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I have an addiction to peanut butter
Is there any way to stop my addiction to peanut butter? I cannot go more than a few hours without it, let alone a whole day. I am totally fine eating by the spoonful. I don't need other food without it. I know its bad. If I ever had a kid with a peanut allergy, I'd give up my kid before I would my peanut butter. Its so odd…
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calories in Easy Mac
does any one know the nutritional information for the noodles and cheese separately? because i had 2 packets of noodles and 1 packet of cheese.
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I cant believe they didnt like it!
So Ive been really trying to get my kids to eat healthier. I've gradually replaced foods in the house that are unhealthy with healthy. Funny thing is my kids didnt even notice until today. I am watching my niece and nephew this evening and we made a diet coke cake and had cool whip for frosting (I thought it was special…
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Little thing I found out about "pint" size water bottles
I was wondering how many cups are in a pint and came across this. It is weird that the U.K. gets to count more ounces then we do lol. How many liquid ounces are in a pint? In: Cooking Measurements, Volume, Weight and Mass Williams-Sonoma ® Top-Quality Cookware & Tableware, Find Everything for the Kitchen.…
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American Meat is Even Grosser Than You Thought
http://www.alternet.org/food/146684/american_meat_is_even_grosser_than_you_thought?page=entire
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SALT
I love salt. But since starting MPF, I have started tracking it on my food log and have cut back on most of what I add to foods. I have also started buying low sodium canned foods (like beans) and reduced sodium taco seasoning. In spite of my efforts, I am nearly always over my sodium goal for the day. Most days its a…
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Casa Gallardo
We're going to Casa Gallardo for dinner tonight for a PTO fundraiser but I don't have any of the calorie counts... Anyone have any ideas what would be "safe"?
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Food database. is it accurate?
Have anyone come accross any foods that was the wrong calorie amount or fat etc? I took noticed the other day that after I put an item in the my fat amount was way over. when I realize it was way way to much. For example , something that had only 2.5 grams of fat and I had two was reading in the database as 50 grams of…
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Too much fiber?
My food tracker only give me 14 grams of fiber a day and if I go over it shows my overage in red like it is a warning. I did not realize that there was a fiber limit, always seemed to me with all it's benefits it would be "the more the merry". Any thoughts or opinions?
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Chocolate Baby Formula: From Cradle to Grave?
Chocolate Baby Formula: From Cradle to Grave? Mead-Johnson, the company that prides itself on its "decades-long patterning of infant formulas after breast milk," now goes one better. It sells chocolate- and vanilla-flavored formulas for toddlers, fortified with nutrients, omega-3s, and antioxidants. The company's…
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power bar
Whats your favorite??
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No added sugar oradded fat banana almond muffins
My own recipe...just made them and they turned out perfect! I never thought no fat or sugar added could taste so good. Ingredients: 8 extremely ripe bananas 2/3 cup unsweetened applesauce 6 egg whites 1.5 cup slivered almonds 1 cup oats 3 cups whole wheat flour 1.5 tsp baking powder 0.5 tsp baking soda Directions: Preheat…
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Okay I need some advice.
I need some ideals for morning and afternoon snacks. I need my morning snack to be something that is prepared because I will be eating it in between classes. The afternoon snack I can either make or it can be prepared. Another thing is I would like them to be low cost. Any suggestions? Feel free to add me as a friend and…
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Water by the oz.
They should defiantly do the water by the oz, instead of every 4 oz. It would help out....anyone agree?
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steamed vegetables
I am sorry to post such a stupid question, but I just bought a digital steamer and it didn't have a user manual with it. Does anyone know how long to steam different kinds of vegetables?:explode:
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Vitamin B12
I went to the doctor on Monday and had some bloodtests done. On Thursday my doctor told me that my Vitamin B12 levels are dangerously low and that if they don't improve in eight weeks when I have to go in for another testing, then I have to get a shot every month. I intend on buying some Vitamin B12 supplement pills, but…
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Supplements have calories
I notice that the calcium chews and Omega-3' supplements I take have calories. The chews are 20 calories for one. I log in all the calories, but it could come up to 80 calories a day if I took recommend doses. I end up take half at 40 calories. I know it's probably not a big deal, but a hershey dark chocolate kiss is 40…
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American Cup Measure!
Hi fellow mfp's. Am an irish member (16 lbs down ) and was wondering if i could find an american cup measure on the web to deliver to ireland. Most of the measurements on the site are in "cup" s and we dont use those in ireland. Know i can just measure out approx. same amount but would prefer a cup measure for ease of use?…
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Stevia ...any one heard about it???
hey , i was searching for a good sweetner and i heard that the japanese use something called Stevia. its a natural sweetener from some herb in the latin america but its banned in europe. wondering whats wrong with it as far as it is natural??!! not to mention that the japanese are using it widely. any more information guys…
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Social Tea Cookies
So, I work in a tutoring center 4 days a week. I am the receptionist. I have a bunch of work to do all day to keep me busy but around 5 o'clock, work starts to die down. But, there are tutors who stay until 7 pm. We have these boxes of social tea cookies for the kids that are in the office next to me. I can't help myself…
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Stupid question about water???
Ok I made some decaffienated green tea using splenda. Does that count towards my water consumption for the day? I don't know whty this is confusing me lol
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Wendy's is evil and must be destroyed.
No I didn't eat any. I was good. ...but I just saw a commercial for Wendy's and that big, huge, FAT *kitten* cheeseburger looked SOOOOO GOOOOOOOOD! Remind me of all the evil in fast food quickly before I have it for lunch tomorrow and hate myself for it. :sad:
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Binge eating - any ideas why?
Okay ladies and gentlemen - I seem to be having this issue over the last year or two and not really sure why because it occurs not only when I am on a nice even emotional keel but also when emotions are high. I fell off the wagon last night by having an entire small pizza hut pizza all to myself - it tasted amazing and I…
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Standard Serving
Found this on the Discovery website This table describes the standard serving size for many types of food. What's a Standard Serving? Type of Food Serving Size Meat, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts 2 to 3 oz. cooked, which is about the size of: half a chicken breast without skin 1 chicken leg and thigh without skin 2…
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yoplait light
I don't really like yogurt but I'm trying all the light flavors and trying to teach myself to like it because everyone says how good it is for you... I had red velvet cake today and it wasn't bad but then I looked at the ingredients and it has high fructose corn syrup and aspertame!! this is not good, right? Just wondering…
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diet coke
How much is too much diet coke?? It pretty much has 0 in every category and 40mg of sodium. I have about a can a day.
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Help me love whole wheat products!
I love white bread, white tortillas, white pasta, and you get the drift. I hate the flavor and the texture of whole wheat and it's like torture trying to eat it. Are there any particular brands you like that you think taste better? I tried Sara Lee whole wheat hamburger buns last night and they were good but they seem too…
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Found a solution for drinking more water......
If you're anything like me, I hate water. I don't like it with lemon and I don't like flavored waters because they have too much artificial sweetners in them. Yuck! Someone gave me a tip to buy extract from a cake supply store. They have every flavor you can imagine. I chose peppermint, tried it and it still was missing…
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AWESOME snack!
celery with spicy hummus + toasted oasis high fiber bread and garlic and herb laughing cow cheese so satisfying and only 200 calories!
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Aspartame Allergy Sensitivity
Aspartame Allergy Sensitivity http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art65586.asp Lisa Shea BellaOnline's Low Carb Editor Stephanie has documented her serious issues with aspartame - maybe an allergy, maybe a sensitivity. Read her story to learn how aspartame might affect you! Here is her story: About 6 weeks ago I stopped…