Musical Monday With HHWN

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

 

Monday February 18, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Monday – Do You Want to Be Healed?

John 5:6 (NKJV)

 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”

Thought For The Day:

I will praise the Lord for the gift of life, for my salvation, and for all His blessings. I will thank Him before and after answered prayer, for it is He whom I seek. What He provides is secondary!

Happy Monday… there is a musical band going on within my spirit!!! As we eat the right foods and exercise, if our bodies can talk it would break out in a dance and say Thank You!! I have been waiting on you to do the right thing!! So Just Do The Right Thing!! J

Lower Back Exercise For Seniors And The Elderly

Lower back exercise like the hip flexion example below are important in maintaining a stable and flexible lower back.

This is especially important for those that enjoy activities like gardening which requires a strong and supple lumbar spine.

A strong back will reduce the risk of injury and overexertion.

 This is a great exercise to incorporate your breathing into as your body moves back and forward.

 Concentrate on keeping a tight abdomen and straight spine during the movement.

Remember that the weight of your body is helping flex your hips and knees so be aware of moving in a controlled way.

This will prevent any unnecessary surprise when your knees bend farther than they have in a long time. Good luck.

Foods You Don’t Have to Buy Organic for the Holidays

Eggplant Gratin

This luxurious dish is a fine replacement for scalloped potatoes, with all the cheese, much higher nutritional value and much lower risk of ingesting pesticides.

Ingredients

Good olive oil, for frying

3/4 pound eggplant, unpeeled, sliced 1/2-inch thick

1/4 cup ricotta cheese

1 extra-large egg

1/4 cup half-and-half

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan

Kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup good bottled marinara sauce

Directions

 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Heat about 1/8-inch of olive oil in a very large frying pan over medium heat. When the oil is almost smoking, add several slices of eggplant and cook, turning once, until they are evenly browned on both sides and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Be careful, it splatters! Transfer the cooked eggplant slices to paper towels to drain. Add more oil, heat, and add more eggplant until all the slices are cooked.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together the ricotta, egg, half-and-half, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.

In each of 2 individual gratin dishes, place a layer of eggplant slices, then sprinkle with Parmesan, salt and pepper and spoon 1/2 of the marinara sauce. Next, add a second layer of eggplant, more salt and pepper, half the ricotta mixture, and finally 1 tablespoon of grated Parmesan on top.

Place the gratins on a baking sheet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the custard sets and the top is browned. Serve warm.

A Healthy Menu For

Monday

Breakfast

 Hot Autumn Apple Oatmeal with banana and berries

351 calories, 7.2 g fat

Lunch

 Shrimp Tacos stuffed with leftover shrimp, lettuce, carrot, goat cheese and salsa in two corn tortillas

277 calories, 7.7 g fat

Snack

 Half of one Zucchini-Spice Bran Muffin from the batch you made yesterday, 1 banana

232 calories, 5.2 g fat

Dinner

 Chicken Parmigianino With Pasta, steamed broccoli and homemade tomato sauce mixed with the angel-hair pasta you set aside on Sunday

521 calories, 10.7 g fat

Dessert

 Graham cracker squares (4), 8 oz skim milk

202 calories, 3 g fat
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