Wellness: Going Green - Part 1

As far as carbon dioxide, I produce more of a footprint than I thought, though my driving is a part of it. And of course, the heat down here jacks up my electricity usage, even when you don't run the a/c except when I'm home. Also, there is not recycling where I am. In fact it's almost impossible to recycle in Harris County unless you are near a center. The National Wildlife Federation and US EPA sites are more accurate than the Yahoo site. The first two were very close with their answers. Yahoo is too general with what it measures.

The Eating Green Calculator is strange. I'm vegetarian, so most of my answers are zero and there's not much of a way that I can reduce my consumption of dairy products. It's weighted to people who eat meat products.

The pesticides list from FoodNews, is kind of scary. And while it doesn't get everything off, I wash what I eat, usually with soap. Even bananas, because when you peel them, you end up handling the banana with whatever is on your hands.

There are no farmer's markets that I know of in Humble. The ones in Houston are too far away. I also have trouble eating everything on my own. Need to have a food buddy.

Wellness: Fitness

I'm not real good with the 'E' word. I know about the benefits of exercising, I just don't seem to be able to find the time to do it. The desk exercises look good, but not something that can be done while on the floor. SparkPeople is even having some articles on exercise. I do like the Exercise while stuck at your desk article.

My BMI puts me in the healthy range. The calorie calculator gives me a few more calories than SparkPeople.

The Health age questionnaire was interesting. I could do better, but at least I have a pretty high life expectancy.

Wellness: Nutrition

I've looked at NutritionData.com and SparkRecipes and like them both. I signed up for the SparkPeople site to try to eat healthier. I like that you can find the nutritional data along with other info on the NutritionData site. I've added their nutrition widget to my blog for grins. Though I'm not sure where their info comes from. They don't have Oreo cookies listed. Bummer, will have to put it in myself. You can also add info to both sites. I'm trying to remember a recipe to try the rest of this assignment. Will get back to this part of assignment later.