Showing posts with label 2019 Fruit and Vegetable Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2019 Fruit and Vegetable Challenge. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Broccoli VS Steak/ God Father Plus/ Sunday Stew
September 18th, 2019
In this video we compare 100 calories of Brocolli VS 10 Calories of Steak and 100 Calories of Oil. What had more protein? Comment below with the answer!
We had some fun with this one. The time to come up with the idea, to create the content and setting, cook the food, and get up the courage to do this..? It is one of the ways to Live to the PLUS! How do you step out of your comfort zone and push yourself to do things you would not normally do? I tell you, it wakes you up and making you wanting more!
Sunday's is a great day to set the tone for the up coming week? What do you do to prepare. If you cook a healthy stew or base meal for the rest of the week, you take that stress. You also set yourself up for good nutrition for high performance mind and energy for the week.
Looking at the calendar and planning out priorities for the week is also a good way to reduce stress and increase focus for the week.
Looking at the calendar and planning out priorities for the week is also a good way to reduce stress and increase focus for the week.
Do you start out your weeks ahead or behind? Want to Live to the Plus?
I can help you with a plan and system to keep up with live and then some. Health, nutrition, energy, motivation, focus... Let's start working on it!
Text 210.843.4130 or email nicktotheplus@gmail.com to get started!
You Can't Beat Beets!
September 11th, 2019
It was fun doing a Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog parody on Beets! Street knowledge on beets and health. Mad respect for both Artist and Contributors.
As mentioned in the video, don't lose you $nit when eating beets comes out the other end. You didn't get shot and you aren't bleeding. I for sure thought this when I first ate a raw beet. I did not put two and two together at first, then I said "Ooooooh" lol
Beats and berries are probably some of the best things you can consume for post workout and or recovery from pretty much anything taxing on the body and system. Really high in anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory. I have said it before and I'll say it again, inflammation is one of the main contributors to chronic disease, so the more anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory foods you can eat the better.
Nutritional Facts-
- Calories: 35.
- Protein: 1 gram (g) (2 percent daily value, or DV)
- Fat: 0 g.
- Carbohydrates: 8 g.
- Fiber: 1 g (4 percent DV)
- Sugars: 6 g.
- Iron: 0.4 milligrams (mg) (2.22 percent DV)
- Sodium: 250 mg (5)
More info on HealthLine
If you want to know more about nutrition and health contact nicktotheplus@gmail.com
Until the next episode!
Until the next episode!
#livetotheplus #playinthehills #youcantbeatbeets
Pineapple Day! Dance with me!
September 9th, 2019
Day 9 of the Nick the Plus Fruit and Vegetable Challenge is Pineapple Day! Dance with me! (That is if they don't take the audio down...)
Do you like pineapple? How often do you eat pineapple? Only in pina colada? lol
This was a fun one to make, I got so caught up in dancing I forgot to mention and remind yall that the Padgetts are coming this week from Georgia!
This wonderful couple has helped and added to so many lives. I am proud to call them mentors and my leaders in our great company. Please let me know if you would like to take a nice drive through the Texas Hill Country this Thursday to Kerrville to learn about Owning our Own Life! nicktotheplus@gmail.com or text at 210.843.4130
Back to the Pineapple-
1. Christopher Columbus brought pineapples back to Europe from South America.
2. Pineapples are good fresh, solid, dried and in juice form.
3. In South America pineapple has been used to treat digestive problems and inflammation.
4. 82 Calories - .2 grams of fat - 0g of cholesterol - 2 milligrams of sodium - 21.65 g of total carbohydrates (16 grams of sugar and 2.3 grams of fiber) - .89 g of protein
5. Daily requirements - 131 % of vitamin C WOW THAT IS AWESOME! - 2% of vitamin A - 2% of calcium - 3% of iron
6. Thiamin - riboflavin - vitamin B-6 - folate - pantothenic acid - magnesium AND manganese BOTH - potassium
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Prunes OOPS, I got Plums, so Plums. Day 8 of the F&V Challenge
September 8th, 2019
Thank you to my Son Mathis and BoltyDog for helping my with this video. I love that they are there and learning about nutrition!
Today WAS the prune, but I messed up and got plums from the store, my bad! Here is some nutritional info about plums-
- Calories: 30
- Carbs: 8 grams
- Fiber: 1 gram
- Sugars: 7 grams
- Vitamin A: 5% of the RDI
- Vitamin C: 10% of the RDI
- Vitamin K: 5% of the RDI
- Potassium: 3% of the RDI
- Copper: 2% of the RDI
- Manganese: 2% of the RDI
They are heart health with a lot of anti-oxidants. We all know that prunes and plums can help with movement in the gut... They can also help lower blood sugar.
I don't have any stories with plums or prunes, Mathis and Bolt were short on stories as well. But Mathis did get to the pit of the prune!
