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Sunday, November 29, 2009
2 New Leftover Turkey Recipes from Fitness Elements!
Dried Cherry-Toasted Almond Turkey Salad Sandwiches
If you don't have leftover turkey to use in this recipe, go to the deli section of your local grocery store and ask for a thick, eight-ounce cut of roasted turkey breast meat. For a quick meal, serve with baked chips.
1/4 cup slivered almonds (about 1 ounce)
1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt
3 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
1 teaspoon bottled ground fresh ginger (such as Spice World)
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
3/4 cup thinly sliced celery
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup dried cherries
1/4 cup golden raisins
8 ounces roasted turkey breast, chopped
4 (6-inch) whole wheat pitas, cut in half
Heat a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add almonds; cook 2 minutes or until toasted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; set aside.
Combine yogurt, mayonnaise, ginger, and pepper in a medium bowl. Add almonds, celery, and next 4 ingredients (through turkey), stirring well to combine. Spoon 1/3 cup turkey mixture into each pita half.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 stuffed pita halves)
CALORIES 398 (20% from fat); FAT 8.7g (sat 1.4g,mono 4.1g,poly 2.4g); IRON 3.5mg; CHOLESTEROL 51mg; CALCIUM 93mg; CARBOHYDRATE 56.1g; SODIUM 501mg; PROTEIN 25.9g; FIBER 6.9g
Jack Quesadillas with Cranberry Salsa
This salsa is also great on turkey sandwiches. To make meatless quesadillas, use sautéed vegetables in place of the turkey.
Salsa:
1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped green onions
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 Anjou pear, cored and finely diced
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
Quesadillas:
Cooking spray
1/4 cup (2-inch-thick) slices green onions
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers
8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
2 cups chopped cooked turkey
1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
To prepare salsa, combine first 7 ingredients. Cover and chill.
To prepare quesadillas, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 1/4 cup sliced onions to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until tender. Remove onions from pan; reduce heat to medium. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cheese over each of 4 tortillas. Top each cheese-covered tortilla with one-fourth of onions, 1/2 cup turkey, 2 tablespoons cheese, and 1 tortilla.
Recoat pan with cooking spray. Add 1 quesadilla to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned and cheese melts. Repeat with remaining quesadillas. Cut each quesadilla into 6 wedges. Serve with cranberry salsa and sour cream.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 3 wedges, about 1/4 cup salsa, and 1 tablespoon sour cream)
CALORIES 356 (25% from fat); FAT 9.7g (sat 4.2g,mono 3.5g,poly 1.2g); IRON 2.7mg; CHOLESTEROL 42mg; CALCIUM 218mg; CARBOHYDRATE 47.8g; SODIUM 372mg; PROTEIN 19.4g; FIBER 3g
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Looking for Fruits and Veggies on a Budget? Holiday Helpful Healthy Tips from Fitness Elements!
Fruits and Vegetables on a Budget
Getting More for Your Money
With careful meal planning, smart shopping, and a few tweaks in storage and preparation techniques, you can make the most out of your family’s budget by always including fruits and vegetables in your meals. They’re an excellent value for the money! Check out these tips and get the most for your money from fruits and veggies.
Meal Planning to Fit Your Budget. Fruits And Veggies More Matters.org MEAL PLANNING to Fit Your Budget
Preparing meals and eating at home saves money and gives you the opportunity to enjoy meals with your family. But if you’re busy, how do you do this? Plan ahead! By planning ahead, you’ll save time and be less likely to resort to pre-prepared or take-out food that costs more.
Start with this …
* Make a list, and stick to it to avoid spending money on unnecessary items.
* Include frozen, canned and dried forms of fruits and vegetables on your list. They are all nutritious and handy for quick-fix meals.
* Make sure you have staples that you use on a regular basis on hand. See the Well-Stocked Pantry for suggestions .
Then try this …
* Plan for fruits or vegetables to be the CENTER of the plate … and then add protein and grains. Some vegetable-grain combinations don’t require additional protein but when you do add meat or cheese, think of it as flavoring.
See Examples of Some Great Meals Planned Around Fruits and Vegetables
* Plan meals around fruits and vegetables that go a LONG WAY. Plan to include fruits and vegetables you can grab as quick snacks or turn into soups and casseroles that you can eat a couple of times during the week.
