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If you can't account for it....DONT EAT IT! ?
I have a little issue when it comes to eating away from home and not being able to see nutrition facts for a food establishment. There are a lot of ma and pa sandwich shops, chinese food, etc. where you cannot find the nutrition facts for their menu so I just skip it all together vs. playing the guessing game. Do a lot of…
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Low cal dinner suggestion?
I need a low cal dinner suggestion..... Any ideas?
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homemade nacho chips
so i was thinking tonight for my snack i would put 2 tortillas into pieces and heat them in the oven for a few mins, and have some salsa...my question is, would i need to put anything on the tortillas like salt or OO? this snack would be under 300 cals. 210 for 2 tortillas and 10cals for 2tbs of salsa
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Let's Play a Guessing Game-Chinese Food
I ordered shrimp/imitation crab/veggie stir fry that was either in a szechaun or teriyaki sauce from a non-chain restaurant on the road today. Anyone want to take a guess as to how many calories were on the entire plate? I didn't get any rice or pasta, but it was stir fried in oil from what I could taste. I would guess…
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Wonton Dessert
I have a left over Wonton Wrappers and was trying to find a dessert recipe that i can make for Valentines day but im having no luck when i google it.. So i was wondering if anyone new of a good recipe that is simple but yet yummy...
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chocolate, strawberried and wine.....
There is a reason that chocolate covered strawberries (not strawberried, sorry) and red wine are a symbol of Valentines Day - they are all aphrodisiacs...ENJOY! (just dont overdo)
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nutrition info
Old Chicago has finally posted their nutrition info on their website!! www.oldchicago.com, click on EAT towards top of page, then look kind of in the middle to the right to see "View Nutritional Facts." Hopefully they will start adding some more health friendly menu items - 'cause I love this place!! :) aastaz
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Has anyone seen this website for "healthy dining out"
I came across (well actually my coworker did!) this fabulous (thus far) website that gives you healthy dining options in restaurants based on zip code! I don't know how thorough it is for more rural places, but i plugged in some pretty small towns and still came up with dining options and love the websites format. No, you…
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Can you recommend a life-style diet?
I want to be able to have a weekly cheat day and not too much strenuous exercise (I walk 40 mins 5-6 days)
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A couple food questions.... (sour cream, sauteed veggies, yo
Okay so I'm a big mexican fan! I don't eat meat, but I do use soy meat or beans when I have mexican with some sauteed peppers & onions, and of course the CHEESE & SOUR CREAM! I can go without the cheese sometimes, but I love sour cream. Is there any other option I could use, something that will taste almost the same but be…
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juicer...
okay i just bought a juicer! i made myself a drink with 2 celery stalks, 2 carrots, and 2 apples...should i input all of that or is there something in the log that i can use..there is a lot of excess stuff that gets tossed by the juicer....help!
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Going away this weekend - HELP!
Hey guys, so I'm going to the states with my family this weekend, and since we'll be staying in a hotel, we will likely be eating in restaurants and fast food places. Does any one have any helpful hints and suggestions of what to eat/ not eat without totally going over in calories. Also, I'm from Canada, and there are many…
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Weekend Guests - HELP!!
Hi, I'm panicking a bit as we have guests coming for the next 3 days and they love to eat! This will be my first time entertaining since starting the diet. We usually cook together and make delicious recipes from fancy cooking magazines. Any lunch or dinner ideas that won't wreak havoc with my progress ? How about…
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1200 daily cals doesn't sound like enough?
My daily calorie limit read 1200, that doesn't sound like enough to me? Or am I wrong? I don't want to not take in enough calories to slow down my metabolism...? What do you think? I am 68kg, 174cm and try to walk for 40 minutes 5-6 days (doesnt normally happen though)
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this weekend
well I know this weekend is not going to go well. its valentines day. I am taking my boyfrined out for breakfast on sunday. And then he will be taking me to dinner. Im making him fudge but Im not worried about that because Im not a big fan. But the weekends are alwayyssss my downfall. I think we're going out to dinner…
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Protein
Being a non meat eater blood tests have shown my daughter's protein levels are low, she doesn't really need to lose a great deal of weight, just 7 lbs, but I'm struggling for suggestions for meals for her. She works all day, lives alone and gets home about 5.30 pm each day so she wants things that are quick and easy to…
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Gas!
