Weekend Roundup: Eating Healthy at the Dallas Airport Edition.

It seems like the prevalent opinion in California is that Texas is a large undifferentiated plane filled with tumbleweeds, oil wells, conservatives and guns. I suppose Texans have a similar but opposite stereotype of Californians. Personally, I love Texas. I find it an incredible mix of old and new. Traditions from centuries ago standing next to the latest in high tech companies. It’s exhilarating to find a place that, like my home in California, has managed to combine old and new in a successful mixture, although in a very different way from California. That said, I do have one complaint. There is not a single healthy thing to eat at the Dallas Ft. Worth airport. The closest thing I found to healthy was a Taco Bell. Oh well, if that’s the only complaint a Californian can come up with when he visits Texas then I think we’re doing pretty well. On to the links!

60 in 3 was featured in three carnivals this week and I’m very grateful for the owners of those blogs for featuring my articles. If you’re interested, here are all three:

Veggie Chick chose to feature my article about controlling portion size at her Carnival for Vegetarians. This collection of articles has some good reading for your carnivores as well.
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Anette from Frugal Journey chose to feature my article about saving money and getting healthier by tossing the sodas and drinking water. She also has a number of other articles about saving money and living a frugal lifestyle in her Carnival of Frugality.
@Frugal Journey

Mathew at Finance is Personal chose to use the same article for his festival. Like Anette, he has a number of articles about saving money that would make for interesting reading.
@Finance is Personal

And now, useful health links!

Article - From Men’s Health we have an interesting article about what to eat while traveling. This comes at a good time for me since I’m going to be on the road all of this week. Traveling can be fun but it can also be very bad for your health as you indulge in foods that you normally wouldn’t have. Remember, being on the road is not an excuse to binge.
@Men’s Health

Article - From That’s Fit we have an article about getting your health plan to reimburse your gym membership. Many health plans now offer help with gym memberships because they finally recognized that keeping you healthy now is cheaper than paying for treatment later. I heartily agree. This is one case where big business and your personal goals match exactly.
@That’s Fit

Article - And one more from That’s Fit, this time in the form of advice on not ignoring pain and swelling during exercise. This article complements an earlier item I wrote about telling the difference between an ache and a pain. Exercise is supposed to improve your health, not damage it, so pay attention to your body and don’t ignore pain.
@That’s Fit

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