2023 Fall Week 3 Iguazú Falls, Argentina & Read Labels - Processed Food & Water
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🌎️Challenge #3 Saturday, October 21 - Friday, October 27🌎️
✈️DESTINATION - Iguazú Falls, Argentina 6,000 Miles & Read Labels - Processed Food & Water
The challenge begins on Saturday morning. Exercise & Read Labels - Processed Food & Water done before SATURDAY DOES NOT COUNT!!!!
Argentina is shaped like an inverted triangle with its base at the top. It is some 880 miles across at its widest from east to west and stretches 2,360 miles from the subtropical north to the subantarctic south.
800 miles north of Buenos Aires, set amongst lush forests sits bucket-list UNESCO Heritage site, Iguazú Falls. They are the largest and most dramatic waterfalls in the world. Numerous rocky and wooded islands on the edge of the escarpment over which the Iguaçu River plunges, divides the falls into some 275 separate waterfalls, creating the world's most breathtaking complex of waterfalls. This spectacular waterfall is along a 2-mile front in a horseshoe shape. The falls vary between 200 - 269 feet high. This makes the Iguazu Falls taller than Niagara Falls and twice as wide.
Iguazu Falls is in the north east of Argentina bordering on Brazil. The Brazilian side provides a more stunning panorama, but the Argentine side has more vantage points from where you can actually get up close and personal with the falls. But we will have the best of both! A helicopter ride over the falls will give you a spectacular bird’s eye view that can’t be had by any other means. After breakfast and viewing in Argentina we will hop into a helicopter and have lunch in Brazil and view the falls from the other side. You decide which view is best.
Fun Facts
You can hear the loud roar of the falls from miles away
Iguazu means ‘big water’
Many Hollywood movies have been filmed here
Iguazu National Park is home to several wild cat species, like ocelots and jaguars
The Park has the opossum, the only marsupial to be found outside of Australia.
Race - You must exercise to earn air miles to get your team to the destination.
1 minute of exercise = 1 air mile
DAILY MAXIMUM 120 exercise minutes/air miles.
📝Living the Good Life - Read Labels - Processed Food & Water
Why is junk food and other highly processed foods so addictive? Unhealthy food manufacturers make their money by ensuring that you buy as much of their product as possible. They do this by spending a lot of money to research how to make food as addictive as possible and reach something called the 'bliss point'. The 'bliss point' is the amount of sugar, salt or fat which people find the tastiest.
Every person has different food preferences, of course, but most will agree that seven of the most addictive foods are: Pizza, Chocolate, Potato chips, Ice cream, French fries, Cake, and Cheeseburgers. Each of these foods includes some combination of ingredients like salt, fat, and sugar. And all the items are unhealthy when eaten in large amounts and/or frequently.
When you compare food products do you know which is the best choice? This week empower yourself by knowing EXACTLY what you are consuming so you can make better choices. Read Nutrition Facts label & ingredients, to get an honest picture of what you are actually eating. This week we are looking at ingredients to identify those that do not contribute to our health. Some food additives found in nature can be manufactured, for example, ascorbic acid which can extend shelf life. Other additives not found in nature, such as aspartame, which is used to replace sugar.
This week each day read the ingredients on at least 3 food packages, labels or menus. To get the most out of this challenge, check out items you eat regularly or are tempted to eat - read the nutrition and ingredients and be informed. How many versions of "sugar" are listed in the ingredients? You may be surprised by what you find. In the event that you don't eat packaged foods on a particular day of this week's challenge, you may use other items from your pantry to earn your points for the day or look online at foods you have been tempted to eat. If you cook from scratch look up your commonly used ingredients and see if you really are cooking from scratch. If you are tempted to eat fast foods look up the nutrition values online and count that as a label.
10 Realistic Ways to Eat Less Processed Food - to improve your health, enhance the quality of your diet and save money. Enjoy the types of foods you love but find healthier versions. Here are realistic strategies to help you eat less processed food.
1. Keep healthy snacks on hand - example fresh fruit, mixed nuts, edamame, and veggies with hummus, hard-boiled eggs, turkey roll-ups, homemade kale chips.
2. Swap refined grains for whole grains, like white pasta, rice, bread, and tortillas for whole grain alternatives, such as brown rice and whole grain pasta, bread, and tortillas.
3. If you’re feeling adventurous, give your favorite processed foods a healthy twist by recreating them in your kitchen. You can make veggie chips by tossing potato, zucchini, turnip, or carrot slices with a bit of olive oil and salt, then baking them until they’re crispy.
4. Drink more water. Sugary beverages like soda, sweet tea, fruit juice, and sports drinks are high in sugar and calories but low in essential nutrients.
5. Preparing meals in large batches once or twice each week ensures that you have plenty of nutritious meals ready in your fridge. It can also make it much less tempting to hit the drive-through on your way home or turn to frozen convenience meals when you’re pressed for time.
