November 2011

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Physical Activity can Help during the Cold and Flu Season

November 7, 2011 by Marc Faktor, Certified Exercise Physiologist | Posted in: Physical Activity | Tags: colds & flu, wellness

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It's getting colder; people are spending more time indoors in closer proximity and its flu season!

Aside from washing your hands, drinking hot fluids, taking immune system boosters and following other influenza avoidance practices (e.g. immunization), physical activity is a GREAT way to boost our immune system in an effort to prevent the flu and or speed up recovery

(note: people who are physically active on a regular basis generally have efficient immune systems; therefore, recovery times are usually faster).

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Kitchen Sink Soup

November 3, 2011 by Dean Simmons, Registered Dietitian | Posted in: Heathy Eating | Tags: did you know?, Healthy Eating, soup

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"My grandma, she can make a soup, With a little a' this 'n' that. She can feed the whole sloop group, With a little a' this 'n' that."

Partial lyrics from “A Little A' This 'n' That” – by Pete Seeger, American Folk Singer

Soup is the great meal extender. In the well known story of Stone Soup, a soup made from a little of this and that, feeds a village that had little in the way of food to share with travelers. At home I often make a variation called Kitchen Sink Soup, where everything but the kitchen sink goes into the pot to simmer away. What doesn’t seem like much to begin with can add up to something quite satisfying.

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RECIPE!! Quinoa With Roasted Winter Vegetables and Pesto

November 2, 2011 by Healthy Families BC | Posted in: Recipes | Tags: Healthy Eating, quinoa

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This combination of sweet vegetables with pungent pesto is great for a simple grain and vegetable bowl. Recipes for Health by the New York Times

1 pound winter squash, peeled and cut in 1 1/2-inch chunks 1/2 pound carrots, peeled, quartered and cut in 2-inch lengths 1/2 pound brussels sprouts, trimmed and cut in half through the stem
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Falling off track

November 1, 2011 by Michael de Jong | Posted in: Physical Activity | Tags: personal experience, physical activity

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I have a confession – this past week I fell off the wagon with my exercise routine. It was a busy week, and I just didn’t make it as much of a priority as I should have.

I had tried to schedule a couple of workouts, but last minute meetings came up and threw a wrench in my plans. Every once in a while life – and our hectic schedules – gets in the way of our good intentions. It’s really easy to let a slip up completely throw you off track.

I was missing my workouts and I was letting my healthy eating plan slip a bit too.

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Knock The Wind Out Of Your Beans

November 1, 2011 by Kenton Delisle | Posted in: Vegetables and Fruit, Heathy Eating | Tags: beans, did you know?, food choices, Healthy Eating

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Beans are one of the most underrated ingredients. Very inexpensive, very versatile and very shelf-stable, beans can be made into delicious dishes from breakfast to dessert. They are no nutritional slouch either as they are packed with nutrition (protein, fibre and folate to name just a few nutrients). Whether it’s basic beans and rice, cheerful chili, complex curries, or top secret baked bean recipes, beans are a great way to increase your food creativity repertoire on the cheap. To extend a meal by making a side dish into an entrée, try adding beans to a salad.

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