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Just found a great breakfast
I've made scrambled eggs and sausage at work every day this week -- for just over 100 calories! I recently learned that Egg Beaters can be microwaved. I pour about a quarter of the container into my big soup mug, microwave it for 1:30 on high, stir it a little, then microwave for another 0:45. Sometimes I cut up a little…
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Surprised by fruit
Have you ever been surprised by the number of calories in fruit?? I made what I thought was a healthy decision and snacked on grapes this afternoon. After logging them, I realized I had almost as many calories in my snack as my entire breakfast! So I found a site that lists the calories, carbs, proteins and fat in fruits…
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Best workout DVDs for low back pain sufferer?
I can't find any good core workout DVDs for back-pain sufferers -- can you? I have a diminished disk in my low lumbar and chronically tight hamstrings (likely an improperly-healed injury). This restricts my range of motion -- I can't sit with my legs out in front of me without either significantly bending my knees or…
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Chipotle calculator
Coworkers suggested Chipotle for lunch today and I couldn't resist. I know there are oodles of Chipotle order combinations on MFP, but none matched mine, so I went to http://www.chipotlefan.com/index.php?id=nutrition_calculator. I wish I would have gone to this site before lunch! I had chicken, but steak would have cut my…
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Fat hiding in foods I never suspected
I just entered a cup and a half of raw strawberries as an afternoon snack -- and racked up 1g in fat! It's only 1g, but still, I never would have expected any in a strawberry! What foods have you found to have more fat than you expected?
