Food and Health

A High Five For Fiber Diet

Get this it seems that a high fiber diet not only helps control blood sugar, cholesterol, digestive and appetite control it now may helps reduce  breast cancer risk.   How great is that!

“After analyzing data from 10 large studies, researchers found a clear connection between dietary fiber consumption and risk of breast cancer, which is the most common type of cancer in women. In reviewing the research they discovered that women on high-fiber diets were 11% less likely to develop breast cancer than those with the least”.  grilled artichokesgreen goddess salad

You will need to consumer at least  30 to 35 grams of fiber a day, to get the benefit, according to Realage.com …so ramp up your fiber and know that you are doing your body over all good.

Here is a dietary suggestion if you eat about 2,000 calories a day, here’s what you can to do consume at least 30 grams of fiber:Grab a cup of oatmeal (4 grams) with a half a cup of raspberries (4 grams) for breakfast. (I eat my oatmeal everydayI do need to add some some fruit.

Snack on an ounce of almonds in the afternoon (3.5 grams).  Love almonds they will now be on my shopping list.

For dinner, have a medium-sized baked potato with the skin (5 grams), and top it with half a cup of black beans (8 grams) and a half a cup of cooked spinach.  Bake potato with skin I do eat, but a half a cup of black beans oozing over it now that sounds real yummy, love spinach too.

So high fiber your diet, grab an apple, or pear, throw in  veggies, add some nuts…no matter how you mix up the fiber, fiber always comes on top…

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product review

Thinkway Toys

Here are couple of toys that will make a child smile this gift giving season…

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The Laser Stunt Chaser  –  The hottest, fastest stunt cars!

New patented technology in Light Control for instinctive maneuvering and instantaneous response. Project light from the remote control and watch the Lazer Stunt Chaser race after it at over 300 mph (scale speed). Adjust speed with trigger or hit the Turbo button for maximum power! Button control also available for tight turns. Dual-sided design with light-up wheels that change color when car flips over. Race the Chasers onto the stunt ramp and they’ll flip over and keep going! 1:32 scale; up to 40’ control range. Set includes: Lazer Stunt Chaser car with built-in rechargeable battery, wireless infrared remote control, stunt ramp, battery charger and instruction guide.

Great for children age: 4 and up…80122 LSC Dragonfire 1.jpg

Now who doesn’t smile when they see a penguin?

Dancing Erik is my Happy Feet favorite. 63400 Dancing Erik PKG.jpg

Straight out of Happy Feet Two, Erik sings and dances in 16 ways…

HAPPY FEET TWO DANCING ERIK
The adorable Erik (Mumble’s son) captures the essence of the character with state-of-the-art dance moves, interactive play features and music to which the toy dances. The penguin also dances in sync to music from any external source, like an MP3 player or stereo. Activate his talk back mode and the toy will respond with talking (original film talent voice) and dancing as fans chat with him..

Approx. 10” tall. 4 AA  batteries required (included for Try Me).  Age: 4 and up.

 

http://www.thinkwaytoys.com/default.asp

Family

Lola’s Kitchen Good Eating

Lola’s Kitchen & Wine Bar was the pick this year for dinner and drinks in celebration of  my sister’s birthday.  Dining at Lola’s was a first event for myself, Liz and Maryann, Liz’s sister.  When we arrived I was immediately impressed with Lola’s Kitchen.

We really liked the wicker seating  by the bar area or waiting area.  As soon as we sat down, Liz and I ordered a Martini, straight up, shaken not stirred, with three olives.  The Martini was shaken to perfection, we complimented the bartender and twisted our arms to order another one…My sister, she had a Cappuccino Martini and Maryann had wine…they liked their drinks, but the original Martini was truly the best.

After all the raving about our drink, Maryann decided take a taste…UGH!! Martini’s for Maryann will never happen…vino will still be her choice of drink.

So with drinks in our hands we raised them to meet…a toast to you on this special day.

 Our best wishes and blessings!  Our waitress at Lola’s as sweet as can be.

The first thing they gave us was this appetizing treat…the chips were warm and tasted fresh…can we have more? Please.
Check out the chicken stuffed with goat cheese…I love goat cheese, and now I love it with chicken.  I will be looking for a recipe so I can make it myself.  Hey, maybe Liz will do a video now that would be great.  Check out the pulled pork that was seriously delicious.

We ate and we ate.  The left overs came home.

But the best of the feast was certainly the dessert.  Lola’s gave our eyes a preview of their choices.  They looked so good we wanted to say,”Will take them all.”   But we showed some restraint and narrowed it down to two, cheesecake and pecan pie.  We ate every morsel, soooo good!!

They came to sing, you know that birthday song.

My sister was happy that her birthday dinner went well…thanks to Lola’s Kitchen we four will be back for more.

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