Friday Fun Food Facts
I read a fun article in Self the other day talking about foods that help our bodies stay in shape and fight fat! I thought i'd do a little recap for you! Anything in Italics is paraphrased from the magazine. Everything else, is just me!
Almonds
I love Almonds. Do you?
Almonds are high in alpha-linolenic acid, which can help speed up your metabolism of fats. There was a study done where "dieters" ate 3 ounces of almonds every day. Their weight and BMI was reduced by 18%!
Berries
mmm I could eat berries all day long! When we lived in Portland we lived right near every berry farm you could think of…that summer I ate more berries than most bellies could imagine.
Berries are loaded with all the good stuff. Berries like Strawberries and Raspberries can actually help you burn more fat while exercising…30% more! WOAH! ( Arizona State University Research).
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is an awesome spice. It goes with so many foods! I think I need to incorporate more cinnamon in to my day! Just in time for the holidays!
Cinnamon can help with your waistline. How? Sprinkling some on your food can help with an after meal insulin spikes.."These usually occur after you eat and signal that the body should store fat rather than burn it" Lauren Slayton, R.C. Cinnamon can help decrease or eliminate these spikes!
Mustard
Love it. I have always loved it. If I had to pick mustard or ketchup, HANDS down I'd go with mustard! I used to put mustard on my cucumbers, pretzles any and everything.
Turmeric is the spice that gives mustard it's color and has been proven to slow the growth of fat tissue. You can buy the spice Turmeric and use it on plenty of foods to add a tangy spice!(I am for sure going to try this…I actually heard about this spice on Oprah…Doctor Oz was talking about it one day but I haven't heard of it since…have you?)
Oranges
Knock knock..who's there..orange, orange who? Knock knock, who's there..orange, orange who?..etc, etc, etc
(ha ha I love that joke)
I also love myself a good sweet orange.
Oranges are said to prevent the creeping on of lbs. They contain a fat-torching compound called flavones. Women who ate the most flavones had a significantly lower increase in body fat over a 14 year period (Study by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition).
Soybeans
I had never even tried a soy bean until a few years back, but oh boy do I love them now!
Soybeans are rich in choline, a compound that blocks fat absorption and breaks down fatty deposits.
Sweet Potatoes
When I was reading this I thought to myself…HOLY CRAP I love all of these foods! SCORE! Sweet potatoes are one of my very most favorite things! I did not have my first sweet potato until 2 years ago. Now I can't go very long with out eating one! In fact, I have one in my lunch today! YUMM
Sweet Potatoes are high in fiber, which means your body does not have a huge insulin jump when you eat them.(They also help your digestive system and BM's!)
Swiss Cheese
I used to hate this stuff, but now I LOVE IT! It can give any item an extra yummy kick!
Calcium rich foods reduce fat-producing enzymes and increase fat breaks down. (Michale B. Zemel, Ph.D). When put head to head with most cheeses, Swiss wins in the calcium department!
I love reading fun articles like this that to help motivate me to make better food choices and validate my current choices! I hope you enjoyed it too!
QA:
What is your favorite food listed above?
How often do you eat it?
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VeggieGirl on 2009.11.06
Almonds = daily
Sweet potatoes = daily
Cinnamon = 4 times per week
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Karyn on 2009.11.06
great list i'm definitely going to have to print this out! berries are so the best thing on that list for me but sadly in the winter i don't eat them as much as i want because they are so $$. but in the summer i eat them every day mult times a day
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Taylor@Joy of Food on 2009.11.06
I eat berries more than anything else your list and practically every day.
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Jessica @ How Sweet It Is on 2009.11.06
I love all of those food above! Especially cheese….yum.
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Natalie on 2009.11.06
I hear you about the berries. In portland they were so cheap. We picked 27lbs yes 27lbs of blueberries for just 35 bucks! WTFreak! I want to go back!!
Katie on 2009.11.06
Whohoo! I am so glad that I like all of these foods!
Favorite is cinnamon, and I eat it multiple times a day. I am currently eating a healthy dose on my oatmeal.
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Diana on 2009.11.06
I've recently started eating almonds (a bit more often than I did before), cinnamon (same) and sweet potatoes (for the first time). I do love oranges too.
This was very interesting!
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Christina on 2009.11.06
I love most of those foods but I definately love the berries and almonds the most and have them multiple times in a week.
I recently heard about how good turmeric is and add it to cooked foods when I remember. It's a pretty big staple in Indian foods but I've found it doesn't have a strong taste, it can stain though! I really need to remember to add more cinnamon and turmeric to things, thanks for the reminder about how great they are
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Allison on 2009.11.06
I love allll of the above.. minus the swiss cheese, I'm not a huge fan of the flavor. But I'm the same way with sweet p's…. I cant go very long without them and I have almonds in my oatmeal or cereal almost every morning!
