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Pair certain foods for quick nutritional boost Our society today seems almost obsessed with counting calories, subtracting fat grams,and dividing portions. In and of itself, this isn’t a bad thing. However, in this frenzied attempt to improve health, lose fat, and get fit, many people are missing a viable piece of the health puzzle. “Adding” certain foods together can dramatically increase their nutritional punch, as well as increases variety and flavor. Here are a few examples of some quick food pairings that taste great, and provide great benefits to your diet. 1. Scrambled eggs plus red peppers. This combination is great for smoother skin, because eggs have high quality protein, plus ½ cup of chopped red peppers has more than 100 percent of your daily vitamin C needs. 2. Whole grain cereal plus sunflower seeds for better im-
munity. In addition to the health but found in the greatest abunbenefits of whole grains, ½ cup dance in the leaves of the green of sunflower seeds provides tea plant. Adding orange, lime more than 100 percent of your and grapefruit juices to green daily requirement of alpha- tea, while still effective, were tocopherol. This is the most not as potent as lemon juice. active form of vitamin E, which 5. Water plus unsweetened is a powerful cranberry antioxidant. juice for fewDiet & Exercise 3. Salsa plus r cavities. by David Crocker eUnsweetened chick peas for lower body cranberry weight. Adding chick peas to juice prevents the build up of salsa adds bulk without adding “streptococcus mutans.” This many calories. This helps you is the bacteria most responsible feel fuller, faster. Also, chick for cavities. peas add needed protein. 6. Salad plus canned wild 4. Green tea plus lemon for salmon for a healthier heart lower cancer risk. We all know and brain. In addition to the that green tea is rich in antioxi- phytonutrients found in garden dants, but according to one Pur- greens, just three ounces of due University study, adding salmon provides you with half lemon juice to green tea leads to a week’s allowance of omega-3 a four-fold increase in disease fatty acids. These fats are linked fighting catechins. Catechins to a healthy heart and brain. are a type of antioxidant found Be sure to choose wild caught in chocolate, berries and apples, salmon over farm raised though.
This will prevent exposure to dioxin, which is a cancer causing chemical found in the feed of farm raised fish varieties. Try using some of these combinations. You’ll help give your eating regimen the flavorful, nutritional boost it needs. Diet or fitness question? Email me at dwcrocker77@ gmail.com or visit fitness4yourlife.org. David Crocker of Landrum has been a nutritionist and personal trainer for 25 years. He served as strength director of the Spartanburg Y.M.C.A., head strength coach for the S.C. state champion girls gymnastic team, USC-Spartanburg baseball team, Converse college equestrian team, Lead trainer to L.H. Fields modeling agency, and taught four semesters at USC-Union. David was also a regular guest of the Pam Stone radio show.