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Healthy Heart Challenge

  2022
January 30-February 26

                            Win $100
                           Amazon Gift
                             Card!
2022 January 30-February 26 - Win 0 Amazon Gift Card!
Healthy Heart Challenge Details
Welcome to our Healthy Heart challenge, which will run January 30-February 26, 2022!

You can get 6 points per day by completing each category daily. Complete your goals five days each week to get a weekly total of
up to 36 points. Plus, get additional points for each bonus category you complete; 1 point for meeting the weekly goal, 1 point for
no added sugar, 1 point per fitness challenge recipe prepared and eaten (up to 4 points; be sure to take a picture of yourself preparing
and holding the final products), and 1 daily bonus point for posting your daily stats with the hashtag #YBRHealthyHeart30.

Here's to a healthy and happy 2022!

               Jessica & Kylie

                                               Challenge Components
 Sleep    Experts recommend                 S.A.V.E.R.S Spend one hour of your day           No Added      Added sugars are sugars and
          sleeping 7-9 hours each                        working on self-growth and          Sugars        syrups that are added to foods
          night. Our goal is 7 hours.                    improvement. Follow the six                       or beverages when they are
                                                         requirements of Savers to                         processed or prepared. These
                                                         receive a point each day. You                     do not include naturally
 Steps    Use a fitness tracker or a                     will receive thirty additional                    occurring sugars such as those
          phone in your back pocket                      points for working to build                       in fruit or milk.
          to track your steps. 5,000                     healthy habits and
          steps is our goal. Experts                     implementing S.A.V.E.R.S. in        Nutritious Try out our nutritious recipes
          recommend 10,000 steps                         your routine all thirty days of
                                                                                             Foods      for bonus points! Eat the
          per day!                                       the competition.                                  "rainbow" when it comes to
                                                                                                           fruits and veggies to get all of
 Water Experts recommend                      Fruits & Experts recommend eating                            the nutrients your body needs!
          drinking 64 ounces of water         Veggies three 1-cup servings of                              Experts recommend your plate
          each day. That's about 8                       veggies and two 1-cup                             be 1/2 veggies and fruits, 1/4
          glasses.                                       servings of fruits every day.                     whole grains and 1/4 protein.
Weekly Healthy Heart Tracker                                                                                                      Nurturing Mind & Body

  Week             of 4                                                            Name:                                                                                     Weekly Personal Goal:

          DAY 1                                               DAY 2                                              DAY 3                                      DAY 4                                          DAY 5
Steps                                             Steps                                               Steps                                      Steps                                            Steps
Goal: 5,000/day                                   Goal: 5,000/day                                     Goal: 5,000/day                            Goal: 5,000/day                                  Goal: 5,000/day
Write in your total steps for the day             Write in your total steps for the day               Write in your total steps for the day      Write in your total steps for the day            Write in your total steps for the day

Water                                             Water                                               Water                                      Water                                            Water
Goal: Eight 8 oz. servings                        Goal: Eight 8 oz. servings                          Goal: Eight 8 oz. servings                 Goal: Eight 8 oz. servings                       Goal: Eight 8 oz. servings
Fill in as you drink each serving!                Fill in as you drink each serving!                  Fill in as you drink each serving!         Fill in as you drink each serving!               Fill in as you drink each serving!

Veggies                                           Veggies                                             Veggies                                    Veggies                                          Veggies
Goal: Two 1-cup servings                          Goal: Two 1-cup servings                            Goal: Two 1-cup servings                   Goal: Two 1-cup servings                         Goal: Two 1-cup servings
Check off each serving                            Check off each serving                              Check off each serving                     Check off each serving                           Check off each serving

Fruits                                            Fruits                                              Fruits                                     Fruits                                           Fruits
Goal: Two 1-cup servings                          Goal: Two 1-cup servings                            Goal: Two 1-cup servings                   Goal: Two 1-cup servings                         Goal: Two 1-cup servings
Check off each serving                            Check off each serving                              Check off each serving                     Check off each serving                           Check off each serving

