1. Set a programmable thermostat
Set the heat or the air-conditioning to match your daily patterns to save energy. If you turn your thermostat down two degrees in the winter and up two degrees in the summer and you’ll keep nearly 880 pounds of carbon dioxide from warming the earth.
2. Stop junk mail
Go to optoutprescreen.com to stop receiving pre-approved credit card offers and sign up on catalogchoice.org to reduce the amount of unsolicited catalogs sent to you. If everyone in the United States reduced the junk mail he receives every week, 100 million trees would be spared each year.
3. Buy green power
Visit the Green Power Network’s U.S. map at eere.energy.gov/greenpower to check out if your state offers green energy.
4. Reuse and Recycle
To learn which items you can leave out for curbside pickup, and how to dispose of those you can’t, log on to earth911.org for contact info for local recyclers of more than 250 materials―from cooking oil to hazardous waste (including batteries). Americans already recycle about a third of their trash (double what was recycled in 1990), but we can do more.
5. Carry a water bottle with you
Save some money and the consumption of plastic bottles- buy a “green” reusable bottle. Americans use 3.3 million plastic bottles every hour but recycle only one in five. We have one here and a cooler to match.
6. Buy local produce
Your last meal may have traveled 1,500 miles to get to your table. Find food near you. Green markets, farm stands,and conscientious supermarkets all offer locally grown produce. Buy it and you’ll conserve fuel, reduce pollution, and
enjoy fresher food.
7. Bring your own bags to the market
In an average year, U.S. households use about 100 billion plastic bags, 99 percent of which are never recycled. Stash some canvas bags in your car!
8. Give your car a tune-up
Tune up your car (usually every 30,000 miles) and raise your car’s fuel efficiency
anywhere from 4 to 40 percent. Go to greendrivingusa to find some great gas saving tips!
9. Turn off the water
The average faucet releases about three gallons of water a minute, so shut it off while you brush your teeth or shave.
10. Skip red meat once a week
It can take seven or more pounds of grain to produce one pound of beef, and livestock consumes 70 percent of America’s grain. Eat less of it (cut out one day a week) and when possible, choose pasture-fed, sustainably raised beef. If you alone gave it up once every seven days, you would save the 840 gallons of fresh water it takes to produce a single serving. Check out Meatless Mondays for great meal ideas or Dan’s Essentials recipes.
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March 19th-25th marks Wellness Week and many gyms, spas, and other businesses are celebrating living well by offering discounted services at their wellness facilities. Our customers, Yvonne Landis and Melodie Mayo of Elements Diet and Fitness kicked off the week by talking about the importance of recovering well with restorative poses and of course, our nutrient dense whole food Recovery Shakes.
Click here to see the video.
Remember, the Recovery Shake is most important meal of the day. The body only has a 30 minute window to optimize its workout. If you miss this opportunity to give it what it needs, the window quickly closed. You will not be able to store as much glycogen as just prior to your workout because the cells that once contained your stored sugars have decreased slowing down your metabolism. By drinking a high Glycemic drink with 3 to 1 ration of carbs versus protein, respectively, immediately following your workout, the sugars race into your muscles replenishing the lost glycogen keeping your metabolism humming. This is key to weight lose or muscle gain, your body will not gain an ounce of fat but you WILL realize your fitness goals much quicker.
Your body runs primarily on glycogen. The best time to store glycogen is right after exercise. Timing is Everything!
Eat Well!
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Summary: Planning on going to Vegas? Forgot to pack your Protein Supplement? Guess what? PFC has hit the jack pot in Vegas. That’s right – world class chefs at Caesars and Aria have selected PFC’s Performance Bio-Whey Protein to be the ONLY Protein used in their restaurants and room service for smoothies!
Pottstown, PA March 16, 2012: The Chefs in the world-class Vegas hotels Caesars and Aria were in search of an all-natural protein supplement to use in their restaurants and hotel room service smoothies, so they confided with Chef Chris Young, formerly the Executive Chef of the Mirage and sports enthusiast. Chris recommended Performance Food Center’s (PFC) Bio-Whey Protein as his Protein supplement of choice for its unique natural ingredient profile and ability to mix well with smoothies, oatmeal, parfaits, cookies and so much more.