See Examples of How to Make Your Meals Last Using Fruits & Vegetables
See Our Healthy Meal Planning Guide
Shopping for Fruits and Vegetables and Sticking to Your Budget. Fruits And Veggies More Matters.org
SHOPPING for Fruits and Vegetables and Sticking to Your Budget
Buy in season. Although most fresh fruits and vegetables are available year-round, some are less expensive when they are in season. Also keep in mind that all forms of fruits and vegetables are nutritious, so canned and frozen forms are OK too!
Buy more. When there are specials on fruits and vegetables, buy extra. They can be frozen, or you can prepare a dish to be frozen for a busy night’s dinner. But don’t buy it if you won’t use it or you’ll just be tossing the money in the garbage.
Don’t shop when you’re hungry. You may be tempted to buy things that are not on your list. An impulse purchase of a bag of cookies … on sale … can cost you $2.50 or more.
Comparison shop. The larger size is not always the best price.
Limit or avoid expensive snack foods, desserts and soft drinks that provide little or no nutrition value for your money. Compare the value …
What You Get for $1* Nutrition Value for Your $$
4 oz. bag chips Calories from fat, salt
1 ¼ pound carrots Vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants
2 small cookies Calories from fat and sugar
3 small (2 ¾ in) apples Vitamins, minerals, fiber, antioxidants
2 liters soda Calories from sugar
64 oz. 100% orange juice Vitamins, minerals, antioxidants
*Prices are approximate and will vary depending on location, sales, coupons, etc.
Store Your Fruits and Vegetables Properly. Fruits And Veggies More Matters.org
STORING Your Fruits and Vegetables So They Don’t Go to Waste
Spoiled foods cost you money and deprive you of nutrients. Our Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Database has storage tips for each fruit and vegetable. Also see our Video Center for fruit and vegetable storage information.
Prepare Your Fruits and Vegetables with Care. Fruits And Veggies More Matters.org
PREPARING Fruits and Vegetables: Adding Variety While Saving Money
Prepare more so you have leftovers. Use them for lunch, or create a new dish. See our Print ‘n Go Menus for some examples.
Replace half the meat. Substituting half the meat in a recipe with beans and/or vegetables will reduce fat and increase fiber, as well as save you money.
Forget the takeout food. If you’re short on time to make dinner try one of our quick-meal ideas. Keep canned and frozen fruits and vegetables on hand for a quick-fix meal.
Use fruits and vegetables as snacks. It’s easy to have fruits and vegetables available as ‘grab and go’ snacks or check our Fruit and Vegetable Recipe Database for some great dessert ideas.
What’s In Season? Winter
December
Remember, you can enjoy the taste of any fruit or vegetable year-round.
Fresh, frozen, canned, dried, and 100% juice - it all counts!
Apples
Belgian Endive
Brussels Sprouts
Cherimoya
Chestnuts
Collard Greens
Dates
Grapefruit
Kale
Kiwifruit
Leeks
Oranges
Passion Fruit
Pear
Persimmons
Pummelo
Radicchio
Red Currants
Sweet Potatoes
Tangerines
Turnips
Winter Squash
P.S. If you need help with Recipe ideas or Menu Planning for the Holidays Fitness Elements Nutrition Expert Natalie Pyles is always here to offer her advice call in anytime 480-212-1947 or email fitnesselementsassociates@yahoo.com or fax request to 623-399-4199.
Friday, November 27, 2009
9 New Fitness Elements Success Stories Revealed!
Check out these Amazing Successful and Result Oriented High Achievers Health and Fitness Success Stories Today!
On the right hand side of this Blog click on the You tube Shows icon and on the right hand side you will see Npyles scroll down and click on my videos to watch what a great season Fitness Elements has had! Some of the videos are side ways and that always leads me to remember it doesn't matter how you get there just as long as you get there! Have a very Happy and Healthy Holiday!
P.S. If You Believe you can Achieve! Here is soooo much Social Proof! 480-212-1947 or email fitnesselementsassociates@yahoo.com
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Are You Ready for Turkey Alfredo Pizza?
7 Ways With Left Over Turkey from Fitness Elements
Natalie Recommends:
Collard greens and leftover turkey meld beautifully with commercial Alfredo sauce and nutty fontina cheese, resulting in an easy yet inventive meal. Rubbing the pizza crust with a halved garlic clove imparts lots of flavor with little effort and no chopping. You can substitute cooked chicken for turkey.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 wedge)
Ingredients
* 1 cup shredded cooked turkey breast
* 1 cup frozen chopped collard greens or spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
* 2 teaspoons lemon juice
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
* 1 garlic clove, halved
* 1 (1-pound) Italian cheese-flavored thin pizza crust (such as Boboli)
* 1/2 cup light Alfredo sauce (such as Contadina)
* 3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded fontina cheese
* 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Preparation
Preheat oven to 450°.