Tomorrow, well today we start meal prep for the week of September Shred10!
Again this is what Shred10 intails-
You can still join in on our FB event page- Nick to the Plus September Shred10
If you did not get your produce this round, join the event and check out how we are doing with the program then join us in October. Let me know how I can better help you with your health and lifestyle choices. Email at nicktotheplus@gmail.com or text 210.843.4130
#livetotheplus #playinthehills
Cherries- Shirley Temple, Dates- Date Night with Queen T, and Lemon PEEL with my Mathis!
September 8th, 2019
Cherry!
Shirley temple with a CHERRY on Top! Day 5 CHERRY CHERRY!- (The Video could not download correctly so here is the FBLive Link- https://www.facebook.com/nick.seidel.7/videos/10218460893207230/
What Nick to the Plus, or Nickle the Pickle as a kid remembers most about cherries? I remember when my parents would take us out on special occasions to Christie's Sea Food Restaurant on Broadway St in San Antonio. This restaurant had big fish tanks and I would love looking at the fish, and my mom had to keep sitting me down and not to put my hands on the glass....
Anyway, I don't remember the food all that much but what I do remember is always ordering the Shirley Temple drink with Sprite and CHERRY Juice!
Anyway, I don't remember the food all that much but what I do remember is always ordering the Shirley Temple drink with Sprite and CHERRY Juice!
Although these, I now know, are dyed, who knows how old and probably have every little nutrition.
For this challenge I also bought frozen cherries, because I guess they are out of season in September. Cherries ARE on the Dirty Dozen List so buy organic when you can. Here is the rest of the nutritional information for cherries-
- Calories: 97.
- Protein: 2 grams. YES! Plants have protein! Where do you think the cows get it from?
- Carbs: 25 grams.
- Fiber: 3 grams.
- Vitamin C: 18% of the Daily Value (DV)
- Potassium: 10% of the DV.
- Copper: 5% of the DV.
- Manganese: 5% of the DV.
Other Cherry Facts-
1. George Washing probably did not actually cut down the cherry tree.
2. The average harvest of a cherry tree has about 7000 cherries and this takes about 7 seconds to harvest with modern methods.
3. There are sweet and tart cherries.
Finally, in this video I speak more about the conversation or eat for pleasure or function. I talk about how in a triathlon article the author was speaking and complaining about too many drills in a Masters program. My response is that if you are in something for one and done, it might not make sense to focus on the details, but as in martial arts, if you want to learn the skill and respect the art of swimming, take the time. I enjoy every moment that I get to exercise or move or swim. I enjoy the feeling of moving through the water and feeling efficiency and slicing through the water. Drills are a big part of developing that skill.
To tie this in the food aspect, we have over 30,000 meals over a lifetime. Most of us focus on those individual meal and put a lot of emphasis on the momentary pleasure of putting something delicious in our mouth and getting that shot of dopamine in our brain. I just want to bring more of an awareness to the big picture of enjoying overall life and how each meal contributes to our overall health.
If you want to discuss or learn more about overall nutrition and or health. Comment on here or email me at nicktotheplus@gmail.com
Date Night!
Date night! I tell my funny story about my dad and the time he got us some DATES!
Date have polyphenols, these micronutrients that we get through certain plant-based foods. They're packed with antioxidants and potential health benefits. It's thought that polyphenols can improve or help treat digestion issues, weight management difficulties, diabetes, neurodegenerative disease, and cardiovascular diseases.
Date would be a great snack to take on workouts or just sitting around the house to snack on.
In this video I also remind yall that I have host the Facebook Group- Power of the Plant, Texas Movement. Please help me spread the message of the urban and regenerative farming movement that is the future of food! If you know of any teachers and or professionals in institutions, send them my way to nicktotheplus@gmail.com
If you have any interest in urban farming AKA growing your own food, join the movement, contact me!
Lemon PEEL!?
Do you ever eat the PEEL of an orange, lemon, lime or others? Did you know that there is some of the best nutrition from the plant in the PEEL? Given that information, would you actually eat the peel every day? Well, I get the nutrition of the lemon peel everyday without having to eat it. How? By taking my Juice Plus! That is right Juice Plus has lemon peal in it and all the benefits from the phytonutrients that come with it!
1. Lemon peel contains calcium and potassium
2. Lemon peel is good for the immune system and digestive system.
3. Lemon peels are good for your heart and can contribute to lower risk of cancer.
4. If you just eat the meat of the lemon it has 31% of daily requirement for vitamin C, while the whole lemon, peel and all has 139% of daily value.
5. Lemon peel has 3% of daily requirement of folate
6. Lemon has 22 calories
7. Fiver from pectin
Stay tuned to Facebook Live, Nick to the Plus FB, Nicktotheplus.com, and all other channels for more fruits and vegetables fun and facts.
