"I don't have time to eat breakfast" or "I don't have time to cook healthy foods".  Eating healthy should not be put aside because of today's fast pace.  Come learn how to stock your pantry, school bag, car and office with healthy staples and snacks so you and your family do not go hungry during the day.  Take a class through Belmont Adult education with Kim Raubenheimer.
When?  March 25th, Thursday
What time?  7 - 8.30pm
Where?  Belmont High School, Belmont, MA
Room 103

REGISTRATION INFO
http://www.belmont.k12.ma.us/education/
Click on community education.
Registration begins January 25th.

Please contact us using one of the following methods:
phone: 617-993-5427
email: Ms. Martha Reagan, MReagan@belmont.k12.ma.us, Director of Community Education
USPS: 644 Pleasant St., Belmont, MA 02478

Note: People may not use the website or email for registering for courses.

Registration Sequence. Registration continues until the class is filled: WALK-IN: MONDAY, January 25, 2010, 6:00 - 8:00 PM Belmont High School Cafeteria (The first evening of registration is reserved for Belmont residents only. Enrollment must be completed in person, at Belmont High School (Cafeteria), and some form of identification must be shown.) TUESDAY, January 26, 2010, 4:00 - 6:00 PM Belmont High School Cafeteria (Non-residents as well as residents may register in person at Belmont High School Cafeteria.) BY MAIL or WALK-IN at BCE OFFICE: beginning WEDNESDAY, January 27, 2010 (SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY, residents and nonresidents may register by mail) Walk-in daily from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm in the Community Education Office, 644 Pleasant St. For further information call 617-993-5427.

MAILING ADDRESS: Belmont Community Education 644 Pleasant Street Belmont, MA 02478

Do you know what multi-grain, non-fat, calorie-free all mean?  Did you know that PAM cooking spray is only calorie free and fat free for 1/3 of a second?  Come learn how to decipher food labels so you know what you are really putting in your body.

Take a class at Mass Bay Community College starting April 15th at 6pm at the Framingham campus.
This class will run for 5 weeks. 
Check out Mass Bay community education courses, course number 4297 WK385:

http://www.massbay.edu/uploadedFiles/Corporate_and_Community_Ed/Community_courses_SPRING_10(1).pdf

Trying to get more healthy protein in your diet; but tired of lean choices from two or four legged sources?
What about seafood?

Seafood is a great source of Omega-3 and protein. 
But it has had been associated with various food safety and ecological problems.  Just choose wisely, select those with the least amounts mercury and PCBs.  (Children, and women of child bearing age should be concerned with mercury and PCBs).  Environmental Defense Fund has a very helpful list to help choose seafood that is good for your body and the environment.  You can even print out a pocket size list to have handy while shopping.
http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=1521

The omega-3s found in fish (EPA and DHA) appear to provide the greatest health benefits. Fish that are high in omega-3s, low in environmental contaminants and eco-friendly include:

• wild salmon from Alaska (fresh, frozen and canned),
• Arctic char,
• Atlantic mackerel,
• sardines,
• sablefish,
• anchovies
• farmed oysters
• farmed rainbow trout and
• albacore tuna from the U.S. and Canada.

Where do you get your protein from if you don't eat two or four legged ones?

Thinking about trying a tri-atholon?  Or maybe you want to cross train?  Come check out the Multi-sport conference at the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center at MIT, March 20, 2010.  There will be seminars, clinics and competitive events to check out along with 80 sponsors exhibits.

http://www.multisportworld.com/Boston.htm

Don't beat yourself up for having that delicious chocolate cake.  You need to indulge every once in a while in the foods you love that are not necessarily healthy for you.  Just eat healthy most of the time with a variety of healthy natural foods.  Stay away from processed foods.  80/20.  If you eat healthy 80% of the time and give yourself 20% of the time for indulging....you are one step ahead of many.  Just don't make 20% of the time a habit that becomes 80%.
Here's to your health.
What foods do you like to indulge in that might not be health?

Do you want healthy food that ignites your tastebuds and isn't bland tasting?  Come check out German Lam's talents, taste his healthy creations at the 18th Annual Waltham Food and Wine Festival on March 2nd starting at 6pm at the Westin Hotel.

http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/55215

Michelle Obama announced her “Let’s Move” initiative to eliminate childhood obesity in a generation. 
http://www.letsmove.gov/

The President appointed a Task Force on Childhood Obesity consisting of leaders of multiple federal departments and agencies. One of which, SPARK which began elementary physical education (PE) workshops in DC Public Schools, and some of the CPPW (Communities Putting Prevention to Work) grants were announced and awarded to every state!  Yipppeee.

SPARK is a research-based, public health organization dedicated to creating, implementing, and evaluating programs that promote lifelong wellness to teachers and recreation leaders serving Pre-K through 12th grade students.  In addition to major subject education, kids need to be educated on the importance of healthy eating and moving!

SPARK has been helping schools deliver activity-promoting PE for over 15 years. 
http://www.sparkpe.org/

What are schools in your area doing for kids with physical education?

Do you skip meals and then overload your system with one ginormous meal?  Your body can only digest so much at one time.  In addition, you will slow down your metabolism.  Your body will think it is starving and store the food at the next meal. 

I never recommend eating less than three to five times a day (small portions that include complex carbs and low fat proteins). Do not let four hours pass without eating. This you will not starve and then binge at your next meal.

Not everyone has the same metabolism.  In the long term, one meal a day will do more damage than good to your body. Your body will burn muscle tissue before it will burn fat. This will destroy your metabolism in the long term.  Everyone has a unique metabolism, there are no cookie cutter solutions. For most people, though, if you have a normal or slightly fast metabolism, you body will be "waiting" for more food 3-5 hours after the single meal.

Fuel your body and your mind every 3 - 5 hours.
How many meals do you eat every day?

What a great way for students to understand the benefits of eating healthy by taking part in growing and preparing their own food.  An elementary school in Brooklyn, NY is ripping up a parking lot to build a kitchen classroom.  Students will be able to share foods they have grown themselves.

Read the complete article at New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/dining/20edible.html?scp=3&sq=Alice%20Waters&st=cse

"Where does lettuce come from?"
"The store."
will not be something you will hear from the children.

What are your thoughts?  Expensive?  But a good way for kids to learn with hands on experiences.

Chocolate, you say?  But of course, everything in moderation!

Researchers have discovered that eating moderate amounts of flavanol-rich dark chocolate has a blood-thinning effect, which can benefit cardiovascular health, and it may also boost the immune system by reducing inflammation.

So why not chocolate with fruit??  Like apricots, which are full of beta-carotene, Vitamin A and fiber.
Chocolate covered apricots
Ingredients

1/3 cup sugar
2 strips lemon zest
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup water
24 dried apricots, (about 1/4 pound)
2 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon chopped peeled pistachios

Preparation

   1. Line a baking sheet with wax paper and place a wire rack on top.
   2. Combine sugar, lemon zest, cinnamon stick and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 3 minutes. Add apricots and gently simmer just until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the apricots with a slotted spoon to the rack. Let cool completely.
   3. Melt chocolate in a small metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Dip half of a poached apricot in the chocolate, letting excess drip off. Sprinkle some chopped pistachios over the chocolate half and return the apricot to the rack. Repeat with the remaining apricots. (You will have some melted chocolate left over.) Refrigerate until the chocolate has set, about 20 minutes.

Store in an airtight container, with wax paper between each layer, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Nutrition

Per candy: 43 calories; 1 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 9 g carbohydrates; 0 g protein; 1 g fiber; 0 mg sodium; 107 mg potassium.