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I had a giant salad of chopped romaine, grape tomatoes, and red bell pepper with homemade thousand island dressing. And an orange.

I heard that it can take between 7 and 20 times of eating a new food before our taste buds adapt and start liking it. Apparently one of the reasons some parents end up with picky kids is because they try a new food only two or three times and don't try it any more after it's rejected. So I would say, find a three or four…

These are very good if you eat dairy: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Delicious-Black-Bean-Burritos/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=black%20bean%20burritos&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page&soid=sr_results_p1i1

Here's something totally different and really delicious: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/spaghetti_squash_pork_stir_fry.html

Whoops make that almost 500...forgot to log the wine. ;)

A little over 300. I'm not worried about one day.

There's only three of us this year, so it will be small. We're having roast prime rib, steamed sweet potatoes, cauliflower roasted with olive oil, garlic, and crushed red pepper, and a green salad with avocado and oranges. Dessert is pecan pie and whipped cream.

I work second shift: I come in some time between noon and 2 pm and work until 11 five days per week. So I also do all my cooking on the weekends...the last thing I want to do at 11 pm at night is cook dinner! Here's a great simple and very cheap chili recipe:…

You would think so. But you can't really know because you can't see the food being prepared. Most of us know the calorie count of a steak. But we don't know what was done to that steak before it reached us. I remember watching a Top Chef steakhouse competition and being appalled when one of the chefs literally bathed her…

Or, you know, they could just tell us what's in their product. Food costs for successful restaurants (and therefore, what is in the dish) are calculated very carefully. It doesn't seem like an excessive burden for a restaurant to share that information with the public. Heck, MFP has recipe calculator that does the job just…

I just ate 8 egg whites sauteed with 3 cups of spinach and 2 tsps of olive oil and topped it off with goat cheese. (I used the 8 yolks yesterday in a greek chicken soup.) Eggs are lovely, lovely to eat and very healthy too.

Saute two or three cups of spinach in the barest wisp of olive oil, crack two or three eggs into the pan and scramble with your spatula, incorporating the spinach into it. Slide out onto a plate and top with goat cheese. Delicious, quick, and only one pan to wash. Spread canned fat free refried beans into a whole wheat…

Most stores here have them for 2.99, but they're 1.29 every day at Aldi.

I think red bell pepper would probably be the very best, but green pepper or cucumber would work too. Jicama would be delicious and also crunchier than almost any other vegetable, so it would really give you a "snacking" feeling.

I love soups and chilis. What I do is prepare the recipe, measure the number of cups it makes when it's complete, and use that as my number of servings. So if I end up with 9 cups I set the recipe builder to 9 servings. Then it's easy to calculate how much I'm eating, as I just measure my portion in cups based on the…

Saving. Artichokes and spinach are two of my favorite veggies!

Healthy must be relative, because I eat all of those regularly and consider them perfectly healthy. What on earth is wrong with peanut butter?

cabbage, lots of squashes, broccoli, apples, chard, pears, pomegranates, sweet potatoes, turnips

In order: nachos (with jalapenos, sour cream, guacamole, and that lovely white cheese sauce) potato chips with french onion dip Reese's peanut butter cups I love salty food.

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The thing is, most of the breakfast suggestions people are going to offer, if you want to keep them lower in carbs ,will involve more cooking. What about hard boiling 10-12 eggs on the weekends and using them for grab and go during the week? Individually wrapped cheese sticks are good for a super quick breakfast, or you…

I LOVE quinoa. I've tried the mediterranean pilaf and have saved the lemon scented one to make in the next week or so. I also recently posted another recipe. You can search for "peanutty quinoa bowls" and that should bring it up. Mediterranean Quinoa Pilaf 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock\ 1 cup quinoa 1 tablespoon olive…

If you're not a swimmer, you can also walk lengths of the pool. The water will support a lot of your weight and reduce strain on your knee.

I eat pasta. Usually whole wheat because I've started to prefer it, except in shapes where I can't get whole wheat and then I eat white. I just weigh it and cook it and toss it with vegetables like spinach or zucchini. Tomorrow I'm having whole wheat pasta with chicken breast, and this sauce:…

Sounds delicious and I have every single ingredient. I will have to try this soon.

After you click the Edit button, click on the name of the ingredient you want to edit (in blue). That will allow you to change the quantity or replace the ingredient.

I made this with kidney beans instead of black and it was pretty good. Don't omit the cilantro garnish--with the canned tomatoes and the canned tomato sauce it really needs the hit of freshness. http://www.jennieo.com/recipes/154-Black-Bean-Turkey-Chili Ingredients 1 (20-ounce) package JENNIE-O® Extra Lean Ground Turkey…

Peanut butter and pickle sandwiches. Edit to add: looks like I'm third, so I guess it's not that weird after all. I also get a lot of grief for cottage cheese with diced onion and ground pepper.

I buy 1% instead of skim to help with calcium absorption, but otherwise, yep.

I intermittently log no calorie beverages. Sometimes I do, lots of times I don't. It's usually flavored water or unsweetened iced tea, so I'm not even getting any sodium. Depends on the day and if I happen to think about it when I'm logging the food for my next day. I don't log my 3 fish oil capsules or my multivitamin. I…