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What's your favourite breakfast food?
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day-so what's your favourite thing to start off your day with? I enjoy a veggie omelette with guacamole on the side...
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So I don't have a thyroid anymore
Recently been through a few surgeries, cancer and all(everything's cool now, don't worry), and end result is that I don't have a thyroid anymore. I hear you really need to watch what you eat post thyroidectomy, real easy to put weight on and all. I'm sure there's at least a few of you out there been through the same thing.…
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How long does a pie stay good?
I found a really good recipe online this week for a low-carb, sugar-free pumpkin pie. I LOVE pumpkin pie. As far as I am concerned, Thanksgiving was created for pumpkin pie. The idea of getting through Thanksgiving without was making me really sad. Anyway, in case it was awful, I made one this week. Well, now I am trying…
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Good protein bars?
I love my Larabars for pre-workout snacks... but as a mostly-vegetarian, it's really hard to get as much protein as I want each day. So, I'm considering switching to a bar with higher protein content. Larabars have 220-240 calories, and have lots of nuts and dried fruit. But they only really have 4-6g of protein per bar.…
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Worst Sweet Tooth Ever!
Hey everyone! If you are like me and have the world's worst sweet tooth, what are your favorite foods/recipes to satisfy your sweet tooth without undoing all the persistent effort in eating well and working out? I occasionally eat a sugar-free Werthers candy after dinner and that is sometimes good enough. But most times,…
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JUST CREATED - what I call Cauliflower Mash
I am continuously trying to mix and match my new healthier foods and make new creations. :smile: I made one tonight. --- 1 cup = 93 calories I steamed a full head of cauliflower (about the size of an iceberg lettuce head) I added 1 can of chicken broth (low sodium) 1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning. 1 cup of…
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Oysters
I am planning to introduce oysters into my diet. Does anyone here have tips on buying and preparing? I want this to be a good experience and prefer not to eat them preserved and from a can. Thanks on Advance!
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Tea
What brands and kinds of teas do you all drink? I love the yogi tea for detox, throat comfort, stress relief and anything that may be ailing me. I also love stash, bigelow and tazo. My favorites are probably chai tea with almond milk, ginger peach teas and lemongrass with mint.
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Cheat Days
Ive been told a few times by PT, and others when i talk about body building. Cheat days are okay. Cheat days, whats the effect of excessive calories? For arguments sake. Thets say i have a 3000cal diet I run at a daily 200cal deficit on my cheat day i have 1000cal over does that mean next 5 days of 200cal deficit’s are nul…
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juice cal.
Is there away to count the cals on juice made from a jucier (such as spinch, celery, carrots and apples) used to make juice. Any advise would be apperciated.
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Favorite Foods Of The Holidays
We all know there are TONS of holiday traditonal food around this time of the year! What are all of your favorite holiday must have treats!? Mine: Anything and everything PEPPERMINT. I love peppermint coffee, candy, icecream, especially peppermint hotcoco. :)
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Peanut Butter
Got a jar of peanut butter yesterday in the weekly shop, I wonder if I'll live to regret it....!!
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chia seeds
I had heard a lot of good things about them and picked up a bag today at the store. Does anyone use them, and if so, what do you put them in? also, the serving size is .5 oz and I don't know if my non-digital food scale will register that. Does anyone know the approximate serving size that might be?
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295 days in a row, then....
I have faithfully logged in and logged all my food for almost 10 months. Today when I logged in, it said I have logged in for 5 days in a row. I looked back and found that I didn't log anything for Nov 6th, so I guess I forgot to even log in that day. I have no idea how I could have neglected to log in. I am devastated!…
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Cake anyone?
well ive been asked to do a cake for a baptism and well im also invited to it so that means i choose the flavor ect. well i was thinking carrot cake because its good, moist,and moderately sweet. i was just wondering if anyone had a recipe for carrot cake that has all the same qualities above and not be 600 calories a…
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Calories in Home-made Chicken Stock?
I roasted a chicken yesterday, removed most of the meat for tonight's chicken pie and everything else went in the pot with a water, a couple of bay leaves, some fresh thyme and salf and pepper. The stock's now cooled and I'll strain off the fat as best I can, but there'll no doubt be some left behind. So, does anyone have…
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Healthiest Mince Pies?
