20.07.2007 As good luck would have it

As good luck would have it.
William Shakespeare "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Got this forward today from another "kababata"
a childhood friend. He has found my email and since then he has
been sending me interesting stuffs and forwards. I have no idea how
he would look like today but I have with me a group photo
after we had performed a dance number during our Kindergarten days.
I could not recall what dance we performed but I still could remember
or maybe I am also imagining that we danced this
"step-close-step, step-close-step" or "heel and toe, forward
backward" sort of folk dancing.
The photo shows little girls standing in a row wearing
long gowns with butterfly sleeves while the boys were half-kneeling
in front wearing Barong Tagalog. And how cute looking these kids
are in this photo.
So when I got the forward about Anti-Ageing Diet today from my
Kindergarten classmate, that group photo suddenly flashed back to
me. From cute looking Kindergarten kids to recipients of Anti-Ageing
tips...

So here's the forward from Boy K. if you have not yet received it
from your own loop.

If AGING IS AN ISSUE WITH YOU.......READ ON.

If I want to live as long and as healthily as possible, what should
my daily menu look like? Something like this, created by
Bonnie Taub-Dix, R.D.
It's a balanced diet packed with the best anti-aging foods: colorful
fruits and vegetables, healthy fats, and whole foods. And because
research has shown that reducing calories by 25 percent has
impressive anti-aging benefits, it contains around 1,700 calories
a day — about a quarter fewer calories than the National Academy
of Sciences average requirements for an active 30-year-old woman.
(If you're only as active as the average gal, then drop to around
1,500 calories by cutting the last snack.)
Use these first 3 days as your guide, then mix and match.

Day 1
Breakfast
8 oz fat-free yogurt mixed with 1/2 c raspberries
8 oz green tea

Lunch

2 c mixed greens,
1/4 c tomatoes, 1/4 c carrots,
1/4 c red cabbage,
1/3 c chickpeas, 1/3 c red beans,
1/3 c edamame, 1 oz slivered almonds, tossed with 1 Tbsp olive oil
and as much red-wine or balsamic vinegar as you'd like
1 plum
8 oz sparkling water mixed with 1/4 c pomegranate juice
and a twist of lime

Snack

A mini-sandwich: 1 slice whole-grain bread with 1 oz low-fat cheese
and 1 tsp mustard
3/4 c blueberries

Dinner

3 oz grilled wild salmon
1 c brussels sprouts and 1/2 c thinly sliced beets sautéed in
1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 small sweet potato, baked
1 glass red wine

Snack

1/2 c high-fiber cereal
1 c fat-free milk
1,710 cal

Day 2
Breakfast

1 slice toasted whole-grain bread, spread with 2 Tbsp peanut butter
(or other nut butter, like almond)
3/4 c strawberries

Lunch

2 oz white turkey, 3 spinach leaves, 2 slices tomato, and
1 Tbsp mustard on 2 slices whole-grain bread
1 c red grapes
8 oz green tea

Snack

6 oz or 100-calorie pack low-fat popcorn, sprinkled with
2 Tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Dinner

5 oz grilled albacore tuna
1/2 c whole-wheat pasta tossed with 1/2 c broccoli and
garlic to taste (about 1 clove) sautéed in 1 tsp olive oil
1 c red-leaf lettuce and 1/4 c shredded fresh beets topped
with 1 Tbsp chopped pecans and 1 Tbsp dried
cranberries, tossed with 1 tsp olive oil
1/2 pink grapefruit
1 glass red wine

Snack

3 graham crackers, topped with 2 Tbsp low-fat whipped
cream cheese and 1/4 c sliced berries of your choice

1,730 cal

Day 3
Breakfast

3/4 c high-fiber cereal
1 c fat-free milk
1/2 banana

Lunch

4-egg-white omelet with 5 spinach leaves,
1/2 c diced red peppers, and 1 slice low-fat cheese
1 small whole-wheat pita
3/4 c grape tomatoes mixed with 1/4 c diced avocado
3/4 c blackberries

Snack

1 Tbsp peanut butter on 2 whole-grain crackers
8 oz raspberry iced tea

Dinner

1 veggie burger on a whole-wheat bun
1/3 c cooked brown rice
1/3 c black beans
1 c sautéed yellow and green squash
1 c mesclun greens with 1/4c shredded carrots, topped with
1 Tbsp chopped walnuts and 1/2 c diced apple
1 glass red wine

Snack

1/2 c low-fat frozen yogurt with
5 c fresh berries of your choice

1,740 cal

While posting this forward, hubby told me that the recent
kidnapping of Giancarlo Bossi (PIME)in Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay
has ended today. He was released on this lucky day 20.07.2007.
Luck-bringing Filipino tactic. Kidnap for Kidnap. See daily bulletin
today.