I subscribe to several Google Alertsfor fitness and health-related terms.  I often find motivation for blogging and keeping up with my fitness program through these blogs.  Today I’m going to highlight a few outstanding posts by others in the Health & Fitness blogosphere.

How Not To Fall Into Weight Loss Scam at MunFitnessBlog.com - Quoted from the post:

According to the statistic in year 2004, about 4.8 million consumers in the US were the victims of weight loss scams. In fact, this amount of victims are more than the foreign lottery scam. Therefore, it is good that you know what the common weight loss scams are out there so that you will not fall into any of them.

How To Manage Cravings While You Diet at Battling Obesity -  The author lists several ideas manage cravings while you are on a weight loss plan.  These ideas include:  avoiding the temptation to skip meals, keeping healthy snacks on-hand, drinking lots of water and understanding that moderation is key.

Green Your Diet - 30 Ways, 30 Days by Eco Women - Much media attention is being paid towards become more Earth-friendly, aka green.  I think that it is fantastic that people are now starting to step up and take notice, we only have on Earth after all.  Jennifer at Eco Women has a fantastic post that lists 30 ways to green your diet in 30 days.  A couple of my favorites include eat like your grandmother and shop at a local farmer’s market, co-op or CSA.  Thank you Jennifer for such a fantastic post!

These are just three of the many fantastic fitness-related blog posts that have shown up in the last 24 hours in my email inbox.  If you have a favorite post that isn’t listed here, please comment and let me know the link.

I’ve decided to start a recipe of the day feature here at Thin By 35.  I’ll be browsing the web for the best in nutritious recipes and posting them here to share with you.  Today’s recipe is Banana Bread courtesy of Dr. Andrew Weil.

Ingredients

3 very ripe bananas

½ cup honey

3 tablespoons expeller-pressed canola oil, plus a little more for oiling the loaf pan

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 ½ cups whole-wheat pastry flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

¾ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
 
Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350° F. Lightly oil a loaf pan. 2. Mash the bananas and mix with the honey, canola oil and vanilla extract.

3. Stir together the whole-wheat pastry flour, baking soda and salt. Add the nuts.

4. Blend the two mixtures and spoon into a lightly oiled loaf pan. Bake for 40 minutes, or until center is set.
Serves 12

Nutrients Per Serving

Calories: 199.8

Protein: 3.0 grams

Fat: 8.4grams

Saturated Fat: 0.7grams

Monounsat Fat: 4.8 grams

Polyunsat Fat: 2.4grams

Carbohydrate: 31.6 grams

Fiber: 3.2 grams

Cholesterol: 0.0 mg

Vitamin A: 35.9 IU

Vitamin E: 1.0 mg/IU 

The original recipe can be found here:  Banana Bread at AskDrWeil.com