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Has anyone else's recipe's disappeared?
So this morning I log on and try to change a recipe for dinner in the "recipes, meals and food" section but all my recipes have disappeared? I still have the meals and food I've created. I can still go back and find the recipes from my previous diary entries, but I change them almost everytime I use them because, for…
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No space or motivation for veggies?! HELP!
I've got a triple kicker here for you guys. Looking for ideas to help resolve my difficulties with meal prep and fresh food eating! A few obstacles I have are, 1. My fiance and I live in a 385 SQ foot studio apartment with three cats, a hamster, and a dog. He doesn't work due to his disability and I'm the primary…
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Air fryer recipes
Does anybody have a mean airfryer chicken breast recipe .I just bought a airfryer oven ..please do let me know
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Régime pour ma santé physique
Bonjour à tous, Je cherche à obtenir un meilleur régime pour mettre ma santé physique en tête de liste de mes priorités. Je suis une ancienne pratiquante de squat, mais j’ai arrêt quand je suis enceinte de ma petite fille, maintenant je vais remettre en place ma forme physique. Je me sens à la fois excitée et un peu…
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Meat Weight
When you are weighing your meat do you weigh before or after its cooked?
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Seasoning Sachets
Need some help with calories for lidl fajita seasoning sachet which is 30g It says as made up 1/4 of the pack is 308 calories i know there is sugar in the ingredients but surely that can't be right for a bit of seasoning mix?? Or is this for the whole recipe including chicken and veg as made up?
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Manage Cholesterol on MFP
Hi there! I have a high cholesterol diagnosis and I’m trying to manage my diet in MFP. Can someone help me how to set my goals in the app, so that I can log my foods? Preferably in the free version ;) TIA Jewles
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Salt Water Cleanse
Has anyone gone through it? If so, how did you feel?
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how many times should I eat sweets each week on a balanced healthy diet?
I like eating healthy and sometimes I want to treat myself with something sweet, so how many days a week should I treat myself with a sweet treat?
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Kidney Stones
Sure would like to include oxalate value for people who have kidney stone problems!
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Creatine and Body Recomposition Attempt
Hey All! 👋 Context: trying to do a body recomposition. I weigh in at 273.8 at the start of an intense kickboxing weight training camp. (Lasts 10 weeks). I went from eating about 1800-2300 calories and maintaining or slowing gaining. I've calculated my BMR to be about 1400. I started eating at or slightly below 1600 a day…
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Acidity Problems
Hello, I have a very acidic system and cannot digest fruits very well. I ate an apple a few minutes ago and now I feel nauseated. Bananas are much worse, but I occasionally make myself eat them because they're healthy and yummy. Anyone have any yummy, easy, alkaline snacks and recipes? The entire North American diet is…
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Unrealistic Protein Requirements! Can an Obese Woman Build Muscle?
I have read a ton of articles, and watched videos up the wazoo to learn about building muscle. Everything I read says the same thing. Eat about 1 gram of protein per lb of body weight. Note: I do know the recommended amount for the average person is lower than this. I am speaking specifically about the needs required for…
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New Research: It may not be as simple as CICO?
I considered putting this in Debates - Mods, if you think this should be moved, please do. (I'm not trying to start an argument or debunk people's beliefs, just add something new to the discussion.) Here is a fascinating article titled: "Why Crash Weight Loss Programs Don't Work: Clues From Hunter-Gatherer Societies"…
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What food are you Craving Right Now - how do you handle cravings
Most of my cravings are for foods that are food carbs and I have a limited amount of carbs that I eat a day. My question for the group is how to you out there in MFP handle your cravings. I have been drinking lots of water but that has only gotten me so far any other suggestions? Right now I am craving chocolate real bad.
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Food choices - what works for you?
I am looking at the meal plans here on this site. There is high protein and also low carb. I’ve never tailored my eating other then to cut way down on sweets and eating more fruits/veggies. It’s healthy but my progress is slow. Has anyone tired any of the plans on this site (or others)? How did it work for you?
