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Summer 2011
In This Issue
 Nutrition Tip
– Veggie Juices read more...
Featured Recipe – Grilled Ceaser Salad read
more...
Featured Article – Belly Up to the Salad Bar read
more...
Tools to Create a More Balanced Life – Two targeted home-study programs read
more...
Get to Balance read
more...
Looking for a Speaker? read more...
New at Seeds To Change Featured CD – Your Nutrition Questions Answered read
more...
Quote of the Month
- Summer read
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Nutrition Tip
Try fresh vegetable juices - they are
revitalizing, energizing, filling and very cleansing. It’s also a way
to be more veggies into your day. You can purchase freshly made at health
food stores and the like or you can make them at home if you have a juicer or
Vitamix– just watch for fruit juices creeping
in – a lot of sugar. My personal favorite – cucumber, parsley,
celery, avocado, and lime. YUM.
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Featured
Recipe
Grilled
Caesar Salad (serves 2 or 4) a nice addition to the holiday
weekend BBQ
Cut a small head of romaine
lettuce in half, (or if using a large head cut in fourths) brush with olive
oil and grill cut side down until there are grill marks. Drizzle Caesar
(or your other favorite) dressing over grilled lettuce. Garnish with pumpkin
seeds or pine nuts or other chopped veggies and freshly ground black
pepper. How easy was that??
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Featured
Article
Belly Up to the
(Salad) Bar
If you are anything like me, you think salad ALWAYS better
tastes better when someone else makes it.
I personally love salad bars as I love the plethora of choices. We can get a bit dazzled with the quantity
and as a result be less aware of quality choices. Next time you reach for those salad tongs,
choose foods that are best for your body. Here a reminder of nutritional
winners and losers:
Winners
Mesclun salad greens Two cups of these
mixed baby greens can provide 100 percent of your Recommended Dietary
Allowance (RDA) for vitamin A and 50 percent of your C.
Broccoli A half cup provides all of the RDA for vitamins A and C
Cauliflower Loaded with vitamin C and rich in folate
Cherry tomatoes A cup contains half the RDA for vitamins A and C
Chickpeas High in soluble fiber, protein and potassium
Gated Carrots Loaded with beta-carotene, an antioxidant
that may prevent cancer
Sunflower Seeds An outstanding source of vitamin E plus good
amounts of folate, other B vitamins and
some minerals, including copper, magnesium and
selenium.
Raw white mushrooms Good source of selenium, potassium, copper,
niacin and riboflavin.
Losers
Iceberg Lettuce Practically devoid of nutrients
Celery Almost identical to iceberg lettuce, celery is also incredibly
low in nutrients
Chinese Noodles and Croutons High in fat and sodium, and contain
few nutrients
Deli-style Salads Potatoes, pasta and coleslaw salads are often
drowning in high-fat mayonnaise or oil
Green Olives High in salt, five olives have 468 mg of sodium and high
in calories from fat
Marinated Artichoke Hearts Although raw artichokes are a good
source of magnesium, foliate and
vitamin C, marinated artichokes hearts are often soaked din
artery-clogging oil
Radishes Offers next to no nutrients
Shredded Cheese High in fat, sodium and calories
Also be conscious of dressing choices – a little REALLY does go a long
way. Try thinning your favorite
dressing with a little vinegar to extend the flavor and cut calories. Or, rediscover plain old vinegar and oil.
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Tools
to Create a More Balanced Life
Two targeted home
study programs available --
Here
is the ultimate at-home support for creating physical change! A vibrant
collection of audios and workbooks take you on a step-by-step journey to
success.
They are so thorough, it’s almost like I am in the room
with you! Since they are self-guided
you can work at your own pace.
Available topics:
- Healthy Weight Loss An eight week program to help you
get a
handle on your weight
For more information or to order visit: http://www.seedstochange.com/item.asp?id=83&cat=10
- Detoxifying Cleanse Program This complete
program guides you through
a week-long internal cleanse at
home.
For more information or to order visit: http://www.seedstochange.com/item.asp?id=86&cat=10
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Get
to Balance –How will you bring more balance to your life? How about a healthier, more balanced life
plan?
Are your health concerns
impeding you from living life fully? Do you want to change your relationship
with food from the inside out? Are you seeking deep seeded balance and
wellness?
I
would eagerly welcome the opportunity to work with you on a personal
level. We can work together privately
to create a customized life-long plan for you AND create the steps to
incorporate those changes into your existing routines.
Through my
counseling services I can help you create and maintain balance in your life
by using nutrition as a focus and a tool. To do this I look at your
entire lifestyle to achieve maximum health. This is accomplished
through education and private consultations where an individualized program
is developed for you. These consultations include evaluating your
current diet and overall lifestyle and then making easily implemented,
gradual changes. Additionally, you’ll receive outside information
in the form of articles, books, tapes and recipes. Also included are
additional monthly forms of education and participation -- activities like
cooking coaching, health food store shopping hints, light exercising
functions and other activities. My practice is telephone based, allowing
for maximum flexibility and ease.
There is
also an email version of my program now available.
To learn more
to go http://www.seedstochange.com/programs.asp.
To schedule an initial consultation
contact me today at Brenda@SeedsToChange.com or (917) 213-9305.
By
starting today, you will; Create action
NOW
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Looking
for a speaker?
One of my greatest
joys is speaking to groups. It is
always a dynamic exchange and we all come away enriched. Would your company or group benefit from an
entertaining, motivating speaker on how to get healthier? If so, please let me know the name and
contact information of your program coordinator so that I may send them an
informational packet. I would love the
opportunity to serve your favorite group.
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New
at Seeds To Change
NEW PODCAST POSTING – hear a
rebroadcast of my radio show on Using Food Medicinally We all use food medicinally but
usually it’s after the fact.
We’ll look at ways to use food to support your lifestyle and
other health concerns. Just
click the “listen to my podcast button on my website: www.SeedsToChange.com
FEATURED
CD This
month’s featured CD is— Your Nutrition Questions Answered
We’ll answer
some of the most popular questions that I am asked when lecturing. Some
include: Will carbs make me fat? How much water
should I drink? What do you think about power bars? When should I eat?
To order: http://www.seedstochange.com/item.asp?id=64&cat=1
PERFECT FOR YOUR CAR
LIBRARY OR A GIFT.
Informative CD’s - You can lean about anything from Sugar to How to Eat
Out Healthily in my new series of nutrition and lifestyle lectures on CD. Other topics
include: Fasting and Cleansing, Eat for Balance and Energy, Healthy Weight
Loss, Your Nutrition Questions Answered, Get out of Your Head: How To Stop
the Chatter, and an Introduction to Meditation and five new titles: Sleep Issues, Water: How and Why to Drink More, Ten
Top Tips for a Healthier You!, Constipation and Food Cravings. They are
informative, interesting and even a little entertaining! You can order them individually or join the
CD of the month club. To order go to http://www.seedstochange.com/category.asp?cat=1
GIFT CERTICIATES ARE AVAIABLE – Give the gift of health
for any occasion.
NOW AVAILABLE -- CD OF THE MONTH
CLUB What a GREAT way to create change or to give
the gift of health. For details:
http://www.seedstochange.com/item.asp?id=96&cat=1
WEBSITE: Check out my website. It is chock-full
information and resources. www.SeedsToChange.com
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Quote
of the Month
Summer should get
a speeding ticket. –
try the slow lane until it’s over. (which is not long)
Please
forward this newsletter to anyone and everyone that would benefit from
Nutritional and Lifestyle Advice. Enjoy and thanks for reading.
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Helping you grow
a happy, healthy life
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