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Ice Cream Topping
If you like that magic shell stuff, I found a recipe that is a healthier, cheaper version. It's also only 133 calories, compared to 200+ for the store bought stuff. Ingredients 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder 1/4 Cup Raw Honey or Maple Syrup 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract – or make your own Pinch of Sea Salt…
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Ice Cream Topping
If you like that magic shell stuff, I found a recipe that is a healthier, cheaper version. It's also only 133 calories, compared to 200+ for the store bought stuff. Ingredients 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder 1/4 Cup Raw Honey or Maple Syrup 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract – or make your own Pinch of Sea Salt…
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Need Some Ideas for 1400-1600 Daily Calorie
I am looking for some ideas on meals, I would like to know what kind of things people eat who are eating about 1400-1600 cals a day. Currently I am at 1200, and since I have lost some weight, I would like to up my in take a little, but as it is now, I am having trouble eating a good amount, even though I eat healthy and…
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Strength Training
This site lists roughly how many calories you burn when you bike, or walk, or run, but I don't see anything about weight lifting or strength building. I train my strength 3x a week for 20 minutes. I don't sweat as much as I do when I am walking for the same amount of time, but my core and arm muscles definitely feel more…
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Protein Shake Ideas
If you need something that will change up your whey protein drinks, try one of these healthy recipes. CREDIT: This is posted on MANY forums, I can't really find the original poster, but I got it from the username "summersbest" on MFP (myfitnesspal.com). http://www.myfitnesspal.com/summersbest Almond Peach Delight 1 scoop…
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Zucchini Lasagna
2 medium zucchinis, sliced the long way, not like disks(they are roughly 10 inches long, and where I come from, is packed in 3) 1 pound lead beef 1 onion, chopped 1 yellow bell pepper 2 cups red pasta sauce 2 eggs 1 1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese 1 cup cheddar cheese Directions: 1 Cook zucchini until tender, drain and set…
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Yogurt Pie
2 (8 ounce) containers your favorite flavored yogurt (usually fruit) 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 cup your choice of fruit, finely chopped 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust Directions 1. Mix yogurt with 3 and 1/2 cups of the dessert topping until blended. 2. Sweeten the fruit, if…
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Baked Cheese Balls
Ingredients 3 Mozzzrella Cheese Sticks 1/2 cup of your favorite bread crumbs 1/4 cup skim milk Directions 1 Cut up string cheese in disks, then dip them skim milk, and lastly, dip them in the bread crumbs. 2. Freeze cheese balls for about 30 minutes. 3. Bake in 400 Preheated Oven for 7-10 minutes. Watch them closely, 1…
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Berry Infused Tea
Enjoy this healthy crisp berry flavored tea on a hot Summer day! INGREDIENTS 1. 5-7 regular sized tea bags (depending on how strong you like your tea) 2. 2-3 cups frozen berries, defrosted 3. water 4. sugar to taste DIRECTIONS 1. In a small sauce pan, add about 4 cups of water and bring to boil. 2. While you are waiting…
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Berry Infused Tea
Enjoy this healthy crisp berry flavored tea on a hot Summer day! INGREDIENTS 1. 5-7 regular sized tea bags (depending on how strong you like your tea) 2. 2-3 cups frozen berries, defrosted 3. water 4. sugar to taste DIRECTIONS 1. In a small sauce pan, add about 4 cups of water and bring to boil. 2. While you are waiting…
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The Steps To Your Weight Loss Journey
I like to think that weight loss is a bunch of steps that we must take one at a time. Many of us fail because we try to do everything at once, which tends to just overwhelm our body both mentally and physically. You should take each change one step at a time and allow your body to adjust to each step. Give it time, roughly…
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The Steps To Your Weight Loss Journey
I like to think that weight loss is a bunch of steps that we must take one at a time. Many of us fail because we try to do everything at once, which tends to just overwhelm our body both mentally and physically. You should take each change one step at a time and allow your body to adjust to each step. Give it time, roughly…
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Zucchini Lasagna
Sorry I am long winded, I want to make sure that if you are considering this, that you know our thoughts about it. I am sure you have seen the recipe for Zucchini Lasagna posted on Facebook. Instead of going through the trouble of making the sauce though, I just used 2 cups of spaghetti sauce. When I first made this, my…
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Grams of Sugar
I am really puzzled on this recommended sugar intake of 26g daily. It doesn't seem much when a bowl of watermelon will take up 19g alone of that... For everything else (but sodium...) I meet AT the goal or just a little under/over. But I seem to ALWAYS go over on the sugar, and usually it's because I'll have 3 servings of…
