In this issue

• Wheatgrass, the Wonder Juice
• The Secret Life of Cheese
• The “Light” in Light Beer
• Dr. Liz: Less is More
• Community Events

Fresh to Market — Now with Coupons!

We all know that two of the most popular New Year’s resolutions are to get fit and save money. In Fresh to Market, we love to give you tips on how to eat well-balanced meals to maintain a healthy diet. And now more than ever, we know the importance of helping you save money, which is why we’ve introduced coupons to this newsletter!

This week, we invite you to try Think products. thinkThin and thinkGreen bars are all-natural, and they are great tools to help with New Year’s weight-loss resolutions. Print your coupon here to give these tasty bars a try, and check back in coming editions of Fresh to Market to check out all the coupons we have coming up!

Fiber 35 Diet FitSmart Shake

The Fiber 35 Diet FitSmart Shake contains 10 grams of premium acacia fiber and 20 grams of bioactive whey protein in every serving. This shake is also gluten free, with no preservatives and no artificial ingredients.

Slim Fast — Bonus Pack!

Now get eight cans of Slim Fast for the price of six with the Bonus Pack! One Slim Fast Optima shake provides 5 grams of fiber and one-third of the recommended intake for most essential vitamins and minerals, including 50 percent of the daily value for calcium. Slim Fast shakes are available in Rich Chocolate Royal, French Vanilla, Strawberries n’ Cream, and Cappuccino Delight.

Community Events

$1,000 Nugget Gift Card Drawing
January 14th

Want to be our next $1,000 winner? Simply ask one of our associates for an official price survey form, and he or she will fill you in on the details. Our next drawing is scheduled for January 14, 2009. Surveys must be turned in by January 12, 2009, to be included in the January drawing.

Make-A-Wish Foundation's Winter Wine and Food Fest
January 31st
Sacramento CA

Nugget Market joins with the Make-A-Wish Foundation for this year’s Winter Wine and Food Fest fundraiser on Saturday, January 31st at the Sacramento Convention Center. Wine tastings and a silent auction start at 5 p.m. and continue until 7:30 p.m.; there will also be a live wine auction from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. For more information, please call 916-437-0206.

To find out about other events in your community visit our events page .

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Fresh to Market
Jan. 8, 2009
Volume 3, Issue 1

We hope you enjoyed reading this issue of Fresh to Market. Fresh to Market is a free, bi-weekly email publication of Nugget Market, Inc.

Lighten Up!

Featured Recipes:

Try our Lemon Herb Chicken and Roasted Beets, Pear, and Goat Cheese Salad recipes as part of a lighter diet — proof that light foods don’t to be light on taste!

Not So Scary: Wheatgrass, the Wonder Juice

Sure, it might look like the stuff you have to clean out of your lawnmower, but trust us: wheatgrass is exceedingly good for your health, and once you get used to it, it really isn’t so scary to drink. Need more convincing? Here are five surprising facts you may not know about wheatgrass juice:

1. Wheatgrass juice is 70% chlorophyll, and like all plants that contain chlorophyll, wheatgrass is high in oxygen. The brain and body tissues function at optimal levels when exposed to high levels of oxygen.
2. chlorophyll is also anti-bacterial, meaning it is useful inside and outside of the body as a healing agent. It also helps purefy the liver, improves blood sugar problems, and can wash drug deposits from the body.
3. Wheatgrass juice is a superior detoxification agent: According to research, just 15 pounds of wheatgrass has the same detoxifying power as 350 pounds of carrots, lettuce, celery and others.
4. Wheatgrass juice can help improve the appearance of skin by helping clear acne and even reducing the appearance of acne scars after seven to eight months of regular ingestion (in combination with a healthy diet). It can also help with other skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis.
5. The chlorophyll in wheatgrass juice enhances hemoglobin production in the body, and can help reduce high blood pressure.

Ready to try it? Shots of wheatgrass are available at Nugget’s coffee bars — try one next time you stop by!

The Secret Life of Cheese

This just in: Cheese is actually … healthy for you? It seems impossible that something so tasty can also provide many health benefits, but, when eaten in moderation, cheese actually does provide many of the vitamins and minerals our bodies need daily. Cheese helps your body with digestion, and it is also an excellent source of protein and vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, D, E and K – not to mention calcium, phosphorous, sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese and copper. Translation: Cheese contains a whole lot of goodness in one delicious food!

The “Light” in Light Beer

If losing weight is one of your New Year’s resolutions, you might be thinking of switching to a light beer to help cut calories. But how “light” are light beers, exactly? Most light beers are diluted with water in order to reduce their alcohol content (and therefore reduce their calorie counts), but this also sometimes comes with a sacrifice in flavor. In general, most light beers have about 35 fewer calories per serving than standard versions. Most people can burn that off with a 10-minute walk. Check out the calorie comparisons above.

Health Notes with Dr. Liz

Less is More

From Thanksgiving to Super Bowl Sunday, we’re in the season of excess. You may find yourself eating and drinking your way into 2009 between the office parties, family dinners, New Year’s celebrations and football-playoff food fests. This excess may leave you with a few extra, unwanted pounds and a fitness plan that’s a distant memory. But rather than missing the festivities to avoid the excess, enjoy yourself instead with a new motto. This party season, “Less is more.” Here are some ways to start 2009 refreshed.

1. Downsize: At dinner parties and family affairs, serve yourself smaller portions. According to research, most of the taste enjoyment comes from the first few bites. Sampling small portions of everything offered will keep the cook happy but keep you from indulging in unwanted calories.
2. Savor sweets: This season make peace with the chocolates, cookies and other treats that appear at virtually every holiday gathering. Decide on the one or two goodies you will sample and then enjoy. Avoid temptation of more by positioning yourself away from the sweet area and declining the offer to take home leftovers.
3. Sip slowly: Cocktails, champagne and other alcoholic beverages flow this time of year, contributing to that “too much” feeling that leaves you less than energetic the next day. Moderation is key when it comes to alcohol. Decide on your limit before you start and sip slowly, letting yourself enjoy the conversation and company.
4. Live by example: Employ the “less is more” approach for gatherings you host. Serve smaller portions, scale back on quantities of food and drink, and instead focus on special items such as old family recipes or unique foods. Your guests won’t go home hungry, but instead they will be satiated with the richness of friends and family.

—Liz Applegate, Ph.D.