Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

The kids will soon be home from school, starting their five day Thanksgiving break, and the excitement of a holiday dinner with relatives is in the air!

Being that most of us will be eating Turkey this Thursday I thought I'd share with you an e-mail I received about the health benefits of Turkey. Each week I receive an e-mail from World's Healthiest Foods, http://www.whfoods.com/, highlighting a different food. The website and newsletters has a wealth of nutritional information, so I'd encourage you to at least bookmark the site or sign up for the newsletters.

From the newsletter this week:
Did you know that a 4-ounce serving of turkey breast contains only 1 gram of fat and is the leanest type of meat you can include in your diet? By including a serving of turkey as part of your Healthiest Way of Eating, you will be fulfilling 65% of your daily value for protein! Protein is a key building block not only for structural tissues, but also for immune defense cells, and it is involved in just about every other physiological function in your body. Turkey also provides 47% of the daily value for selenium (a powerful antioxidant co-factor that helps protect against the damage to cell structure and DNA caused by free radicals), as well as many of the B vitamins, which are essential for energy production. So, sharing your Thanksgiving meal with family and friends also means sharing a wealth of health-promoting benefits with those you love!
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your turkey, and don't forget to get your fill of the non-starchy vegetables!

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