WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY - NOT!

     I try, I really do, but I just cant be wordless....it just isn't me!  The pictures are of my summertime yard that Jim and my son, Murphy finally finished.  I am taking from my front porch, so you see the hummingbird feeders, my neighbors across the street, etc.  The GREEN just stands out because we have had the brown of winter so long!

 

 

 

 

     My class meeting turned out just fine yesterday.  We had good friends, good food, and a testimony of what God has done in one new friend's life.  I love my church family.

      We went out to eat last night at our favorite Japanese restaurant.  I like the fried rice, and Jim likes all the other ingredients, so we make a good team!  Came home and ate some watermelon.  Nice night!

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     We will go to the doctor with a problem, and he will tell us to eat a more balanced diet of this or that.  Our blood tests show we are low in this or that, so I am giving you the veggies we need to eat to correct those deficiencies:

     As you select vegetables to cook and eat, consider the nutrients and minerals in your common vegetables:

• Green beans are a good source of vitamin C, folic acid, iron, and potassium.
• Dried beans provide protein, B vitamins, folic acid, iron, magnesium, and potassium.
• Cabbage is high in vitamin C, folic acid, calcium, potassium, and fiber.
• Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, vitamins A and K, and potassium.
• Yellow corn is high in beta-carotene and lutein.* It also supplies B vitamins, iron, magnesium, potassium, and folic acid.
• Eggplant is high in fiber, potassium, manganese, and vitamin B1.
• Leeks are a good source of fiber, iron, and vitamins A and C, and they contain the cancer-fighting phytochemical diallyl sulfide.
• Okra provides vitamin C and the B vitamins, magnesium, lutein, and potassium.
• Peas pack plenty of protein, B vitamins, vitamins C and A, manganese, iron, potassium, and lutein.
• Peppers have lots of beta-carotene; vitamins B6, C, and A; and potassium.
• Potatoes, with skins, are a good source of protein, iron, vitamin C, and potassium.
• Shallots are a good source of potassium, vitamin B6, manganese, and folic acid.
• Summer squash is high in vitamin C, fiber, potassium, and magnesium. Both dark green and yellow squashes are excellent sources of lutein.
• Sweet potato is an excellent source of vitamins A, B6, and C, iron, fiber, and potassium. Plus, just 1 cup of sweet potato contains four times the recommended daily allowance of beta-carotene!

* Lutein is an antioxidant that helps prevent blindness.

There's so much pollution in the air now that if it weren't for our lungs there'd be no place to put it all.