by kelsey | Oct 27, 2016 | Diet, Food, Weight Management, Wellness/Health
Tuesday night’s STRIVE lecture offered some excellent treats –thanks County Fair Foods! Be sure to give these recipes a try!
Cucumber, Tomato, and Avocado Salad (pictured above)
Ingredients: 1 English cucumber, 4 roma tomatoes, 3 ripe avocados, 1/2 red onion, juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper to taste, 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil.
Directions: place sliced cucumber, tomatoes, avocados, onion, and cilantro in a large bowl. Toss with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Enjoy!!
Garden Fresh Cottage Cheese Salad (pictured above)
Ingredients: 2 containers (22oz) of 1% cottage cheese, 1 cucumber diced,1 tomato diced, 1 pkg Good Seasoning Italian Dressing.
Directions: Mix together and put in refrigerator for a few hours before serving. Can serve plain or with whole grain crackers.
Enjoy!!
by kelsey | Oct 26, 2016 | Etc.
Come joins us TOMORROW, October 27th at LATI for this fun and inspiring day! I will be hosting Brown Clinic’s booth, be sure to come visit!
-Kelsey
by kelsey | Oct 25, 2016 | Exercise, Weight Management, Wellness/Health
The results are in for the Park and Rec 2016 Trail Challenge!!
The overall winner was Geraldine Crocker with 1,274 Miles!
2nd overall was Darrel Crocker with 909.5 miles.
3rd overall was Barb Schmitdgall with 824 miles.
Geraldine won the walking with 143 miles and the bike riding with 1131.5 miles.
Jill Makepeace won the running with 471.40 miles. Jill and Geraldine are pictured above!
The winners received plaques and Watertown Chamber Bucks.
Thanks to all who participated! Stay tuned next spring for information on the 2017 Trail Challenge!
by kelsey | Oct 20, 2016 | Diet, Food, Holidays, Weight Management, Wellness/Health
It’s that time of year again. Not only are the aisles of Wal-Mart strewn with witch hats, zombie make-up and fairy wings, but of course there is the looming aisle of Halloween candy. It can be easy to over indulge on treats this time of year. Most of the candy passed out to trick-or-treaters comes in “fun size” or “mini” portions. However, looks can be deceiving; people often believe that since they are smaller in size, more can be consumed. Calories from Halloween candy can quickly add up. For example; 3 mini snickers bars pack 300 calories. To burn off that many calories you would have to walk at a brisk pace for 1.5 hours or run for 40 minutes.
Fortunately the 31st of October doesn’t have to mean automatic weight gain. Try waiting until the day before to buy treats to pass out. You will be less likely to feel the need to nibble if you don’t buy it a month ahead of time. Keeping it out of site, such as up in a closet you rarely use, can help you forget that it’s even in the house. The biggest challenge with Halloween candy is the leftovers. After the trick-or-treaters have come and gone we are often left with the reality that we stocked up for 400 doorbell ringers, and only got 15. Buying candy that you don’t like is an easy way to keep you from eating it both before and after the holiday.
Halloween Treats to Try
Sugar-free gum
Boxes of raisins
Animal crackers
Pretzels
Trail mix
Fruit snacks
Lollipops
Non-Candy choices: stickers, small toys, erasers, etc.
Halloween Tricks to Avoid
Candy bars
Caramels
Fudge
Skittles
M&M’s
-Kelsey
by kelsey | Oct 18, 2016 | Etc.
Pink Buckets are back, along with Pink Hair, Pink Trucks……..just about everything turns Pink on Wednesday (10/19) for Ladies Night at Runnings! Join us from 5 – 8 p.m. and take in giveaways, storewide discounts, food and other special surprises. Visit
www.runnings.com for details. I will be there with the Brown Clinic booth. Come visit me and support a great cause of helping in the fight against breast cancer!!
-Kelsey
