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March is National Nutrition Month® and the perfect month to "Go Green!" First and foremost, 'going green' means eating less meat, especially beef. While interest in vegetarianism appears to be increasing, with many restaurants and college foodservices offering vegetarian meals routinely, it is not necessary to give up meat completely in order to participate in the healing of our planet. A 2005 study by the University of Chicago found that one person switching from a meat-based diet to a plant-based diet could save about the same amount of CO2 as trading in a Toyota Camry for a Toyota Prius! (1) That's because raising cattle requires about 80 calories of fossil-fuel to cultivate one food calorie, whereas only 2 calories of fossil-fuel are required to cultivate one food calorie of grains, fruits, and vegetables. Furthermore, cattle belch methane, a greenhouse gas that is 20 times as potent as CO2! If we all ate less meat, there is no doubt that we'd make a collective positive impact on our planet. Health Benefits of Going Green Eating green supports the SacredBite message that "eating for our individual well-being supports our environmental well-being," and vice versa. Indeed, vegetarian diets offer numerous nutritional benefits, including lower levels of saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein as well as higher levels of complex carbohydrates, fiber, magnesium, potassium, folate, and antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, as well as other phytochemicals. For these reasons, vegetarians experience numerous health benefits (2), including:
During this economic winter, it seems that we could all afford to eat less meat. Eating less meat helps keep more green in your wallet because meat costs significantly more than plant-based protein foods. Money-saving meals start with plant proteins, like beans, that provide a low-fat, high protein alternative that will keep your food budget in check. Beans can be mashed into a dip, or added to chili, soups, salads, and casseroles. They can also play a starring role in a vegetable stir fry or pair up with a whole grain like brown rice to create a tasty and satisfying meal. (1) TIME February 23, 2009 Diet: Eat Your Greens by Bryan Walsh |
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Dance the orange. Who can forget it, how, drowning in itself, it grew against its being sweet? You have possessed it. It has been deliciously converted into you. Dance the orange.
Rilke, Die sonette an Orpheus I, 15
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Daily Nutrition BiteWhen shopping for grapefruit and grapefruit juice, pink is better, but red is best. The redder the pulp, the more lycopene, which may help lower the risk of certain cancers (notably prostate). Grapefr Courtesy of University of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter
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Nutrition in the News
The Social Cause Diet - Video "Vegetarian? 6 Tips for a Healthy Vegetarian Diet" by RD's>> Parents can help their children grow to love vegetables>> Your Health: Not eating your veggies? It's no joke>> U-pick farms can teach, and entertain, children of all ages>> Taking a look at vegetarian eating>> Want to live longer? Cut back on red meat>> Increase your fiber with bran cereals and legumes so you can avoid side effects of statins and supplements>> Meat can affect you and our planet>> Can you be a part-time vegetarian? Be a 'flexitarian'>> Maternal Personality Affects Child's Eating Habits>> The color purple: Disease fighter>> Excessive meat and dairy may harm sperm quality>>
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What's Lisa Serving Up?Dear Friends, I am delighted to announce that I am expanding my contribution toward our individual and communal healing by serving as a SHAMANIC SOUL COACH. These are challenging times in which questions about who we are and why we are here tend to arise. Symptoms of the shattered soul include depression, fatigue, ongoing irritation, stuck patterns, and confusion. My role is to hold sacred space and serve as a guide that walks alongside you to discover, uncover, and recover the numerous aspects of self that have been lost, hidden, suppressed, and denied over time. Shamanic soul coaching is a gentle, personalized journey that uses dreamwork, visualization, divination, and deep inner work that honors the multiple levels of reality on behalf of integration and healing. As our inner aspects are seen and heard for who they are, they are renewed with clarity, vitality, and ease of living. "My experience with Lisa's Shamanic Soul Coaching changed my perspective on life. She helped me discover and refine myself in areas of my personality that I didn't even know existed. I see the world from a completely different light now, and..." Read More >> Digital art by Davin Infinity www.ShamanEyes.net >>
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