FUNK'S FIT FOOD - WALNUTS

I‘m not sure how many of you are vegetarians, but if you are, you might already know that walnuts are one of the few plant sources of alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3 essential fatty acid responsible for burning fat.

While many of us get enough omega-3 fatty acids from eating salmon and tuna, walnuts are extremely convenient. This healthy snack full of protein and healthy fats is one of my favourite snacks; in fact, I’m eating some as I write this article. So pick some up the next time you are at the grocery store and use these as one of your between meal snack.

Funk Roberts

FUNK’S FIT FOOD – SPINACH

It looks like Popeye knew what he was talking about when he ate his spinach. Spinach is one of my all-time favourite FIT FOODS. I love my spinach salad with tomatoes and cucumbers as a quick fix. Throw in some salmon and you got yourself a healthy lunch or dinner.

Glutamine, found in high quantities in spinach, is responsible for a number of things, from gastrointestinal health and immune function to muscle growth and increased metabolism. But that’s only part of spinach’s muscle building and fat-burning properties.

A phytochemical called 20-beta- ecydstreone has been shown to greatly increase muscle protein synthesis. Spinach also contains high levels of the compound octacosanol, which protects the cardiovascular system and has been shown to increase muscular strength. (Muscle and fitness)

So in the immortal words of one Popeye the Sailor Man
“I'm Popeye the Sailor Man – (toot-toot)

I'm Popeye the Sailor Man – (toot-toot)
I'm strong to the finish'Cause I eats me spinach'k

I'm Popeye the Sailor Man. (toot-toot)