polyphenols, which are the same phytochemicals that make both wine and chocolate beneficial to your health. However, unlike wine and chocolate, berries are not fattening or alcoholic, they contain very few calories, and they are full of natural fiber. Overall, they are a win-win food!
In addition, blueberries have the highest ORAC score of the berries. This means they are literally packed full of antioxidants, and have a great capacity to destroy free radicals in your body (a good thing!) According to the World's Healthiest Foods, blueberries are bursting with the phytochemical anthocyanidins, which help to "neutralize free radical damage to the collagen matrix of cells and tissues that can lead to cataracts, glaucoma, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, ulcers, heart disease, and cancer." Additionally, these same phytochemicals help to reduce blood glucose levels after carbohydrate heavy meals, which can help to prevent the insulin spike the eventually causes your body to become insulin resistant, which results in diabetes.
Finally, in a recent study by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, they found that eating around one cup of berries every day for eight weeks helped to increase levels of "good" HDL cholesterol while also lowering blood pressure, which are both good news when it comes to keeping a healthy heart.
Ways to Incorporate Them In Your Diet
All in all, berries are a great choice, and can be added to you diet in a multitude of ways. Here are some suggestions:
- sprinkle berries on top of yogurt (especially greek yogurt - the sourness and sweetness are a great combination!)
- Angel Food Cake with berries
- Make a berry smoothie
- Trifles
- Muffins, Breads, Scones, etc.
- Vanilla Bean Parfaits (I would use fresh berries instead of frozen if you have them)
- Cranberry Sauce
- Strawberry or Blueberry Jam
- Blueberry Pie
My only caveat about berries would be that since many berries fall in the dirty dozen produce list, it would be a good idea to try and get them organically grown if at all possible.
How are you going to try and add berries to your diet this week? I'm going to a Memorial Day Celebration, and I plan on brining a berry trifle. I am also going to get some fresh, organic strawberries and snack on them!
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5/18/10
Try It Out Tuesday - Alliums
Photo Credit: David Grunfield
We'll be starting off the Try It Out Tuesday series with Power Foods, so I wanted to give you a little background information about what those entail.
Power foods (or power nutrients, super foods, or whatever you prefer to call them) are those foods that pack the most bang for your buck, so to speak. These foods are full of phytochemicals, which are chemicals (such as beta carotene) that occur naturally in plants. They can also be fruits or vegetables which have an abundance of antioxidants in them. Personally, I think that the idea that antioxidants are going to save the world is a little over emphasized, but the foods do have valuable nutrients in them that are good for you, not to mention that most are packed with flavor (so they will be included in my trying it out series).
Our first Try It Out Tuesday will focus on the Allium family of foods. The allium family contains foods such as onions, shallots, leeks, scallions, garlic and chives.
By consuming members of the allium family, you stimulate your body to produce more glutathione, which is a an antioxidant that is present in your body (particularly in your liver, where is can help your body get rid of chemicals). Glutathione also helps to eliminate toxins and carcinogins in your body, which can help to prevent cancer (reference here).
Other benefits of the allium family include:
If you are only going to add one member of the Allium family to your diet, garlic would be the best choice, as it has the most known beneficial side effects. Crushing or chopping garlic before using it helps to release the enzymes in it (allinase) which are responsible for the benefits, so if you are going to use it in a dish, at least chop the top off of the garlic clove before using it to allow for some activation of the enzymes.
Throughout the upcoming week, I will have a variety of dishes that feature (or at least include) members of the allium family to help to help to inspire you to integrate this important group into your diet.
I would love it if you would join me on this Try It Out Tuesday. What are you planning on making this week? How are you going to incorporate alliums into your diet (or if you already do, what are some of your favorite dishes?)
Our first Try It Out Tuesday will focus on the Allium family of foods. The allium family contains foods such as onions, shallots, leeks, scallions, garlic and chives.
By consuming members of the allium family, you stimulate your body to produce more glutathione, which is a an antioxidant that is present in your body (particularly in your liver, where is can help your body get rid of chemicals). Glutathione also helps to eliminate toxins and carcinogins in your body, which can help to prevent cancer (reference here).
Other benefits of the allium family include:
- Lowering total cholesterol
- Raising HDL cholesterol
- Lowers blood pressure
- May enhance testosterone levels (this is a good thing, even for women!)
- Lowers the risk of blood clots
- Can prevent and fight the common cold
- Can help to regulate blood sugar (see article here)
If you are only going to add one member of the Allium family to your diet, garlic would be the best choice, as it has the most known beneficial side effects. Crushing or chopping garlic before using it helps to release the enzymes in it (allinase) which are responsible for the benefits, so if you are going to use it in a dish, at least chop the top off of the garlic clove before using it to allow for some activation of the enzymes.
Throughout the upcoming week, I will have a variety of dishes that feature (or at least include) members of the allium family to help to help to inspire you to integrate this important group into your diet.
I would love it if you would join me on this Try It Out Tuesday. What are you planning on making this week? How are you going to incorporate alliums into your diet (or if you already do, what are some of your favorite dishes?)
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Try It Out Tuesday Introduction
Over the course of the next few months, we're going to be adding a series to the blog called "Try It Out Tuesday," which, along with Work On It Wednesday is all about adding new things to your life and trying out new steps to take to work towards a healthier you.
I will have a post each Tuesday with some information on a food (or food group) that I am going to be trying to work on adding into my diet for the week. This could range from things as broad as dairy products (which would actually be a real struggle for me) or as specifically as something like pomegranates (how the heck do you eat them?!)
Whereas Work On It Wednesday is about all sorts of things in life - stress management, fitness, nutrition, time management, etc., Try It Out Tuesday is going to focus solely on food (yuuum!) and incorporating new foods or food groups to my overall diet.
Personally, I am really working towards cleaning up my diet and focusing on getting the most nutrient rich foods that I possibly can while still staying in a healthy calorie range for my height and age. I'm not a total believer in the idea of eating super fat items like lard, so I would consider this a fairly moderate nutritional make over - although as you all know from my ideas on the definitions of healthy, I do aim to eventually be more open to more "fattening" foods). But for now, you can just call me Middle Of The Road Lauren. ☺ Regardless, I am a firm believer in baby steps and making small changes towards greater good, so I am working toward implementing more nutritious foods in my diet, and really trying out new food options, particularly since summer is just around the corner and there should be a plethora of available choices!
I would love for you to join me in Try It Out Tuesday. I want to hear about the changes you've made to your diet, whether you think they have had any effect on you, the changes you are still wanting to make, etc. How are you incorporating Try It Out Tuesday into your diet?
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