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Potassium in peanut butter
Wed 11/12/08 02:45 PM I am new to your site. I keep a tight reign on my nutrients due to kidney disease and I am always looking for new sites with nutrient information. I keep my own database of food and their nutrient values. Your site really looks great, one of the few that lists potassium. Phophrous is also another…
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Question about milk sugar
I know most people don't count the the natural sugars in fresh fruit, but I was wondering how everyone felt about the sugar in milk. Do you count or ignore it? Just curious! :wink: :smile: That's what always seems to put me over my daily sugar intake.:grumble:
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Can I freeze flour tortillas?
We bought the family size bag of flour tortillas for fajitas and we have a quite a few left over. I was wondering if I could put them in the freezer to use for another time. Has anyone done this and if so, how do they turn out when you use them after they have been frozen?
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Amazing Cottage Cheese Ideas!
I love cottage cheese, and am looking for new ideas on different ways to eat it - any ideas? Currently my favourite is Cottage Cheese, Natural yogurt, I banana 1 apple Chop up the apple and banana and mix altogher, amazingly good low in calories and really fulls you up.
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SERVING SIZE DILEMMA SOLVED - great website!
I came across this website and I thought it was pretty helpful. It helps you visualize how many calories food items contain and helps figure out portions and serving sizes etc. Check it out! http://www.caloriegallery.com/
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Good Article on how to stay healthy!
here's an article a friend sent me about losing weight and keeping it off, and how these foods help. I thought it was interesting, so i thought i'd share:flowerforyou: http://www.newsweek.com/id/140027 -Laura
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meals
would these meals be a better choice than frozen foods Jacket potato with salad and tuna jacket potato with cheese and salad pasta and salad with fish tuna bake veggie stir frys salad sandwitchis for lunch and musli for breakfast. and snacks carrots fruit and celary
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Healthy snacks to always have on hand.
Keep Healthy Snacks Handy News Flash: Snacks are Healthy! -- By Zach Van Hart, Staff Writer SparkPeople Sponsors help keep the site free! Research actually shows that snacking in between meals, or even eating 4-5 smaller meals throughout the day, is better for you than the traditional two or three larger meal routine. That…
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having trouble
hey everyone i am having trouble eating my daily allotted calories of 1200-1400 calories a day-I am barely getting 900 calories bc i have been trying to eat grilled chicken and salads. does anyone have any 1200-1400 calories low fat diet plans?
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figuring out a serving size
I found this yummy banana french toast casserole type thing on delish.com, I figure it will work great when we have family brunch, or maybe even for xmas morning. The site gives the recipie and also the nutirtional info, but it deosn't say how much is a serving or how many the dish serves. Is there any mathmatical way to…
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Wow, careful when you are eating tuna
I brought one of those small pouches to work of Starkist Albacore Tuna in water, so I was adding my mustard and stirring it and I saw something in there. I pulled out a bone that was at least an inch and a half long, curved and sharp!! I have never found a bone in the canned/ pouch tuna before. Careful!! :frown:
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What's for dinner?!?!
We are having pigs n a blanket and french fries...what are yall having?!?!
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Blue Agave Sweetner
I got some from trader joes and was wondering if anyone has been on it long enough and seen any good blood sugar results. Meaning less sugar in their blood. I hear it is a healthy alternative to real sugar. What else do you know about it?
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Recipe Calculator?
Does anyone have a site that we can enter the ingredients of a recipe and it gives us the calorie count?Sometimes I guess, but would be great if there was one to use.
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Cheap but healthy food....
Does anyone have any ideas for cheap by healthy food? I'm open to anything...whole meals or just snacks. My boyfriend and I spend anywhere from $120 to $180 on groceries per week. :sad: I buy store brand stuff whenever I can, but they don't usually have low fat/calorie versions of food. I buy fresh meat, mostly because the…
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I went over with fruit and cheese
The two things I love, I went over. I even measured!!! I am counting more my carbs and sugar more then anything right now.... But man I tell ya, it sux!
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Raw Food
I am looking into the whole "raw food fad" I guess you could call it. It seems very interesting. I wouldnt mind trying some of it. Anyone know any good recipe websites for it?
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Can I?
Ok, so I have "extra" calories because I worked out. Is it ok to have both of my Lean Pockets for lunch?
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Can someone explain...
The importance of keeping your sodium low while dieting? I just read another thread about sodium intake and I do see it alot. But Im not sure about the WHY? I am an admitted salt-o-holic, although I have been buying more "low or reduced sodium" products, and I have stopped adding salt to everything I eat:ohwell: Im not…
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Stay away from McDonalds
I went swimming for an hour and I went to the gym for 40 minutes. So I decided I'd get a snack from McDonalds. WELL I got a Grilled Chicken Snack wrap and I didn't even get the sauce on it. Here I am thinking I'm eating good. 250 calories and 8 grams of fat!!! AND NO Sauce. WOW! I will never eat fast food again. Thought…
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Starbucks!!
For some reason my husband has been on a HUGE Starbucks kick, and I'm in the mood for some HOT drinks on this cold day, so we might hit Starbucks this evening. I don't usually go, so I have no clue what to get. What are some of your favorite, low-cal drinks from Starbucks?? :drinker: That's coffee in there...Promise!
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The spice cinnamon
Does cinnamon have calories or sugar in it? I'm talking about like the kind you sprinkle on apples or put in apple sauce? Thanks.
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Help with grocery list
Hi all and Im just so glad to be here(sounds like Im running for office, LOL) Ok, found out some way wonderful things about eating exercise calories so now today is shopping day. I only shop once a week as I live way out in the country. The hardest food for me to buy and not waste are fruits and vegies(fresh that is). I…
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cider mill doughnuts
We went to a cider mill today and got some cider and those plain doughnuts that I think are deep fried. I had three, which I am sure was way too many calories, but I hadn't been to a cider mill in forever and I love them. Does anyone know what these doughnuts are called, or how to log them?
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Wu Yi Tea
I've heard some things about the Wu Yi Tea. I've heard that it has the same ingredients that the highly caffeinated energy drinks have....and that it messes with your chemical balance... Only educated answers, please... Thanks a bunch
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any suggestions???
So i have been pretty much sucking at putting my calories in lately... i'm being very causious of what and how much i put into my mouth but with being deployed and not really knowing how they are cooking things and how much of what they put into things i haven't been tracking like i should... soooooo my new challange…
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Smart Ones
These are pretty good! For some reason I've always bought the Michelina's Lean Gourmet and thought that anything over $1.50 must be overpriced. But... I think the extra $ is worth it in this case. :love: Which ones are your favorites? Today I'm having the Picante Chicken. It's the only one I've tried so far but I have…
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OMG Hot Dogs
OK, I buy the real good no fillers all beef hot dogs. What the heck is the deal with the calorie count?? Man, makes me rethink the hot dog lunch and go for the veggie franks my som eats instead.
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Losin my mind with calories..HELP!!!!
Ok ....I did the input thing of calories this morning for breakfast..and I have already had 330 calories jsut in a cup of raisin bran n 1/4 cup 2% milk..and i'm on a 1200 calorie intake for the day so that leaves me with 870 calories for the day is this enough to live on n not feel like i'm starving??This has got me so…
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Stay away from McDonalds
I went swimming for an hour and I went to the gym for 40 minutes. So I decided I'd get a snack from McDonalds. WELL I got a Grilled Chicken Snack wrap and I didn't even get the sauce on it. Here I am thinking I'm eating good. 250 calories and 8 grams of fat!!! AND NO Sauce. WOW! I will never eat fast food again. Thought…