Get involved!

Getting involved is a great way to pump up your resume and gain experience while networking. Project La Cena can help you get involved a variety of ways in the Nutrition field. For example, if you are Nutrition student at NLC/SAC, you can join Project La Cena. If you are a Nutrition student at Texas State University or the University of the Incarnate Word, you can become a mentor for Project La Cena. If you are either, you can receive a free professional membership to the San Antonio Dietetic Association. All applications and more information can be found on our web page or e-mail slozano62@mail.accd.edu.

Nutrition Tip of the week #17

Pick up some fresh summer berries are your local grocery store. Berries are a great source of antioxidants, and taste amazing. They make a great, healthy, low calorie snack any time of the day. Simply wash them, and pack them in a Ziploc and take them where ever you go!

Nutrition Tip of the week #16

Have you ever calculated your BMI? For most Americans, it can be a great indicator of whether you are under weight,a healthy weight, or over weight.

Click here to enter your weight and height and get instant feedback: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/

Like all things, there are some exceptions: If you are extremely muscular or pregnant, the BMI may not be an accurate reading of your weight status.

Congratulations!

Project La Cena would sincerely like to congratulate the Fall 2009 Scholarship recipients!

Nutrition Tip of the week #15

www.mypyramidtracker.gov is a great resource to use if you are trying to manage your weight and health

The My pyramid tracker is user friendly, and has a tool where you type in what you ate for the day, and the tracker estimates the number of calories, nutritional content, and even lets you know if you are getting too much/not enough of the basic food groups.

The My pramid tracker also has a tool to type in your physical activity throughout the day, including walking, jogging, swimming, to reading and talking on the phone. The tool then computes how many calories you have burned during the day.

When you use both of the features, the tracker can let you know if your calories spent = calories eaten for weight maintenacne; or calories spent > calories eaten for weight loss, or calories spent < calories eaten for weight gain.

Nutrition Tip of the week #14

There is a common misconception out there that protein is the way to go pre-workout. Actually, your body needs carbohydrates for energy pre-workout, and your body breaks these down more efficiently and quickly when working out. Post workout, a quick combo of carbohydrates and protein is ideal. An example would be low-fat chocolate milk.