Well well well, WELLNESS is the new BUZZWORD

I am sure that you have all heard the new buzzword for a while now, WELLNESS. Yeah yeah yeah. Well, I know its getting pretty tiring kinda like that "Going green" thing, however there is a lot to be learned and applied from this mantra. Did you know that a study done in 2002 discovered that only 28% of Americans get only 2 servings of Fruit a day? And even worse, only 3% get 3 servings of vegetables a day! WOAH! That is crazy! That means that 97% of Americans arent eating enough vegetables a day, no wonder our healthcare industry is booming.

I found a few really helpful websites that I want to share with you and I am encouraging you to check out. There were some items on these websites that I found to be engaging. (Ok, its not like watching American Idol, but its pretty neat.)

www.fruitandveggiesmatter.gov On here, I found a listing of the fruit and veggie of the month that was educational, and an interactive area called "analyze my plate."

www.nutrition.gov Here I found many many resources, you can calculate your BMI, I know you will be having so much fun here, you will skip boys night out to navigate this site. wink. (Try to think of your health, and your childrens' health.) There was the new food pyramid and how it works, shopping and meal planning guides, a lookup for calorie information on foods and many other items that were helpful to trying to lead a healthier lifestyle.

Another more fun website (seriously) is one called www.calorieking.com. This website lists calories for all of the foods known to man as well as calories for your favorite restaurants. (This is quite scarey!!)

So, that brings me to my next thought, (no not photos of my new bathroom) I am going to challenge all of you on a little game. I am going to start an ongoing game with you all. I will list two popular items and ask you which has the least amount of calories. I want you to write down the answers to these questions somewhere so that when I post the answers you can see if you really knew it or not.

I thought we would start with everyones favorite: Coffee!!
Which has fewer calories?
Iced Sugar Free Syrup Flavored Latte with 2% milk
OR
Frappuccino Blended Coffee
Both Grande size

I will post the answer later!