{F}ood Trucks….A Few {F}un {F}acts: #AtoZChallenge 2016

The last time that I did this challenge, for my Letter ‘F‘, I blogged about ‘Farm to Table ‘

I luv’ed the concept then and even thought about re-blogging it for this post.  *wasn’t sure if that would be cheating.  Sheepish grin* .  So I picked a not-so-new-but-equally-as-exciting  ‘F’ word.

No. Not that F-word!

 The other one – Food Truck, of course!

Wikipedia defines a food truck as

“A food truck is a large vehicle equipped to cook and sell food.^[1] Some, including ice cream trucks, sell frozen or prepackaged food; others have on-board kitchens and prepare food from scratch. Sandwiches, hamburgers, french fries, and other regional fast food fare is common. In recent years, associated with the pop-up restaurant phenomenon, food trucks offering gourmet cuisine and a variety of specialties and ethnic menus, have become particularly popular.^[2] Food trucks, along with portable food kiosks and food carts, are on the front line of the street food industry that serves an estimated 2.5 billion people every day.^[3][4]

Today’s food trucks are not the mobile grease machines of yesteryear that went, largely, unregulated *read ‘food petri dish’*.

The food trucks today can be as well-equipped as a well-appointed chef’s kitchen and clean enough to “eat off of the floor” *in the proverbial since*.

Food trucks existed well before the early 2000s, but many sources pinpoint 2008 as the unofficial onset of the food truck phenomenon.

I found this infographic about theseverything trendy ‘Meals on Wheels’. Check it out:

I’m lucky enough to work in an area that I can, at lunchtime,  run out and grab a food truck meal.  I hope that you can too!

Got a favorite food truck?

Do tell….

Next.  Letter {G}

Happy World Pistachio Day!!!

Happy World Pistachio Day! Luv-lies

  Here’s a few Fun Facts about the pistachio nut:

~  Native to Central Asia & Middle East, they made there debut in the United States in 1880

~  it is related to the Cashew Nut

~  it is a desert plant

~  In 2013, the City Council of Avenal, California, proclaimed the city to be the Pistachio Capital of the World

~  The FDA says that they help to lower heart disease

~  Americans consume about 45,000 tons of pistachio a year

~  Here’s the ‘FAT’ breakdown:

roughly 14% saturated fat, 54% monounsaturated fat

and 32% polyunsaturated fat. A 1-cup serving of pistachio seeds contains 6.143 g

~  They are antioxidant rich and high in fiber, copper, manganese, and vitamin B6.

{source}

Need more reasons to consume this delicious excuse to eat salt?

 The World’s view of the Pistachio Nut

Here’s some Fun, Fast Pistachio Recipes

How will you celebrate World Pistachio Day?

Do Tell …

GoT Goals? …. W.O.O.P. & S.M.A.R.T. Them for Success

Good Morning Luv-Lies,

     Was thinking about goals and ‘resolutions’ this morning.  Asked myself, ‘what strategies will help me successfully reach my goals’?  Well, as blessings will have it, while trolling through my Facebook Page this morning, I found this invaluable infographic from  Happify.

Don’t you just love it!!!!
What I like the most is that these strategies can be used for ANY goal that you want to tackle!

Loving it!!!!

Thoughts?

Do Tell….

Happy National Coffee Day!

Happy National Coffee Day!

kopi infographic

Happy National Coffee Day !

8 Tips for Healthy Eating

Hello Luv-lies,

Ran across this infographic  while trolling the ‘net.  Trying to make some sense of my eating plan (… even though I make certain that I keep up with my ‘healthy checks’ on WW Tracker, I periodically need other sources to make certain that I’m getting all of the nutrition that I need (… this growing girl needs all the info she can get to help with to get that girlish figure  *wink wink*).

I found this wealth of information all bundled in one nice little infographic.  *Not real sure why the ‘Yeast Infection Organization is sponsoring this…. but….*

Although I like the information shared, there are few things that would change/amend if I designed this.

Like the following:

I prefer brown rice and bread over the white

don’t particularly like referring to Carbohydrates as starches (the word ‘starch’ just has a bad wrap)

Those two are it…. What do you think?

Do Tell …..

Fat’s Got A Bad Rap … {a.k.a.} Carbs [are] Killing You!

{infographic via:: here}

Hello Luv-lie,

Top of the morning to ya!

Hope that your weekend was quietly

uneventful

but productive.

My week is starting off with less of me –

had a successful

weigh-in yesterday =)   *Yey Me!*  …. Finally! the plateau has been broken!

While trying to  wrap my head around the

seemingly never ending plateau

that has plagued me this summer, I’ve been looking into how I

could help the

process along!  {how grandiose of me  😉

I’m a true believer that successfully living a healthy lifestyle

means

that I can consume  moderate amounts of carbohydrates, proteins, fats and fiber – with an occasional

dose of sugar.  All in moderation.

During my quest, I stumbled upon the

above infographic.  And, according to this little interesting ditty, it not the fat

content of our diet

that is the culprit for our ever-expanding girth!  But that the culprit

is,  *drum roll, please*  the consumption of a carbohydrate-rich diet.

My thoughts on this,  will be fodder for many

blog posts to come.  But until then,

I am very interested and eager

to get your feedback on this one, Luv-lies….

Do Tell……

Tell Me, again, Why I’m Running this 5K

Hello Luv-lies,

So I started this whole C25K (couch to 5K)

journey a couple of weeks ago.   The workouts are coming

along.

and although I have my days

when

it takes seems like it takes everything to get through the workout,

I continue to look forward to each practice session.

I do have my moments that I began to ask myself, ‘ self, why?’.  Of course the

obvious answers

come immediately to mind.  But one day while trolling one of  my favorite graphic websites – after plugging in this question –

I found this neat (and useful) infographic  …..

What are your thoughts ?…..