Combine the first 5 ingredients; toss well. Rub cut sides of garlic over crust; discard garlic. Spread Alfredo sauce evenly over crust; top with turkey mixture. Sprinkle with cheese and red pepper. Bake at 450° for 12 minutes or until crust is crisp. Cut into 6 wedges.
Nutritional Information
Calories:
316 (29% from fat)
Fat:
10.3g (sat 5.2g,mono 3.5g,poly 1.1g)
Protein:
19.2g
Carbohydrate:
35.6g
Fiber:
0.6g
Cholesterol:
39mg
Iron:
2.5mg
Sodium:
837mg
Calcium:
351mg
P.S. To get more information on these topics just email fitnesselementsassociates@yahoo.com or fax request to 623-399-4199 or call us at 480-212-1947 and we will be glad to give you all our resources and hidden healthful secrets today!">
* 7 Ways With Leftover Turkey
* Thanksgiving 911
* Good Gravy
Happy Thanksgiving to all My Healthy and Fit Friends I am so Thankful for You All!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
2 New Fitness Elements Black Friday Special Offers!
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“Dream, Believe, Achieve, Succeed” How the Red Ribbon Pledge never changes!
I pledge to make healthy choices, to be a positive role model for my friends, and to support the mission of Red Ribbon Week, "No Use of Illegal Drugs, No Illegal Use of Legal Drugs."
Protective Factors: Caring relationships, high expectations, and meaningful participation at home, school, in the community, and with peers increase a young persons capacity to make healthy choices every day. This year's Red Ribbon Week theme "Dream, Believe, Achieve, Succeed" really is about nurturing the development of these competencies in every child. In fact, we would argue that promoting the development of protective factors should always be an important focus of your Red Ribbon Week campaign (and doing so can be a lot of fun too!)
We have to help keep the kids and teens focused on positive behaviors and healthy choices physically, mentally, and spiritually so their minds are filled with Hope, Dreams, Achievement, and a Successful Future! Fitness Elements is an absolute believer of this event and positive awareness for a brighter light ahead! Keep their minds and ears clean!
P.S. If You or Your child need a deprogramming of Garbage in and Garbage out Lifestyle strategies and solutions Fitness Elements has customized programs to fit Your unique situation Guaranteed! Call for a FREE Lifestyle Assessment today 480-212-1947 or email fitnesselementsexpress@yahoo.com
Friday, November 13, 2009
Good Nutrition Month is here! November is the Season to Enjoy Wholesome Nutritional Foods!
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are the cornerstone of Federal nutrition policy and nutrition education activities.
The Dietary Guidelines are jointly issued and updated every 5 years by the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS). They provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases.
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines remain the current guidance until the 2010 Dietary Guidelines are published.
Development of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Will Be Arriving Soon Look for the Future update
P.S. Valuable website resources you can visit are the following:
http://www.Nutrition.gov
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
http://www.ars.usda.gov/
http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/
I hope You enjoy and stay educated to help You and Your Loved ones on a Regular basis! You really are what You Eat!
From Your Trusted Health and Nutrition Expert Natalie Pyles
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Special Amazing Achievement Award! Shapely April Jones
Client of the Month:You are officially in the Miss Shapely Physique Committee April Jones! Woweee! Down 8 percent body fat and down 2 sizes you should be sooo proud of yourself! I love you girl thanks for supporting Fitness Elements and believing in Personal Training and Fitness see what Faith can do!
Love Ya,
Natalie Pyles
Your Health & Fitness Coach
November is National Pomegranate Month! Antioxidants never Tasted sooo Good!
"How to Select Your Pomegranates"
Selecting
Choose deeply colored pomegranates that feel heavy; avoid those with dry-looking, wrinkled skins. Cracks in the rind are a sign that they are over-mature. Fresh pomegranates are available September though January.
Storing
Pomegranates will keep at room temperature for two to three days or in the refrigerator for up to two months.
