Move it Monday.
Davina
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colorful foods+antitoxidants=heathy body
It's important to eat colorful fruits and veggies everyday.
Here's the breakdown on why colors are good for you from the Eating Well site. Make sure to check it our for more great info! (click on each of the links in brown for each of the great recipes)
Antioxidant Rich Recipes
Red/pink: Great source of lycopene, which may protect against prostate cancer as well as heart and lung disease. Tomatoes and watermelon are two sources.
- Quinoa & Smoked Tofu Salad
- Strawberry Bruschetta
- Sugar Snap Pea & Cherry Tomato Pasta Salad
- Watermelon Gazpacho
- Watermelon Slush
Orange: It’s easy to remember carotenoids, the class of antioxidant found in this color: just think “carrot-enoids.” Fruit and vegetables, such as carrots, mangoes and sweet potatoes, store beta carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.
- Curried Chicken with Sweet Potatoes & Cauliflower
- Fresh Mango Chutney
- Mango-Lime Sorbet
- Moroccan-Rubbed Grilled Steak & Sweet Potatoes
- Sichuan Carrot Soup
Yellow/green: Get your lutein and zeaxanthin—two antioxidants linked with reducing the risk of cataracts and atherosclerosis—in honeydew, avocados and yellow corn. Many green cruciferous vegetables also contain indoles, another antioxidant, which help fight cancer.
- Avocado-Grapefruit Relish
- Broccoli with Caramelized Onions & Pine Nuts
- Calabacitas
- Chipotle Cheddar Chard
- White Sangria
Purple/blue: This color, common to summer treats like blackberries and eggplant, comes from a very powerful kind of phytonutrient: anthocyanidins, which may protect against heart disease by preventing inflammation. Since different foods contain different anthocyanidins, try to eat a range of purple and blue foods to benefit the most.
- Blueberry Ketchup
- Grilled Eggplant Panini
- Quick Pork Saute with Blackberries
- Roasted Eggplant Dip
- Rustic Berry Tart
And don't forget about the challenge this month to get more sleep. To see what the prize is click here for more info.
colorful. LIFE.
Reader Comments (33)
Bedtime: 11 p.m.
Sleeptime: 8 hours.
Today .... shoveling insane amounts of AB3 ... gravel to compact that goes in before the patio ..... getting close to having this complete .... and then I can share full photos!!!! :) :) :)
i didn't get up as early as i would have liked today, but i still met the first goal: i was in bed at 11:00 last night and up at 8:15.
oh.my.gosh.
getting up for an alarm SUUUUUUCKS.
Bedtime: 10:30 p.m.
Sleep time: 9.5 hours
I'm curious how long my aching body would sleep if I let it ....
Made it to the sunny FL! Slept GREAT last night. Midnight - 8:30 am. 8.5 hours! Whoop!
Bedtime 11:30, up at 7:30, 8 hours.
Went for a little hike with my family to check out a portrait location.
It was a fun adventure and we found a cool tree swing that made it all okay for the kids.
Bedtime: 9 p.m.
Yes, that's right, I'm lame and went to bed at 9 p.m. My body wanted to go to bed earlier, but I knew I wouldn't sleep through the night, so I held off. Doing manual labor/building a stone patio/moving sand and stone is EXHAUSTING!!!!!!
Sleeptime: 10+ a little more hours. :)
ps-our patio is brought to you in part by Davina Studios! :) Yes, Davina's awesome gift certificates have helped us to keep the cost of building this beast down. Thanks, Davina!!!! We're getting closer ... progress is here:
http://erikarenbonar.blogspot.com/2009/08/patio-process-iii.html
Got up early to do a long run, so got to bed earlier (11:30 to 6:30). 7 hrs of sleep.
11-7. 8 hours.
Walked 10 miles today. My feet hurt. It was good quality and quantity time on the trail with my teammates. Lots of time to talk. :)
woops, i forgot to comment yesterday. friday night i was in bed by 11:45, and got up at 9:15.
last night, saturday night, i didn't get to bed til 12:15 am, but i was up at 8:15, so i still got 8 hours of sleep. my husband and i had some family at our house this weekend, so we were enjoying each others' company and got to bed a little later.
Bedtime: 12.30 a.m.
Sleep time: 6 hours.
I want to cry. I'm SOOOOOO exhausted Yesterday, we did patio stuff (still stinkin' not done yet) and then I had a 2.5 hour e-session in the country. I was so physically pooped from the daily labor and I know it came thru in my session. :(
Once this patio is complete, I'll have a nice, long nap.
Bed at 11. Up at 7:30. 8 1/2.
Not as tired as Karen, you are insane! Patio labor! Wow!
But I am tired today. Trying to think of something fun to do with the kids. Two weeks left til school starts.
Only 5 1/2 hours of sleep for me - perks of getting up to watch the sunrise on the beach and traveling home!