Sexy Foods

Good morning! I hope everyone's weeks are starting off well. So far I've been productive and am still giving myself time to enjoy my summer. I'm sort of coming to grips with the fact that this will be my last summer vacation EVER, unless I become a teacher :(
Check out my new award :

On Saturday I got this "Lovely Blog Award" from Kelly at She Wears a Red Sox Cap. Thanks Kelly! Does anyone with a Mac know how I can get this on my blog? I'm not good with pictures!

Ok onto today's post!

Health and Sex

When I think of "health" I think of being free from disease and being physically, emotionally, and mentally balanced. Another part of good health is having good sexual balance, and relationship balance, right? Even though sex is still sometimes considered a topic that should be kept hidden, it's incredibly important for those who are currently, or in the future, in serious relationships. I think having good sexual balance can have an impact on anyone's health and well-being. Having good sexual balance has to start somewhere, so check out the following list of foods that you should eat to increase your sex drive. Notice they are all foods that should be recommended on a normal basis!

I thank the Today Show for the following list of "Foods for a Good Sex Drive".

Pomegranate (and POM juice!)

The antioxidants in pomegranates are good for increased blood flow, especially to the areas of importance, if you know what I mean...

Avocado

Ok, so this wasn't on the Today Show list, however I have heard that avocado is supposed to help women and men have better orgasms. I'm not sure what the mechanism is though.

Asparagus

Asparagus is packed with vitamin E, which apparently stimulates the production of sex hormones!

Chocolate

The phenyl ethylamine found in chocolate is said to release the same hormones that are released during sex. It was also mentioned that an Italian study found that women who ate more chocolate had a higher sex drive. This is good news for chocolate lovers :)

Vitamin C

Vitamin C helps the libido (sex drive).

Banana

The potassium and B vitamins help boost the production of sex hormones.

I hope you enjoyed my little "sex talk!". If you are single, not having sex, or just don't care about having a good sex life, then consider this a list of healthy foods that you should think about including in your healthy diet :)

More Fun in the Kitchen

Gina's "Somewhat" Greek Salad

I was inspired by the Greek salad I had last Monday and decided to throw together a salad of cucumber, tomato, and vadalia onions I had in my fridge.











I mixed them all up with EVOO, balsamic vinaigrette, pepper, and garlic powder. Very refreshing.

Turkey Burger Wrap

What do you get what you combine a whole wheat wrap, cooked bell peppers, sauteed mushrooms, swiss cheese, and chopped up turkey burgers?

A delicious turkey wrap! I also added some mixed greens and red hot. Mmm, what a delicious concoction.


Random Question: I'm working for my adviser this summer on creating a food safety website. What are some things about websites that you LOVE, and what are some things you HATE? For example; I hate it when websites have pictures that move, or that change every two seconds. I find it very distracting!

Thanks for reading today. Stay tuned for my next post, which will reveal my philosophy on sweeteners! Have a great week.