Using
Eating pomegranates out of hand is laborious because of their tough, leathery skin (and the juice is likely to stain light colored fabrics). The best way to prepare a pomegranate for eating is to slice it into sections, cutting from top to bottom. In a large bowl half filled with water, roll out the arils (seed casings) with your fingers. Discard the skin and membranes and strain. The seeds can be eaten raw or sprinkled on salads. Peeled seeds will last approximately a week in the refrigerator and may be frozen for up to a year. The seeds can be juiced by pulsing in a blender. You may wish to strain the juice to eliminate any debris. The juiced seeds will last about five days under refrigeration, and up to six months frozen. Pomegranate is most commonly used as a spice (dried seeds), fresh squeezed and thickened (as grenadine syrup), as a dressing on salads or as an ingredient in marinades, glazes, dips, desserts, soups, relishes, liqueurs, jams and jellies.
Nutrition Information
Pomegranates are a good source of vitamin C and have modest amounts of vitamins A and E as well as folic acid. They are higher in antioxidants than blueberries, cranberries and red wine. Unlike most other fruits, pomegranate juice may be more healthful than the raw fruit because of the release of antioxidants in the squeezing process.
P.S. If You'd like a FREE compiled book of Pomegranate recipes, healthful tips, and Fabulous ways to enjoy beverages and more... while getting a great boost of Vitamin C, A, E, Folic Acid, and a Superior source of Antioxidants then call me at 480-212-1497 or fax request to 623-399-4199 or email fitnesselementsassociates@yahoo.com and I will even take you on a full FREE Whole Foods Grocery shopping tour and teach you all the Tricks of "How to Incorporate Pomegranates and Still Feel Fitter & Healthier then Before!" I look forward to hearing from you!
Finally! Your Special Event is here Squash as Pasta By Popular Demand!
Saturday, November 21st
Raw / Living Foods Class - Squash as Pasta
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Free
Tasting a delicious recipe that serves as an alternative to pasta. Natalie Pyles from Fitness Elements and Associates will be taking us through the store after the class, targeting key items to fit your nutrition plan. You won't want to miss this demo and tasting. Please RSVP to connie.nelson@wholefoods.com or email fitnesselementsassociates@yahoo.com or call 480-212-1947 or fax request 623-399-4199 for Your Hot seat today! Please let Connie Nelson or Natalie Pyles know we hope to see you there!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
NEW! Special Holiday Offers from Fitness Elements!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Stop! Great American Smokeout Month is Here!
In the Spotlight
Quit Tobacco for Good!
Smoking damages nearly every organ in the human body and is linked to at least 15 different cancers. If you still use tobacco, make a plan to quit on November 19th, the day of this year's Great American Smokeout. read more >>
What Cancer Patients Need to Know About Swine Flu
Listen to the Latest Powerful Choices Podcast
In the News
Top Story:
Report: Over 100,000 Cancers Linked to Excess Body Fat
Researchers have known being overweight puts people at an increased risk of some types of cancer. New data highlights the extent of the problem. read more >>
Recent News
FDA Approves New Leukemia Drug
ACS Report Addresses Environmental Pollutants and Cancer Risk
More News >>
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
November is Georgia Pecan Month!
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Did you know Recent nutrition studies show peanuts and peanut butter are good for you?
November is National Peanut Butter Lover's Month
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- Lower Your Blood Pressure
- Protect Against Breast Cancer
- Fight Adult-Onset Diabetes
- Peanut Butter Nutrient Analysis
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- Trans Fats
- How A PB&J Stacks Up
Enjoy from Fitness Elements!
National Diabetes Awareness Month is Here!
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- Who I Am Hello My Friend In Health and Fitness, my name is Natalie Pyles. I am a Local Health, Fitness, Nutritional Expert, Medical Exercise and Post Rehab Specialist. I have over 19 years of experience in both the Health, Behavioral Health, Medical, and Fitness Industry. I would like to share my Personal story of overcoming my battles with weight loss that began as an early adolescent. I struggled from the ages of 13-18, I realized that I had a severe problem and decided then and there to take action. To hear the rest of my story and Fitness Elements client stories visit... http://www.myfitnesselements.com Today! Call me today for your Free Fitness and Nutritional Consultation! Sincerely Your Friend in Fitness, Natalie Pyles Owner, Fitness Elements Express LLC. Office Phone: 480-212-1947 or Mobile 480-544-5502 or Toll free 1-888-539-1651 or Fax 623-399-4199 www.MyFitnessElementsExpress.com or FitnessElementsExpress@yahoo.com
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