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5 foods you should be eating….
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Sugary cakes. Glazed hams. Egg nog. That’s all behind you now. Wipe the slate clean and start the new year on a healthy note by focusing on vitamin-rich foods that you can incorporate into every meal going forward.
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The best way to reset your eating habits after the holidays is to stock your fridge with fresh, nutrient-rich foods that give you energy and improve your mood. Here’s a list of the top five:
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LENTILS
These beans are filled with high-quality vegetarian protein and fiber, which boost energy and mood. They’re inexpensive and they cook up in 30 minutes or less. Suggests making large pots of lentil soup or lentil chili so you can freeze the leftovers.
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BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Toss some Brussels sprouts on a baking sheet, add olive oil and salt, and then bake until they’re crispy. We have no doubt they will become your favorite veggie. Added bonus: They’re only 55 calories per cup and they help fight cancer and boost memory.
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Jan 05 2012
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First Lady, Michelle Obama welcomes young runners participating in Run Across America health campaign at the South Lawn of the White House…
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First lady of the United States, Michelle Obama has become an advocate for healthy eating, veterans and military families, poverty awareness and women’s rights. Here are some recipes created with Michelle’s veggies in the White House kitchen, and served to the Obama family on a fairly regular basis….
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Enjoy…!
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Grilled Chicken Salad with Herb Sherry Vinaigrette (serves 6)
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2 pounds assorted seasonal garden greens like arugula and and baby spinach
6 chicken breasts (6 ounces each)
1 tablespoon thyme
zest from 1 lemon
6 sprigs chives, chopped
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For the Vinaigrette
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Dec 18 2011
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Are you ready for Michelle Obama, kitchen goddess? The first lady’s pulling a Gwyneth Paltrow and publishing a cookbook. Americn Grown, on sale April 10, 2012, combines veggie growing tips with recipes inspired by Michelle’s White House garden.
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It’s a garden she’s toiled over since 2009. So have daughters Sasha and Malia, who help with the weeding “like it or not”. Despite being a gardening novice, Obama’s laid the groundwork for over 55 varietals of veggies. Stalks of black kale, bright yellow peppers, and beams of eggplant have grown from the most expansive garden the White House lawn has ever seen.
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Now it’s growing beyond the Obama home, and into the cookbook arena. According to her publishers, she’ll use the garden’s offerings as the starting point for seed-sowing, recipe ideas and personal anecdotes and photos of the Obamas’ home-base. The aim of the book is to show how “increased access to healthy, affordable food can promote better eating habits and improve health of families and communities across America,” according to the publishers at Random House, who
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Dec 18 2011
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Eat these foods, lower your stress levels.
Reach for these items next time you’re feeling under pressure, under the weather, or just too close to that breaking point. Munching on these stress-free foods will help pull you back into the game.
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Oranges
A German study in Psychopharmacology found that vitamin C helps reduce stress and return blood pressure and cortisol to normal levels after a stressful situation. Vitamin C is also well known for boosting your immune system.
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Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes can be particularly stress-reducing because they can satisfy the urge you get for carbohydrates and sweets when you are under a great deal of stress. They are packed full of beta-carotene and other vitamins, and the fiber helps your body to process the carbohydrates in a slow and steady manner.
..Dried Apricots
Apricots are rich in magnesium, which is a stress-buster and a natural muscle relaxant as well.
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Apr 21 2009
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Psalm 91:3
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
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Bert woke up in a cold sweat. He had dreamed that he was lying on a beach, when suddenly the sand began to shift, and he felt himself being sucked downward. Try as he might, he couldn’t twist or turn out of the trap. Every way he moved, the sand gave way. He realized that the only reason he was sinking was due to his weight. The more he fought, the deeper he sank. As the sand closed in over his head, he woke
Posted: under "A Scripture A Day Keeps The Devil Away", "When You're Down to Nothing God's UP to Something", Inspirationals.
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ANXIOUS? Take Vitamin A. All things work together for good for those
who love God, who are called according to his purpose. (Rom 8:28)
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BLUE? Take Vitamin B. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is
within me, bless his holy name. (Ps 103:1)
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CRUSHED? Take Vitamin C. Cast all your anxiety on him, because he
cares for you. (1 Pet 5:7)
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DEPRESSED? Take Vitamin D. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to
you. (Jas 4:8)
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EMPTY? Take Vitamin E. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his
courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name. (Ps 100:4)
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FEARFUL? Take Vitamin F. Fear not, for I am with you, do not be
afraid, for I am your God. (Isa 41:10)
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GREEDY? Take Vitamin G. Give, and it will be given to you. A good
measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put unto
your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back. (Lk
6:38)
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HESITANT? Take Vitamin H. How beautiful upon the mountains are the
feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who
announces salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.” (Isa 52:7)
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INSECURE? Take Vitamin I. I can do all things through him who
strengthens me. (Phil 4:13)
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JITTERY? Take Vitamin J. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today
and forever. (Heb 13:8)
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KNOW NOTHING? Take Vitamin K. Know this that the Lord is God, it is
He that made us and not we ourselves. (Ps 100:3)
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LONELY? Take Vitamin L. Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of
the age. (Mt 28:20)
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MORTGAGED? Take Vitamin M. My grace is sufficient for you, for power
is made perfect in weakness. (2 Cor 12:9)
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NERVOUS? Take Vitamin N. Never, no never will I leave you nor forsake
you. (Heb 13:5)
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OVERWHELMED? Take Vitamin O. Overcome evil with good. (Rom. 12:21)
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PERPLEXED or PUZZLED? Take Vitamin P. Peace I leave with you; my
peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let
your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. (John 14:27)
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QUITTING? Take Vitamin Q. Quit you like men and women, be strong. (1
Cor 16:13)
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RESTLESS? Take Vitamin R. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for
him. (Ps 37:7)
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SCARED? Take Vitamin S. Stay with me, and do not be afraid; for the
one who seeks
my life seeks your life; you will be safe with me. (1 Sam 22:23)
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TIRED? Take Vitamin T. Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their
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Jul 24 2008