Eat Right Fitness Flash!!

Use your UFOs! - Do you have a UFO (underutilized food object) in your fridge? Trying to figure out whether to toss it or make some strange concoction that might turn out very wrong? Why not try the recipe search tool at CookThink.com? Type in the food or spice and the tool will create a list of recipes that include that item. Whip it up without worry because all of the site's recipes have been kitchen-tested.

Cuisine cure - Many of you are battling the cold and flu bug that are going around, or you may be just getting over an illness. You may not feel ike chowing down when you're sick, but your body needs food to get well, research from USF in Tampa shows. Cutting food intake by 30 percent made the immune systems of mice less effective at battling germs, the study showed. If the only thing you can handle is soup, spoon it up!

Go green! Sipping green tea may help you bounce back after a tough workout. Taking in the equivalent of three cups a day reduced cell damage from resistance exercise, a study in the journal of Nutrition reports. Brew a fresh mug to get the most antioxidants.

Weight worries :( - Feeling fat could be as bad for you as actually being overweight, note researchers from Columbia University in NYC. Stressing about your size may increase levels of brain chemicals linked to diabetes and high blood pressure - the same conditions obese people are more likely to face. To be healthy, focus on eating right rather than making weight loss the sole goal.