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Gummy whole wheat pasta?
I hope someone else has had this experience and knows the solution. It seems that no matter what I do, my whole wheat pasta comes out gummy and flat tasting. I've boiled in salted (iodized or sea) water and plain, I use a timer, I test the noodles as I go so as to not overcook them. But I cannot seem to make them taste…
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Vegetarian nutritional information
Retrieved on August 12, 2012 from http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/get-the-facts-about-vegetarian-diets?page=2 Get The Facts About Vegetarian Diets: What you need to know before you go veggie By Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD WebMD Feature Is it true that switching to a vegetarian diet will automatically result…
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Incredible support--check this out
http://health.yahoo.net/articles/weight-loss/photos/5-habits-highly-successful-dieters#0
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Exercise buddy wanted (north Texas)
I live between McKinney and Sherman, and my biggest challenge is exercise. I do not like it. But I do better if I have someone to exercise with-- Seems I am better to myself about stuff I should do if someone else is dependent on my doing that. Years ago, I used to drive a woman who lived nearby to the church we both…
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Mopping
OK, I looked over the last month of posts related to "housework," and I see the ire that comes up. I'm not interested in that, please keep that to yourselves or gossip about me off the board. I am not in any condition or mood to get blasted (and I felt bad for the ladies who caught flack earlier!). For my height and…
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Low fat protein shake that is out of this world
I started out using Slim Fast and jazzing it up. Now there is no Slim Fast in it (too much sugar and too expensive), and I like it even better. In a running blender (turn it on after you put in the milk) put: 8 oz milk (skim, whole, whatever) 2 tbsp cocoa powder 1 tbsp cinnamon (I use four cinnamon capsules, which I grind…
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Overly chunky, disgusted and not real motivated but tired of
New here, my sister told me about this site. I'll try anything (as long as I don't mind it too much, lol). I'm kind of hoping that if I lose a little more weight because of the food log, maybe I'll be motivated to do a few other things to increase the rate. So, here's me (or my weight issues) in a nutshell. (Hmmm, nuts,…
