Remember when enterprising elementary school teachers would teach you lame acronyms to help you learn long lists — which ended up only being useful in Trivial Pursuit tournaments? Those days are long over, but we actually found something worth committing to your memory banks.

It’s called the “power foods” acronym, a collection of 12 foods meant to power up your eating for your active or sloth-like lifestyle. Eat at least six of them a day and you’ll not only get healthier, but they’ll power up your workouts and give you more energy. Now THAT packs a punch.

Meet ABSDIETPOWER:

1. Almonds (or other nuts)
2. Beans (or other legumes)
3. Spinach
4. Dairy
5. Instant oatmeal
6. Eggs
7. Turkey (or other lean meats)
8. Peanut butter
9. Olive oil
10. Whole grains
11. Extra-protein powder (whey)
12. Raspberries (or other berries)

As seen in Men’s Health 2007 issues.

Bonus: “Control Your Cravings” with this daily meal plan and watch your calories plummet to pygmy proportions.

Power up your happy hours
Arm yourself with this little-known beer knowledge

When you go out and live it large with your coworkers, you need not forget that you can power up even with your tasty brews.

Fuego has gone on the hunt and found the five healthiest and the five meatiest beers — so while you’re powering up, you’ll still be able to keep that two-pack you spent years cultivating.

We judge the following beers by calories and carbs.

1. Amstel Light (99 calories, 5 carbs)
2. Yuengling Light (98 calories, 7 carbs)
3. Stella Artois (140 calories, 13 carbs)
4. Beck’s Dark (146 calories, 11 carbs)
5. St. Pauli Girl (148 calories, 10 carbs)

The Top Five Meatiest

1. Anchor Porter (209 calories, 23 carbs)
2. Sierra Nevada Stout (210 calories, 19 carbs)
3. Sam Adams Cream Stout (194 calories, 24 carbs)
4. Red Hook IPA (188 calories, 13 carbs)
5. Michelob Honey Lager (175 calories, 18 carbs)

Bonus: Curious about how your favorite brew fares? Get the nutritional lowdown here.

Power up your tools
Everybody likes some good hardware

Nobody uses a hammer to actually hammer anymore. These days they’re mostly used to claw drywall or take out cockroaches. So here we found something that allows you to break stuff without losing your sense of style.