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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Nutrition Labels Decoded

Nutrition Labels Decoded
While lists of ingredients and the Nutrition Facts panel are there to help shoppers choose foods to fit their nutritional needs, it's not always easy to interpret. Learning how to decode the jumble of numbers and percentages is the first step in shopping for healthier foods.  read more

TOPFIT says:  Really?  What's there to "decode"?  It's all written in plain English.  This isn't rocket science folks.  The only thing I wouldn't pay much attention to is the "% Daily Value" column.

TOPFIT Daily Activities --- Lower Table Rock and Heavy Bag
I got my day started with a moderate intensity hike on Lower Table Rock.  The fog was so thick up there this morning that you couldn't see the edge of the plateau until you were there. It was a very surreal experience standing at the edge with a wall of fog right in front of my face. Almost as if I could have stepped through that wall into a different world.....which I guess I could have, in a sense.
Am I doing this right?  Later I spent 30 mins on the heavy bag.....you know, since it's Boxing Day and all.......

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