6. Eat more vegetables. They are highly nutritious and great sources of fiber, which keeps you feeling full between meals to help decrease your appetite and curb cravings.
7. Switch up your shopping routine. It’s much easier to limit your intake of processed foods when you don’t have any on hand. Fill your cart with healthy, minimally processed ingredients like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. You can also try sticking to the perimeter of the store and avoiding the middle aisles, which is where processed snacks and junk foods are typically found.
8. Try some simple food swaps. Trade your sugary breakfast cereal for a bowl of oatmeal with fresh fruit. Pop your own popcorn on the stove in place of microwave popcorn. Whip up a homemade vinaigrette with olive oil and vinegar to drizzle over salads in place of processed dressings. Make trail mix using nuts, seeds, and dried fruit for a healthy alternative to store-bought varieties. Top your salads with nuts or seeds instead of croutons.
9. Eat less processed meats like bacon, sausage, lunch meat, and hot dogs which are associated with several downsides and even classified as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Simply swap these foods for less processed varieties of meat, such as fresh chicken, salmon, or turkey. Replace packaged lunch meats with other sandwich fillings, including tuna salad, chicken breast, or hard-boiled eggs. Or eat more plant-based proteins, such as beans, lentils, tofu, or tempeh.
10. Make changes slowly. There’s no need to completely eliminate processed foods from your diet all at once. Minor lifestyle changes help form long-lasting habits and make actions that are initially difficult much easier over time.
Living the Good Life November 14th will be Meal Preparation Week, when we will again focus on healthy meals.
🌟Build healthy forever habits - know what you are eating!
✔️To score points this week
1. Read 3 Labels - Processed Food = 10 points all or nothing. Daily maximum 10 points.
2. Drink Your Water - 1 cup = 1 point. Daily MAXIMUM 8 Cups to record
Summary
Record all exercise minutes. It's 6,000 Team Exercise Minutes/Air miles. DAILY INDIVIDUAL MAXIMUM 120 exercise minutes/miles.
Scoring: 1 minute of exercise = 1 air mile
Living the Good Life
1. Read 3 Labels - Processed Food = 10 points all or nothing. Daily maximum 10 points.
2. Drink Your Water - Daily MAXIMUM 8 Cups/Points to record
8 ounces = 1 glass/cup = 250 ml = 1 point (no fractions)
We will record this on one thread. (example)
My Exercise: 30
Read 3 Labels - Processed Food: 10
My Water: 8
****Remember if for any reason your health does not allow you to participate in a challenge please do not attempt it. Always follow your doctor's orders.
🌎️Challenge #3 Saturday, October 21 - Friday, October 27🌎️
✈️DESTINATION - Iguazú Falls, Argentina 6,000 Miles & Read Labels - Processed Food & Water
The challenge begins on Saturday morning. Exercise & Read Labels - Processed Food & Water done before SATURDAY DOES NOT COUNT!!!!
Argentina is shaped like an inverted triangle with its base at the top. It is some 880 miles across at its widest from east to west and stretches 2,360 miles from the subtropical north to the subantarctic south.
800 miles north of Buenos Aires, set amongst lush forests sits bucket-list UNESCO Heritage site, Iguazú Falls. They are the largest and most dramatic waterfalls in the world. Numerous rocky and wooded islands on the edge of the escarpment over which the Iguaçu River plunges, divides the falls into some 275 separate waterfalls, creating the world's most breathtaking complex of waterfalls. This spectacular waterfall is along a 2-mile front in a horseshoe shape. The falls vary between 200 - 269 feet high. This makes the Iguazu Falls taller than Niagara Falls and twice as wide.
Iguazu Falls is in the north east of Argentina bordering on Brazil. The Brazilian side provides a more stunning panorama, but the Argentine side has more vantage points from where you can actually get up close and personal with the falls. But we will have the best of both! A helicopter ride over the falls will give you a spectacular bird’s eye view that can’t be had by any other means. After breakfast and viewing in Argentina we will hop into a helicopter and have lunch in Brazil and view the falls from the other side. You decide which view is best.
Fun Facts
You can hear the loud roar of the falls from miles away
Iguazu means ‘big water’
Many Hollywood movies have been filmed here
Iguazu National Park is home to several wild cat species, like ocelots and jaguars
The Park has the opossum, the only marsupial to be found outside of Australia.
Race - You must exercise to earn air miles to get your team to the destination.
1 minute of exercise = 1 air mile
DAILY MAXIMUM 120 exercise minutes/air miles.
📝Living the Good Life - Read Labels - Processed Food & Water
Why is junk food and other highly processed foods so addictive? Unhealthy food manufacturers make their money by ensuring that you buy as much of their product as possible. They do this by spending a lot of money to research how to make food as addictive as possible and reach something called the 'bliss point'. The 'bliss point' is the amount of sugar, salt or fat which people find the tastiest.
