February 08, 2007
Eat Healthy! Issue #010 8 February 2007
The regular newsletter from www.healthy-eating-made-easy.com
Great New Stuff at Healthy Eating Made Easy
Weight control seems to be top of a lot of people's agendas, so this month I've added a couple of pages to the site to help.
From... Eating Healthy and Exercise
Walk to the store, don't drive - but make it brisk enough so that you feel slightly breathless - ambling along won't cut it.
If you can cover 2 miles a day, you'll be doing great. Or get a pedometer and keep it strapped on. You're aiming for 10,000 steps, which should include a burst of 4-6000 fast steps. Rethink your schedule to include this. Eat an oat-based cereal for breakfast, before you walk, to give you slow-burning energy. Read more...
From...Prevent Childhood Obesity
Learning how to prevent childhood obesity right from the start is vital. Our children are getting fatter, and the more overweight they are in childhood, the greater the danger that they'll develop diabetes, heart disease and cancer in later life. Why are more children becoming obese? There are many reasons... Read more...
You'll also find a delicious new Apple Cake Recipe on the site.
Another chance to win...
There's a new competition on the site, a simple prize draw in which you could win a copy of Melt the Fat, my recommended health and fitness ebook. All you have to do, is describe your favorite healthy dinner, and you could be a winner. Competition closes on 16 Feb.
Healthy Recipe: Watercress and Beetroot Salad
A swift, colourful salad, which makes a lovely lunch for 4. Serve with a chunky slice of wholemeal bread.- You can either buy ready-cooked beetroot (not the type bottled in vinegar), or buy fresh and boil yourself, unpeeled until tender (takes up to an hour, depending on size). Dice two medium cooked beetroot.
- Wash two bunches of watercress thoroughly, dry in a salad spinner and roughly chop the leaves and stalks.
- Make a dressing with 3 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tbsp lemon juice and 1 clove crushed garlic, shaken together in a jar.
- Put watercress in a bowl and toss with the dressing, place beetroot on top. Shave curls of Parmesan off a block of the cheese, using a potato peeler, and scatter over the salad to serve.
Calling webmasters and bloggers...
If you own a healthy eating site, or blog on these subjects, do consider adding a link to my site. This page shows you how.
Comments, suggestions, recipes to share? I'd love to hear them, so do get in touch.