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Tip to Get Active on Campus: Use the Warrior Fitness Trail!
Warrior Fitness Trail will lead you in the right direction! The trail is made up of 8 stations around main campus, each marked with a wooden post about 4 feet high. Each station provides a map of the trail, your current location, an exercise suggestion, blue light emergency phone markers and more! Follow the pink path on the map and you’ll complete 2.5 miles; follow the pink path and the purple path combined, and you’ll complete 3.1 miles. Try it out next time you’re walking on campus!
Tip for Healthy Dinners: Download our Cookbook
This cookbook was compiled during our 2010 Colorful Choices fruit and vegetable challenge. The recipes found in this cookbook are meals your fellow Wellness Warriors enjoy and suggest! Click here to download.
Tip to Weight Loss: Keep a Food Diary
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Tip for Fruits and Veggies: Go Blue! Go Purple!
Before you decide to GO GREEN on your all veggies and fruit today, take a moment a look at what adding a blueberry, plum, or some eggplant to your meal plan might be doing for you. Recent research shows consuming blue and purple veggies and fruit appear to lower risk for the following:
- Elevated blood pressure
- Low HDL
- Increased waist size
These three components contribute to the regulation of our body’s metabolism. Dark blue and purple foods also contain antioxidants and phytonutrients which appear to protect our body’s cells against various cancers.
So, how about a handful of
- red grapes
- blueberries
- red cabbage
- raisins
- some eggplant
- a plum
You get the idea: Go BLUE (and purple!)
Reference: “Diversify your Diet”, RealAge, Inc. 2010
Tip for Fruits and Veggies: Are You Getting 5-a-Day?
The U.S. recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables vary for age and gender but the general guideline is about five servings. Having a variety of fruits and vegetables may contribute to good health. Eating different colors of fruits and vegetables can help protect against chronic diseases by providing vital nutrients.
How Much Do I Need?
Eat a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables with all your meals and snacks throughout the day to reach your total daily needs!
Recommended Daily Amount of Fruits and Vegetables
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If you are active, eat the higher number of cups per day.
Reference: Visit www.mypyramid.gov to learn more. For more information about what counts as 1 cup or 1/2 cup of fruits and vegetables check out this Center for Disease Control (CDC) Website Link: www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
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