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Week 1 Healthy Eating Contest 2020: Gut Check

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May 29, 2020
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GUT CHECK: Eat probiotic-rich foods three days this week June 1-7, 2020.

A majority of the body's immune system is located in the gut. Deficiencies in good bacteria can inhibit the immune system from working at its best. The fix? Include probiotic-rich foods such as yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, miso, kombucha, pickles and olives in your diet three days per week.

Share your experience and a photo here for a chance to win a $100 gift card!

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c330392l

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My healthy breakfast green juice!!!

Ingredients: kale, spinach, lime, cucumber, granny green apple, mint leaves, and fresh pineapple 🍍Dr. Leigh

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MichaelO212004

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I start my day with plain greek yogurt with a spoonful of homemade low sugar raspberry freezer jam for breakfast 3-4 times a week. Yummy and so healthy!

christine1051

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We have with lunch every day a slice of a pickle! I have 2.5 oz turkey in a whole wheat, low carb tortilla, some cole slaw with Walden Farms zero calorie (no sugar, no fat), fruit -- like berries or half a sliced apple, and that pickle wedge!

Hope that meets the probiotic for this week! We've had it every day this past week!

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BelindaR613033

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Fermented foods offer good-gut probiotic bacteria, the same healthy Lactobacillus bacteria already in your gastrointestinal tract which contributes to digestive & immune health. For a fast Kimchi, I mix sauerkraut with Kimchi to kick-it-up a notch. Use kimchi in stir-fries, on burgers, as a side dish, or in your favorite Korean dishes. Excellent on brown rice with stir fry veggies! This pro health probiotic , long-lasting, ingredient, that literally gets better with age, can be easily homemade with many tutorials online.

Probiotics in Kimchi detox the body
Counteract inflammation and control the growth of disease-causing bacteria
Produce vitamins, amino acids (protein precursors), absorb minerals and eliminate free radical toxins
Control asthma and reduce risk of allergies
Benefits your mood and mental health!

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SF246113

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Greek yogurt and fruit for breakfast

Olif

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Where can I mail a photo to enter?

AARPTeriAuthor

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@Olif A link to the official rules are included below. You must post the photo to the current Week 4 (link: https://community.aarp.org/t5/AARP-Rewards-Connect/Week-4-Healthy-Eating-Contest-Scrap-This-For-That/td-p/2264899) to enter.

Prize Contest: To enter the Contest, log in to your AARP account and visit AARP Rewards forum (https://community.aarp.org/t5/AARP-Rewards-Connect/Step-Up-to-the-Plate-Weekly-Healthy-Eating-Contes... between June 1, 2020 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) and all entries must be received no later than June 30, 2020 at 12 PM ET. Entrants are responsible for determining the appropriate beginning and ending times in their respective time zones. Only one (1) entry per individual per week. To enter the contest, participants post a response to the post and additionally they must upload a photo to their contest post.

Official Contest Rules: https://community.aarp.org/t5/AARP-Rewards-Connect/AARP-Rewards-Healthy-Eating-Contest-Rules-June-2020/m-p/2261122

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EleanorC715217

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Gut check, homemade yogurt and it worked! Now I get to make no knead bread with all the whey. Can't wait to eat them together.