Oh goodness my dear friends, when does the GAS go away???? Eating better has done me in and now my best friend is Beano. Will it ever go away or should I buy stock in BEANO???? LOL! Chris
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Chinese Food...
Does anyone have a good idea of the calorie count of chinese food?? Specifically Chicken & Broccoli and Wonton Soup?? There are soo many different calorie counts in the database, and I've looked it up on the internet and there are even more different calorie counts. So i'm either waaaaay under my calorie goals, or slightly…
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tired of salads..SERIOUSLY!
i used to diet just eating salads, and since then im SO SICK OF SALAD!!! and im trying to lose weight again because i rebounded. i used to live in tokyo so it was easy to shed the lbs because i walked everyhwere. but im back at home and i gained weight as usual. how can i make a salad more exciting? lol. can i diet/ lose…
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Any diets that includes a cheat day and not too much exercis
I need a diet plan where I can incorporate a weekly cheat day/meal and that doesn't include too much exercise. I like to walk for 40mins 5-6 days a week,.. but not much other cardio or weights.
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Any vegans out there?
Are you following any particular diets or just eating healthy (vegan) meals and exercising? Although I am vegan, I manage to eat alot and have put on quite a bit of weight recently... Any good, healthful diets with vegan options (that can be maintained for life? (I mean a lifestyle diet)
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Okinawa diet?
Anyone know much of this? It sounds really healthful, and I like it cause it is a diet for life, but its daily calorie intake is pretty low I think... I don't want to screw up my metabolism over the long term if I'm expected to stay with the low daily calorie limit. What do you think of this diet? Is there another you…
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I know it's not good..
Today I did not eat breakfast...and I'm not as hungry as usual..like when I do eat breakfast. I don't get it. I could probably go everyday without eating breakfast. I drink my extra large coffee with skim milk everyday. Can that count as breakfast? It's my afternoon and PM appetite that gets me everyday. For some reason I…
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need help eating more calories!!
This is my 3rd day on mfp and i'm having a hard time eating all the calories that is suggested for me. i'm not exercising yet - just trying to watch what i eat for a couple of weeks before i get started on an exercise regimen. every evening i still have 400-600 calories left to eat. tonight i still have 435 cal, 75 carbs,…
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Chocolate thats not too bad
I Am addicted to chocolate. I used to eat a candybar every day. Now I'm not doing that but I know if I don't get some chocolate Im going to go scarf down an entire bag of reeces cups. What are some not too horrible chocolate options. Other than those 3 musketeers (i think) I dont like them much.
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Well This Hasn't Ever Happened Before
It is eight o'clock at night and I have over 400 caloires left for the day. I NEVER have this many left so late in the day. I have checked my list of foods like 10 times thinking I HAD to forget to record something. I am sure it is due to getting used to eating foods that are low in calorie but still fill me up . And no…
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Ski weekend
I am going away this weekend with my husband to go skiing. We are not skiers and we are not going away because it is valentines weekend rather it is the Family Day long weekend here in Ontario. The rest of the weekend we want to try to learn to ski or snowboard, we want to go staking, and I would love to try shoe shoeing…
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cooking with alcohol
Does anyone know how cooking affects the alcohol content of...um, alcohol? I frequently use wine in my recipes and I know that cooking burns off a lot of the alcohol, but I've been wondering if that means the dish will be metabolized differently, as well as if the caloric content changes?
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marinades?
Hey guys! How do you count the facts for marinades? Like, tonight we're having beer baked pork chops. I know it's not the BEST thing, but you know. ;) Anywho.... The chops marinated in beer for four hours and are now cooking in beer, also... So, I used three bottles of beer; do i need to calculate the nutri info for three…
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sugar
I read the other day (I think it was in a post on here but Im not sure) -- so my question...sugar numbers are not important to be tracked unless you are diabetic or predisposed for diabetes...true or false?