Get out there, eat more fruits and vegetables, get active, be safe and- #livetotheplus #playinthehills
Mango Mango Mango! Day 4 of the F&V Challenge
September 4th, 2019
Listen to the Mango song here! It is kind of addicting.
Anyway, do you like Mango's? Do you have a favorite dish with mangos or do you eat them raw?
Mangos are kind of like peaches to me, messy and not so easy to eat. A cross between a banana and a peach, but overall I like them.
So fun facts about Mango's-
1. One of the most popular fruits in the world.
2. Was first grown in India 5000 years ago.
3. A basket of Mangoes is a gesture of friendship and a symbol of love.
4. Mangos ARE NOT on the dirty dozen list
5. Magos have 99 calories, 25 grams of carbohydrates, almost sodium free, and 3 grams of fiber. Great for vitamins potassium and folate.
It is not too late to join in on our Shred10 if you want to reset your health. Email me for more information nicktotheplus@gmail.com
#livetothePLUS #playintheHILLS
Native Cranberries! Day 3 of F&V Challenge
September 3rd, 2019
Do you eat cranberries on the regular? These little gems are full of antioxidants and also help with anti-inflammatory. The root of most disease is inflammation, so the more anti-inflammatory foods you can eat the better. Do you have inflammation, pain, swelling?
Fun facts about cranberries-
1. One of the few native fruits in North America
2. Five states most cranberries are grown- Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington.
3. October- December are the peak for cranberries.
4. 90% water, a great source for dehydration when working out! If you fix yourself a baggie of berries, grapes, mellons, oranges will all hydrate and replace electrolytes better than any sports drink.
5. Cranberries help prevent urinary tract infection, reduce cardiovascular disease, and slow tumor growth... The indians would use cranberries as medicine because of their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory elements.
6. One cup of cranberries are about 50 calories.
7. Cranberries are not on the dirty dozen list, but if you can buy them organic. Also, buying them or any produce frozen has better nutritional value. Most "fresh" produce in stores are picked early and do not have full nutritional value. Frozen produce is picked to full ripeness and after being picked, almost immediately frozen locks in the nutrition for better health!
8. Try adding cranberries to your salad or morning oatmeal!
If you want to know more about nutrition, phytonutrition, anti-inflammatories, anti-oxidants... Email me at nicktotheplus@gmail.com or text 210.843.4130.
Love all of you and Live to the Plus!
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Ain't that a Peach! Day 2 of F&V Challenge.
September 2nd, 2019
What do you know about Peaches? Do you like to eat Peaches? Millions of Peaches
Well, day 2 of the fruit and vegetable challenge. I was off today. This morning ran with Bolt to the Comal River to meet up with the Masters Das Schwimmers! Das Rec was closed so everyone went to swim in the river. Bolt wanted to go in with the schwimmers so he got a little swim. Then we ran back. The BOLT Schwimmer!
Here are some facts from today's Peach!
Georgia is the Peach State! I have family that lives in Georgia! The Padgett's will be coming from Georgia on September 12th in Kerrville (Flyer) . Email me if you want more information- nicktotheplus@gmail.com
Peaches have vitamins A& C
Freestone Peaches are easier to eat rather than the other type of Peach, Clingstone.
August is National Peach month. June through August is the peak for Peach production.
A large Peach has 70 calories and 3 grams of fiber.
Peaches are on the dirty dozen list! Again, what this list is the top 12 fruits and vegetables with the highest use of pesticides and GMO. So it is most important to buy organic or better yet regenerative agriculture...
The 1000s of phytonutrients in fruits and vegetables are natures chemicals/farmacuticles. The more of manufactured chemicals in our boys we are going of balance healing. Health is the level at which we can heal faster than we can be in injury or disease. So let me know if you want to know more about better nutrition.
So far I have spent $3.98 on the Apples and $.48 on the Peach. What will be the ending total of 30 days of eating fruits and vegetables?
Stay tuned and go to Nick the Plus Facebook for event updates
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A for Apple! Day 1 of the 30 day Fruit and Vegetable Challenge
September 1, 2019
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A for Apple, we start with the Apple! This is day one of the 30 day fruit and vegetable challenge, to eat a different fruit and vegetable every day for 30 days...
What do you know about the apple? Listen in to this video I did with my son Mathis. Do you include your kids in nutrition education. Would you like help getting them to eat better and more fruits and vegetables?
Dates coming up!
Dates coming up!
1. September 8th- September Shred10, Reset your Health.
2. September 12th- Own your Health, Own your Life
3. September 15th- TRIDOT Interest Swim/ Run Clinic
Stay tuned to Nick to the Plus!
Email or text 210.843.4130 or nicktotheplus@gmail.com
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