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This delicious salad is keeping me sane while I lose
For those of you who (as I am) are not very veggie-oriented, here is a salad that delivers great taste for not many calories: • 1 cup baby arugula (more tender, no chopping) • 1/2 medium honeycrisp apple (seasonal, but the best apple IN THE WORLD) diced • 1/2 tbsp olive oil • 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar • sea salt •…
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Chipotle, for less than 500 cals...
I am a huge fan of Chipotle Mexican Grill, and with a few tweaks I can get a very satisfying meal (i.e., my big meal of the day) for less than 500 cals. Which is awesome because this feels sooo like I am blowing the calorie budget. ChipotleFan.com (a third-party site) has an interactive (i.e., you build your meal one click…
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In Defense Of: Gummy Bear Vitamins
I know they are not the most efficient way (dollars vs. nutrients vs. calories) to get my vitamins. But I keep a bottle of gummy bear multi-vitamins, marketed for kids, on my desk. I also keep a bottle of gummy bear omega-3/DHA vitamins on my desk, too. At some point during the day, I will always get my vitamins. Never…
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A little motivational MFP tweak...
To the Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks categories I just added a 5th entitled, "What the Hell was I Thinking?" to help me keep my food choices in better perspective.
