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  • Really, anything you would do with ground beef. Something I used to do long ago was to make browned crumbles, and mix it with veggies ( I used peppers and snow peas), rice, and spice/dress to flavor - controlled portions and fat free italian dressing would go a long way to cleaning it up into something healthy.
  • It's tough at an American style 'Chinese' Restaurant - It's heavily fried and sweetened in general. The word 'steamed' is your friend. Avoid breaded and batter-dipped. General Tso's and Sesame Chicken are about as bad as you can get. Sweet and Sour is also probably not helpful. Fried is hard to avoid, but stir-frying…
  • I keep cans of my soda of the week on hand - no more than one can per day, as a rule of thumb. It's a more expensive than the 2 liter bottles, but it makes portion control a lot easier. For the rest of the day, water, and I mix kool-aid with splenda instead of sugar. Learning to tolerate diet dew, but only drink it with a…
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