When it comes to healthy eating, the name of the game is moderation. It can be easy to forget that even though healthy foods like olive oil and guacamole are rich in healthy fats and antioxidants, they’re also calorie-dense. Here are five surprising healthy foods that have more calories than you may have thought:
If looking good is the best revenge, Jennifer Lopez — who split from husband of seven years Marc Anthony last summer — has been getting plenty of it lately. She stunned at the Oscars on Sunday in a plunging Zuhair Murad shimmering gown. Now, days later, the 42-year-old is showing off her killer bod in an unusual photo shoot for V Magazine. In the spring issue’s cover photo, the “American Idol” judge dons wrist wraps, a men’s groin protector (“I thought it was more graphic,” J. Lo says of why she chose the male version over the female one.), tiny tee, and leather jacket, revealing her super-toned legs and muscular abs. “It did make me feel tougher,” she admits of the look.
The Toronto Zoo is apparently unhappy with Buddy and Pedro, two African penguins who have seemingly bonded in defiance of the need for more baby penguins.
When Buddy and Pedro left the zoo in Ohio they were part of a bachelor flock of six captive bred African penguins.
African penguins are listed as an endangered species and the plan behind bringing the pair to the Toronto zoo is part of a captive breeding plan to save the species.
The number of gays and lesbians adopting children has nearly tripled in the last decade despite discriminatory rules in many states, according to an analysis of recent population trends.
“It’s a stratospheric increase. It’s like going from zero to 60,” said Miami attorney Elizabeth Schwartz, who has coordinated more than 100 adoptions for gay and lesbian families in the last year. “I think many really dreamed of doing this but it wasn’t something they ever thought would become a reality.”
About 21,740 same-sex couples had adopted children in 2009, up from 6,477 in 2000, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. About 32,571 adopted children were living with same-sex couples in 2009, up from 8,310 in 2000. The figures are an analysis of newly released Census Bureau estimates.
Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson says that the public’s acceptance of the show’s gay storylines has been ‘encouraging’, changing the opinions of people previously close-minded towards gay marriage.
When asked about American audiences embracing gay characters on TV more than ever, Tyler Ferguson, who plays Mitchel Pritchett on the show, said: ‘It’s shocking, isn’t it? But also very encouraging. I was prepared for these characters to have a bit of a backlash and it’s sort of been the exact opposite.
‘Conservatives come up to us saying ‘You’ve change my mind about gay marriage’ or ‘I relate to Cameron and Mitchell and I find them very enjoyable and now I’m looking at Bob and Joe down the street and wondering how they’re different’.
