Recipe:
Veggie Patch Falafel Quinoa Salad
Serves 4
1 package Veggie Patch Falafel Balls
1 cup each chopped romaine, tomatoes, pickles
1 cup cooked quinoa
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup tahini
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped kalamata olives
Directions:
1. Cook falafel balls according to package directions, then quarter and set aside to cool.
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil and tahini. In another large serving bowl, toss the romaine, tomatoes, pickles, parsley, olives and quinoa with the dressing.
3. Mix in falafel pieces and serve at room temperature.
Nutrition Information:
Calories 406, Fat 20.5g, Saturated Fat 3.0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 813mg, Carbohydrates 49g, Dietary Fiber 10g, Protein 13.5g
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Hello !
January is National Blood Donor Month! Many of us don't think about the importance of blood donation until someone we know needs help, but every two seconds someone needs blood.
The American Red Cross needs to collect 22,000 units of blood each weekday and around 15,000 units each weekend to meet patient needs! This month, make some time to donate.
To see where to donate in your area, check out the Red Cross website.
Have a healthy week!
-Debra
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Baby Fat...so Cute! Or is it? |
 We all love the sight of a super chubby baby: those cheeks, those thighs! Unfortunately for some children, they never lose that baby fat and grow into an overweight child. Until recently, researchers were unsure if this excess body weight during childhood affected heart health later on.
To test the effects of childhood obesity on adult heart health, Finnish researchers pooled data from four studies that followed 6,328 subjects, starting at age 11, in three countries, for 23 years (into adulthood). In this study 12.2% of the children started off overweight and 2.3% started off obese. As they aged, this population got fatter; 54.9% were overweight and 20.7% were obese by the time they were young adults. When the participants reached adulthood they were tested for type 2 diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and thickening of carotid arteries, an indicator of atherosclerosis.
The researchers found that those participants who were overweight or obese children, and grew up to be obese adults had increased risks of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia and carotid-artery atherosclerosis. The good news is that the participants who went from overweight or obese as children to average-weight in adulthood, had the same risk of developing these diseases as those participants who were average weight from childhood to adulthood; showing that there may be no, or limited long term, heart-health risks if a child is able to attain a healthful weight by adulthood.
Bottom Line: Most children should not be losing weight; they're growing. However, if your child has a high BMI stopping his weight gain until his height catches up is a smart strategy. Start by talking to your pediatrician and asking for a referral to a dietitian through The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) for the whole family.
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| Is O.J. OK? |
 Freshly squeezed orange juice can be a real treat and often worth the extra expense. However, next time you're ordering from a juice bar or restaurant, ask them to hold the contagion. Yes, that's right, the germs.
Scientists from the University of Valencia in Spain, where about 40% of the fresh orange juice consumed is squeezed in bars and restaurants, found that 43% of samples tested exceeded the acceptable levels of enterobacteriaceae (the class of germs that often cause food poisoning).
Researchers collected 190 batches of squeezed orange juice from different locations and analyzed their microbiological content on the same day. They found that 43% of samples were infected. Researchers attribute the high level of contamination to how the oranges are handled before squeezing, improperly cleaned juicing machines and long-term storage.
Bottom Line: Continue to enjoy a small glass of freshly squeezed orange juice but ask how often the machines are cleaned (daily is the right answer) and be sure to only drink juice that was squeezed right in front of you; you have no way of knowing how long other juice had been sitting around.
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