Las Vegas Bicycling Community Website

I know many of you had a New Year’s resolution to eat healthier and to lose weight.  I found a neat resource that can help with that.  A FARMERS MARKET LOCATOR.  Visit the USDA’s farmers market search to find a local farmers market near your neighborhood.  There are several farmers markets listed in the Las Vegas area. 

Visit the USDA website here and search for a farmers market near you.

–Written by Lisa Caterbone

I came across this site last night and thought I would pass it along to all of you.  There is especially one member I know of who can use this site!  You know who you are….   

Never wonder about how long to keep your food ever again.  StillTasty allows you to type in a food item and get all the details on when to keep or throw out the foods you eat every day.  Try it out.  I thought it was pretty cool and have bookmarked it.

http://www.stilltasty.com

Do you eat enough fruits and vegetables each day?  If you have any question about it, you need to check out the Center for Disease Control’s “Fruits and Veggies Matter” website.

What’s great about it is this…They have a fun little calculator that enables you to plugin your age, sex and physical activity level which then calculates how much fruits and veggies you should be eating each day.  Along with that, it gives you sample recipes to help you include these necessary food groups into your meals.

Now…couple all of this with some other fun interactive tools like the “Analyze My Plate” tool and the “What Counts as a Cup” feature and you’ve got a great resource for nutrition!!

I encourage any cyclist who is interested in eating right to make sure they visit the “Fruits and Veggies Matter” website, if anything, just for fun.