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Heart and Bone Health
Hello everybody, I am already a fairly healthy eater but would like to incorporate more foods that are heart and bone healthy. What are some of your favs?
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Constantly going over sugar recommendation
I'm not able to keep my sugar intake under the 29 grams MFP recommends. I love eating fruits and veggies as snacks, or to have a cup of light milk, but I constantly go over those 29 grams of sugar because of those choices. Yesterday I went over it by 9 grams, but the day before I went over by 62! Friday by 30, Thursday by…
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What's your healthy comfort food?!
You know sometimes you just need something to calm the nerves, I've been having a tuff last couple of weeks and exercise always helps me but sometimes I need something sweet, I like frozen yogurt but tell me what's your comfort food? :happy: ~Leash :heart:
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Anybody know Assyrian foods?
My boyfriend is Assyrian, and we went to his aunt's house for his birthday supper on Saturday. She made wonderful beef and chicken kabobs, some kind of rice that I absolutely cannot get enough of, and lots of other tasty things. I got those in my diary okay, I just used generic things (although for the rice I don't know if…
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Problem...
I've been gorging myself at supper. I try to eat through out the day so that I don't over eat at dinner but I can't seem to control myself. It's so hard to eat often to keep myself from being hungry but stay within the 1200 calories a day. I've also given myself a hard time because I skipped out on my exercising over the…
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Hot Beverages
So I'm just curious... Pretty much every day after I eat lunch, I have a big glass of hot green tea. I'm just wondering if anyone knows of any benefit (or not) to drinking hot beverages after eating a meal. Thanks!
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grr advice please
i have gone over on my sugar today though i have plenty of calories left i have exercised for 30mins today as well as walked for 20mins so will the xtra sugar mess up my weight loss for today
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How do I get my nutrition info?
I am hoping that someone can help me out here. I make a lot of my own recipes and would love to find something online that would let me enter my ingrediants and it figure out all the nutrients for me...you know, make the box for nutritional value. Anyone know of anything like that?
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Muscle Milk
Hey everyone! So I recently purchased some muscle milk and i put it, along with some fruit, in the blender. But it just did not taste good. Does anyone have any good ideas of a type of fruit or something to put in the muscle milk (vanilla) to make it taste any better? THanks in advance for any suggestions. :smile:
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Wormood Korean Rice Cake? Calling in food-savvy Asians!
So, I found the neatest thing: a rice cake (brown rice!) that had wormwood, black beans, chopped almonds, and pumpkin in it. It was about an inch longer than my palm and 3/4 as wide. There was sugar listed as an ingredient, but the cake was not sweet at all, so I don't think there was much. I had this for breakfast. Would…
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Freezing food?
Can whole wheat wraps be frozen, and then defrosted at a late date? What about fresh spinach? I use them both regularly, but stocked up on wraps this week as they were on sale and it will take me a few weeks to use them. I have a TON of fresh spinach and same thing- won't use it all before it goes bad. I'd like to freeze…
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Favorite Spicy/Flavorful Healthy Food
I just discovered Whole Food's 365 (store brand) organic chipotle ranch dressing. WOW! It's spicy! It's 110 calories for 2 tbsp, but it is so flavorful/spicy you only need a tbsp. I just had it on arugula with garbanzo beans and cucumber slices, but I can imagine with some tomato, corn, guacamole or avocado, it would make…
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Protein powder
Can anyone recommend a good peanut butter (preferably peanut butter chocolate) flavored protein powder mix? I've been dying to try peanut butter chocolate, but don't want to spend a huge amount of money without knowing what's good. I have been looking for this flavor online, and found some options, but I'm not sure which…
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Enough with drinking water
Check out this link. There is no scientific proof that you should be drinking 8 -8oz glasses of water a day. http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/health-fitness/articles/family-health/rogers-macleans/enough-with-drinking-water-2009-09-01
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count veggie calories?
So i've been a bit off track for almost a full month now and i'm going to get back on track on Monday. I'm thinking about NOT counting the calories from my veggies. If after a week or two i'm not seeing the same results as my previous weight loss months then I'll start counting them again. I use to be crazy about it though…
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80 cal or less dessert
I picked up some Nilla wafers to make my DH some banana pudding (okay so I had one serving) and I noticed the recipe on the side of the box. It comes out to less than 80 cals per serving and it's really good! (I didn't say exactly healthy!) 2 Nilla wafers (reduced fat) 2 tbs Cool Whip (lite or sugar free) 2 tbs low fat…
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Baked Chicken Wings Recipe?
