's motd Friday February 25, 2011

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IT'S A

BIRD...IT'S A PLANE...

Friday, 25 February 2011

It's Superman! I bought Superman comic books a lot when I

was a kid. And I also loved the old black & white

Superman TV show, too. I just loved when he went into

a phone booth, wearing a regular suit then, seconds

later, come out of the phone booth in that fabulous

red and blue outfit of his!

But one thing I noticed that we

never saw Superman doing is...eating! Oh

sure, you might see him flying through the sky, saving

Lois Lane or defeating some villian out to take over

Metropolis. But seriously, when did we ever see

Superman with a fork in his hand? Well anyway, I'm

sure when he did eat, Superman had to be

eating, well...Super Foods!

As you've watched TV lately, I'm sure you've been

hearing a lot about Super Foods. Now you

may think it's all hype but oh no, it's true.

There really are Super Foods out there.

Imagine a food....not a drug that helps lower

your cholesterol and helps reduce your risk of having

heart disease or cancer. Plus, there's a bonus.

Super Foods can actually put you in a better mood.

And oh yeah, they do all this without the

negative side-effects you always hear near the end of

those drug commercials. (Unless you consider walking

down the street whistling a happy tune a negative

side-effect. LOL.)

All of the Super Foods we're going

to talk about today are in your local supermarket. No

weird or exotic foods here. You know, the ones you

can only get in some upscale, specialty supermarket

and cost a fortune. You can find all of these Super

Foods at your local Walmart, Super Target or any

grocery store near your home.

Now I have to tell you something, don't think that you

can have these foods just a couple of times and

they're going to suddenly correct every one of your

health problems. You have to work these foods into

your daily meal plan.

On the list of Super Foods, you'll find blueberries

and boy, aren't they delicious mixed with non-fat

vanilla yogurt? They're also excellent topping a hot

bowl of oatmeal. (And by the way, oatmeal is another

Super Food.)

There are several green Super Foods. Two of my

favorites are broccoli and spinach. Their dark color

lets you know they're green, mean and ready to go to

work protecting your body. Broccoli and spinach are

great in stir-fry or rice dishes. And hey, what's

wrong with having a great-tasting, good-for-you

vegetable plate for dinner every now and then? Oh,

you'd feel so good after eating it. I know I do!

The Super Foods list goes on.

There's beans, oranges, tomatoes and...did you know

that turkey was a Super Food? (It's one of my

faves!) You can add tea to your Super Foods list too,

green or black. All of these foods are loaded with

vitamins, essential minerals and those

disease-fighting antioxidants you hear so much about

these days.

Here's something I liked reading. One of the

nutritional experts pointed out that 50-70% of many

diseases can be prevented, eliminated or their effects

on our bodies reduced by...what we eat. That's

why it's so important to fill your body with these

natural Super Foods instead of all that processed

stuff too many Americans live on.

Hmmm, now if I had Superman over for dinner, what

would I serve? Let's see, I'd make him a nice piece

of poached salmon, some broccoli cooked with garlic

and onion along with a bean & brown rice

casserole. For dessert, we'd have a yogurt parfait

topped with fresh blueberries and walnuts. Mmmm,

doesn't that sound like a...SUPER MEAL!

Love,

Kent. No, wait! I mean...

LOVE,