What are those stickers on my fresh produce?

Those stickers you find on your produce in the grocery store is the price look-up code or PLU. The PLU is a four- to five-digit price look-up code and is determined by the International Federation for Produce Standards. Once the cashier places your produce on the scale and enters the code into the register, the computer will calculate the price per pound.

But the information on the sticker doesn't stop there. If the produce is conventionally grown, its PLU will begin with 4 and contain three more digits. Organic produce will have a five-digit PLU that begins with 9. Genetically modified produce will also have a five-digit PLU but will begin with 8.

For example:

4409 = conventional large Bartlett pear
84409 = genetically modified large Bartlett pear
94409 = organic large Bartlett pear

The PLU sometimes lists the grower and variety of the produce.

Spring Ab Crunch Challenge - Week 12

Last week of the Challenge! We increase the Reverse Crunch to 10 on each side!

Basic Crunch - 30
Twist Crunch -15 each side
Plank - try to hold this position for sixty seconds or longer
The HundredDead Bug - 20 on each side
Reverse Crunch - 10 on each side

Spring Ab Crunch Challenge - Week 11

We are on the downhill slope of the Challenge. Are you still with us? Have you seen changes in Abs?

We're increasing the Dead Bug this week to 20 on each side.

Here's the routine for the week...

Basic Crunch - 30
Twist Crunch -15 each side
Plank - try to hold this position for sixty seconds or longer
The Hundred
Dead Bug - 20 on each side
Reverse Crunch - 5 on each side

Spring Ab Crunch Challenge - Week 10

I bet you thought I forgot about increasing exercises for Week 10! Well, I did and I didn't. Since Week 10 would have been the week to incease "The Hundred." It no longer would have been "The Hundred!" So I cut you some slack, plus I forgot to post that I was cutting you some slack! :)

Basic Crunch - 30
Twist Crunch -15 each side
Plank - try to hold this position for sixty seconds or longer
The Hundred
Dead Bug - 15 on each side
Reverse Crunch - 5 on each side