OC Mountain Lion Warning!…?

Foothill Ranch, CA | South Orange County

A man allegedly has encounter with mother mountian lion when he tries to pet cubs!

Man escapes with lacerations that required stitches, but a Dept of Wildlife authority says the wounds are NOT consistent with a mountain lion aka cougar.

This is a sensitive subject for local residents because mountain lions have killed in the recent past within a mile or two of this location. Authorities have closed the Whtiting Ranch Wilderness Park while they hunt down the lion to relocate it to a wilderness area further South in San Diego County.

Personally, my BS meter is on high alert as this man is known to locals as a homeless man who lives in and around the local shopping center.

File this under “suspicious.”

See a video of the whole story:
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=6310231

“When You Must Eat Out…”

For many families, 1/3 of their meals are eaten out of the home. The problem with that is that your choices for truly healthy meals are nearly zero. Foods that are packaged for kids are ways to advertise the next blockbuster movie, not necessarily nourish your little ones.

The way we feed our kids is beginning to show up as real health problems.

Diseases on the Rise in Kids

• Obesity
• Type II diabetes
• Eating disorders
• Digestive problems; acid reflux, GERD
• Food allergies and sensitivities

The Problem with “Kids’ Meals”

• Packaging and “Free” toy inside is the most costly part…they should just give you the food for free!
• Meals come with drinks… soda is the last thing kids should be drinking
• Usually come with fries… a tasty concoction of fried fat and starch
• The more they get them, the more they want them

My Suggestions:

• Don’t order “meals” – buy ala cart
• Don’t buy drinks – empty calories from sugar with no redeeming nutritional value at all – drink more water
• If you do want drinks, then order unsweetened tea, milk or OJ
• Don’t order fries – delicious? Yes. healthy? Absolutely not. Probably the worst food available.
• Save soda, fries and other really bad foods as treats to allow on special occasions.

Best Fast Food Choices:
El Polo Loco or other broiled chicken
El Polo “BRC” (Beans, Rice and Cheese burrito)
Subway tuna or turkey on wheat bread
Salads as long as you don’t use all the dressing… cut it in half if you have to have it.
Starbuck’s fresh fruit and cheese plates, yogurt parfait, citrus fruit salad with almonds
McDonald’s yogurt parfait or grilled chicken sandwich