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Welcome
to the latest issue of “Making the Healthy Choice
the Easy Choice.”
Each
month you will find information you can use on a monthly
topic, healthy eating, recipes and more! I welcome your
feed back and questions. Please send them to janet@nourishyourlife.com.
Thank
you!
"Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice”
January, 2003
Welcome to the January issue of “Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice.” Each month you will find information you can use on a monthly topic, healthy eating, recipes and more! I welcome your feed back and questions. Please send them to
janet@nourishyourlife.com
Thank you
January is the month of new beginnings.
Did you make New Year Resolutions? Are they the same as last years? Or, even the last ten years? Did you say, “This year I really mean it…or, “This is the year I am going to eat right…lose weight…stop smoking…start an exercise program…read my bible…find a job that is right for me…and the list goes on…
Have you found the solution to your New Year Resolution? Are you moving ahead or already discouraged? If the resolution is one that you have made, and not achieved, year after year, maybe it is time to re-think it. Email me your best New Year Resolution Dilemma and receive a FREE coaching session. Email
janet@nourishyourlife.com
My challenge for you this month, is to take a look at yourself in a new light. What motivates you? What pulls you forward? What is ONE thing you can do TODAY, to feel great about yourself?
Quote for the month:
“When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live.” (Anderson)
Healthy eating in January
Do you still have holiday goodies in your house? Now is the time to throw away or give away all the left-over holiday cookies, cakes, candies and pies. Can’t stand to do that? Wrap them in double heavy-duty foil and duct tape. Put them in the farthest corner of your freezer. Go do it NOW (Yes, I mean-NOW!)
Reward yourself with a soul-warming cup of hot GREEN tea.
Health benefits
All teas contain polyphenols-naturally occurring compounds that that are effective antioxidants for disease prevention and treatment of many health-related illnesses. But, the level of polyphenols in Green Tea is higher than Oolong Tea and Black Tea. Because Green Tea is unoxidized, these unaltered polyphenols are its primary active ingredient (and, as a result, has greater health benefits.) Green tea has been shown to lower cholesterol, reduce blood pressure, aid digestion, fight fatigue, encourage younger looking skin and prevent dental cavity and gingivitis. Recent animal studies have shown that green tea extracts may protect against certain types of cancers.
(Adapted from “Heath benefits of green tea”/franchia and
AICR)
Have another cup of Green tea??? I think I will join you.
My challenge for you this month is to drink at least one cup of Green Tea a day. Or, try it as a substitute for liquid in a recipe. How about Green Quinoa Salad?
Green Quinoa Salad
Makes about 2 1/2 cups
4 servings
Ingredients
cup prepared Green tea (made at a strength that is pleasurable to you.)
¾ cup Quinoa
¼ cup chopped walnuts (or other nut of your choice)
½ cup chopped dry fruit (such as raisins, apricots, blueberries, etc.)
Directions
Bring Green tea to a boil
Rinse Quinoa well, to remove bitter coating on seed.
Add Quinoa to boiling Green tea.
Cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until all tea is absorbed.
Allow to cool
Stir in nuts and dried fruit.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts:
Serving size: ½ cup = 225 calories, Fat = 6 grams, Carbs = 34 grams, Protein = 8 grams
For more Quinoa recipes, please go to
www.nourishyourlife.com and see Recipes
I welcome your comments and questions about this recipe. Please send them to
janet@nourishyourlife.com Thank you!
This concludes the January issue of “Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice.”
Want to live the life you were meant to live? Need more energy, clarity and connectedness? Visit my web site @
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I welcome all questions and comments.
Please send them to me at janet@nourishyourlife.com
Have a Blessed New Year! Janet
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