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In today’s Wellness Minute we tell you how to pick out and store summer fruit. Blueberries are anti-oxidant rich - make sure they are plump and firm. Cantaloupe should smell like cantaloupe when you pick it out. And honey dew should not have any bruises. Take a listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here

 

 interview with steve kuhnau molly kimball smoothie king [
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On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about Smoothie King from Steve Kahnau, the co-founder of Smoothie King and registered dietitian Molly Kimball. They told us how to make smoothie’s skinny.

Steve told us how he came up with the Smoothie King concept. He said he had a lot of allergies and began experimenting with fruits and nutritional ingredients in his blender at home. Soon he opened a health food store selling healthy drinks and that’s where Smoothie King started.

Smoothie King smoothies are filled with natural ingredients like real fruit and juices so they sure beat fast food when you are in a hurry. Remember, if you want to cut out around 100 calories from their smoothies be sure to make it skinny (they will get rid of the turbinado (raw sugar) from your drink.

For more information and to find a location near you please go to their website www.smoothieking.com

 

 interview with tiffany davis daily candy atlanta foodie vacations [
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On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about foodie vacations, low cal margarita’s and more from our good friend Tiffany Davis, Atlanta Editor of the Daily Candy. She had some great tips on how to stay at home and have your own Foodie Vacation. She called it a Foodie Vacay, but she is much hipper than me and can pull that off. She also told us how she’s dating a chef and now all her tips seem to be about food. Here are the notes she sent us on everything she talked about.

 1. www.bethennybakes.com
- ever watch the Real Housewives of NYC?
- Martha Stewart Apprentice finalist Bethenny Frankel whips up nutritious, luxurious recipes (she’s a celeb chef) that women are clamoring for after watching the show.
- She’s recently posted a recipe called “The Skinny Girl Margarita” that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

2. www.wildhibiscus.com
- packaged in spring water and shipped right from the aussie outback
- perfect when you’re tiring of being “good” and having wine spritzers. opt for one of these in some champagne or to spice up a spritzer

3. flax seeds are my newest obsession
- healthy food coaches love them because they literally can be sprinkled into just about ANY recipe, smoothie, dessert, or pasta dish and do nothing but add fiber to a meal, which can make you feel satisfied all that much quicker

4. take yourself on a foodie vacay even if you can’t afford a real one!
- www.moderndaymasala.com (pan asian classics like butter chicken and spiced cauliflower)
- www.currysimple.com (thai, indochine, and singaporean sauces)

5. grill, grill, grill!
- take fruits and vegetables out of the oven and onto meats instead of sauces and salty marinades.
- when it cools down, invest in a grill pan. they’re quick and cook food really evenly on top of adding a grill-like flavor to ‘em.

6. True Lemon/Lime
- new product that’s pure lemon, lime, and orange essence in a single serve pouch or shaker
- no cal, sugar, salt, or carbs!

7. Join a food co-op or start one
- if you were skeptical, gas prices might convince you now
- for a small member fee and about $25 a package, you have fresh vegetables and fruits on hand all the time

 Please go to www.dailycandy.com and subscribe to Daily Candy Atlanta edition to get Tiffany’s great tips.

 

 wellness minute eat healthy school lunch [
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In today’s Wellness Minute we give you some quick and easy healthy eating tips for your child.If your kid doesn’t like breakfast try giving him/her an apple or a piece of any fruit. Just to eat something. Also take your kid to the school vending machine and teach them what the healthy choices are. And remember be a good role model with your eating habits. Take as listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less.

 

 interview with sarah brown planet smoothie [
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On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about Planet Smoothie and their 99 cent Smoothie Days from Sarah Brown. BTW that is not a picture of Sarah(on the right) - as far as we know. Since 1995, Planet Smoothie has fallen somewhere between refreshingly level-headed and sanely-visionary. “Fast fuel” on the go, for any diet or none at all.Low fat, low carb, low cal.High protein, high energy, high in vitamins and supplements.Fresh smoothies, healthy snacks, and, through their new Planet Smoothie Café locations, sandwiches and salads.

