80/20 Health Nut: November 2010

Sunday, November 14, 2010

100 Calorie Snacks

All numbers are approximate, but this really shows you how quickly 100 calories adds up.

Salty Snacks around 100 calories
11 french fries - 105 calories
3 cups air popped popcorn - 93 calories
1 large piece of beef jerky - 82 calories
11 Stacy's Simply Naked pita chips - 104 calories
1/2 cup boiled peanuts - 100 calories

Sweet Snacks around 100 calories
2 oreos - 107 calories
1 Rice Crispies Treat - 90 calories
1 cup applesauce - 102 calories
2 medium sized chocolate chip cookies - 96 calories
10 Junior Mints - 106 calories

Healthy Snacks around 100 calories
1 cup grapes - 104 calories
1 medium sized banana - 105 calories
1 medium sized apple - 95 calories
3/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt - 90 calories
1/2 cup edamame - 95 calories

Sinful Snacks around 100 calories
1/3 cup chocolate ice cream - 95 calories
1 fun sized butterfinger - 100 calories
3 Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies - 112 calories
1/2 glazed cake donut - 96 calories
1/2 bag plain M&M's - 115 calories (No, not the family sized bag!)

Cheesy Snacks around 100 calories
3/4 ounce Nacho Cheese Doritos - 90 calories
2/3 ounce Cheetos - 107 calories
1/2 slice Pizza Hut thin crust cheese pizza
1 fried mozzarella stick - 102 calories
40 Goldfish crackers - 102 calories

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Give less this holiday season

I came across this great idea in this month's issue of Natural Health magazine. Rather than buying more stuff for those on your Christmas list, spending $5 here and there on one knicknack or another, spend some time taking friends and family members off junk mail lists.

Visit the website dmachoice.org to register their addresses. They will appreciate their emptier mailboxes, and you will help cut back on the estimated 100 million trees that are sacrified each year to fund America's junk mail habit.

If anyone wants to do this for me, I'd be honored. All I want this Christmas is less junk! And a Starbucks gift card.

a new favorite

My new favorite blog to browse...The Plan to Eat blog

http://blog.plantoeat.com/

Fantastic, motivating writers!!

healthy tips

1. Instead of buying expensive vitamin waters, make your own. Fill your favorite 32 oz. cup with ice, an inch or so of pure 100% cranberry juice, a handful of the frozen fruit of your choice, and top with water. Delish and nutrish!

2. Never skip breakfast! Your body has been fasting all night. Skipping breakfast will destroy your metabolism. Best thing to eat for digestive purposes: fresh, in season fruit.

3. If you are trying to change a habit, say you'd like to stop drinking soda, post a memo on your fridge and update it every day. It could say "Days since I have had soda...7" or some such statement. Updating it daily, in full view of others, and seeing your progress is very motivational!

4. When baking, instead of using the called-for amount of oil, replace with applesauce in the same amount. I've also successfully replaced oil with sweet potato puree, canned pumpkin, and butternut squash puree. It doesn't affect the baking, but adds a bit of nutrition.

5. Chew thoroughly! The more you chew, the slower you will eat, the more digestive enzymes your body will secrete, the less stress on your digestive organs, the more nutrients you will absorb from your food, the more easily you eliminate.

6. "Before you walk into a restaurant, a grocery store, or even your own kitchen, PAUSE, take a deep breath, and connect with the intention to select only foods that serve you." Terry Walters, author of Clean Food.