1. Marie Callender’s Chicken Pot Pie
2. Olive Garden’s Tour of Italy
3. Progresso Traditional, Vegetable Classics, and Rich & Hearty soups
4. Häagen-Dazs ice cream
5. The Cheesecake Factory Chris’ Outrageous Chocolate Cake
6. Pillsbury Grands! Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll with Icing
7. Pop Secret Movie Theater Butter Popcorn Snack Size Bags
8. Starbucks Venti (20 oz.) White Chocolate Mocha
9. Chipotle Chicken Burrito
10. Cold Stone Creamery Gotta Have It Founder’s Favorite
- Fresh vegetables and fruit should be the majority of food on your grocery list
- Your grain and cereal products should be made from whole grains
- Choices of meat should contain mostly fish, poultry, and lean meats
- Dairy products should include yogurt, low-fat milk, and cheese
- Careful of dressings like mayonnaise, and salad dressings including fats
- Sandwich’s: Choose PB & J sandwiches over lunch meats sausages and hot dogs.
For more information, visit: http://nutrition.about.com/od/healthyshopping/a/groceryshoplist.htm
1. What reason(s) are you pursuing for going to a gym?
2. Research what each gym has to offer
3. Visit gym(s) you were thinking about joining, then make a decision.
Here are some gyms to start you off:
Consider: Cost, location, and is your gym too crowded?
In 2008, 34% of U.S. adults were obese, 3% more than the rate back in 1999.
“The obesity trend appears to be slowing down, but the prevalence remains high and continues to be a critical national health concern,” says Cynthia Ogden.
Today, 31.7% of kids are obese, 27% more than what was record back in 1999. Our nation has finally stopped skyrocketing with obesity rates, but leveling off at 34% obesity is nothing to be proud of. Is our nation really just going to shrug away the facts and move on with our daily lives without putting our two cents in?
Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2010-01-13-obesity-rates_N.htm
Why?
- It has been proven to keep your heart healthy. A good 7 to 9 hour sleep will help keep your cholesterol and blood pressure stable.
- Your body is put into high alert with high stress levels in order to keep you awake without enough sleep. Another example of the risk of high blood pressure, causing heart attacks and/or strokes.
- Your body helps make repairs from stress, and damage because of protein molecules making repairs.
Other health benefits from sleep are in the link below:
http://longevity.about.com/od/lifelongenergy/tp/healthy_sleep.htm
There are several ways to finding out if you’re fit or not. One accurate way is calculating your BMI (Body Mass Index), a measure of body fat based on height and weight. You can do this by clicking on the link provided below:
1. United States: 30.6%
2. Mexico: 24.2%
3. United Kingdom: 23%
4. Slovakia: 22.4%
5. Greece: 21.9%
6. Australia: 21.7%
7. New Zealand: 20.9%
8. Hungary: 18.8%
9. Luxembourg: 18.4%
10. Czech Republic: 14.8%
Numbers were calculated by total population who have a BMI over 30 kg/sq. meters.
Statistically, do you think obesity is becoming a global problem? Or is it just those select few countries that are morbidly obese?
Source: http://www.nationmaster.com/red/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity&b_map=1
