Issue Date: October 21, 2007
Remember your roots
Toss these root vegetables together for a real health treat. When they're scrubbed and unpeeled, they provide even more antioxidants.
Sweet & Sour Winter Veggies
1 cup raw turnips, diced
1 cup raw parsnips, diced
1 cup raw sweet potato, diced 1 cup raw carrots, diced
2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
3 Tbs. chopped fresh rosemary Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Parsnips are a great antioxidant vegetable.
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2 Tbs. maple syrup
2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup 99% fat-free chickenor vegetable broth
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Toss vegetables with oil, rosemary, salt and pepper, then spread on a shallow baking pan. Bake 40 minutes or until tender, stirring once or twice.
Meanwhile, combine syrup, vinegar and broth in a small saucepan. Simmer vigorously until reduced, about 5 minutes. Drizzle over vegetables in oven and bake for 5 minutes.
Remove and put in a bowl; stir and serve.
Serves 4 * Per serving: 172 calories, 27g carbohydrates, 2g protein, 7g fat (1g saturated), 0mg cholesterol, 4g fiber, 93mg sodium
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"Extreme" hotels
Looking for an unusual place to spend the night?Across the country, you can find extreme hotels that are creative, wacky and a little bit silly.
For example, you can forget about homework when you sleep in a former schoolhouse, like the Stone School Inn in Valier, Mont., and the Washington School Inn in Park City, Utah. And if you ever dreamed of spending the night in a tepee, the Wigwam Motel No. 7 on Route 66 in Rialto, Calif., dates from 1949, the Wigwam Village No. 2 in Cave City, Ky., has been standing since 1937, and the Wigwam Motel No. 6 on Route 66 in Holbrook, Ariz., was built in 1950.
Vintage aluminum travel trailers are available at the Shady Dell in Bisbee, Ariz. The campground has a collection of permanently parked trailers, including a 1949 Airstream and a 1951 Royal Mansion.
But the most extreme hotel probably is the Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Fla., where you can spend the night underwater. The lodge, which is at the bottom of the Emerald Lagoon, is a functioning research lab. It has two guest rooms, each with a double bed, a single pull-down berth and a viewport window. The bathroom is shared. To enter, you use scuba gear to descend 21 feet. But with dinner and breakfast served in your underwater retreat, there's no need to surface until checkout time.
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Watch out for these surprise credit dings
Paying bills and the mortgage on time are key ways to keep credit scores healthy. However, your score could be suffering for other surprising reasons. A few examples:
Unpaid traffic tickets. More and more large municipalities are sending overdue traffic ticket fines to collection agencies, which report the debt to the credit bureaus.
Unpaid library fines. Although seemingly inconsequential, overdue fees on books, DVDs and audiotapes can rack up fast. Some libraries, too, are using collectors.
Phone and cable bills. In some states, cellphone and cable providers are experimenting with reporting payment histories to credit bureaus, so pay bills promptly. Because of government regulations and paperwork, this practice is not yet widespread, but experts predict that it's likely to increase.
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Put down that fitness mag
Has a fitness magazine you read while exercising ever left you feeling more depressed than motivated? You're not alone. A study at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater found that people who read magazines with images of ultra-fit models while working out had increased levels of tension, depression and anxiety post-exercise. "The positive benefits people normally experience after exercise either flat-lined, or their mood levels went down," says Ann Wertz Garvin, a professor of kinesiology at the university.
As an alternative, read things that don't focus on attaining the ideal body. "Try reading novels or magazines that focus on other things you may be interested in: travel, houses, your pets," Garvin says.
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