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Soybeans and a Healthy Edamame Salad

The National Culinary Review offered an informative article about farming soybeans.  Here’s a summary of content before we get to the terrifically tasty recipe using Edamame aka soybeans. Soybeans are a versatile, affordable, and nutrient rich crop available in our food supply.  The soybean has a positive environmental impact by contributing nitrogen naturally to the soil.  The bean is planted in May, monitored for any diseases, insects, or other problems during the summer, and harvested in the fall. The benefits of soybeans:   Excellent source of protein and low in saturated and trans fats.  The oil is used in more than [...]

By |2014-06-10T18:22:22-04:00June 10, 2014|Health and Nutrition|3 Comments

Cross Train and Five Bean Salad

A lot of folks promote cycling as a great cross training activity for a runner. Why? SOURCE:  TriNewbies  Well according to Rick Niles, spinning can actually make you a faster runner! This relationship between spinning and running lies on the hip rotation, specifically the relationship between cadence and the velocity of your hip rotation in degrees per second. Example: An individual pedaling at a cadence of 90 or 90 rpm’s, is rotation his/her hips at a velocity of 220 degrees per second. This is equivalent to a 6:45 per mile running pace. For those of us in the “average” running [...]

By |2011-08-10T17:23:50-04:00August 10, 2011|Exercises, Vegetarian|3 Comments
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