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Palatable ways to eat psyllium husk powder
I'm looking for ingenious and tasty ways that people incorporate powdered psyllium husk into their food. (By 'food' I mean proper food - so smoothies and oatmeal porridge are 'food,' but whey protein shakes (for me) aren't 'food'. No offence intended to whey-protein afficionados! ;) ) Or should I just chug it down in a…
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Oreo Flavors - How do you Oreo?
Most of the time I stick to my old friend, double stuffed. But I have tried a variety of flavors, and seen far more available at the store. So when a seasonal favorite, s'mores, hit the shelves the other day for the first time in a couple years, I felt compelled to not only snap up a couple packages, but sit down and try…
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Does anyone else have any weird habits with food?
This is more of a fun question than anything else. I have two habits that I’m wondering if others relate to. 1. I love to snack, which is not super conducive to calorie counting, so I’ve started to chill by my scale and I’ll sit there weighing my snack in grams, eat it, sit there and weigh a bit more, eat it, and so on and…
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Broken ankle, need help!
I'd love to keep working toward my goals while I'm kinda useless from the knee down. Will being in a constant calorie deficit help me lose fat with such minimum activity? Should i focus on high protein?
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Should I Be Eating More Calorie Dense Foods?
New here! I’m 21 y/o female and i’ve had a relatively fast metabolism my whole life until covid. staying at home and dramatically decreasing whatever physical activity (i.e. walking to class) made me gain some unwanted weight. i want to feel healthy again! i’ve been going to the gym 2-3 times a week for a few months now…
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How to measure ribs
I am going to have dry rubbed ribs tonight. Do I measure them, eat, then reweigh bones and subtract that to get the Oz? Or is the bone included on the Oz?
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How to calculate rice cals!?
Ok so im a bit confused, it says on the packaging of my rice 100grams = 350 calls, so measure out 100grams and cook, once cooked the weight goes up so 100grams of cooked rice, is it different? How do you calculate the cals?
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People with food sensitivities and/or have done elimination diets
Has anyone experienced this phenomenon? You re-introduce a food and seem to do ok with it on the first trial. Thinking it's an ok food, you eat it again, but get symptoms? I just finished the LEAP elimination diet protocol (yay!). The first time I re-introduced wheat (which was supposed to be low-reactive, according to the…
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Low carb ready to drink alternatives to Soylent?
When I'm busy at work I'll use Soylent as a meal replacement. It's 400 calories so usually that plus a protein bar gives me a decent meal when I don't have time to get/prepare food. Is there a keto type alternative to Soylent that's got about 400ish calories and ready to drink (no powders). I'm doing intermittent fasting…
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Portion size of liver for a 25 # dog
My mother’s dog is old (supposedly 126 yo in people years) and will not eat dog food anymore. She has been feeding him vegetables, sweet potato, and beef liver. She is wondering how big the portions of the liver should be. Any thoughts?
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Favorite Trader Joe’s items?
Hey y’all. The other week, I asked about healthy & inexpensive snacks and received some great feedback. Someone mentioned Trader Joe’s’ sunflower seeds and will be grabbing those this weekend. While thinking about my shopping list for the trip, it dawned on me that while I adore TJ’s, I tend to not explore as much as I…
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Living with others
Any tips for someone who lives with other people who have no interest in eating healthy and/or losing weight? It almost always leads to me giving in to the junk food that’s in the house and therefore falling off track.
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Low cost/Low maintenance healthy snacks + additions?
Good morning, MFP community! So, I’m both a low income person and one who is (happily 😹) super basic when it comes to food prep. I’m checking in because I’m admitting that I really need to step up my game in the healthy snacks and add-ons department. The add-ons meaning like, adding spinach to my eggs, etc. Do y’all have…
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Went over calories gggrrrrr
Highly stressful day and I ate my way through it. Gggrrrrrr 😞😭 Went over by 300 calories. Encourage me please!!!!