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End of Pastured Food--Article about potential new food regs
Check out this article: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-end-of-pastured-food/Content?oid=3719762 and then go here to print out a letter you can send in protest (there's link at the end of the article): http://www.cornucopia.org/food-safety/
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BMR vs TDEE
this is a reprint of songbyrdsweet's post from months ago. Here is the link in case your are interested: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/30898-bmr-vs-tdee-what-mfp-is-telling-you?hl=tdee
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peanut butter and cranberry sauce
So my jam was moldy but I still had cranberry sauce. Great PBJ sandwich! :laugh:
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Twinkie diet
Being healthy isn't a black & white issue... http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html?hpt=Sbin
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Odd food combos that taste good
I read about combining peanut butter and cottage cheese in "Skinny Chicks Don't Eat Salads" and decided to modify that. This has become one of my favorite breakfast foods: Trader Joe's Daily Sprouted Cinnamon Raisin Bread, toasted; spread with almond butter; add a layer of cottage cheese; top with sliced pears. Yummy!…
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snack or meal?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/39229696#39209387 fast food "snack" lines==interesting
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very minor goal attained
I finally lost 3lbs! Really just want to see if the ticker budged :laugh: edit: no detectable movement!!
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HFCS: environmental rationale for not consuming it
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/08/30/gulf.dead.zone.minnesota.farm/index.html?hpt=Sbin
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The Twinkie-article
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38869408/ns/today-foodwine/ Gulp! Take a gander at a Twinkie’s 37 or so ingredients A dogged author and an ‘obsessive-compulsive’ photographer have unearthed key findings on processed foodsVideo TODAY Homemade Twinkies? Really? .Advertisement | ad info . Tim Boyle / Getty Images Ever wonder…
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for all the barefoot runners out there...
I'm actually a swimmer but I thought this article on counterfeit Vibram fiveFingers was interesting: http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/13/smallbusiness/vibram_fivefingers/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin
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Tall women--how many cals?
Hi, I am 5'10", 205 lbs, and my BMR is 1665. My goal weight is 170. I just thought I would throw this out there for women who think they should be eating 1200 cals regardless of their body size. Help me to dispel this myth by posting your info!
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Another kind of diet
Found this great article about a "clothing diet"...The "Sixers" select 6 pieces of clothing and stick to wearing them day in and day out, as an anti-consumerism statement. I admit to owning around 10 pairs of jeans, unfortuately only 2 of those fit right now! And I always have my favorite clothes, maybe 2-3 pieces, that I…
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woman's experience with starvation mode...great article
I found this article on cnn.com about a woman who lost 175lbs, she was eating less than 1,000 cals a day plus workouts. She began to gain weight and get sick so she upped her cals to 1500 + workout cals...to read here the link: http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/07/23/fn.karen.daniel.catchingup/index.html?hpt=Sbin
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Agave vs. honey, video clip
Here's an interesting video clip with nutritionist Joy Bauer discusses the pros & cons of agave and honey. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/37574193#37446595
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web-MD BMI-plus calculator
I wanted this useful tool with everyone. We've all heard that the BMI itself isn't an accurate measure of people's health status. The Web-MD calculator takes into account your waist size in addition and gives you a waist-to-height ratio to help determine your body shape. Mine is 0.77. They consider less than 0.5 to be a…
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Bender Ball
Can anyone give me some feedback about this little ball? I used the Bender Ball in my pilates class the other day--wow what a great abdominal workout!! Has anyone invested in one of these? What you think of Leslie Bender's DVDs? Did you get it online or at a local sports store? Is there a generic one I can buy? Thanks in…
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your body's biggest enemy: you're sitting on it
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34209499/ns/health-fitness/ Here's a great article about "sitting disease" and how just fidgeting around more each day instead of sitting can help keep you from gaining weight.
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Holiday Persimmon Smoothie
This is wonderful holiday themed smoothie to take advantage of all the persimmons available now! 2 large Fuyu persimmons (about 350-400g) 1 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 small container 2% fage or other greek yogurt 1 scoop vanilla protein powder 2 tbsp ground flax 1/16-1/8 tsp ground nutmeg Blend and enjoy! Makes 24 oz.…
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great article explaining sugars & fruit
What Sweetener Should You Choose? Sugar? Honey? Agave Nectar? "Don’t assume that a cookie or soft drink made with raw sugar or agave nectar or something else “natural” is healthful. Organic junk is still junk. I don’t care if it’s a cookie made with USDA-certified organic evaporated cane juice plowed under a Fair Trade…
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role of genetics in obesity: Newsweek article
http://www.newsweek.com/id/215115 "Although our high-calorie, sedentary lifestyle contributes to the approximately 10-pound average weight gain of Americans compared to the recent past, some people are more severely affected by this lifestyle than others. That's because they have inherited genes that increase their…
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The Dr. Oz show is coming!
Wish I had cable! :laugh: :laugh: http://tv.yahoo.com/news/article/tv-news.en.ap.org/tv-news.en.ap.org-20090906-us_tv_mehmet_oz
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I had a bad dream this morning...
I dreamed my digital food scale went haywire on me...I was trying to prep my food for the day and it kept telling me to "calibrate using H2IIK protocol" and I was supposed to have all these special little screwdrivers and tools to do this so I threw it in the trash! Boy I woke up stressed out--is this dream trying to tell…
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a really good reason to give up soda...Pepsi at least!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32664979/ns/business-food_inc/
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"cleansing" video clip from today show
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/32566568#32566568 the gist of this video is that "clean eating" cleanses are healthy; but not the type of cleanse that involves colonics, laxatives, or fasting on single food items (like lemons or peppers).
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"Plus sized" model??
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/32537523#32537523 Wow, I can't believe a size 12-14 is considered plus sized!! Glamour has a photo in this month's edition of a normal, healthy woman that is shaking things up. I really hope the fashion world continues to portray normal women that we can relate to.
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"functional foods"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32484012/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/ This is an article about all the "healthy" additives in foods. The conclusion of the article states: "The biggest problem we have in the United States is overnutrition — too much calories," Lichtenstein said. Brian Wansink, a food marketing expert at…
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Trader's freeze dried blueberries
I just had some of these with my fage and applesauce, they added a really nice crunchy texture to the dish. I'm really getting hooked on a lot of trader's foods!
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OMG, chicken WITH the bone?
So I was talking to a classmate of mine this morning about FOOD, of course, and she me told she had friends who had never eaten chicken on the bone. WTF?? Or fresh fish with bones either. They are so used to processed foods, she said this guy didn't know what to do with his piece of chicken--how to eat it! She herself is…
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Diet myths busted
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/32379452#32371618 video clip of Joy Bauer, 4 min. She talks about baby carrots, cellulite, metabolism, dairy, and alcohol.
