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The USDA Wants to Help and Light Gluten Free Pasta E Fagioli

Did you hear? The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s new nutrition SuperTracker is now available on line at ChooseMyPlate.gov designed to assist individuals in reducing risk of chronic disease and maintaining a healthy weight. Access the free SuperTracker tool anytime and choose from a variety of features that support nutrition and fitness goals. SuperTracker offers the ability to: Personalize recommendations for what and how much to eat and amount of physical activity. Track foods and physical activity from an expanded database of foods and physical activities. Customize features: goal setting, virtual coaching, weight tracking, and journaling. Measure progress with comprehensive reports [...]

By Joanne|2012-01-04T19:46:14-05:00January 4, 2012|soup|8 Comments

Run Faster and Food Safety

If a squatty, short legged alligator can sprint faster than a human, why can’t I get my legs moving faster during a road race? My breath is good. I don’t puff and pant, cough nor snort. I don’t hang my head. I try to focus forward, driving to the next point. My body doesn’t hurt anywhere. I DO tighten up a bit, as evidenced in this photo where my shoulders are almost attached to my ears… But most of all, it’s just those darned legs. They refuse to go any faster. Does it simply come down to the laws of [...]