Every person has different food preferences, of course, but most will agree that seven of the most addictive foods are: Pizza, Chocolate, Potato chips, Ice cream, French fries, Cake, and Cheeseburgers. Each of these foods includes some combination of ingredients like salt, fat, and sugar. And all the items are unhealthy when eaten in large amounts and/or frequently.
When you compare food products do you know which is the best choice? This week empower yourself by knowing EXACTLY what you are consuming so you can make better choices. Read Nutrition Facts label & ingredients, to get an honest picture of what you are actually eating. This week we are looking at ingredients to identify those that do not contribute to our health. Some food additives found in nature can be manufactured, for example, ascorbic acid which can extend shelf life. Other additives not found in nature, such as aspartame, which is used to replace sugar.
This week each day read the ingredients on at least 3 food packages, labels or menus. To get the most out of this challenge, check out items you eat regularly or are tempted to eat - read the nutrition and ingredients and be informed. How many versions of "sugar" are listed in the ingredients? You may be surprised by what you find. In the event that you don't eat packaged foods on a particular day of this week's challenge, you may use other items from your pantry to earn your points for the day or look online at foods you have been tempted to eat. If you cook from scratch look up your commonly used ingredients and see if you really are cooking from scratch. If you are tempted to eat fast foods look up the nutrition values online and count that as a label.
10 Realistic Ways to Eat Less Processed Food - to improve your health, enhance the quality of your diet and save money. Enjoy the types of foods you love but find healthier versions. Here are realistic strategies to help you eat less processed food.
1. Keep healthy snacks on hand - example fresh fruit, mixed nuts, edamame, and veggies with hummus, hard-boiled eggs, turkey roll-ups, homemade kale chips.
2. Swap refined grains for whole grains, like white pasta, rice, bread, and tortillas for whole grain alternatives, such as brown rice and whole grain pasta, bread, and tortillas.
3. If you’re feeling adventurous, give your favorite processed foods a healthy twist by recreating them in your kitchen. You can make veggie chips by tossing potato, zucchini, turnip, or carrot slices with a bit of olive oil and salt, then baking them until they’re crispy.
4. Drink more water. Sugary beverages like soda, sweet tea, fruit juice, and sports drinks are high in sugar and calories but low in essential nutrients.
5. Preparing meals in large batches once or twice each week ensures that you have plenty of nutritious meals ready in your fridge. It can also make it much less tempting to hit the drive-through on your way home or turn to frozen convenience meals when you’re pressed for time.
6. Eat more vegetables. They are highly nutritious and great sources of fiber, which keeps you feeling full between meals to help decrease your appetite and curb cravings.
7. Switch up your shopping routine. It’s much easier to limit your intake of processed foods when you don’t have any on hand. Fill your cart with healthy, minimally processed ingredients like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. You can also try sticking to the perimeter of the store and avoiding the middle aisles, which is where processed snacks and junk foods are typically found.
8. Try some simple food swaps. Trade your sugary breakfast cereal for a bowl of oatmeal with fresh fruit. Pop your own popcorn on the stove in place of microwave popcorn. Whip up a homemade vinaigrette with olive oil and vinegar to drizzle over salads in place of processed dressings. Make trail mix using nuts, seeds, and dried fruit for a healthy alternative to store-bought varieties. Top your salads with nuts or seeds instead of croutons.
9. Eat less processed meats like bacon, sausage, lunch meat, and hot dogs which are associated with several downsides and even classified as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Simply swap these foods for less processed varieties of meat, such as fresh chicken, salmon, or turkey. Replace packaged lunch meats with other sandwich fillings, including tuna salad, chicken breast, or hard-boiled eggs. Or eat more plant-based proteins, such as beans, lentils, tofu, or tempeh.
10. Make changes slowly. There’s no need to completely eliminate processed foods from your diet all at once. Minor lifestyle changes help form long-lasting habits and make actions that are initially difficult much easier over time.
Living the Good Life November 14th will be Meal Preparation Week, when we will again focus on healthy meals.
🌟Build healthy forever habits - know what you are eating!
✔️To score points this week
1. Read 3 Labels - Processed Food = 10 points all or nothing. Daily maximum 10 points.
2. Drink Your Water - 1 cup = 1 point. Daily MAXIMUM 8 Cups to record
Summary
Record all exercise minutes. It's 6,000 Team Exercise Minutes/Air miles. DAILY INDIVIDUAL MAXIMUM 120 exercise minutes/miles.
Scoring: 1 minute of exercise = 1 air mile
Living the Good Life
1. Read 3 Labels - Processed Food = 10 points all or nothing. Daily maximum 10 points.
2. Drink Your Water - Daily MAXIMUM 8 Cups/Points to record
8 ounces = 1 glass/cup = 250 ml = 1 point (no fractions)
We will record this on one thread. (example)
My Exercise: 30
Read 3 Labels - Processed Food: 10
My Water: 8
****Remember if for any reason your health does not allow you to participate in a challenge please do not attempt it. Always follow your doctor's orders.
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