Wellness #39

1. I found the website, Nutrition Data, to be useful. I liked the feature that allowed me to look up the nutrition facts for some fast food joints, such as McDonald's and Burger King. I also discovered that a healthy weight range for me is between 118-159 pounds, so I am about 25 pounds overweight (big frown), and my daily energy needs is 2,483 calories. I love to drink the Starbucks Java Chip Frappuccino coffee and discovered that if I select the "light" version over the "regular" version, I can save 75 calories, 15g carbs, & 16g sugars. I have tasted both of them and can't really tell the difference in taste, so the light version will be my selection from now on.

2. This is my Cold Pasta Salad recipe (along with its nutritional info), which is super easy to make and is delicious. If I substitute a 16oz bag of rotini pasta for a 12oz bag, I can save 14g carbs.

Ingredients:

4 Chicken Breasts
3 Medium Cucumbers (diced)
Feta Cheese (2 cups crumbled)
1 Small Can Black Olives (diced)
25 tbsp Kraft Light Done Right Italian Salad Dressing
1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
Healthy Harvest Pasta, Rotini, 16 oz

Nutrition Facts
6 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 551.7
Total Fat 22.2 g
Saturated Fat 8.5 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.5 g
Cholesterol 72.6 mg
Sodium 1,073.0 mg
Potassium 401.7 mg
Total Carbohydrate 66.6 g
Dietary Fiber 9.8 g
Sugars 5.9 g
Protein 27.6 g
Vitamin A 11.6 %
Vitamin B-12 17.1 %
Vitamin B-6 27.2 %
Vitamin C 16.2 %
Vitamin D 0.0 %
Vitamin E 1.3 %
Calcium 28.6 %
Copper 6.3 %
Folate 48.9 %
Iron 20.2 %
Magnesium 9.4 %
Manganese 6.1 %
Niacin 56.6 %
Pantothenic Acid 11.7 %
Phosphorus 30.5 %
Riboflavin 49.6 %
Selenium 23.0 %
Thiamin 57.1 %
Zinc 13.4 %