ROUND THREE - Conscious Eating One More Time

Thanks to everyone who has signed up for the Challenge. We currently have 160 participants! Way to go! This is our last Conscious Eating round. Please try at least two of the following activities.

DEADLINE for this Round: April 1, 2009

1. March is National Caffeine Awareness Month. Read this article on how Caffeine may kill some cancer cells http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,500924,00.html

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Read up on some facts about caffeine on sites such as:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine
http://www.ific.org/publications/brochures/caffeinebroch.cfm
http://www.xs4all.nl/~4david/caffeine.html

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share an article or book you've found.

2. March is National Nutrition Month.
There is lots to learn about the nutrion facts on food labels. To learn more, take a look at http://www.nutritiondata.com/

3. Body Mass Index is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both males and females. Find out what your body mass index is. Use tools such as: http://www.aolhealth.com/tools/weight-and-health-risks

4. Check out the Food Network's healthy meals. There are healthy alternatives to some of your favorite dishes:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/healthy-eating/index.html

Try a healty alternative to one of your favorite meals and let us know how it was.

5. Although this round ends April 1, April is Emotional Overeating Awareness Month. You can take quizes at sites like:

http://quiz.ivillage.com/diet/tests/emotionalovereating.htm

where you can find out if you are an emotional eater. Anther quiz is available at Psychology Today:

http://psychologytoday.psychtests.com/cgi-bin/tests/transfer_ap.cgi?partner=pt&part=1&test=eating_disorders&AMT=9.95&item=Eating%20Disorders%20and%20Emotional%20Eating%20Test

Being aware of your emotions can help you stick to your eating goals.