FIRST! IN THE SPIRIT
OF VALENTINES DAY
i thought i'd educate you on taking care of that
little precious heart of yours : )
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Healthy Hearts Beat For A Long Time;
Here's How to Improve Yours---
SMALL DIETARY CHANGES
EAT: Monosaturated fats, Polysaturated fats, Omega-3 fatt acids
and Vitamin A & B
EXAMPLE: nuts, salmon, blueberries, eggs, oatmeal, beans, tuna
STAY HYDRATED
WATER helps your heart pump blood through your blood vessels and your
muscles to remove waste so both can function more efficiently
PUMP SOME IRON
TRAINING WITH WEIGHTS increases blood flow to the limbs and h
as positive effects on blood pressure. It also helps shift your body
composition from fat to muscle, which,
in the long term, is good for heart health too.
COUNT SOME SHEEP
Lack of SLEEP has been shown to contribute to
heart disease like High Blood Pressure High Cholesterol,
and Impaire Glucose Tolerance.
CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
When there is too much cholesterol in your blood, it builds up the walls of
your arteries, causing a process called atherosclerosis (form of heart disease).
This causes the arteries to become narrow and blood flow to
the heart is slowed/blocked.
CONTRIBUTORS: Diet, Weight, Age, Gender, & Genetics
SAYONARA TO SALT
Sodium increases blood pressure because it holds excess fluid in the body,
placing burden on the heart. The American Heart Association recommends
no more than 1500mg of sodium a day
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With all of this being said,
I was AMAZEDDDDD at the amount of sodium found in
soup for how LITTLE the cans of soups are.
I couldn't PHATHOM buying these, but I had such a craving for soup…
so I made my own.
It was WAY easier than I expected and the nutrition, compared to
store-bought soups, was TOTALLY worth the effort.
HOMEMADE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
[[4 INGREDIENTS]]
Okay so before sharing
SOUPER SECRET RECIPE
[[see what i did there ;) ]]
with all of you, I would like to do a
SOUP THROW DOWN
KAYLA VS. CAMPBELL
NUTRITION
(for entire can 1.5C)
150Calories
5g Fat
2225mg Salt
20g Carbs
7.5g Protein
NUTRITION
(For entire batch 3C)
240Calories
34g Carbs
1g Fat
225mg Salt
24g Protein
NOTICE:
My batch was DOUBLE
the amount that is served in the can
THEREFORE
lets compare at same portion size
WINNER WINNER
CHICKEN (noodle) DINNER
: )
INGREDIENTS
1C Broccoli Cuts
3oz Baby Carrots
3oz Chopped Chicken
1/2C Smart Taste Elbow Noodles (already cooked)
DIRECTIONS
- Fill large pot with water, heat on medium
-Cook Frozen Chicken in separate pot of boiling water
- Throw Broccoli and Carrots into pot with only boiling water
- Once chicken is fully cooked, add into
pot with broccoli and carrots
- Once vegetables and chicken are throughly cooked,
add in elbow noodles for 3-5 minutes
( Season with whichever seasonings you prefer! I used
Mrs.Dash Garlic & Herb )
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