Food For a Week

Wouldn't it be fun to choose 1 healthy food to focus on for a week?

Whatever the food, eat it 3 times/week.

Notice how many times you hear something about that food for 1 week.

You might be thinking, "WHY?"

Maybe we'll ...

find a new food we like it.

try a new a recipe.

add years to our lives.

pass on good habits to our children.

prevent a serious disease.

change up our routine a little.

My food for the week is...BROCCOLI!

You might be thinking, "WHY?"

• Broccoli has as much calcium as a glass of milk.
• Contains more vitamin C than an orange.
• 1 cup of brocc has double the amount of vitamin C than in an orange.
• Reduces cataracts & heart disease.
• Reduces blood cholesterol levels.
• Helps GI tract. (Might help w/the gas! Your spouse might appreciate you trying it!)
• Inhibits growth of leading cause of stomach ulcers.
• Has 5 grams of fiber per cup.
• Fights cancer. (To test cancer fighting, scientists fed rats a healthy serving of brocc a few days. Afterwards, rats were exposed to stuff that triggers a certain type of breast cancer. The brocc eating rats were 1/2 as likely to develop tumors. The rats who developed tumors had smaller and fewer tumors.)

MY FAVORITE REASON TO EAT BROCCOLI

only 25 calories per cup raw

only 25 calories per 1/2 cup cooked

We could eat a whole broccoli tree & not add to the cheesy thighs!!!

CHALLENGE: Eat broccoli 3 times between now & next Friday!

Eat it raw, cooked, in salads, w/dips, on the side, in a dish.
You can eat it here or there. You can it eat anywhere.

(maybe next week, we'll try Oreos)

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you?

You are not your own; you were bought with a price.

Therefore, honor God with your body."

1 Cor. 6:19-20