 SAVERS                                            SAVERS                                              SAVERS                                     SAVERS                                           SAVERS
Goal: All Six Components for one point            Goal: All Six Components for one point              Goal: All Six Components for one point     Goal: All Six Components for one point           Goal: All Six Components for one point
Circle the activities that you completed          Circle the activities that you completed            Circle the activities that you completed   Circle the activities that you completed         Circle the activities that you completed

 S.A.V.E.R.S.                                      S.A.V.E.R.S.                                       S.A.V.E.R.S.                               S.A.V.E.R.S.                                     S.A.V.E.R.S.
 Sleep                                             Sleep                                              Sleep                                      Sleep                                            Sleep
Goal: 7+ hours                                    Goal: 7+ hours                                      Goal: 7+ hours                             Goal: 7+ hours                                   Goal: 7+ hours
Enter total, in hours                             Enter total, in hours                               Enter total, in hours                      Enter total, in hours                            Enter total, in hours

 DAILY TOTAL                                       DAILY TOTAL                                        DAILY TOTAL                                DAILY TOTAL                                      DAILY TOTAL
1 point per category completed                    1 point per category completed                      1 point per category completed             1 point per category completed                   1 point per category completed

                                                                                                                                                                                            DAYS 1-5 TOTAL POINTS =
BONUS POINTS:
     1 Pt: Weekly goal met           1 Pt Per Post: Post your daily stats with #YBRHealthyHeart30
                                                                                                                                                                                                     BONUS POINTS =

     1 Pt. per Fitness challenge recipe prepared and eaten (possible 4 points)               1 Pt: No added sugar                                                                 WEEKLY TOTAL POINTS =
S.A.V.E.R.S - Buiding your Miracle Morning
                                                                                Healthy Habits for Routine Building
Hal Elrod is the author of a book called Miracle Morning. This book is a how-to guide for building a morning routine to boost your
individual success. His strategies can work with any schedule and routine, just as long as you put in the time! Bellow are his six
requirements for a miracle morning routine. It is said that habits can be formed in just 30 days. If you complete S.A.V.E.R.S. every
day for the 30-day #YBRHealthyHeart30 challenge, you will receive an additional 30 points.

                  Silence                                    Affirmations                                    Visualization
    Just five minutes of silence can              "Your self-talk has dramatic influence          Visualization is also known as
    reduce stress levels and give you a           on your level of success in every               mentally rehearsing, or even
    sense of calmness, clarity, and               aspect of your life" - Hal Elrod                manifesting. Close your eyes and
    peace. Your time in silence can be                                                            envision your goals coming to
    time alone, meditating, reflecting,           Say    at   least    five     self-loving       fruition. Sit in that visualization and
    or even mentally listing what you             affirmations out loud to yourself to            consider what actions in your life
    are grateful for!                             add a boost of positivity to your day!          could help you achieve your goals
                                                                                                  for a full five minutes.

                Exercise                                         Reading                                         Scribe
    Get your blood pumping by                      Read a minimum of 10 pages in a                Take five minutes and reflect and
    exercising, stretching, dancing, or            self-help book each day. Choose                empty your thoughts by writing.
    walking; so long as you are moving,            your book based on your personal               Writing down your thoughts in a
    for twenty minutes! Exercise helps             goals and begin learning how to                writer's-dump gives you the chance
    boost energy and it lowers stress,             attain your goals by reading how               to reflect on your thoughts in the
    setting you up for a successful day!           others    have    made     similar             future and free your mind from the
                                                   achievements of their own.                     weight of constant reflection.
Week 1: Nutritious Recipes
                                         Eat through the colors of the rainbow! Week 2-4 recipes will be posted in the staff Facebook group!
        Tomato Soup                       Butternut Squash Soup Roasted Brussels Sprouts                                              Eggplant Parmesan
         From Food & Wine                           From Cookie & Kate                         From New York Times                      From Gimme Some Oven

