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What is the strangest thing your pet eats?
My mom used to have a cat that ate spaghetti. My cat when I was younger used to lick our toothbrushes and tear apart mint tea bags to get at the leaves. My dog eats green beans, peapods, cabbage, and watermelon, but wants nothing to do with carrots or apples (which my last dog loved). What weird foods does your pet eat?…
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Eat food, not nutrients
I read this this morning, and thought it might be interesting to many of us. http://www.weightymatters.ca/2010/08/every-nutrition-professional-must-read.html Although I think MFP is a great tool for weight loss and healthy eating, I think it would be great if there were a way to track FOOD rather than nutrients. E.g., how…
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Not all calories are created equal
Interesting article summary I got this morning in Google Reader: http://www.weightymatters.ca/2010/07/rose-may-be-rose-but-perhaps-calories.html No real surprises to folks who eat mostly real food--but it's interesting to see some actual evidence and quantification of the actual value of real food instead of processed.
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Something to keep in mind when the scale isn't moving
When I get frustrated that my exercising doesn't seem to be doing anything to the size of my waist, I try to remember this: "One of the most interesting things about exercise is that it results in important health improvements even in the absence of weight loss. For example, just a single session of exercise can result in…
