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Why Nutrition Wed 9/10 - Copper??

13Strong
13Strong Posts: 502 Member
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Copper is a key mineral in many different functions. It is central to building tissue, maintaining blood , and producing energy in our cells.Copper is required to manufacture collagen, a major structural protein in the body and it helps with incorporation of iron into red blood cells, preventing anemia. Yet, for all its critical importance, you don't actually have much copper in your body

Shrimp, squid, lobster, crab, and octapus are good sources of copper in meats. The rest of the better sources are in plants, leafy greens including kale and spinach, as well as other veggies like asparagus, shilitake mushrooms, and summer squash. Nuts like sesame seeds, cashews and soybeans are considered some of the top sources for copper.


Just another reason to eat a balanced diet. :)

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  • 13Strong
    13Strong Posts: 502 Member
    A lot of our regulars haven't done this month's roll call yet! (cough cough).
  • kashaas
    kashaas Posts: 130 Member
    Well, I'm still not feeling 100% today. I need to go home!

    I didn't even pack myself lunch! I hope today gets better. Right now I'm having a nose bleed... ugh!

    I hope everyone else is having a better day.

    Breakfast: cafeteria egg & 2 bacon
    Lunch: chicken salad on croissant
    Dinner: ????
    Snack: half a snickers bar
  • mamamageno
    mamamageno Posts: 56
    Food: for breakfast i had a banana, for lunch i brought korean food from home (mandu and rice), dinner I don't know, maybe spaghetti or chicken tacos. I haven't decided what to make yet.

    Exercise: I just got home from school so I'm going to change and go to the gym for about an hour. I'll do my usual, running (or jogging is more like it lol) for 20-30 minutes then I hit the weights for about 20-30 minutes.

    Water all day every day.

    Today is going much better than yesterday.
  • night_fire_goddess
    night_fire_goddess Posts: 27 Member
    Ugh. Today was pretty bad. I'm stressing over an exam I have tomorrow, and I tend to binge when I'm stressed. I went way over my calorie allotment today. Hopefully I can do better tomorrow.
  • sweetpea2820
    sweetpea2820 Posts: 181 Member
    today was pretty good. I had a peach and weeds and seeds and toast and pb for breakfast. for lunch I had a sandwich with cheese, cucs, tomato, and onion. yummy. for dinner I made squash soup (with a squash from my garden):smile: I have 10 of the suckers. Not sure what to do with them all oh. I exercised 3 x for 30 mins. feel pretty good about that. One of my goals is to do that everyday.

    Hope you all had a great day.:flowerforyou:
  • 13Strong
    13Strong Posts: 502 Member
    Welcome Night-Fire! Not sure if I said that last time.

    I'm on nightshift tonight, working 7pm till 745am.

    "Breakfast" - Pizza leftovers

    "lunch" - Subway 6" turkey breast, Banana, Belvita bars

    "Snack" - Milk and Beef jerky (Maybe some coffee if needed)

    "Dinner" - Probably fast food breakfast - egg Mcmffin or something

    Exercise - nothing outside of work. Slept the whole 'day', worked all night;

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