tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52054628167042124672024-03-18T04:34:11.185-07:00Revolution GreensRevolution Greens mission is to be a catalyst for healthier dining options and the improvement of the planets overall well being. We embrace and promote social responsibility in all communities. We strive to provide information on great tasting natural, organic and locally grown food and beverage to our visitors. We believe that there is a need for healthier food and lifestyles for people on the go. We want to share this information with the world.
HIP, PROGRESSIVE AND HEALTHYOperation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-28046079971223319902010-12-05T21:08:00.000-08:002010-12-05T21:08:52.999-08:00Groupon For Greenies
Groupon's pretty great for eco-bargain hunters like us-- in New York City, it has offered discounts on the likes of American Apparel, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, andGustOrganics (as pictured above.) Not all of the sales stem from sustainable sources, however. The random helicopter tour, sushi restaurant or Gap discount often lands in my inbox. Delete.MindBodyGreen Deals on the Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-60335620892395517592010-11-07T16:37:00.000-08:002010-11-07T16:37:55.929-08:00How to Sell Your Food ProductWe always like getting the inside story on how to get a new healthy product on store shelves. Follow the link below for a great article on what it takes to get it done.
BRING YOUR PRODUCT TO MARKETOperation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-32136219168698052862010-10-21T17:40:00.000-07:002010-10-21T17:40:46.166-07:00Food Trucks Across the USA
A new trend is starting to take over the major cities in the USA. The foods trucks are coming. Food trucks of all types of menus are rolling through your town. They are offering new ways to eat healthier food on the go. They also offer some great local creations. Check out the site below and see what is cruising around.
www.mobilecravings.comOperation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-17181761423355954472010-10-06T15:58:00.000-07:002010-10-06T15:58:58.782-07:00Flu Season Is Here. How To Improve Your White Blood Cell Count<!--StartFragment-->
Revolutionaries it is that dreaded time of year again. Yes, it is flu season. We have already seen many people across South Florida get hit with the Flu Bug. We know white blood cells are our bodies army. Their purpose is to battle against viruses and bacteria attacking our body. We set out to find what we could do to give our white blood cell army a Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-38639225227772650902010-10-04T04:09:00.000-07:002010-10-04T04:09:12.599-07:00Do You Exercise? This study says probably not!
Only about 5% of American adults do some type of vigorous physical activity on any given day, according to the results of a new study.Researchers analyzed 2003-2008 data from nearly 80,000 participants, aged 20 and older, in the American Time Use Survey, a national telephone-based poll that asked people what they did in the preceding 24 hours.
STUDY: Exercise can override 'fat' genesCALORIEOperation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-72941810309767602332010-09-27T17:29:00.000-07:002010-09-27T17:29:16.037-07:00Farms In Crisis
There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America -- a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat.
THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade.
From the prairies of Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-11274432407102410252010-09-13T12:31:00.000-07:002010-09-13T12:31:48.169-07:00Fast Food Does Not DecayThis is amazing! Check out the food below it has not changed. Things that are made from organic material age and decay, especially when they stop being alive. A piece of home-baked bread, say, left on your kitchen counter, will get moldy relatively fast. Lord knows what some ground beef would smell like after a week. But the artist Sally Davies has been photographing one McDonald's Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-86612725562094018822010-09-01T13:22:00.000-07:002010-09-01T13:22:54.089-07:00Benefits of Laughter Yoga
We usually post about food that makes you healthier, but we need you to see this! Laughter Yoga! How could this not be good for you? Check it out and feel better in minutes. If the first video doesnt work the second one will.
Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-73015364697314245672010-08-30T18:49:00.000-07:002010-08-30T18:51:09.308-07:00The Power of Peanut Butter
Good Day Revolutionaries! We have been on a bit of a Peanut butter kick lately. It tastes great and easy to use on almost anything. Not many people think of peanut butter as a healthy food, owing to the high caloric content and the amount of fat that is found in commercial peanut butter products. However, there is a surprising amount of Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-13643249906825960172010-08-23T15:51:00.000-07:002010-08-30T18:51:47.556-07:00Do You Have Ultra Endurance?Good Day Revolutionaries! We recently asked ourselves the question of how far could our bodies go. In other words, what level of extreme endurance were we capable of? Some of the Revolution Greens crew has taken a big interest in Triathlons and Marathons. We started out by just wanting to stay in shape and get our competitive juices flowing. At first it seemed Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-17863606127396866262010-07-25T12:05:00.000-07:002010-07-25T12:05:31.273-07:00Benefits of Lychees
We recently got our hands on Lychees. They were picked directly from the trees at Green Land Tropical Nursery in South Florida. These fruits are delicious. Not only do they taste great, but they are amazing for your bodies health. Check out the benefits below!
Nutritional Benefits of Eating Lychee Lychee helps in increasing the energy of the body.
It Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-27689231020825833912010-07-15T10:07:00.000-07:002010-07-15T10:07:15.856-07:00Boston's Farmers Markets
We are back! We have had a great few weeks. We were just in Boston doing some exploring. One thing we found amazing was the amount of farmers markets spread throughout the city. We counted no less than four taking place on the same day. The markets were packed with locals and tourists alike tasting food directly from the farms of New England. Everyone was Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-71261005954539156122010-06-21T17:47:00.000-07:002010-06-21T17:53:56.371-07:00The 37 Ingredients In A Twinkie
Hello Revolutionaries. Check out this cool project we found with our friends at Good Magazine. A popular rule of thumb among fans of healthy food is that the fewer ingredients there are in something, better it is for you. With a remarkable 37 or so ingredients, many of which are polysyllabic chemical compounds, Twinkies would seem to embody the antithesis of that rule.The Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-81403541835181097152010-06-05T05:46:00.000-07:002010-06-05T05:47:16.776-07:00Oil Spill Means No Shrimp For You
Looks like alot of people will be out of work on the Gulf Coast. What would Bubba Gump Shrimp do? Unbelievable how this could happen in our own backyard!Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-85629200469432255232010-05-25T15:41:00.000-07:002010-05-25T15:45:15.139-07:00Benefits of Vita Coco Water
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Today we had our first tasted of Vita Coco. We are now big fans! Here is a run down of all the benefits of drinking this great drink:
Coconut water has long been revered as a health drink. It is loaded with the five essential electrolytes that athletes need-- including sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and phosphorous. If you drink prior to a race or Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-57533595377288245732010-05-15T15:01:00.001-07:002010-05-15T15:05:51.440-07:00Fair Trade Certified Benefits
See why you should make the choice of supporting Fair Trade Certified Products. Not only will you be buying a superior product, but you will be helping the planet overall. Be good to one another!
www.transfairusa.orgOperation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-55416617442592093402010-05-04T18:32:00.000-07:002010-05-04T18:32:05.319-07:00Kopali Organics Co-Founder Zak Zaidman
http://www.kopaliorganics.com/Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-9813166928177050072010-04-26T19:42:00.000-07:002010-04-26T19:56:32.877-07:00Are Humans Herbivores??
Good Day Revolutionaries! Today we found ourselves doubting if humans should be eating meat. We got into a nice debate today about how humans should eat to benefit their bodies best. Most of us on this planet are Omnivores(we eat both meat and veggies). Some people are vegetarian and others have attempted to eat only meat, but that has not gone very well. We were Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-90266566519374163542010-04-23T08:32:00.000-07:002010-04-23T08:34:28.065-07:00Are You Eating Horse? You Might Be Soon
This does not look good! In some parts of the world horse is considered a delicacy. Here in the USA it is illegal to slaughter horses for use in food. That looks like it might be changing. On April 8, a subcommittee in the Tennessee House approved a horse slaughter bill 7-6. A week earlier, the Missouri House approved 91-61 bill HR1741. The bill hasn't yet been scheduled Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-52491766712037936972010-04-22T06:19:00.001-07:002010-04-22T06:19:54.325-07:00HAPPY EARTH DAY 2010ITS OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE PLANET!
Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-91011523227026109812010-04-20T05:04:00.000-07:002010-04-20T05:04:34.612-07:00Ride Your Bike and Create Electricity
Since the Revolution Greens Crew is getting more and more pumped about doing triathlons and maintaining great health, we couldnt help but post this story! Most triathletes find it hard to bike while traveling, but here's a hotel that will reward you for your training and being green!The Crowne Plaza hotel in Denmark will pay guest with a $36 meal voucher for every 10 watt-hours of electricity Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-4245657256181026452010-04-17T16:07:00.000-07:002010-04-17T16:08:06.198-07:00APPS FOR HEALTHY KIDS COMPETITION
As we were shooting around the world wide web we stumbled upon a competition to develop Apps to make kids healthier. The Apps for Healthy Kids competition is a part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign to end childhood obesity within a generation. Apps for Healthy Kids challenges software developers, game designers, students, and other innovators toOperation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-79548640107121479242010-04-14T17:41:00.000-07:002010-04-14T17:41:35.383-07:00A DOUBLE HECK NO, TO THE DOUBLE DOWN
How high was the guy who created the Double Down for KFC. We got our hands on one and check out the picture above. Why would any one want to put that in their bodies. We bet we could actually hear someone getting fatter while they eat it. In all seriousness it looks like someone gave a kindergarten class a bunch of left overs and asked them to make something. SheeshOperation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-82059082885384445952010-04-07T05:59:00.000-07:002010-04-07T06:01:49.524-07:00Here We Go... The Start of Revolution Greens Real Food Bars
Good Day Revolutionaries! Yesterday we had a tasty idea and we decided to see if it was possible. We wanted to create our own Food Bar. We wanted the bars to be all organic and use as may superfoods as possible. We hopped in the test kitchen and started creating. The ingredients we included were Acai, Blueberry, Goji, Almonds, Banana, Shredded Coconut, Organic Operation Motivationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17257707288441125076noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205462816704212467.post-27658974415378096932010-04-05T09:37:00.000-07:002010-04-05T15:38:03.499-07:00Top Foods For Triathlon Training
Part of the Revolution Greens Nation is getting ready for the Nautica South Beach Triathlon. It got us looking for the best food to feed our triathlete in training bodies. Our friends at RacingWeight.com gave us an easy to read description of what our bodies will need up to and after the event. Check out the event here... www.southbeachtri.com
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