Does anyone know a good baked chicken wings recipe? And one that preferably involves boiling them? I've tryed to google a recipe but can't seem to find any accurate instructions, like how long you boil/bake them for and at what temperature. Thanks!!! :flowerforyou:
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Lost 3 Kilos!
Hey all...so im back from my european holiday...i couldnt use MFP during the holiday but i still guess the calories i eat everyday and some days i walked so much that i could burn enough calories off...I thought i would maintain on same weight or gain a pound or 2 because of not using the website but instead I LOST 3…
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Homemade Granola
If anyone is interested, here is a recipe, not mention how AWESOME it tastes!! :happy: 3 cups old fashion oats 2 cups puffed rice cereal ¼ cup unsweetened apple juice ¼ cup chopped raisins ¼ cup chopped dried cranberries ¼ cup chopped almonds ½ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ½…
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5-6 Small Meals vs. 3 Meals
This may be a dumb question and sorry if it's been asked here before.... Is there a difference in weight loss if we still eat the same calories per day, but spread them out throughout the day, instead of eating them in 400-500 calorie bulks per meal? I just feel less inclined to snack if say, i have half my breakfast at…
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over-weight and wanting to get pregnant
I am terrified that I am too fat to get pregant and I am working on it but I am still worried about being overweight when I get pregant. I am currently 186 and 5 foot 3 (which is still considered obese even though I don't look obese) with high cholesterol that is under control with medication. Any suggestions or…
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Talk to me about iron - really confused
ARGH! I need more iron. I am searching for a good iron supplement that won't be too "harsh" and am trying to work in as much iron into my diet as possible. But just read an article saying the following inhibit the absorption of iron: Red Wine, Coffee & Tea Vegetables: Spinach, chard, beet greens, rhubarb and sweet potato…
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anyone get the once a month choc cravings?
hi, i dont normally eat chocolate but every month when its my monthly time i have really bad choc cravings does anyone else and if so what sattisfies it. i try and have skinny cow hot choc when i get like it , and bananas with peanut butter on crispbread. any more suggestions for the sweet fix??
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Nutrisystem
Has anyone tried this?? If so, please tell me about your experience. I have become an expert on maintain, however I just can't seem to get these last 15-20 lbs off..... I would like to try nutrisystem for a month and see if that will do it... How much weight did you lose? How long did it take? Is it worth the expensive…
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Is there such thing as too much water?
I just wondered if anyone knows if it's bad to drink TOO much water. I drink 12-17 eight ounce glasses a day. I just got in the habit of drinking it and I really like it. I feel good and everything. I'm just thirsty, especially when I exercise. It's so cold and refreshing. I'd be interested in any feedback. I know many…
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Pregnant and calories?
My bf and i are talking about trying for baby #3. i gained a LOT of weight with both of my other pregnancies, and i want to ensure that that doesn't happen again the next time. does anyone know about how many cals a pregnant woman should be consuming? i don't want to be starving myself or the baby...but i don't want to eat…
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Goat's milk yogurt?
Was reading On Fitness magazine, and they recommended goat's milk yogurt as part of a healthy diet. I was wondering if anyone knew of any brands that are available in the U.S.? And if anyone has an opinion on whether or not it's superior to regular Greek yogurt? Currently, I love Trader Joe's Greek yogurt, but am willing…
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Intermittent Fasting
Hey all: Just found this thing called Intermittent Fasting. I am really interested in trying it out because I'm just a curious girl and plus it sounds healthy. But I don't want to start anything new without seeking some advices here. Just want to know what are your thoughts on IF and of course any past experiences with IF.…
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jalapeno poppers
Has anyone ever made jalapeno poppers with laughing cow cheese instead of cream cheese?? I am totally craving them and I thought this would be a good alternative but I am not sure if it will melt properly. I am worried it will turn into a juicy mess. Let me know if any of you have and the recipe if possible. Thanks so…
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Any tips for meeting low daily sugar goals??
I am on a 1,440 calorie/ day diet, and I am only allotted a daily goal of 29 for sugars. I am always way over on this and I am trying to limit my sugars, but I am discovering it in everything. A glass of milk has 15 and a wedge of watermelon has 18!! I have tried to switch to sugar-free alternatives whenever they are…