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Caution with using a food scale on baked goods
Like many active posters I make use of a food scale for portioning my foods (and you should too!). I always buy bread from the in-store bakery at my grocery store, not from national chain bakeries, because they always look nicer, are certainly fresher, and have more interesting varieties. I've noticed that weighing breads…
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Is a spiralizer a useful kitchen tool, or just a gimmick? Do you use yours often?
I'm not on any vegan, paleo, vegetarian, whole food, or other fad diet. But I recognize a few things. For one, like most Western diets, mine does not include enough vegetables and I need to eat more fibre. Two, on my calories restricted diet, I am eating smaller volumes/masses of food, which can be less satisfying -…
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Stop expecting perfection and it is much easier
I see constant posts on here every day of people wailing about transgressions. People say "I'm addicted to sugar, I binge ate last night, my friends want to go to the pub, what can I eat a restaurant, etc. etc." and they panic about breaking the "rules." Stop it! Stop worrying so much. Do you really think that a single day…
