Health, beauty and fitness garden: calories

Being healthy and beautiful inside out!

We serve an Awesome God. He forgive our sins but heals our disease too!
Psalm 103:3

Healing comes from our Lord.
The health and beauty tips shared here are collected and compiled from the net, heard from elders, read in books, passed on through generations.

The health and beauty care tips mentioned here are all natural/ off the kitchen shelf, made from fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs etc.

Need to remember..

Proverbs 1:30
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

So inner beauty is more important than outer. To have a beautiful personality we need to be beautiful from within and we sure can take care to be fit, healthy and look good on the out too.

Be blessed, refreshed not just physically but spiritually too as you stop by here.
To Yeshua be All Glory and Honor!
Julia

Friday, October 23, 2009

Save calories

See below for some more easy calorie saving ideas.

Item	Calories*	Substitute	Calories*	*Calories Saved**
Starbucks grande café late (16 oz.)	190	16 oz. coffee or tea	5	185
12 oz. can of regular cola	137	Club soda water with a squeeze of lemon or lime	2	135
1 medium glazed doughnut	239	1 apple	72	167
4-inch cinnamon-raisin bagel	243	2 pieces whole grain toast	138	105
3 oz. bag corn chips	441	2 large carrots with 2 tbsp. hummus	106	318
1 cup chocolate ice cream	285	1 cup strawberries	53	323
3 oz. bag plain salted potato chips	465	2 cups popcorn air-popped	62	403
Pancakes with butter & syrup	520	1 cup cooked oats	166	354

Sources: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, 2007 and www.starbucks.com. * Actual calories may vary by brand.

Reducing calorie intake promotes weight Loss – type of diet isn’t important

A major study concluded that it doesn’t matter which diet program you choose, as long as it is one that reduces your calorie intake and is healthy for your heart (low in saturated fat and cholesterol). See reference below.