5
Squares Newsletter
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June, 2008
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 Greetings!
Hi and welcome to our very first newsletter!
Many of you have been with me for the last 8
years and watched a small boutique, healthful,
home-food delivery service become well, a
success at just that. I owe that to each and
every one of my faithful members. It has been a
dream to help us all become, and more
importantly stay, healthy! Thank you.
In this issue we are featuring some very real
dangers of sugar in our nutrition section. And
we have a fantastic offer for you from a
cutting-edge Fairfield County personal training
facility. Also try out one of my favorite
recipes, Mediterranean Chickpea Salad.
Happy Eating!
Monica Lynn
P. S. Feel free to
email me your feedback and questions.
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Nutrition: You and The
Serious Sins of Sugar
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Do you know how much refined sugar you
eat regularly?
According to statistics, the average person eats
over 10 pounds of sugar each month, which is nearly
4 ½ cups of sugar per week. The problem is that
sugar is 99.5 percent pure calories - no vitamins,
no minerals, no fiber, no fats, no enzymes and no
proteins, just carbohydrates.
Sugar can also wreak havoc with your body and lead
to
diseases
such as osteoporosis, dental disease, diabetes,
hypoglycemia, gallstones, neurological problems,
cancer, heart disease, obesity, and aging. Some
nutritionists even equate sugar to harmful drugs
based on the damage it causes and its addictive
nature.
How does sugar hurt you? Here are just a few
examples of what happens when you consume sugar:
- Your body uses calcium to combat the effects
of sugar depleting the calcium in your bones and
causing
osteoporosis.
- Your pancreas creates insulin to
counterbalance sugar and can weaken from overuse
leading to
diabetes.
- Sugar disrupts the balance of minerals
leading to
gallstones.
- Even
short-term memory and numerical abilities
can be compromised. Sugar decreases the
production of vitamin B complex, which is a
vital nutrient for healthy brain function.
You will be surprised to find out where sugar is:
Even some salt has sugar. Rest assured that 5
Squares does not use refined sugars in any meal
plans.
Consider eliminating sugar from your diet for a few
weeks. You may suffer from some withdrawal symptoms,
but you will have more energy and actually feel
better. Try it. You will be amazed!
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Freestyle Fitness and Your
Free Consultation
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 Do
you need to jump-start a healthier lifestyle?
Anthony Holdampf, owner of Freestyle Fitness, the
premiere personal training facility in Fairfield
County, Connecticut, is offering a free consultation
with a certified nutritionist as well as one free
personal training session to 5 Squares Newsletter
readers.
This
exclusive offer
is a $200 value, which expires June 30, 2008, and is
limited to new clients. Just bring in a printed copy
of this newsletter, and you will start learning a
new way to approach health and fitness once and for
all. Or pass this on to a friend as a great gift.
Anthony and Freestyle Fitness believe in a
personalized, lifestyle approach
combining smarter, more effective training
techniques, a nutritionist, and a warm gym
environment. Visit Freestyle Fitness on June 12th
and enjoy the Grand Re-Opening celebrations. For
further information, check out www.freestylefit.com.
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Recipe: Mediterranean
Chickpea Salad
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A delicious salad - perfect for a lazy
summer afternoon. At only
100 calories per serving, you can go back for
seconds guilt-free.
Ingredients
1 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and
drained
3 plum tomatoes chopped
2 roasted red peppers, chopped
½ red onion, chopped
½ cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
3 Tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
Pinch of salt (optional)
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients - toss
to coat well. Let stand ½ hour to marry the
flavors.
Makes 8 servings
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5 Squares™ healthy eating plan is a
weight
management program designed to help you
manage your eating habits and achieve personal
weight and health goals. We take all of the
guesswork out of eating properly by eliminating
the opportunity to make wrong choices.
Our expert chefs prepare
guilt-free,
delicious food, which is delivered right
to your door before 6 a.m. Because you have your
five meals for the day (3 meals plus 2 snacks),
you have the power to eat the right foods, the
right amount, and the best nutritional calories.
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Email us: Info@5Squares.com
Call us toll free: 1.866.5.WE.COOK (1.866.593.2665)
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