Breakfast:
Green smoothie
Oat bran muffin
Lunch:
Lettuce salad
Tortilla chips w/ Mango salsa
1 avocado
Dinner:
Imitation Crab w/ homemade cocktail sauce
Stir fried Wild rice and onions covered in melted cheese
Steamed broccoli
Watermelon (yes I ate the whole thing & it was delicious!)
I get an email newsletter from World's Healthiest Food everyday and the following info is from todays. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE broccoli, and onions. Now I know more of why it is so good for me - here is the part of the article on broccoli. If you want to know more about how different foods are good for your health click on the link over to the left on sites I enjoy on health and nutrition: World"s Healthiest Foods and sign up for their e-newsletter.
"Did you know that broccoli is one of a small number of vegetables that contribute to a significant reduction in heart disease? Of the more than 100,000 individuals who participated in seven prospective studies, those whose diets most frequently included broccoli, tea, onions and apples (foods rich in flavonoids) gained a 20% reduction in their risk of heart disease! Flavonoids are an amazing array of more than 6,000 plant nutrients found in fruits and vegetables that not only provide them with much of their beautiful color, but are associated with their many health benefits. Broccoli also contains unique health-promoting organosulfur compounds, which help activate and stabilize the body's antioxidant and detoxification mechanisms. Other sulfur compounds, which are produced as a result of cutting, chewing or digesting broccoli, increase the liver.s ability to produce enzymes that neutralize potentially toxic, cancer-promoting substances. Letting your broccoli sit for 5-10 minutes after cutting, and before cooking, will enhance the transformation of some of these sulfur compounds into their active forms, and further increase the health benefits broccoli delivers to you."
Tip:
#1 Try eating 1 thing at each meal that is uncooked (raw): such as most veggies and fruit.
#2 Take smaller bites and chew your food slowly and carefully for about a minute per each bite. This helps your food digest better, and you will eat less, and feel full rather than feel stuffed.
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