Thinking about Thanksgiving?

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

    The main focus of the holiday of Thanksgiving is giving thanks. The tradition way to give thanks is by feasting with family and friends. However, the average person consumes over 2,000 calories during Thanksgiving dinner. That is the amount of calories an average person should be consuming in one day, not one sitting.

There are many ways you can make your Thanksgiving a healthy and happy one. If you're considering cooking dinner by yourself this year or even if you're helping the family cook, take a look at the following recipes for a healthier holiday to keep the pounds off:

Sausage Stuffing- By replacing pork with turkey sausage, the fat content is cut from 14 grams to about 4 grams.

Cranberry Applesauce- By making cranberry applesauce versus regular cranberry sauce, the sugar content is being reduced greatly.

Warm Chocolate Souffles- This is a healthy Thanksgiving dessert by using fat free milk and unsweetened cocoa as well. This reduces the calories and fat content. Also, this dessert is low in sodium.

Apple Pie- This apple pie recipe consists of a lot of protein as well as a low-calorie intake per slice.

If you aren't doing the Thanksgiving cooking this year, there are many other steps you can take in order to have a healthy Thanksgiving.

When it comes to eating the turkey, avoid eating the skin. The skin contains a lot of fat and cholesterol that is not good for you. Also, moderation is always the key when it comes to Thanksgiving. There are so many food options to try, however, try them all in small portions. Another good tip is to avoid drinking beverages full of calories. Try sticking with water just for this one night.

I hope you all have a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving! Gobble,Gobble!

What Not to Keep in the Mini Fridge

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Here at Adelphi University, most of the students who live on the campus have at least one mini refrigerator in their dorm room. Mini refrigerators can hold anywhere from 6 to 48 twelve-ounce cans of soda. But should sodas really be in your refrigerator? Sure soda may be your favorite thing to drink, but is it really helping your body when your on-the-go for that 6pm science lab? What about those yodels you just grabbed while your on your way out the door, are those helping you?

In college, it is necessary to have a lot of energy and focus throughout the day in order to do well in your classes. In order to keep the energy going, it is important to eat foods with complex carbohydrates rather than simple carbohydrates. Foods containing complex carbohydrates include bagels, whole grain cereals, peanut butter, and low-fat yogurt. Complex carbohydrates are slowly broken down which generates an even energy flow during the entire day. Simple carbohydrates such as soda, yodels, fruit juices, and many other thngs are broken down quickly in the body to create a short energy rush.

When your making those midnight runs to the mini refrigerator or to Post Hall for food, remember the healthy choices that will keep your mind going as your studying for that Spanish test tomorrow. Avoid foods that will make you crash because of the amount of sugar content contained in them. Healthy foods doesn't always mean fruits and vegetables (even though these are the best ones) however, healthy snacks also include whole grain pretzels, light butter microwave popcorn, and even baked chips.









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About This Blog

This blog will be used to guide students at Adelphi University to a healthy lifestyle while living on campus. This ranges from improving healthy emotional to physical lifestyle. For students, especially students with a full class load, finding time to eat right and exercising daily can become a little tricky. Also, sometimes all the stress that begins can affect their bodies physically and emotionally. Freshman are very vulnerable to these changes because this lifestyle of living on their own away from home is very different for them. Through this blog, I hope to show students how to keep themselves and others focused on school work as well as maintaining a healthy lifestyle and avoiding or relieving stress.