PFC created their line of Bio-Whey Protein in order to offer a completely natural whey protein to people who care about what they put in their bodies. Generally, most protein supplements on the market today are not worth their weight in cheese. Most manufacturers’ protein labels claim that Whey is the main ingredient, but there are big differences between them all and choosing the right one could mean the difference between great absorption and utilization or high BV rating or low absorption, stomach aches and poor absorption. PFC chose to use the best concentrate available in their Bio-Whey Protein, which is 80% protein, replete with immune- supportive nutrient profile, immunoglubins, bovine serum albumin, beta-lactoglobulin, lactoferrin, lipolic acid and CLA. Guests of the hotel and restaurants report that they can taste and feel the difference.
PFC refuses to use any artificial additives or synthetic sweeteners; instead their Whey Protein Supplements are sweetened with low-glycemic fructose and the natural herb, zero calorie Stevia extract. All ingredients and flavor systems are whole-food compliant and PFC Approved for Living Well. They believe that you are what you eat AND what your food eats, so PFC has certified all farms that produce their whey protein to be free of all hormones.
PFC is proud to offer their natural Protein supplements in Caesars and Aria hotel and restaurants; after all, what a better place to recover and take care of your body then the Entertainment Capital of the World, Las Vegas.
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Recently, we stumbled on an actual bottle of our competitor’s product. We have never denigrated another company, because after all, these are all good people with good intent; however, the ingredients being served to their customers do not fit our definition of natural. They use ingredients like Sodium Benzoate, Caramel Color, Sucralose, Corn Syrup and many more – most can be found on the Bad list.
Look good for you?
Apple- Contains 50% Juice
Apple Juice, Fructose Corn Syrup, Filtered Water, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium, Metabisulfite, Caramel Color
Passion Mango- Contains 50% Juice
Fructose Corn Syrup, Pasteurized White Grape Juice Concentrate, Pasteurized Apple Juice Concentrate, Filtered Water, Pasteurized Mango Concentrate, Pasteurized Passion Juice Concentrate, Citric Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavors Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium, Metabisulfite, Glycerol Abietate
Low Carb Guava- Contains 50% Juice
Filtered Water, Pasteurized Guava Puree, Pasteurized White Grape Concentrate and/or , Pasteurized Apple Juice Concentrate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Sucralose, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium, Metabisulfite, Xantham Gum
PFC Approved for Living Well
We have cleaned out countless Juice Bars that were filled with syrupy products filled with ingredients like these listed above. They all ended up switching over to our Natural line of Juice Bar products and now their customers report that they can taste and really see the difference.
Just remember, you are what you eat and what your food eats. We understand this and that is why we have made it our mission to offer only Natural whole food Ingredients in all of our products. The PFC approved stamp means that the product contains no artificial ingredients, synthetic sweeteners or additives of any kind. You can feel good about giving your customers food that is actually good for their bodies and helps them reach their performance and wellness goals.
Call/email us today to find out more about our Natural line of Juice Bar and Cafe supplies.
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March 1st is Peanut Butter Lovers Day! We all love a little peanut butter (or nut butter); after all, it is a great addition to any smoothie. The good news is that Peanut Butter is very healthy, but only if it is Natural. Do you know what is in your Peanut Butter?
Did you know:
Peanuts are the most popular nut in the United States. They fall into the legume family and are cousins to the pea, the lentil and the garbanzo bean. They are composed of half fat (healthy monounsaturated fat), a quarter protein and a quarter carbohydrates. Consuming about 5 ounces of peanuts (or 5 tablespoons of peanut butter) per week can lowers one’s risk of heart disease around 21 percent. It also lowers LDL cholesterol and provides your body with protein, monounsaturated fat, and the antioxidant resveratrol.
Nutritionals:
- Biotin
- Tocopherols
- Folic Acid
- Vitamins B1 and B3
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Manganese
Health Benefits:
- Harmonizes the stomach
- Increases milk supply of nursing mothers
- Lowers blood pressure
- Rich in antioxidants
- Reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke and colon cancer
- Helps prevent gallstones
- Protective against Alzheimer’s disease
- Lowers risk of weight gain
Our Peanut Butter (and Almond Butter too) is ground fresh weekly. You will never see your Nut Butter swimming in Oil; we leave that to the big companies who make it months before you buy.
Refrigeration may only be necessary if you plan to not consume or serve it for three or more months – which we would find hard to believe. It’s never been done!
Go ahead, go get your Peanut Butter, after all, they dedicated a whole day for this healthy nut butter!
Or call/email us to find out how you add our Natural Smoothie Ingredients to your Juice Bar or Cafe.
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