 Ingredients                               Ingredients                                Ingredients                                  Ingredients
                                                                                                                                    2 medium eggplants, sliced into 1/2 inch
 1 tablespoon butter                        1 large butternut squash, halved          1 pint brussels sprouts (1 lb)
                                                                                                                                    rounds (about 2 lbs)
 1 tablespoon olive oil                     vertically and seeds removed              4 tablespoons olive oil
                                                                                                                                    2 cups Panko breadcrumbs
 1 medium onion, thinly sliced              1 Tablespoon olive oil                    5 cloves garlic
                                                                                                                                    1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
 3 garlic cloves, minced                    1/2 cup chopped shallot                   salt and pepper to taste
                                                                                                                                    1 teaspoon garlic powder
 5 cups whole tomatoes in juice             1 teaspoon salt                           1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
                                                                                                                                    1 teaspoon salt
   (3-14 oz cans)                           4 garlic cloves, minced
                                                                                                                                    1/2 teaspoon pepper
 1 cup water                                1 teaspoon maple syrup
                                                                                                                                    2 large eggs
 2/3 cup heavy cream                        1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
                                                                                                                                    4 cups marinara sauce
 1 tablespoon sugar                         Black pepper
                                                                                                                                    2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper            3-4 cups vegetable broth
                                                                                                                                    2/3 cup finely grated or shaved
 1/4 teaspoon celery seed                   1-2 tablespoons butter
                                                                                                                                    Parmesan cheese
 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
                                                                                                                                    1 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
 salt and pepper
                                           Instructions                                                                            Instructions
                                                                                                                                   Heat oven to 425F. In a bowl, whisk together
                                            Preheat oven to 425F. Place the                                                        breadcrumbs, Italian seasoning, garlic
                                            butternut squash on a baking sheet                                                     powder, 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper. In
                                            and drizzle with olive oil - rub into                                                  a separate bowl, whisk eggs with 2
Instructions                                                                          Instructions
                                            the squash and sprinkle with salt                                                      tablespoons water. Dip an eggplant round in
 In a large saucepan, melt 1                and pepper, then turn face down           Heat oven to 400F. Trim bottom of            the egg mixture so it is evenly coated on all
 tablespoon butter in 1 T olive oil.        and bake for 40-50 minutes.               brussels sprouts, slice each in half top     sides, then transfer to breadcrumb mixture
 Add sliced onion and garlic and cook                                                 to bottom. Heat oil in an over proof         and coat on all sides. Place in a sheet pan
 until softened, about 5 minutes. Add       In a pot, warm 1 tablespoon of olive      pan over medium high heat. Put               lined with parchment paper. Repeat with all
 tomatoes, water, cream, sugar, red         oil over medium heat. Add chopped         sprouts cut side down in one layer in        eggplant rounds, and then bake for 25
 pepper, celery seed, oregano and           shallot and 1 teaspoon salt, stir fry     pan. Put in garlic, and sprinkle with salt   minutes.
 salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over      until it turns golden on the edges.       and pepper.
 high heat, breaking up the tomatoes        Add garlic, and stir fry for about 1                                                   Spread 1/2 cup marinara sauce in the
 with the back of a spoon. Reduce           minute. Switch off heat and add in        Cook, undisturbed, until sprouts begin       bottom of 9x13" baking dish. Place half of
 heat to moderate and simmer for 10         maple syrup, nutmeg, vegetable            to brown on bottom, and transfer to          eggplant in a layer along the bottom, top with
 minutes.                                   broth and butternut squash. Use an        oven. Roast, shaking pan every 5             1 cup marinara sauce, 1 cup mozzarella,
                                            immersion blender to blend until          minutes, until sprouts are brown and         Parmesan cheese, half of basil, remaining
 Use an immersion blend to blend            smooth. Stir in butter and add salt       tender, about 10-20 minutes.                 eggplant, remaining marinara, remaining
 until smooth, or allow to cool and         to taste. (If using a blender, allow to                                                mozzarella. Bake for 20-25 minutes until
 blend until smooth. Return soup to         cool, then blend until smooth in          Add salt and pepper if necessary. Stir       cheese melts and starts to turn golden
 pot and heat.                              batches if necessary.)                    in balsamic vinegar and serve.               brown.
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