Nutrition And Health
Bib lettuce salad
Keep your health in shape this winter . ..Wintertime can wear down even the hardest folks these annual doldrums often spring from factors we cannot control like
Stay active, eat right to enjoy a very sunny winter.
Even though the winter may turn cold and gray, you can keep your disposition sunny and warm. Keeping up regular exercise habits and watching what you eat seems so much harder in the wintertime, but these steps are important to a good health year-round
Get moving, indoors or out
Start by staying physically active. That dose not means you have to take up jogging or head for the basketball court. Exercise can be as simple as a half hour walk on most days of the week at a pace that lets you carry on a conversation and not get out of breath. Talk with your doctor about an exercise plan that is right for you. Then make it a part of your daily routine .If it is too chilly outside, you can work out doors walking around your local mall, or you can dance at home to some upbeat music. If it’s not to icy, you can dress warmly and head outside. Even if you have some form of disability, you can stay have active. Try range of motion calisthenics for instance, exercise can boost your mood, relieve depression, and decrease anxiety.
Do not let winter take a bite out of your diet
Pay attention to nutrition, especially to getting enough fruits and vegetables .You can find a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables year round at your local supermarket, or you can buy frozen fruits and vegetables to have them on hand if the weather turns bad and you cannot get to the store, also be sure you are getting enough calcium and vitamin D, available as supplements or in fortified, ready to eat cereals. Omega-3 fatty acids may help your health, so be sure your diet includes a little bit of fish, nuts- specifically walnuts, and soybeans. So during these cold months keep these words of wisdom in mind they will turn out to be very helpful to you and your family enclose with this article is a healthy salad recipe for you to try, then you can leave us a e-mail letting us know how you enjoyed it.
Bibb and Grapefruit Salad - serves 2
1 1/2 cups torn Bibb lettuce leaves
1 medium pink grapefruit (about 1 pound) peeled and sectioned (reserve juice)
2 tablespoons sliced scallion (green onion)
1 teaspoon each finely chopped cilantro (Chinese parsley) or Italian (flat-leaf) parsley peanut oil, White wine vinegar and Dijon-style mustard
Dash crushed red pepper
Line serving platter with lettuce; decoratively arrange grapefruit over lettuce and sprinkle with scallion.
Using a wire whisk, in small mixing bowl
salad and serve .
Nutrient Analysis per serving
Calories
69 kcal
Protein
1 g
Fat3 g
Carbohydrate
11 g
Calcium
46 mg
Sodium
79 mg
Cholesterol
0 mg
