March 15, 2010
"H.O.P.E. = Hold On - Pain Ends."
The phrase above could be related to your dieting and decreasing the amount of simple carbohydrates you consume. Someone you may want to become familiar with is Marion Nestle. Most people remember her book, You Are What You Eat but I love her older book, What To Eat. The foods that sell the best and bring in the most profits are not necessarily the ones that are best for your health. These foods are found in the center of a food store. Check around the periphery of a store. This is where the vegetables, fruits, cheeses, and fish are located.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans makes much confusion by stating 'know your fats' or 'consume a variety of nutrient dense foods among the basic food groups'. My job is to educate you on choosing the right foods. Let's start making informed breakfast choices. Breakfast is the most important meal. You should eat breakfast as if you were the Queen of England, lunch like the Prince of Wales, and dinner as if you were a servant in Buckingham Palace. You need to start off with protein for breakfast. This would include either a protein shake with low sugar and low carbohydrates, nut butters on rice cakes and even eggs or an omelette with goat cheese, and a green vegetable. Eggs contain cholesterol but if eaten without toast and home fries, eggs will not increase cholesterol. This is written in The Cholesterol Myths. Other breakfast choices are a plain goat yogurt with blueberries, millet cereal with soy, almond or goat milk.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans makes much confusion by stating 'know your fats' or 'consume a variety of nutrient dense foods among the basic food groups'. My job is to educate you on choosing the right foods. Let's start making informed breakfast choices. Breakfast is the most important meal. You should eat breakfast as if you were the Queen of England, lunch like the Prince of Wales, and dinner as if you were a servant in Buckingham Palace. You need to start off with protein for breakfast. This would include either a protein shake with low sugar and low carbohydrates, nut butters on rice cakes and even eggs or an omelette with goat cheese, and a green vegetable. Eggs contain cholesterol but if eaten without toast and home fries, eggs will not increase cholesterol. This is written in The Cholesterol Myths. Other breakfast choices are a plain goat yogurt with blueberries, millet cereal with soy, almond or goat milk.
You can do this!
The needlepoint today is of the Magnolia. This large genus contains 120 flowering plants.
Magnolia is an ancient species having evolved before bees appeared. Pollination of magnolia flowers is done by beetles. The magnolia blossom became the state flower of Louisiana in 1900. The Southern Magnolia became the state flower of Mississippi in 1952. I love doing canvases of flowers. This was made for Nancy and Fred (Rick's parents) in 2003. They came in March 2003 for a 7 day visit which had evolved into a 3 month stay due to Fred's three hospitalizations. I wanted to have it finished and framed before they left to go back to their home state of Virginia. This needlepoint tapestry was mounted on a wood frame. Some of the wooden frames have borders. I didn't think it was necessary. We will have a separate section in future months on borders with different stitches.
Enjoy!
Until tomorrow...
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