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CheaperKeeper: "Diet and Excerise
Energize Your Diet, Energize Your Day
By Alice Lesch Kelly | 4/15/2005
We women have busy lives � we hold jobs, take care of our families, exercise, run errands, keep the house clean, and do so much else. We need lots of energy to fulfill all our roles and to get everything crossed off our mile-long to-do lists. A good night's sleep and a great workout can both rev our engines, but food is our only source of fuel. Of course, not all food can energize, as anyone who has fallen asleep after a big Thanksgiving dinner knows. Making smart eating choices throughout the day can help keep energy levels high.
How can you eat for optimal energy? We've looked at what three women with different lifestyles eat at different times of day. We've also asked a registered dietitian � Ann Pantazis, director of nutrition at Fallon Clinic in Worcester, MA � to reflect on what these women do right and what they can do to get more energy from their food choices while eating a healthy diet.
Jessi, 29, Pilates instructor and professional gardener in Seattle
Jessi needs loads of energy for her two physically demanding jobs. She gets up early and typically fuels up with oatmeal made with soymilk and studded with dried berries, along with a cup of tea.
Her challenge: Getting hungry mid-morning.
A solution: Jessi should be sure to eat enough food for breakfast. Her jobs demand a lot of energy, and if she doesn't take in enough calories at breakfast she will run out of fuel with hours still to go before lunch. Jessi is right to eat a mix of simple and complex carbohydrates and protein for breakfast, Pantazis says. Simple carbohydrates (fresh or dried fruit) give immediate energy, complex carbohydrates (oatmeal) give energy in about 90 minutes, and protein revs you up in about "
Energize Your Diet, Energize Your Day
By Alice Lesch Kelly | 4/15/2005
We women have busy lives � we hold jobs, take care of our families, exercise, run errands, keep the house clean, and do so much else. We need lots of energy to fulfill all our roles and to get everything crossed off our mile-long to-do lists. A good night's sleep and a great workout can both rev our engines, but food is our only source of fuel. Of course, not all food can energize, as anyone who has fallen asleep after a big Thanksgiving dinner knows. Making smart eating choices throughout the day can help keep energy levels high.
How can you eat for optimal energy? We've looked at what three women with different lifestyles eat at different times of day. We've also asked a registered dietitian � Ann Pantazis, director of nutrition at Fallon Clinic in Worcester, MA � to reflect on what these women do right and what they can do to get more energy from their food choices while eating a healthy diet.
Jessi, 29, Pilates instructor and professional gardener in Seattle
Jessi needs loads of energy for her two physically demanding jobs. She gets up early and typically fuels up with oatmeal made with soymilk and studded with dried berries, along with a cup of tea.
Her challenge: Getting hungry mid-morning.
A solution: Jessi should be sure to eat enough food for breakfast. Her jobs demand a lot of energy, and if she doesn't take in enough calories at breakfast she will run out of fuel with hours still to go before lunch. Jessi is right to eat a mix of simple and complex carbohydrates and protein for breakfast, Pantazis says. Simple carbohydrates (fresh or dried fruit) give immediate energy, complex carbohydrates (oatmeal) give energy in about 90 minutes, and protein revs you up in about "
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