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What to do with a Plantain
I have 2 plantains...any ideas what to do with them will be most welcome.
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instant mashed potato recipes
I was gifted with a box of instant mashed potatoes and not being a fan of instant potatoes, I was wondering if anyone has uses for them? I know you can thicken soups and gravies and they can be made at least tolerable with the addition of butter, creams, milk and other assorted things, but would like some other (healthy)…
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The Dukan Method?! Lose weight fast W/O starving yourself!
Has anyone heard of this? I just learned about it today... anyone tried it or want to share their input?
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Juicing problems!!
For the new year, starting January first, I started recently juicing, even doing the 30 day challenge from simplegreensmoothies.com. I thought it would help me loose weight and start eating healthier. Today I got on the scale and discovered that not only did I not loose any weight or stay the same, but gained about 5…
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Snacks???
What kind of low calorie and easy snacks are your favorites? I like cut up apples with a little cinnamon sprinkled on top. I need some fresh ideas! Thanks!
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Vitamins??
I've heard diet specialists talk about the importance of taking OTC vitamins while dieting. I'm an RN of 12 years and know that some "cheap" vitamins consist of more filling than vitamins and are useless to take. I realize we get vitamins from the foods we eat as well, but like many women my age, I simply don't have time…
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Smoothie Recipes ? :)
Does anyone make their own homemade smoothies? I would love some ideas for healthy low cal smoothie recipes to have as snack/breakfast or maybe dessert for after dinner :) Thanks for any ideas/feedback! :flowerforyou:
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Juicing Recipes
We finally bought our first juicer! I am looking for some yummy recipes for juicing. And as a extra TASK for each of you who post, I'd like to know what health benefits there are to your recipe? For example, if you have a great tasting fruit juice with recipe that is supposed to cure "stupidity" I'd like to know how and…
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Meal Replacement Shakes
I am thinking of trying these. Anyone know of what the better ones are? Does anyone have any great recipes to make them at home (if possible)? :flowerforyou:
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Sugar Grams (MFP style)
hi....so in doing the recommended by MFP., sugar, it allows me 24 sugar grams a day. I just logged eating a fresh peach.....and that was 17 grams of sugar. I know fruit has lots of natural sugars....but I have tried so hard to eat healthy.....and I knew I needed to add more fruit into my diet. WHAM......I have almost…
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1200 Calories a Day?!?!?!?
Hey there! I was hoping to get some friends that stay at or under 1,200 calories a day. I know that once I lose the weight I want and/or hit a plateau, I will increase my calories, but right now I want to try and stay under 1,200, as I rarely work out. Hoping there are others out there with the 1,200 calorie a day goal!…
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"Reserving" Calories for the weekend
So I have seen some posts about people who stay under their calorie goals during the week so they can have a little wiggle room on the weekends. Has anyone had sucess or failure with this method? I am curious to try it but looking for some input before doing it. Thanks!
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Grocery bill is way higher than I'd like
Spent about $400 this month on two people last moth. Not sure of exact amount since I went by my debit deductions to Walmart and Target and some of that includes toiletries and stuff, but it's in that ballpark. I cook from scratch a LOT. Pretty much all the ready to go items I buy is bread, pasta, and the occasional ice…
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progresso 100 calorie soups???
I need input / feedback on the progresso soups...I know they range from 90 to 130 calories which is a good thing for me, but I also noticed they're packed with sodium. I'm trying to stay away from rice and bread but at the same time I'm lost at what to eat.
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Shakeology
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My favorite non-meat foods to grill
I've been craving grilled food... Maybe I'm just getting tired of the winter! Some of you may enjoy these, if you haven't tried them before: 1. Grilled pineapple: marinate it overnight in coconut juice. Sprinkle some cinnamon on it while it's grilling. Grill it till there are marks on both sides. It tastes sweet, but…
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Calorie counts inconsistent across own brand?
I'm super confused. I just found a new frozen meal that I'm really liking, angel hair marinara, in the smart ones/weight watchers line. Maybe not the best dinner health wise, but sometimes it's just what's handy. Anyway, I buy this product at walmart several times now (I really like it) and the box that I grab says 200…
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Thoughts on food dehydrator?
I was thinking about getting a food dehydrator. I love Tosca Reno and she highly recommends it. Anyone have one, and what do you use it for? I heard kale chips come out unbelievable, and that alone makes it seem worth it!
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Cholesterol Help
I have done a pretty good job at lowering my triglycerides, but my cholesterol is still too high. I need some ideas to lower my cholesterol....any help would be appreciated!
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Need Nutritional Facts
Can anyone tell me what the website is that gives you a list of all restaurants nutritional facts, I use to use it when I was doing WW and now I can't remember what it is. I can't remember what the woman's name is that the website is named after. Thanks for all your help!!!
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Food on Planes- interesting lesson
I've been eating leaner and healthier for the last couple of years and this was my first time on a long-haul in Coach (previous employer paid for Business Class transatlantic). I thought about what they might serve and when, and remembered American Airlines' crappy Coach class breakfast of yogurt with high-fructose corn…
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shakes high on protein
What are the benefits of shakes with high protein? The one I'm drinking has 25g but i see alot of people on here go for the ones with extremely high protein
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My opinion on "diets", what's yours?
So I see a lot of nonsense on here (or at least stuff that's nonsense in my opinion) regarding "diets", and I figured I'd put my two cents in to the whole thing. When it comes down to it, the way I see food is that it's something I need to take in to sustain my life. And with that, eating is something I have to do fairly…
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Energy Levels...
Over the last 2 or 3 weeks, my enery levels have been horrid. I need more than 8 hours(9 or 10 to feel rested enough), when 7.5 to 8 is usually enough to have me ready to go. I am eating very well, but need to find an energy boost, preferably a nutritious one. I cannot do large amounts of caffeine as it has an adverse…
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Fruit.....Oh how I love, love, fruit......!!!!
She says..... After just eating her mixed fruit salad at her desk How many portions of fruit are you having a day? What sort of fruits? Are they citrus ones? Bothered about the sugars in them.............or not??? S x
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Sugar "targets"
Any thoughts on how much I should put my limit in for my food diary? Goal in this case is to avoid becoming a diabetic. I only recently added a sugar column and it stuck "33" as a limit but it means nothing to me.
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Eating fruit = excess of sugar?
x__x Is anyone else worried about this? After I put sugar on the macro-thingy on my food tracker I noticed that very often i take in waay way more sugar than the goal tells me to. For example, I think I might have eaten almost the entire 6 recommended fruit a day in one smoothie... And the counter says that it totals to…
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Oolong Tea
Has anyone tried Oolong Tea? I was told by a friend if you drink a couple cups a day they help in weight lose. I went to this website: http://www.amazing-green-tea.com/oolong-tea-weight-loss.html and a few others and it looks very promising. I figure it is just tea so it can't hurt to try it. I went and bought two boxes of…
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for those that know there protien shakes
i would like to either buy isowhey complete or usn 100% whey protien but im not sure which one to get. i would like to have one for breakfast everyday and my body goal is to tone up with a little weightloss
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Herballife
Hi all I have just started herballife and i have been through the forum and read what people have said about it and there is so much confusion. well now is the time to put it to the test and see if it really works i plan on updating this daily with every thing i do for the next 10 weeks. the reason why its 10 weeks is i am…