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Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato Paninis
PointsPlus Value: 7
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 min
Serves: 2
We give these sandwiches extra flavor by rubbing the bread with a cut garlic clove. Swap basil for the arugula if it’s too peppery for your taste.
Ingredients
1 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp olive oil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/8 tsptable salt
1/8 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
4 oz Italian bread, cut into eight 1/2-inch-thick pieces
2 oz whole milk mozzarella cheese, fresh, thinly sliced
1 cup(s) arugula, baby leaves
1 medium plum tomato(es), cut into eight thin slices
4 spray(s) olive oil cooking spray
1 clove(s) (medium) garlic clove(s), peeled and cut in half
Instructions
- Preheat outdoor grill (or grill pan or skillet).
- In a small cup, stir together vinegar, oil, oregano, salt and pepper until blended. Brush mixture onto 1 side of each slice of bread.
- To make each sandwich, layer 1/4 of cheese over brushed side of bread and then top with 2 tomato slices and 1/4 cup of arugula. Top with another slice of bread, brushed side down and then coat sandwiches with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
- Grill, lightly pressing with a spatula from time to time, until bread is toasted and cheese melts, about 1 to 2 minutes per side; rub grilled bread with garlic clove. Yields 2 sandwiches per serving.
Notes
- If you like your paninis more pressed, use a sandwich weight or brick. Or use a panini press if you have one.
Huntsville Fitness – Be a Great Role Model
Be The Healthy Role Model For Your Family for the most effective Huntsville Fitness
Childhood obesity, underage drinking, smoking and failure to exercise are all concerns for parents these days. If you want your kids to adopt a healthier, wiser lifestyle, you are going to have to show them the light. Children often learn best by example. Lead and they will likely follow.
How can you set the example and get them off on the right foot if your habits aren’t that great? Consider taking these steps to put yourself and your family on the road to better health and Huntsville fitness:
- Work closely with a personal trainer – Exercise is one of the best ways to get yourself and your family in shape. Coming up with a program that will suit the needs of family members of varying ages isn’t easy though. A trainer can help you pick a plan that works for you while encouraging family members to get involved. You may even want individualized plans that also include family exercise time that’s fun. Taking bike rides together, walks or even jogs through the park might do the trick.
- Make eating right cool – Children are not born with a hatred for fruits, vegetables and other healthy food choices. They learn to scorn these things when processed, sugary and salty snacks and treats are introduced into their diets. Reserve the unhealthy snacks and fast-foods for occasional treats and make the healthy options the staples in your house. Also make sure your family sees you eating healthy foods. If you munch on grapes, yogurt or whole grain crackers in between meals, your children will be more likely to do the same. At mealtime, present healthy options, but do take the steps to make them tasty and enjoyable. Grilled or broiled lean meats, fresh vegetables, whole grain side dishes and other similar choices are healthy and they can offer a lot of flavor.
- Make exercise fun for effective Huntsville fitness – When it’s your time to exercise, don’t let your kids hear you complain. If you really can’t handle the idea of a trip to the gym on a particular day, load up the kids in the car and go to a park for a hike. Or, just head to the backyard for a game of Frisbee or something fun. You’ll know it’s exercise, but your kids won’t.
- Work on breaking bad habits – If you smoke or drink too much, take steps to kick these habits. When children see their parents smoking or drinking, they associate these behaviors with being grown up. They also believe they are acceptable. Keeping drinking down to low or moderate levels or giving up tobacco can send your children the message you want them to learn.
If you want your family to become healthier and encourage more Huntsville fitness, you may have to take the first steps. When your children and even your spouse see you having fun, they are likely to follow your example. Working with your trainer or the pros at your fitness center can help you get off on the right foot to effect a change for yourself and your family.
It’s not too late to join
If you have not signed up to join the 2010 New Year ~ New You Weight Loss Challenge yet, it is not too late. Classes began Monday (2/1/10) but we will still accept registration through Friday, 12/12/2010. Before you make a decision, be sure to check out some of the cool prizes that are being offered this year – we will have a total of TEN GRAND PRIZE WINNERS. Here’s a look at some of the things they will win:
* 37″, 26″ and 19″ Flat Screen LCD Televisions
* George Foreman Indoor/Outdoor Grill
* Nikon 10.0 Megapixal Digital Camera
* 3-Piece Bistro Set
* $360 24/7 Gift Certificate for Membership
* Kodak EasyShare Digital Camera
… and much more
We would also like to encourage you to go to the Contest blog and hear what the excited participants have to say about the program after attending the Contest Kick-Off last week. If you have weight to lose and would like help gettin to your goal – this contest is a great way to do it. Call today for more information or speak with one of our staff members – they can get you started right away.
Contest
2010 NEW YEAR ~ NEW YOU WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE
It’s that time of year again – time for 24/7 to begin our much anticipated weight loss challenge
Member’s that have participated in the past challenges know that they are a fun experience. Previous participants have received helpful tips and strategies for getting a great workout, they have received lots of motivation and support and they have made lots of really great friends.
The members in previous 24/7 Health Club contests were able to boast of truly amazing results, see some examples below:
- Holiday Hotties – Average of 10.52 pounds of fat in one 8-week contest
- “I Lost it at the Club” – Average of 15 pounds of fat in the next 8-week contest
- Biggest Loser – Average of 18.9 pounds of fat in a 10-week contest
We are so excited you chose to participate and we can’t wait to see the results you have at the end.
- For those of you who have participated in the past - please take a moment to tell us what you enjoyed most about our New Year ~ New You Weight Loss Challenge’s of the past.
- For those of you who are new, we would love to hear why you chose to join the program and what you hope to gain by participating.
Good Luck to all of you!
New Year Contest Kick-Offs this Week!
Make plans to attend one of the New Year ~ New You Weight Loss Challenge Kick Off Events scheduled for this week. During the Kick Off, we will go over the contest rules and take beginning measurements and weights.
HUNTSVILLE (920 Winchester Road) – Tuesday, Jan 26th at 7:00 p.m.
HARVEST – (481 Kelly Spring Road ) – Thursday, Jan 28th at 7:00 p.m.
For more contest details – CLICK HERE
If you have weight to lose and need help keeping your New Year’s Resolutions, you don’t want to miss this event. Make plans NOW to attend one of the Kick Off events and let us help you to reach your goals. We hope to see you there!
BodyPump Sneak Launch this Week!
Be sure to attend your favorite BodyPump classes this week or you just may miss it.
The instructors will be hosting “Sneak Launches” for Release 72 during the regularly scheduled classes all week long.
Let us know what you think about the newest release and tell us if you had fun during the Sneak Launch!
Thoughts for the New Year
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We’ve learned how 
to make a living, but not a life. We’ve added years to life not life to years. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We’ve done larger things, but not better things.
We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We’ve conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We’ve learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.
Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn’t cost a cent.
Remember, to say, “I love you” to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
