Showing posts with label tryptophan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tryptophan. Show all posts

Friday, January 7, 2011

Tryptophan and Turkey Trivia

Is there something in turkey that makes you sleepy? According to this article, there is an amino acid called tryptophan in turkey that does just that! The topic came up in my exercise class at the gym the other day. Who knew?

In other turkey trivia, at the New Years Eve party, someone told me they mis-calculated the timing while baking their turkey this Christmas. Instead of using 60 minutes in hour, they used 50, or something like that. So the turkey was not ready in time, they ended up having to wait an extra 2 hours. From now on they will have 2 people calculate the time and then double check! I commented that it was probably better this way than to have the turkey overcooked!

On a family note, K was on a winter field trip up north for 3 days this week. He had great fun tobogganing and backpacking. I was happy that they slept in cabins this time. They even dug a hole in the lake and jumped in for a bit. The teacher had them warm up in the sauna first.