Showing posts with label 12. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 12. Show all posts
Friday, March 13, 2015
Santas Milk Drive and Other Things Im Thinking About on Tuesday 12 16 2014
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| Milk is a much-needed donation at your local food bank! |
I confess I don't like everything about the holidays (The sweets! The overspending!) But one thing I do love about this time of year is the way many of us are inspired to do things to help others. Yes, I know some people donate for tax purposes. But whatever motivates it, when people give to help those who are less fortunate, it's all good.
Sadly, one in seven people in America face hunger, and many Americans rely on food banks to have enough food for their families. And milk is one of the least donated items to food banks; in fact families who receive food from food banks get less than one gallon of milk per year.
I'm grateful to my friend Heidi at FoodieCrush who told me recently about Santas Milk Drive, a milk donation program sponsored by The Great American Milk Drive to encourage donating milk during the holidays. If you visit the website and donate money for milk between now and December 31, every gallon of milk you finance will be matched by Feeding America. (I just made a donation; you enter your state to be sure the milk you donate goes to food banks in your area.) Please help by making a donation to Santa's Milk Drive if you can.
Now here are a few more things I've been thinking about . . .
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
12 healthy snacks that will provide you with energy
know these healthy snacks that work to supply the body with energy
1. Apples . They contain many vitamins and minerals , they are also a rich source of flavonoids and polyphenols , which are potent antioxidants. Try to eat them every morning and add to fruit smoothies .
2 . Bananas . One of the best sources of potassium , which helps maintain normal blood pressure and heart activity of the organism .
3 . Red pepper . Its filled with antioxidant vitamins A and C , which are necessary for the beauty of your skin. If you want a hearty crunch , red pepper is perfect . Try dipping it in the sauce during your lunch snack.
4 . Pure dark chocolate. If you have a sweet tooth , natural dark chocolate definitely satisfy this craving , and hes better than dessert snacks that contain refined starch , which destroys vitamins needed for energy. However, since chocolate composition includes sugar, its consumption should be restricted to approximately 57 grams per day .
5 . Pumpkin seeds . These seeds just a storehouse of minerals such as magnesium, iron and calcium, vitamin K and protein. Be sure pumpkin seeds satisfy your desire to eat when you will need to improve their performance.
6. Carrots. Carrots contain a lot of fiber , so it will be a great way to suppress crispy acute hunger , not forgetting about proper nutrition .
7. Vegetable soup . This required amount of vegetables, and your body can easily absorb the nutrients made available without expending energy on their splitting .
8. Oatmeal . Try eating oatmeal in the morning , and after 25 minutes you can eat some fruit . Sprinkle cinnamon porridge for even greater benefits and flavor.
9. Green salad. Green vegetables are full of vitamins and minerals that are digested fairly quickly , so you feel like energizing .
10 . Pineapple. Pineapple is easily digested and contains the enzyme bromelain, which helps digestion and cleaning properties . Again, do not forget to have a pineapple on an empty stomach and do not combine it with other products .
11. Herbal tea. You can drink herbal tea, if you do not want to eat at night , in the morning or in the middle of the day . Just be sure that there is no caffeine.
12. Dried figs . Dried figs surprisingly good blood purifier . Make sure that your chosen manufacturer does not add to it sugar and other additives. Figs contains quite a lot of sugar , so you should limit the size of the portions more stuff.
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