Any ideas what brand/store have the healthiest mince pies? Want a box or two for snacks over the next few weeks :)
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Gluten and other allergen free food ideas?!
Hi MFP'ers. So, I've recently started seeing someone new, a great guy. Intelligent, funny, sweet, we get along great. We both have fitness goals (he wants to gain muscle and cardio endurance, and I'm looking to lose weight/also increase my endurance) and we both would like to learn to parkour around the university campus.…
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Keeping fruits fresh
Ok we all know fruits are one of the most healthiest foods but I can't figure out how to keep them fresh for longer that 3 days. I'm not sure if that's normal or not. I turned my fridge down so some wouldn't freeze but when I leave them out they rot. Could it be the grocery store I buy from. So confused? Help!
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Tips for PCOS
I was diagnosed with PCOS February of '11 and am finally fed up with how it makes me feel so I'm back on my meds and starting to diet again. However, my doctors told me the reason I may have struggled with losing weight before was because of my PCOS. So my question is to people on here who are having success and also have…
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Deals and Dukan have ended their short romance !
Hi all Firstly I know that all different diets extreme or otherwise can work better for some then others . So I am not slating the Dukan in case any devotees think I am , it's just not for me . I started the Dukan diet on Monday and stuck to it 100% . I knew it was going to be tough but it left me weak unable to exercise…
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Community recipes
I have just joined MFP, and was wondering how do you access recipes that have been added by members? I was creating some recipes, and noticed that there were a few other suggestions come up, but I can't access those recipes to see if they are similar to mine. Thanks Kathy
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Juice Fast / Cleanse
Can anyone provide me with good/detailed information on a reputable juice fast? I'm going to buy a juicer tomorrow and start a juice fast/cleanse on Monday, but I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm thinking of a 7 or 10 day? (Or 14? I have no idea how this works... but I do know that I don't want to do an entire 30-day…
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low carb, low fat, high protein - vegetarian!
So... I'm trying to lower my carbs and up my protein (115g now) This means I need to try and up my protein a bit more. So, please could anyone direct me towards high protein veggie foods? I do eat a lot of beans, nuts, seeds, vegetables (love sprouts and cabbage this time of year, squashes etc) throw some quorn in the mix,…
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Best ways to beat being bloated?!
Although I have lost a stone I am still having major issues with being bloated. My friend suspects IBS as she has similar issues, but how can you get tested? Is there any foods you can suggest that will ease it? I am sick of hiding my tum which I have bloated moments as it makes me look pregnant, honestly! You should see…
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Rice, baked potato or pasta? The lesser of the evil
I am trying to stay low carb so I try not to eat these as much as possible, but sometimes I just need to. Trying to decide the best of the evils. I think Pasta is out all together, so microwaved bake potao with a little butter or long grain white rice (sorry I've tried brown blech) with a tiny bit of butter. Or suggested…
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Finding calories from unlabelled food?
Hi, Hoping someone can help, got 2 nice piece's of frying steak for tea tonight but it's just dawned on me, its not labelled so i'm not sure of the calorie content. Iv checked the database and its not listed. Can anyone give me an idea of the calories for bog standard frying steak please? Thank you
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My weekly stir-fry, is it actually healthy?
So each week I make a stir-fry as I love them and they are quick, easy and as fair as I know is healthy. Now, I was just wondering is the amount I am eating healthy?. I add tons of veg which fills me up and in my opinion you can't get fat on veg can you?! So this is what goes into my stir-fry: Vegetable oil (I was told…
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p90x nutrition doing insanity
just following the fat shredder phaze. it calls for 1 carb and 1 fruit. i'm tracking cals, and trying to get the cals. is this ok ? i think w/ insanity nutrition it might call for more carbs. i'm a little confused. any insight is helpful. thanks.
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What Do You Do When....
You sleep in one morning, or sleep at an irregular hour, and thus have less hours in the day in which to eat. Do you: Eat less calories for that day? Eat the same amount of calories but just squeeze them all into the smaller time frame? And do you still work out as you would have for any other day? Do you just not go to…