comfort foods

Another volunteer project I take part in is with my church delivering food when someone is ill or has suffered a loss.
I found this article about comfort food which I thought was good and could be helpful for this project as well as for anyone.
COMFORT - a condition or feeling of pleasurable ease, well-being and contentment.
Yogurt with our without fruit gives one a taste of sweetness plus you are adding minerals and vitamins.
Fruit smoothie
Chicken noodle soup-the great stand by. Make your own or look for brands with low sodium.
Angel food cat. Must be the lightness and you can eat a piece without guilt.
Oatmeal is the best choice for a hot breakfast. It is packed with complex carbs and easy to make.
Vegetable juice gives one a needed kick and is great for on the go.
Crock pot creations takes any combination of foods and turns them into a great meal.

18

What a great challenge for this week. I love to visit the donate sites. I have my varietes being the breast cancer and the animal sites. However, I did find a few of the links did not seem to work. I will play around to seeing how I can at least visit them.
I also do some volunteer work. I find this type of visit to be rewarding to me. Still they are very time consuming and I can do only so much with the limited amount of time.
I agree that we should all keep trying to accomplish this kind of goals.

17

Thought that it is very appropriate at this time of year with the holidays coming that we are going into some thought provoking challenges.
I had already started in this direction by trying to take on some volunteer type activities with my church beside the library related ones.
Getting rid of the me attitude is a challenge unto itself. I am constantly trying to get this message to my children when dealing with their children. Of course, I feel that they are giving much to much with to their little ones.
So here here !! for us trying to getting awareness out.

liquid refreshments

Round 16
Like the ideas in this round. "A Happiness Project"...what a brilliant idea. Hope we can get something like this going in every branch. What do you guys think?

Now liquid.
I was on vacation in OC Maryland and my friends and I were discussing the pros and cons of water. At the condo was some kind of health magazine that had a article on water and why we need to drink so much. Unfortunately I forgot the magazine and so that article is mute but found another one. Bottom line--yes we need liquid refreshments and water, water is the best.
Water makes up at least 50% of our bodies, regulates, temp, helps our breathing, carrying away waste etc. AND it does help with weight loss. The more hydrated you are, the quicker your metabolism works.. Water helps with the curbing of cravings. So let us all drink water and other liquids also.

Now for the other liquids....From the Amer Journal of Clinical Nutrition, I found an articles on danger drinks. Briefly here they are:
Soda instead drink seltzer or carbonated water
Fancy coffees instead drink plain coffee (black is the best) need cream or sugar use sparingly
Alcohol light beer dry wine or even better soda water with a a splash of juice
Milkshakes drink a smoothie instead
Whole milk Skim or low-fat
Sweet tea unsweetened or lightly
Juice drinks make sure it is 100% fruit juice
Hunger can be mistaken for thirst and the best resolution is WATER.

round 15

To help us in our pursuit of fun, try these energy boosters.
Whole wheat pasta
patmeal
fruit smoothies
peanut butter
yams
beans
apples
carrots
cheakpeas
Don't forget to eat breakfast and avoid GREASE

Protein

As you might on guess, I am becoming a sort of vegetarian. Found this great article on www.vegsoc.or/info/protein
I am finding it very interesting. It talks about the structure and functions of protein. The sources besides meat and how to ti incorporate this into the diet.
Some great charts. Take a look if interested.

Fun Fun

So we can keep up our goals.
I liked the hide and seek idea. Started a couple of them. I am going on vacation which will be fun unto itself but am going to take some pictures and then put them around my room for awhile.
Maybe even in my locker. That should help keep me up as they say.