PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO PREPACKAGED MEAL LABLES ...

 
Today, when you purchase some of those prepackaged meals, take a closer look at the nutrition value of the meal. Some of those meals have a sodium content as high as 2000mg that's more than you need in a day.

Follow this chart when making a decision whether to purchase ready-made meals for your family or NOT ...

Recommended adequate sodium intake:

- 1,000 mg for children age one to three.

- 1,200 mg for children age four to eight.

- 1,500 mg for people age nine to 50.

- 1,300 mg for adults age 51 to 70.

- 1,200 mg for seniors over 70.

Consuming more than 2,300 mg or a teaspoon of salt per day increases your risk of health problems. However, most adults consume far more than the recommended amount of sodium - a little more than 3,000 milligrams on average. Take immediate action to reduce your sodium intake. Here are some suggestions ...

- Set sodium -reduction targets for key food categories.

- Require high-sodium warning labels where necessary.

- Monitor sodium levels in foods and conduct regular surveys of dietary sodium intake.

Your body needs only 500 mg of sodium per day to function under normal circumstances.Unless you are an endurance athlete who will need more and should consume fluids that contain sodium if they are exercising for more than two hours ...

Besides pushing away the salt shaker, you can take steps such as:

- Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables.

- Choosing fresh, frozen or canned food items without added salts.

- Sticking to unsalted nuts and avoiding salty snacks like chips and pretzels.

- Opting for fat-free or low-fat milk, low-sodium, low-fat cheeses and low-fat yogurt.

- Selecting unsalted, fat-free broths, bouillons or soups.

- Seasoning your foods with herbs and spices instead of salt.

So please if you continue to purchase food items that are ready-made, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE FOOD LABELS! They are there for you HEALTH! ...

Strawberry Carrot & Apple Juice

This juice here will be a good start to having you on your way in the morning and throughout the day. I'm always looking for a new way to incorporate fruits and vegetables into my diet. Juicing is another way to enjoy your fruits.

It's not always easy to get the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables onto your plates let alone in your stomachs to be considered the adequate amount your body needs to function day to day. You would have to be an animal of some sort to constantly be eating  all day. Let's face it no one can eat as much as we are told to eat and maintain a good healthy diet.

 For this drink I gathered up some food stuffs and came up with this ...

• 10 Large Strawberries stems removed
  5 Medium -Large Carrots
  2 Large Apples (1Fugi & 1 Granny Smith) cored 
   

** to remove stems from strawberries just insert knife into top close to stem and circle around. This way you don't loose a lot of berry**

Push all fruit through the juicer dilute with equal parts water stir and ENJOY! ♥

 

Strawberry Carrot & Apple Juice ... Bottoms UP!

Tropical Fruit Stalker Smoothie

2 Stalks of Celery chopped (about  1 1/2 cups)
10 Fresh Strawberries
1/2c Frozen Pineapple Tidbits
1/2c Frozen Peaches
1/2c Frozen Mango about 6-7chunks
6oz of Coconut Water
Blend all ingredients til smooth and ENJOY! ♥

 Tropical Fruit Stalker Smoothie ... Bottoms UP!

Apple Orange Grapefruit Juice

 

 Moving away from the traditional glass of store bought Orange Juice, I decided to make my own ... YAAY ME!

 The list of ingredients were as follows: 

1 Red Delicious Apple cored and cut in quarters
2 Golden Delicious Apples cored and cut in quarters
2 Red Grapefruit peeled 
2 Navel Oranges peeled

Push all fruit threw the juicer stir, pour in your favorite glass and ENJOY! ♥

Apple Orange Grapefruit Juice ... Bottoms UP!