Day 19 - Lunch in Town and A Good Magazine

Good Evening!

Breakfast, again the usual. I will say, though that I am pretty happy as I have restocked my shelf with the Kellogg's Raisin Bran Crunch! Love that cereal, so I'll have that tomorrow.

Received a call from a past co-worker who wanted to have lunch, so we met at Marie Callender's. We talked about weight loss a bit and he said that he was also working toward weight loss and staying away from carbs. He ordered the hot turkey sandwich - hmmm - turkey and mashed potatoes, stuffing, on bread and loaded with gravy. I said nothing other than it smelled good as I enjoyed my crispy crunch chicken salad with chicken, apples, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries, lettuce and won tons. The salad was yummy! As it is a special meal and not on the regular menu, I'll count it as about 300 calories (I ate only half - as there was more than I could eat in one sitting)

Dinner tonight will be light - cottage cheese and a side of smoked salmon - 195 calories.

As I was checking out of WalMart this afternoon, I spied this National Geographic special magazine on Superfoods! I didn't even look at the price and just put it into my cart and purchased it. Arrived home and found the price to be $13.99 - YIKES! Glad, though that I didn't look in advance or I wouldn't have purchased it. It's a neat magazine with great photos of all these super foods, by category. With each food, they give a history, how to choose the best and good uses for them, then they explain each food's health benefits, etc. Some foods they give recipes on and others just good suggestions of ways to prepare them.

Here's a for instance: Strawberries: created in 18th century France, they are a cross between two berries. They also tell us that when choosing berries not to rely on their smell. They also said that if the berries are green- or white-tipped they will not ripen after picking. Strawberries are a great source of vitamin C and help protect against heart disease and cancer. One study was done that showed that the women who ate the most strawberries had a 1/3 less risk of heart attack!

That's just a small part of what they told about strawberries. There's a lot to learn from this magazine!

Just wait until tomorrow when I tell you what this book says about alcohol, coffee and chocolate! It's a lot of fun!

Have a good night and an even better day tomorrow!

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