Just say ‘no’ to fat and grease. Planet Smoothie is trying to change the way the Planet eats.

Planet Smoothie is Kathie’s favorite Smoothie joint. She loves the Wheat Grass. Dr Fitness and her kept obsessing about how much they liked the smell. Dr Fitness is always talking about he drinks fruit smoothies at home. Now he can get them when he is on the road.

Sarah told us all about 99 cent Smoothie Days at Planet Smoothie. That’s when you can get inexpensive smoothies and not little ones either - you get 22 ounces of smoothie goodness one day each month throughout the summer. So go to their website to see when the next one takes place.

I called Sarah a Smoothie Sommelier and you can bet you can be seeing that tagline show up in their ads soon. The nice thing about Planet Smoothie is that they offer so many low cal and healthy choices. And they don’t give you a hard time if you want to mix and match ingredients. Like substituting blackberries for strawberries to save a few calories.

For more information please go to their website www.planetsmoothie.com. Planet Smoothie has drinks with fun names, lots and lots of fruit that are a perfect treat for the dog days of summer. They also have all the nutritional information on their website which will help you make an educated choice.

 

 wellness minute eat fruit : Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In today’s Wellness Minute we give you some creative ways to add fruit to every meal. Try grilling it or pureeing it into a salsa. We take frozen fruit and blend it into smoothies all the time. Fruit is so good for you and tastes great as well you should be eating more of it throughout the day. Take as listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less.

 

 interview with nicci micco eating well weight loss antidote: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about the Three Antidotes for Overeating from new mom, Nicci Micco, Senior Editor of Eating Well magazine. This month’s Eating Well magazine cover fittingly features peas in a pod. Here are the three overeating antidotes that are mentioned in the article. Nicci said that if you drink some red wine, use a little vinegar and eat a lot more fruits, especially berries you will overeat less and improve your health more. She and Dr Fitness talked all about free radicals, polyphenols and other science stuff. To read the rest of this article and check out all the other great stuff you can find in Eating Well magazine (like lots of healthy recipes and great free newsletters) be sure to go to their website www.eatingwell.com

 

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In today’s Wellness Minute we tell you how to store your fruits and vegetables in order to have them last longer. No more reaching into the fridge for a rotting piece of fruit. What gets stored in the refrigerator and what can sit on the kitchen counter? Take a listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less.

 

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The Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Radio show is your source for what’s true and what’s too good to be true in health and wellness. In today’s Wellness Minute, we investigate if those exotic new super fruits that seem to be discovered from jungles throughout the world every couple of years are really worth the cost. Are they any healthier than more common fruits like blueberries or even apples? Take a listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less.

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A funny thing happened to me the other day when I was reading PLoS, a peer-reviewed open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science. They had this research that explained that you might live an additonal 14 years if you do four fairly simple things…

1. Drink alcohol in moderation
2. Don’t smoke
3. Exercise
4. Eat an adequate amount of fruits and vegetables

Now it’s nice to know that what I have been saying forever has been re-confirmed and you would think adding 14 years to your life would be encouragement enough for most people… but still a lot of people are finding it difficult to do these 4 simple things and that’s kind of frustrating.

Now the really big dilemma I have is should I tell the Fat Guy about this study? Do I really want him around for an additional 14 years?

It has been well established that the Fat Guy has no friends and spends way too much time on the internet. I feel a little funny referring to myself in the third person, but I have not found a better way for you the reader to know if this is a post from me or Dr Fitness. So deal with it.

While browsing through the Archives of Internal Medicine as I sometimes do on dreary Wednesday afternoons. I read the conclusion of an Abstract that said that there was “strong evidence” that following a Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of dying prematurely from pretty much everything including cancer.

You can read the abstract for yourself here. But be warned they used a large number of big words that I did not really understand.

As you know if you have listened to the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show that Dr Fitness is a big fan of the Mediterranean diet. He loves fruit, veggies, olive oil and pizza. I am not sure if pizza is actually part of that diet but it is kind of Italian.