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Steel Cut Oats in Rice Cooker
A long time ago Msarro wrote that he eats steel cut oats for breakfast, and uses a rice cooker to make them. I have no time to stand and stir something for 30 minutes in the morning. Now I take my rice cooker, 1/2 cut oats, 1.5 cups water and put it in the rice cooker with the lid on. As I am making my coffee it is getting…
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My desk job is makes me eat...
I have been working full time for 7 months. Within the first three months I gained 15 pounds. I began dieting and exercising more often (increasing the cardio). I have since gained 5 more pounds. My biggest problem is that I don't have much to do and I end up eating to fill my time. I have tried spending more time on this…
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word of warning
Just a warning - don't eat a fiber one bar in the evening, and then eat another one the next morning with breakfast. uggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Less than 1200 - Before exercise
Hi all, I am new to this forum (just today actually) turned to it by a colleague of mine. My question is that I have intake of less than 1200 calories before I take out calories for exercise. However, I am usually never hungry. Everywhere I look I see that I should have a calorie intake of 1800 - 2400. That is just too…
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5 cal. Promise margarine
A while back someone said how good this 5 calorie Promise margarine was. I cannot find it anywhere. Does anyone know which stores carry it? I sure would like to try it! Thanks! :smile:
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Kentucky Grilled Chicken
So on the Today show this morning they mentioned that KFC is giving away a single piece of their new "Kentucky Grilled Chicken" to each customer today. I'm going out to dinner tonight, so I didn't even have option to go a try. But it did make me curious as to what the calorie count on this stuff is. So I went to website:…
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Pepsi Max and Coke Zero
Is it bad to drink one of these a day, Coke Zero or Pepsi Max? It almost seems like one of those too good to be true things, with no cals, there has to be something bad for you in these things right?!
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MMMM Honey Mandarins
I usually can only get these things at Christmas, but for some reason my local grocery store has them in now and I'm so excited.... Have any of you tried these tiny little mandarine oranges? They are truly the candy of the citrus world. They are smaller than a golf ball but SOOOO sweet and juicy. A great sugar fix! The…
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Omega 3
Just started taking about 5 grams of Omega 3 over the course of the day, along with some Omega 6 and Omega 9. For the past week I have just felt so good! Not hungry, calm, my skin looks better and I am retaining a lot less water than I have been. I've also started taking all the multivitamins that I should, so maybe it's…
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Holy ****...ribs...
I had no idea.....I just put in for 1/2 slab of ribs and they are 1700 calories...Just the ribs. OH MY GOD. I cant eat for 2 days now....I am speechless at this point
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A closer look at Soy (with citations)
Lately I've seen a lot of conversations about soy, so I did a bit of research myself and here is what I found. I included citations so that I can show I have actually done the research, and I'm not pulling facts out of my bum :) I invite anyone to discuss this, but please be able to cite sources for what you say. No "I…
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You can hate me if you like, but Wasa crackers suck =(
I bought some of these this weekend, along with Babybel Lights because I have been hearing about this combo almost as much as I hear about how wonderful hummus is (and I love hummus). I think I got the Fiber Rye. Sooo not impressed. As I opened them, I thought they looked just like cardboard, but this didn't bother me…
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sugar sugar sugar
Apologies if this has been posted a billion times before, but I'm at work and don't have much time to research. I recently expanded the parts of my nutrition I was tracking on here to include sodium and sugar, and (no surprise) I've been waaaaaaaaay over on both. I concentrated on reducing the sodium and have already seen…
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Polenta
I just bought a tube in the pasta aisle I have never tried it... Anyone have any recipe ideas? Simple quick ones?? Thanks:flowerforyou:
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What is all the hype about Hummus?
