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I work 11pm - 9am, Monday - Thursday night. I start my logging at midnight and eat 2-3 "mini meals" (like a bowl of shredded wheat, nutrigrain bar, or half a bagel with cream cheese, etc.) throughout the night/morning and log them as breakfast. I usually have another snack when I get home (also logged as breakfast), then…

I am currently 30 weeks pregnant and have been told that I am gaining too much weight. I have been tracking everything I eat and drink on here and I barely consume 1600 calories a day. I have gained 25 pounds so far (OB doesn't want me to gain more than 35), but my daughter is measuring almost a month ahead of what she…

Thanks for all the advice! I am going to start using these tips this week. We went on a mini vacation this past weekend, so I figured it was no use trying to eat healthy when our only choices were fast food. Surprisingly, when available, my child went for and ate more fruit than anything else. We were more active than…

I totally don't mean this in a disrespectful or b*tchy way at all, but do you enjoy eating straight fat? If there is visible fat on something, I will cut it out/off. Personally, I don't see the point in eating any unnecessary fat. Is this something I shouldn't be concerned about? As for the dye, I suppose I'm going more…

This is my child. There is no reasoning with him. If he doesn't want to do something, he isn't going to do it, no matter what the consequences are.

I don't get why companies have to process the s**t out of food and add all these extra ingredients, like salt. Sure, it tastes better, but in the end, you're only making things worse. I'm sure food companies don't exactly care about the well-being of their consumers, because money makes the world go round, but, seriously,…

He really only sees other kids at daycare and I'm pretty sure that he is at least served fruit and veggies there (he always talks about how he had them on his plate, but didn't eat them). Honestly, I don't know the menu there and don't really have control over it (unless I was able to make him is own lunch). He doesn't…

I did this to my Mom when I was younger. I refused to eat and ended up in the hospital. I refused to eat in the hospital and had to have an Endoscopy. They couldn't find anything wrong so they put me on Prevacid and sent me home. I obviously was stubborn, so I'm concerned that my son will follow in my footsteps.

I know this is going to be cringe-worthy, but his favorite food is chicken nuggets (frozen, processed pieces of mashed up "chicken" or McNuggets) and fish sticks (frozen, processed, mashed up pieces of "fish"). He does not like any condiments or sauces, soups, tacos, pasta, hamburger, turkey, sandwiches (other than PB&J),…

Thanks everyone! I'm pretty new to being healthy, coming from an obese family who didn't really value exercise or healthy eating. I'm trying to learn all I can about healthy living, so that I can pass my knowledge on to my son. I'm lucky that he is extremely active and would much rather exercise than just sit around (like…

I'm assuming then that they use every part of the turkey, essentially making it the same as a turkey dog (eeek!). The dye is probably terrible for you too. I have found some Nitrate/Nitrite free pork bacon and as long as I cut the fat off, I have managed to eat it. I have not found any turkey bacon that states it is…

I worked 3rd shift (9:30 pm - 8:30 am, Monday - Thursday/Friday morning) for 3 years. I live 45 minutes from work, so I wouldn't get home until 9:15 am or so, then would have trouble falling asleep (sometimes not falling asleep until noon). I had to be up everyday by 4:30 pm so that I could get my son from daycare, then I…

Thanks for the advice ladies and good job on getting your children to make healthy choices! Most of the blame is on me, I'll be the first to admit that - he is a very picky eater (like me), so it's been a challenge just to get him to eat in the first place and I do let him eat what he wants because I don't want him to…

I guess I've never really compared the labels, but regular bacon just seems to have so much more fat than turkey bacon. I can't eat regular bacon - just thinking about all the fat on it makes me sick. I'm sure any kind of bacon isn't good for you anyways, though.

Super Target sells Jennie-O extra lean ground turkey (1% fat). It's a $1 more than the 93/7 and takes a little getting used to, but if seasoned right, it is delicious.