#41 Going Green Part 1

I calculated my carbon footprint with all 3 calculators, and I was very surprised to see that I'm above average. I recycle and try to be conservative with my A/C and driving, but I obviously have lots more room for improvement.

I have been to several Farmer's markets, and I love the produce they have. I really miss having a vegetable garden. Since I've moved here to the city, I haven't had one the last 2 years. There is nothing better than home grown tomatoes, green beans, and new potatoes.

#40 Fitness

I have had several fitness tests done in the past and have always been pleased with the results. I eat fairly healthy, and I exercise regularly. My BMI is 19.5, which is in my healthy range of 18.5 to 24.9, but as I said in my last post, I'm blessed with a good metabolism, so that is mostly genetics. I can eat 2,768 calories, which is more than I thought, but that means I can splurge on ice cream more than I do now. :)

I took the questionaire to determine my health age. I was pleasantly surprised that it came out 10 years younger than my actual age. My estimated life span is 98.1 years! Wow!

Now I want to continue with my fitness routine, maybe add another class (time permitting) and I definitely want to improve my eating. I need to add more vegetables. Maybe I can even live to 100!

#39 NUTRITION

I looked at the Nutrition Data website. While it is interesting, it's not something I would use. I calculated my BMI, which was good and how many calories I need to consume each day. It was higher than I thought it could be, not that I ever count calories. (I'm one of those people blessed with a wonderful metabolism.) I don't care much for fast food, but for fun, I compared the kind of pizza I would get from Pizza Hut with the kind my friend always gets. My choice has fewer calories and less fat. I also looked up the nutrional value of my favorite treat, sweet cream ice cream. The 2 scoops I always get is as many calories as 3 slices of supreme pizza. I'd rather have the ice cream!

I liked the Recipe.SparkPeople.com site. I may actually use this site. I entered my chicken and broccoli alfredo recipe. It isn't very high calories and has lots of vitamins, more nutritional than I thought!

Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

2 chicken breasts cut in pieces
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 cup frozen broccoli
1 can mushroom soup
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
10 oz linguine

Cook chicken breasts in a small amount of olive oil, add mushrooms, cook until done. Cook linguine, add broccoli to water in last 10 minutes of cooking. Drain, add chicken and musrooms, mushroom soup, and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese. Stir well. Serve topped with parmesan cheese.