I just bought some roasted red pepper and garlic lovers flavors and they are sooooooooo great. Is hummus really good for you or something? How much of it do you all eat? Thanks for getting me hooked :tongue:
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15 Foosa To Help You Lose (WebMD)
15 Foods To Help You Lose WebMD Feature from "Good Housekeeping" Magazine By Denise Foley Good Housekeeping Magazine Logo Want To Curb Your Appetite And Stop Sugar Cravings? Then Put These On Your Grocery List. Thirty billion a year -- that's about how much Americans spend on slim-down products, many of which don't even…
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I don't drink much
hubby does his share and mine combined:laugh: Anyway I had a Corona light today (first one since Christmas) MAN WAS IT GOOD. A little salt and lime and only 99 calories......:drinker: :drinker:
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Sugar question
Does anyone keep track of how many grams of sugar they eat? I just added that today and after eating a banana, over half of my sugar intake is taken up...how am I supposed to eat less sugar? And what happens when I eat too much? Im not eating candy or sweets or anything. It is all coming from foods that are usually thought…
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Caffeine
Does anyone know the effects caffeine has on weight loss? I always thought that if it gave you the energy to get up and go that that it would be beneficial.
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looking for ideas for low/no sugar drinkswith no artificial
I'm try hard to limit my sugar intake but also want to avoid sugar substitutes. I have been drinking mostly water with the occasional green or black tea. Does anyone have any suggestions for drinks to give me some variety? A little bit of sugar is OK.
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what to eat at Locos?
loco's doesnt have their nutritional info posted (boooo on them!) i'm trying to decide on a healthy, but filling choice. i ate a HUGE breakfast loaded with cals, so even after eating dinner and then working out, i probably will still be over a little bit. but i'm going to locos for a meeting. my ideas: the garden sandwich…
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Calorie stickler?
So maybe I am a stickler but I like to try and be as close to the "real" calories as posssible. For example today i had an original English Muffin. So I split it with my 2 year old because he never eats the whole thing. I gave him the bottom half with cream cheese **drool** and I had the top half with my "I can't believe…
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New Birth Control is making me eat. Help!
Hey Everyone I just started a new birth control and it is making me eat soooo much. I am not even hungry but I just want to eat. I am still breastfeeding my daughter and there were only a few options I could take that wouldn't reduce my milk supply. On top of that we have just relocated overseas so it would be really…
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New food scoring system NuVal...AWESOME!!!
For my friends near a Meijer, check out today's ad!!! Meijer has a new scoring system for foods called NuVal. It's based on a 1-100 score, and takes into account many factors. The factors that influence the ratings are explained on the back page of this week's ad, along with the team of experts who devoloped the system.…
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Artificial Sweeteners...
A friend of mine sent me a link from CBS on a study done on artificial sweeteners actually causing weight gain... I thought I'd pass it along. I'm a diet coke drinker but have been cutting it back to a can or two a week because of the aspartame.…
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ugh...my parents and dessert
So, my parents have been on this dessert kick lately...why? I dont know but it is KILLING me! I have been pretty good about not eating the stuff they make. Tonight, once again they just got done making a dessert. I only have 3 weeks of class left until finals, and I had a SUPER stressful day at work today, so sometimes it…
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Processed food.....
Ok so I was listening to Jillian's radio show and she was talking about processed foods and it got me thinking. A friend and I would love to cut as much of this out of our diets as possible. How do we know what has been processed? How do we find out?? Is there like a link or commen information to find out?? Thank you in…
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Which is better?
Grilled chicken breast with BBQ (sweet baby rays) sauce (about 2 tablespoons) or Grilled chicken breat plain topped with 1 laughing cow light swiss wedge and 2 tablespoons of thick and chunky Tostios salsa Thanks!
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Popular "Healthy" Cereals May Not Be So Healthy
When you pour a bowl of cereal, you could be piling on the sugar and weight and not even know it. Cereal can offer a healthy start to your day, but some of the so-called nutritious cereals may not be very healthy at all. While there are dozens of choices for your morning meal, nutritionist and author Laura Lewis says you…
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Food data base
I must say I am surprised to see how much packaged food is in this database. I thought for sure that there would be more raw or bulk product listed. I have had to enter every food that I eat so far. I am adding stuff as I go but does anybody have a sight that is loaded with this info so we can get this one up to par?? I…