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DATE COFFEE CAKE
1/3 c. mashed ripe bananas
1/2 c. butter, softened
3 lg. eggs
1 1/4 c. water
1 1/2 c. chopped dates
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
3 c. unbleached white flour
Beat together mashed bananas and butter until creamy, add eggs,
vanilla and water, beat. Measure in flour, baking soda and baking
powder, beat well stir in dates. Spoon batter into oiled and floured 9 x
13 inch baking pan and spread evenly.
–TOPPING–
1/3 c. chopped dates
1/3 c. chopped walnuts
1/3 c. flaked coconut
Combine these three and sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350 degrees
for 20 to 25 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean. Cool on
rack 8 to 10 minutes.

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Retaining your muscle mass while on a diet or weight loss program is one of the most important aspects that you need to concentrate on because will help you to keep your fat percentage down long-term.

If you are on a ultra low calorie diet, your body begins to cannibalize its own muscle tissue as its defense mechanisms come into play because of low calorie intake.

An example of this is shown with some slim fashion models who have quite high levels of body fat in proportion to their overall size.

The reason for this is the fact that they haven’t done any form of exercise or resistance training to maintain any reasonable level of muscle mass and this is only made worse by the fact that they are often eating a very low quality diet and nutrition is very lacking.

It is not uncommon to see skinny models with cellulite
and that is a sure sign that they are retaining fat in a higher percentage than they should be.

They would find that if they added a little bit of resistance training or even some form of decent exercise to their daily routine they would be able to still retain a slim figure but the body fat percentage would be considerably lower and they would look a lot more toned and healthy.

And healthy is what you should be aiming for when you go on a weight-loss program and not simply losing weight as actually improving your overall health and well-being will help you to live a better lifestyle for a lot longer.

Increasing your muscle mass also improves your metabolic rate whereas body fat has a very low level of metabolic activity. Nutritionists regard muscle as the furnace that burns in the body and this is what you should be aiming for.

If more weight loss programs focused on retaining muscle mass people would be unlikely to put the weight back on rapidly once they finished the program.

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One of the most important parts of your weight loss program will be to ensure that you get a regular supply of water throughout the day as it will not only assist with your digestion and elimination but it will also ensure that you remain hydrated throughout the day helping your body to function as it should.

Foods that are high in carbohydrates give us energy but there are different types of carbohydrates and eating the wrong ones can make you fat.

The bad carbohydrates are simple carbohydrates such as sugar. These will give you a boost of energy as the sugar gets into the bloodstream fast but they are not as good for you as complex carbohydrates such as grains, fruits and vegetables which will help to satisfy your appetite and make you feel full for longer by supplying you with fiber.

The problem with most people, and the reason they get fat, is because they are eating simple carbohydrates and fats in big quantities in their diet of junk food.

Simply changing from these poor carbohydrate foods to more complex carbohydrates will help to lose weight.

Proteins are made up of amino acids which are the building blocks of the body and they help to maintain and repair the components of the body.

Proteins also supply energy but not as readily as carbohydrates and this is why many people who are tired choose to eat more carbohydrates to give them energy.

Fats will also supply immediate energy, however they are very high in calorie content and there are many health risks associated with a diet that is high in fat.

All foods consist of one or more of these three main types of food; carbohydrate, protein and fat.

Where possible your carbohydrates should be complex carbohydrates or starches and try to reduce the simple carbohydrates such as sugar from your diet.

You should have no more than 30% of your caloric intake on a daily basis coming from fats.

Get a sufficient amount of dietary fiber to help curb your appetite and help with your digestive system.

Taking good quality vitamins and minerals will also help with your weight loss and maintain a healthy body throughout your weight loss program.

Remember to drink plenty of water, it’s water for weight loss.

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“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Benjamin Franklin

Many years ago, beer was considered a nourishing household product like bread, since it’s
based on grain. One type of beer called, doppelbock, was known as “liquid bread” by certain
monks who relied on it for sustenance during the Lenten fasts. Even back in earlier times, beer
was always the mealtime beverage for young and old alike and a good source of valuable nutrients.

Today if the standard ordinary 12 ounce bottle of beer had a “Nutrition Facts Label”, this is what it would say:

• Beer contains 150 calories
• Beer has no fat
• Beer has no cholesterol
• Beer is caffeine free
• Beer contains no nitrates
• Beer contains 1 gram of protein and 13 grams of carbohydrates
• Beer is 92 percent pure water

Beer contains very significant amounts of magnesium, selenium, potassium, phosphorus, and biotin
and Beer is packed full of the B vitamins (as anyone who has taken brewer’s yeast as a B supplement
already knows), with impressive amounts of B3 (niacin), B5 (pantothenic acid), B6 (pyridoxin),
and B9 (folate), with smaller amounts of B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B12 inotisol and choline.

Today when you read the newspapers, you probably see a lot of stories about the health problems that
the country is facing. You see headlines of people suffering from heart attacks, cancer, and other
illnesses, but what you may not have heard of is an easy (and delicious) solution to some of these
news making problems – and that is beer.

Recent findings from studies have shown that beer is actually good for your heart, just like wine!

What exactly can beer do to help your heart? Well, according to a study done by Tufts University,
the consumption of beer in moderate amounts can decrease your cholesterol level, reduce the amount
of fibrinogen in your blood (which is a protein that is responsible for blood clotting), and increase
the level of antioxidants in your body.

In the 1930s, copy writer Dorothy Sayers (best known for the Lord Peter Wimsey crime novels) coined
the advertising line “Guinness is Good for You!” and the famous Irish stout was dispensed to invalids
and nursing mothers.

Somewhere along the way, we lost sight of beer’s essential wholesomeness. Now, research has
documented beer’s medical benefits, but beer’s contributions to good nutrition are just as impressive,
and just as important to your overall health.

The discovery–or re-discovery– that alcohol consumption might be good for you emerged in
the early 1990s in a phenomenon known as the “French paradox:” the observation that, although
the French diet is higher in fat than ours, rates of coronary disease are lower than in the United States.

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More On The Health Benefits Of Wine

Here’s a segment of Jennifer Harp’s award winning “Happy Health Nut” video series. This is Exclusive to PoundShed and is NOT available anywhere else! Jennifer has won many awards as a TV and Radio journalist and she is a licensed holistic health practitioner so we are very happy to have her here on PoundShed. To see this video and more on wine Click HERE

Here’s something that’s just what the beer connoisseur ordered! The World’s #1 Selling Beer Concentrate Kit

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