Thursday fitness fun fact

8 Foods You Should Eat Every Day

 1. Spinach

 Sexual enhancement, Muscle growth, Heart healthy, Bone builder, Enhances eyesight

 FIT IT IN: Make your salads with spinach; add spinach to scrambled eggs; drape it over pizza; mix it with marinara sauce and then microwave for an instant dip.

 2. Yogurt

 Cancer fighter, Bone builder, Boosts immunity

 FIT IT IN: Yogurt topped with blueberries, walnuts, flaxseed, and honey is the ultimate breakfast — or dessert. Plain low-fat yogurt is also a perfect base for creamy salad dressings and dips.

 3. Tomatoes

 Cancer fighter, Heart healthy, Boosts immunity

 FIT IT IN: Pile on the ketchup and Ragu; guzzle low-sodium V8 and gazpacho; double the amount of tomato paste called for in a recipe.

 4. Carrots

 Cancer fighter, Boosts immunity, Enhances eyesight

 FIT IT IN: Raw baby carrots, sliced raw yellow pepper, butternut squash soup, baked sweet potato, pumpkin pie, mango sorbet, carrot cake

 5. Blueberries

 Brain stimulant, Cancer fighter, Heart healthy, Boosts immunity

 FIT IT IN: Blueberries maintain most of their power in dried, frozen, or jam form.

 6. Black Beans

 Muscle growth, Brain stimulant, Heart healthy

 FIT IT IN: Wrap black beans in a breakfast burrito; use both black beans and kidney beans in your chili; puree 1 cup black beans with ¼cup olive oil and roasted garlic for a healthy dip; add favas, limas, or peas to pasta dishes.

 7. Walnuts

 Muscle growth, Brain stimulant, Cancer fighter, Heart healthy, Boosts immunity

 FIT IT IN: Sprinkle on top of salads; dice and add to pancake batter; spoon peanut butter into curries; grind and mix with olive oil to make a marinade for grilled fish or chicken.

 8. Oats

 Muscle growth, Brain stimulant, Heart healthy

 FiT IT IN: Eat granolas and cereals that have a fiber content of at least 5 grams per serving. Sprinkle 2 Tbsp. ground flaxseed on cereals, salads, and yogurt.

 Provided by Best Life 

I love blueberries, but they are prohibitively expensive out of season unless you can them yourselves (which I don't).  I've tried them freeze dried and frozen and almost fainted when I've seen the price.

Kroger had a 10 for $10 on blueberries a while back so I bought 30 or so little cartons and froze a bunch. I put them in my cottage cheese and yogurt. TASTY. They also had pineapples for $1 each a while back and I bet I bought 40 of those suckers and dehydrated them. I added them to my gorp trail mix which is other dried fruits and nuts, etc.  All this good, healthy food can be expensive but if you watch for the deals and "cherry pick" them (pun intended), not bad at all.   Boner 

Should I admit that there is only one food on there I eat regularly.  That's the yogurt.  It's great if you add cookies.   Kidding.

I thought you were a health nut, sheriff! I figured you would be 100%. Been pis#in' in any ice cream lately? Boner

Well I got 5 out of 8 .I guess thats not too bad??? I like spinach , DONT LIKE  Yogurt ,Love tomatoes eat them ever chance I get ,Carrots ?? Every now and then I soups and such .Berries not blueberries but I do eat other types . Can they be in the form of wine ???     I love beans of all types . Nuts I eat all the time too , all types . Everthing eles I am lacking in Iknow but I do take a fiber tab ever morning, five of them.  

    Nick

5/8 is pretty butt kickin', if you ask me Nick. I bet that would put you in the top 10% of the locker room. I be thinking I get in 7 pretty much every day if we include all types of nuts/berries. I don't do beans much but just bought a 20 pound bag at Sams so I'm looking to up the ante.  Great job, man! Boner

Like I said , its time to take the bike off the trainer and do some real riding . I know you have already done so , Im a little slow . Im still healing from  last summer's  crash ! My shoulder still bothers me a little .  I  havebeen going to spinning classes all winter long though !Trying to stay in some sort of riding shap .                                                                       But what about the strawberrie wine though ? I make a KILLER  strawberrie wine , not to dry , not to sweet , just right                      Nick

Spinnin's tough man. I think it's harder than actually getting out on the road. I got my ass kicked several times this winter in some spinning classes at the local fitness club. So, great job, Nick.  Regarding the wine.......they say that wine is good for you and helps prevent heart attacks. Boner