Raina Childers gives you 8 tips for eating healthy all through the holidays. Don't let office parties, cookie exchanges, eggnog concoctions and family feasts ruin your holiday, check out the Fall 2012 issue of The New You-Inside & Out, stop counting every calorie and focus on what's really important this time of year.
Can't avoid eating out while on a family vacation or meeting up with friends this summer? The Summer 2012 issue of The New You-Inside & Out gives you the tips and tricks you need to plan ahead while eating out. From knowing what to choose at the salad bar and how to read a menu for clues you can avoid diet disasters all summer long!
Delicious recipes from Raina Childers, Nutrition Services Coordinator at HealthPoint Fitness, for foods that can lower cholesterol, improve your blood pressure and help you maintain a healthy weight- all necessary to ensure you have a healthy heart:
- Baked Oatmeal
- Blueberry Muffins with Oatmeal & Walnuts
- Artichoke Omelet
- Senatorial Bean Soup
- Quinoa Salad with Apple & Spinach
- Chicken with Orange Honey Sauce
- Provencal Vegetable Stew
Find a healthier way to cheer on your favorite Missouri sports teams with these tempting and tasty recipes—each serving is under 160 calories and 8 grams of fat—from Raina Childers, Nutrition Services Coordinator at HealthPoint Fitness:
- Five Pepper Hummus
- Southwest Snack Mix
- Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges
- Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella Salad
- Apple Butter Cupcakes
- Dark Chocolate & Cherry Brownies
Food not only impacts your physical well being but your emotional and mental well being too! Here are foods that are natural mood-boosters to improve your sleep, calm your nerves and even improve your memory.
- Caffeinated Coffee, consumed in moderation of course, induces feelings of happiness and euphoria.
- Dark chocolate cocoa beans will promote feelings of attractiveness and even giddiness
- Mangoes contain healthy servings of vitamin E which can help to regulate memory
- Spinach contained magnesium that acts as a natural calming and relaxing agent.
