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Interesting/depressing article about obesity
http://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2013/march/1361848247/karen-hitchcock/fat-city
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Brownie Pancakes - lowish carb
These are very rich and delicious. They would be good as a dessert with some whipped cream on top. I just ate mine with some berries. 1/3 cup almond flour 1 Tbsp almond butter 1 medium banana 1 medium egg 10 drops stevia 2 Tbsp cocoa powder The recipe made 3 medium-sized pancakes. Stats per individual pancake: 159 cals,…
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Hidden calories in coffee creamers
I read this a while back and was really shocked by it. http://www.cspinet.org/nah/04_08/creamed.pdf Basically, it talks about how the manufacturer is able to round down the amount of sat fat, calories, etc on the labels. Combine that with the fact that a serving size is 1 tsp (who really only uses one tsp?). You may be…
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Dang tailbone! Or maybe I'm growing a tail.
Since I have lost some of my extra padding back there I have noticed that my tailbone is starting cause some discomfort when I do exercises on the floor. Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions?
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What? Is this real?
Choosing healthy foods is now a mental illness. I understand that people could become fixated/obsessed to an unhealthy extent (as with anything) but...really? Check this out! http://www.naturalnews.com/029098_orthorexia_mental_disorder.html
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Chicken and Cauliflower Curry - Crockpot
We made this for dinner tonight and it was pretty yummy and healthy. The original recipe came out of Ladies Home Journal. 1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast - cut into 3 inch pieces 1 small onion, thinly sliced 5 oz carrots, sliced thick 4 tsp curry powder 2 Tbsp cornstarch 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 tsp turmeric 1/2 head…
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Easy protein pancake
I made these this morning and thought they were really good. 1 cup old-fashioned oats 1 cup cottage cheese (2%) 1 egg 2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp cinnamon I blended it together in the food processor and then cooked it like regular pancakes. The batter is pretty thick so I had to spread it a little bit once it was in the pan. It…
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Baked Oatmeal
Baked oatmeal is a wonderful thing. It solves the texture problem for those who have trouble with regular oatmeal. And, you can make it ahead of time. I like to make one batch, and take a serving with me to heat up later at work. I got this recipe from a magazine a long time ago, I think it was "Simply Delicious", but I'm…
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silly question about meats
Do you weigh the meat/fish/poultry before or after cooking? When I am adding a recipe on here, can I go by the meat package (i.e 1 lb chicken or whatever) or should I be weighing it after? Is a 4 oz portion of meat the before or after weight? Thanks!
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Just signed up
Well, it's time to stop messing around. It's definitely harder to lose weight after baby #3 than it was the first, even 2nd time around. I consider myself a healthy person but after just a few days here I realize that even when I eat healthy things, I eat way too much. I think this system will really help me stay more…
