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National Massage Therapy Awareness Week Is Oct. 20-26
Group exercise highlight of the week willPower & Grace with Jody Diaz Tues 5:30pm & Sat 9am:
Whole, Raw Fruit: The Benefits
There's a reason that health care providers and
fitness experts recommend a balanced diet with plenty of fruits. Quite a
few reasons, actually. Here are a few things you'll consume when eating
a piece of your favorite fruit:
- Fiber, which helps maintain gastrointestinal regularity and reduces the risk of heart disease.
- Folate, which helps reduce a pregnant woman's risk for giving birth to a child with defects in the brain or spinal cord.
- Potassium, which helps your body maintain a healthy blood pressure.
- Vitamin A, which helps your body fight off infections and maintain healthy eyes and skin.
- Vitamin C, which helps your teeth stay healthy and assists your body in the healing process when you experience a cut or wound.
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Jamie says:
"If Greg chose to eat vegetables, he would have them raw."
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DO YOU JUICE? NOW WE DO TOO...NEW AT JUICE BAR:
When Fruit Sabotages Results
Most of us consider fruit to be healthy –
something that we can enjoy without restraint. And while fresh fruit
does contain essential vitamins, minerals and fiber, the market place
has been flooded with "fruit products" that are sabotaging your fat loss
results.
Is any product with the word "fruit" in the name a valid way to meet your fruit quota? Nope. Here's what we mean:
Problem Fruit #1: Juice
Fresh fruit juice can be wonderful. It has great flavor, great color,
and good amounts of important vitamins and minerals. At least it does
when it is actually fruit juice. Unfortunately, many drinks labeled as
fruit juice, contain a very low amount of actual fruit juice. For these
hardly-fruit fruit juices, sugar and water make up the bulk of the
contents, robbing you of the important benefits of all-natural fruit
juice and leaving you primed and ready to fill your fat cells.
Always keep fruit juice indulgences to a minimum, as even the fruit-only kind is loaded with simple sugars.
Problem Fruit #2: The Fruit Smoothie
Now, now, don't get all up in arms. Smoothies have long been considered
a healthy treat, but this often a misconception. It's not that all
fruit smoothies are unhealthy. In fact, a smoothie can give you a big
boost of vitamins and minerals that help you feel energetic and ready to
face the day. However, it's very easy to add more sugar than is found
in many desserts, losing all the healthy benefits and putting you at
risk for fat storage.
To keep your smoothie lean and healthy,
don't add ice cream or frozen yogurt, processed sweeteners, or other
items that are high in sugar and filled with empty calories. Keep your
smoothie nothing but fruit, ice, juice, yogurt, and a nice scoop of
protein powder to ensure it is high on the health chart.
Problem Fruit #3: Fruit-Filled Desserts
Lots of desserts are based around fruit. Cheesecake, pie, and upside
down cake just to name a few. Though most of these desserts are
unhealthy, there are a few healthy fruit-based desserts to enjoy. Fruit
parfait and fruit sorbet are usually lower in sugar and calories than
most desserts. And if you just have to have your cake and eat it with
berries too, a light angel food will do just fine. Just make sure the
slice of cake is thin.
Problem Fruit #4: Fruit-Flavored Cereals
Hopefully eating bowl after bowl of fruity cereals that leave your milk
pink and orange is only a problem for your kids. But if you're still
hooked on cereals that claim to have some semblance of fruit, while
being filled with added sugars and calories, it's time for a change.
Yes, these cereals may taste good, but sugar-laden breakfast cereals are
ruining your fitness results—even if they supposedly have real fruit
flavors. Wean yourself from the fruity cereals by chopping some real
fruit into a bowl of healthy, sugar-free, whole grain cereal.
Stick with the Real Deal.
The best way to avoid unhealthy fruit flavored products is to only eat
raw, whole fruits and avoid packaged fruit in any shape or form. This
will keep you on track with your fitness and fat loss goal.
Don't forget that true fitness success comes from a combination of a
consistent, challenging exercise routine coupled with a diet of
wholesome, unprocessed foods.
We are here to help you meet your fitness and weight loss goals.
Call or email today to get started on a fitness program that will have you seeing results before this year's end.
Cinnamon Baked Apple Chips
 Most
packaged dried fruits contain added cane sugar, but here's a recipe for
baked apple chips that uses only a touch of wholesome sweeteners and a
sprinkle of cinnamon. No need for a dehydrator either, these tasty chips
are made in the oven! Enjoy this as a delicious dessert or pack a
bagful for an on-the-go snack. Servings: 5
Here's what you need:
- 6 apples (try Pink Lady or Honeycrisp)
- 6 cups fruit-only juice (try pear juice)
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- Ground cinnamon
- Sea salt
- Coconut Crystals
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Core and then thinly slice 6 apples (skins are fine!)
- Boil the apples for 5 minutes in a pot with the fruit juice and cinnamon sticks.
- Remove from the juice, pat dry and arrange the apple slices on a
cooling rack placed on a rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon,
sea salt and coconut crystals. Place in the preheated oven for 1 to 2
hours. Remove from heat once crispy.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals: 114 calories, 0g fat, 60mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate, 6g fiber, and 1g protein
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