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Sarah @ The Foodie Diaries on 2009.11.06
Ooooooh I can't pick one! I love everrrrrrything on this list! I feel really lucky that I have healthy tastebuds, I guess, haha! It made me so happy that you would pick mustard over ketchup bc I am the same way; I feel like everyone looooves their SP fries with ketchup–but I always use honey mustard. Ze best
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Courtney on 2009.11.06
Yum!! I love most of those foods…and need to eat some of them more often. I also never really ate sweet potatoes until recently…how did I live this long without them!!!
TGIF!!
Courtney
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Julia on 2009.11.06
I love all these things, really! Don't make me choose;)
Have a great weekend!
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
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Evan Thomas on 2009.11.06
I think I have a sweet potato almost every day so that's very good news
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Katherine on 2009.11.06
I LOOOOVE berries. I put them in my oatmeal every morning. We froze over 60 lbs. of berries last summer and we only have a handful of bags left now!!! Ahhh.
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jenny on 2009.11.06
I LOVE all of these things…and gosh- sweet potatoes. Let me just say that I love these dearly. So much so, in fact, that a couple of years ago I was eating them so much that the palms of my hands started to turn orange! Oy. LOL!
And your comment on my picture was…really lovely and so appreciated. Thank you
Shelley on 2009.11.06
just found your blog and wanted to let you know I think it is awesome!! and i saw this article
i adore alllll these foods..esp almonds & sweet potatoes
xoxo
shelley
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Chloe (Naturally Frugal) on 2009.11.06
I've got a sweet potato in my lunch as well! I also love snacking on almonds, hummus, and fruit during the day. Oranges are also wonderful, especially in the wintertime because I love their fresh, summery flavor.
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Cindy on 2009.11.06
ALL of the ABOVE
regularly. Now that I know Cinnamon effects insulin I am going to shake more but I mostly save it for savory dishes and desserts!
Almonds..daily
SWISS…well, we eat it regularly…LOVE IT
I will sub sweet potatoes for yams…but maybe baked sweet taters might be DIVINE too!
and MUSTARD…I'm a mustard freak…no catsup…give me mustard!
LOVE your food friday fun! or fun friday food??
Friday + FOOD = Fun
There now you've had your math today too!
I would add
bananas
avocados
coconut
and
CRANBERRIES
spinach
GARLIC
onion
to that list and now you know what I eat!
(and an occasional sweet treat)
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Shannon on 2009.11.06
I'm very behind! So…
1. I hope your foot is feeling better. I'm glad you are taking it easy on it.
2. Congrats on your story in Caitlin's book.
3. And lastly, I can't choose between berries or sweet potatoes. I guess it would depend on the season… berries in the summer, sweet potatoes in the fall.
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sabrina on 2009.11.06
Definitely a tough choice; can't decide a favourite! Let's see…I have cinnamon everyday (with oats) and soybeans (in soymilk). I'm not a big fan of oranges though because I hate those "veiny" stuff and I'm so lazy to peel them. Haha.
Hope your foot's better!
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Allison on 2009.11.06
I've gotten addicted to cinnamon in smoothies and sprinkled on oatmeal. I love oranges but for some reason, I can't usually eat a whole one by myself. So I eat tangerines instead…they're almost the same, right?
Peanut Butter Bliss on 2009.11.07
almonds, sweet potatoes & cinnamon are always consumed by moi
however, swiss cheese just doesn't have enough flavor for me
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Michal on 2009.11.07
Sweet potatoes are my favorite too! YUM! A couple favorites that are not listed are bananas and crisp apples. They are soo delish and I always have one or two with me for snacking. I hope you enjoy your weekend
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Marina on 2009.11.07
uu, I love all this stuff! well, I haven't try soy beans though, but they are on my list of things to try!
I eat almonds and cinnamom almost every day. I loooove cheese, and I eat berries when they are in season. I started to eat mustard too lately, it's really good mixed with some yogurt for salad dressings.oh, and sweet potatoes? Adore them. Expensive, but worth every penny
Madeline on 2009.11.07
sweet potatoes and berries are pretty high on my list!
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Lee on 2009.11.08
My favorite from the list is probably berries. Really, I like all of them except swiss cheese. It's one of my most disliked food ever. Bleh.
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Pure2Raw Twins on 2009.11.08
I love cinnamon…I sprinkle it on everything : ) Raspberries are one of my favs too!
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Kristine on 2009.11.08
i eat sweet potatoes, swiss cheese and cinnamon a LOT! Great post!
ellie on 2009.11.08
I go through ridiculous amounts of cinnamon… I put it in my coffee (several cups of decaff a day- so good!) Also relatively new to almond butter, but can safely say that I am hooked. I am eating a ton of blueberries these days too- love sweet potatoes but eating a whole bunch of winter squashes right now so hopefully still reaping some of the benefits
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april bonnell on 2009.11.08
i'm so excited I eat almost all of those!! haha