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Food Facts That Resteraunts Hide From You
What does the restaurant industry have to hide? One of the true issues behind obesity is the fact that many chain restaurants — which provide one-third of all restaurant meals, according to the New York Department of Health — obfuscate the fat and calorie counts of their menu items, and fight any attempt to shed light on…
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The worst drink on the plante. 2300 calories!!
This is an interesting article I found, its kind of an I opener to really look into something before you order it :noway: Recently, while poring over some research, I got a breathless call from my co-author buddy, Matt. “You won’t believe what I just found! Check this out.” He sent me a link to a Baskin Robbins page, and…
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Burning Extra Calories
Just thought it would be nice if everyone shared their ways of burning extra calories everyday with eachother..... Heres some of my ways 1.Stand instead of sitting (great if you have an office job) 2.Get up on commercials and do little household chores 3.On breaks walk around instead of sitting for coffee 4.When going to a…
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7 tips for eating right
*Snack Worthy* Athletes eat up to 11 times per day! Us mere mortals should be eating small meals four to six times a day to boost our metabolism. “Feeling ravenous when it comes time to eat often leads to overeating,” says John. Keep snack-sized portions of nutritious food handy – such as cut-up vegetables and mixed nuts –…
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1200 calorie minimum
Is it bad to go below a 1200 everyday to reach your goal weight?? would 1100 be to low for net calories??
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Toasted Vegetable Taco
Makes one serving Ingredients -1/2 to 1 cup chopped fresh vegetables, such as broccoli, snap peas, green beans and re bell pepper -1 flour tortilla (8 inch) -1 teaspoon raspberry chipotle sauce -1 tablespoon shredded mexican 4 cheese blend Directions 1.Place vegetables in a microwavable bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and…
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Understanding ground beef labels
Okay so when you buy ground beef, you can get regular, lean, extra lean. But when you read the nutrition label and it gives you the calories and fat per 100g, are those numbers if you just cooked the beef and ate it as is and did not drain it?? Because i always drain the fat when I cook ground beef so would my calorie and…
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Spicy Food
Is it true that spicy food temporarily speeds up your metabolism?
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Pizza
Does anyone know which pizzas are the best to buy when you go grocery shopping. Because pizza is one of my favorites and I used to get delissio but it is really bad for calories and fat. Or does anyone have any good recipes for homemade pizza?
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Sodium
I have been really good at cutting my sodium down, but every once in a while i will have a can of soup. But the past 2 times i have had a can of soup my stomach started to hurt about 30 minutes after i finished eating, do you think this is from the sodium because my body is no longer used to such high amounts?
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Understanding carbs
When you read the carbs nutritional information there is fiber and sugar catagories, what is the difference and do you want to lean towars one more than the other?
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Good carbs and bad carbs
I have a hard time keeping my carb intake down because I usually either have rice, pasta, or potatoes with my dinner. I noticed potatoes are really high in calories and carbs, are the carbs in potatoes considered good carbs or bad carbs? And are they better than the carbs found in rice and pasta?
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ounces to grams
How many ounces to a gram???
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8 Food You Should Eat Every Day
:heart: Spinach :heart: Sexual enhancement, Muscle growth, Heart healthy, Bone builder, Enhances eyesight :love: It may be green and leafy, but spinach is also the ultimate man food. This noted biceps builder is a rich source of plant-based omega-3s and folate, which help reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and…
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Restraunt nutritional information
Does anyone know a website where you can search restraunts and fast food places by name to see the nutritional info for their products???
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white vs. brown bread
So when I look up wonderbread and compare their 100% whole wheat to their white bread there's really not much of a difference. So why is brown bread and pasta so much better for you???
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20 minute workout-maximize the burn
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/fat-burning-workout-0 This is a workout that burns around 400 calories in about 20 minutes I tried it today this today and it was a really good workout that you can do at home, it consists of 7 different exercises targeted to increase the rate at which calories are burned by 13% and…
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nutritional recipes needed
Does anyone know any good websites with nutritional recipes that states the nutrition facts for the meal???
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To much sodium?
What is a reasonable amount of sodium intake for a day and how much is to much? :huh:
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5 ways to naturally boost your metabolism
http://www.canadianliving.com/health/nutrition/top_5_ways_to_boost_your_metabolism_naturally_2.php
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under net calorie intake
If i'm 100-300 calories below my net calorie goal but not hungry should I still eat?
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chicken recipes?
Anyone know some good healthy chicken recipes?
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To much protein?
I am supposed to consume 45g of protein a day, but i always seem to go over, one day I was over by 30g. Is it bad to go over your protein limit? Also is it bad to be way under your fat limit?
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how often should you do a weigh in?
I use a digital scale and I can step on it in the morning and it would read 117.6 then at night 118. Then it would be back down to 117.5 in the morning, how often should you weigh yourself to see how your doing?
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alcohol
Does anyone know some drinks that aren't really high in calories or fat, because I usually drink beer but I know it is full of calories.
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ground beef
when you buy ground beef you can buy regular, lean, and extra lean. Obviously the leaner it is the less fat there is in it. But when you cook ground beef you drain the fat anyways so does it still make that big of a difference between the 3 or just a little difference?
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advantages of water
Hello everyone, i'm new to this whole thing of watching what i eat and making sure i exercise everyday, i just became a member of my fitness pal today and they said they recomended 8 glasses of water. I know that you need to drink water everyday, but i've never drank 8 glasses a day. Is there any other benefits of drinking…
