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I have discovered a couple of days when the totals didn't add. I searched each item I had entered for that day, and sure enough, one nutrition label from the database was inaccurate. I corrected it in the database, along with an explanation. With thousands of us using this database, I think that's the only way we can keep…

I do sort of the same procedure, except after the water comes to a boil, I cover and let sit for only 7 minutes -- then rinse them under cold water while peeling.

Until you are ready to give up chips completely, at least buy those that contain only "potatoes, oil, and sea salt" -- w/o all the other chemical ingredients. There are also some new Bean Chips on the market. (I like the black bean chips best.) They taste good, have a good mouth feel, and are just as crunchy as potato…

Hain Safflower Mayonnaise is the non-GMO brand sold at Whole Foods Market. It has a nice flavor and texture.

Nearly all soy is GMO, and has been implicated in "leaky gut," along with a host of other bad things. As for mayo, Whole Foods sells a good non-soy, non-GMO mayo. The oil it is made with escapes me at the moment, but it tastes nearly as good as the "real" thing even to a mayo addict like me.

Is it possible that you could develop a taste for something that isn't going to spike your insulin right before bedtime the way sweets do? Maybe some sort of cheese (e.g. Pepper Jack or Mozzarella) -- or something with protein (e.g. walnuts or Greek yogurt) -- that will satiate your hunger as they absorb slowly through the…