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Favorite Ethnic Foods?
So my cultural food base is pretty well limited to mexican and "asian"- that is, Americanized versions of Chinese and Japanese dishes. I'd really love to branch out and start experimenting with other spices, flavors, world cuisines in general, but it's hard to even start looking! What are your favorite food-cultures, and…
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How do you like your eggs?
. . . from chickens. Un/fertilized is not the answer we're looking for here :) I've never really known how to cook eggs, beyond scrambled and hard boiled. So that's all I made and ate. Now that I'm branching out, I can also make over easy! Which I also enoy, especially with toast :) So, how do you make your eggs in the…
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I just discovered Swiss Chard!
So I bought some rainbow chard at the farmer's market today. I've been aware of it, but never eaten it, I bought it because it was pretty :) After some Googling around for ideas, I decided to stir fry it with a drizzle of olive oil, minced garlic, bacon bits and half a chopped apple. I served it alongside some whitefish,…
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Protein Powder Samples?
I'm moderately interested in giving protein powder a go. However, I'm not at all interested in dropping $30 or $40 just to find out it's not for me. It isn't something I'd use daily, maybe a few times a week either before or after a morning workout. Are there any brands out there that offer "sample" or "trial" sizes?…
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I've Got a Lov-e-ly Coconut
. . . tweedle dee dee, there it is, standing by itself . . . Anyway, I was given a whole coconut this afternoon. Hairy and everything. I love love LOVE coconut, but . . . I can't just crack it open and go at it with a spoon, right? OR CAN I!?!? What can I do with a whole coconut?
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Blueberry French Toast Mini Muffins- 64 cal/each
I purchased a 500 cal Blueberry French Toast convenience store muffin last weekend and loved it, but thought I could do better! So I did, and now you can do it too! I package blueberry muffin mix (calorie count is for Martha White Whole Grain Just Add Milk! 7 oz) 1/2 cup skim milk 1 Tablespoon pancake syrup (Great Value…
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Recommend an Apple!
I spent the first 26 years of my life as an apple hater. Then I made a pie (on a whim of my father's) and discovered that Golden Delicious are . . . kind of delicious. Fast forward two years, and I completely forgot about that incident. Last week I bought one of those prepackaged apples and caramel dip, with what I believe…
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Does running make YOU hungrier?
I'm new to running (jogging, actually- C25K Week 2), and do so for about 30 minutes about twicer per week. I do pretty intense cardio for 60 minutes at least four times per week. I've noticed that I'm considerably hungrier on run days than I am any other day. Has anyone else experienced this? It sucks because, not only is…
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Cream of Wheat
So I just tried cream of wheat for breakfast. I hated it when I was a teen, but decided to give it another go- It was alright. It was more filling than oatmeal, and the serving size was larger for fewer calories. Win! I had mine with a splash of milk and a teaspoon of brown sugar, because that's how I have my oatmeal, and…
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How REALLY bad is it to not take a running rest day?
I just started running (as in, today was Day 1 of C25K, and I couldn't even jog for the whole minute at a time), but I take fitness classes through my rec center most days of the week. Right now my open days are Sunday and Monday (well, and Thursday, because yoga burns exactly squat). Since I ran (sort of) today, would…
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What do I do with this tofu?
I bought tofu on a whim yesterday. I've eaten it before, know that I like it, but have never prepared it myself. So- throw some suggestions at me! I am on Pinterest, and have looked around there a bit, but I'm looking for personal recommendations- recipes with a certified stamp of approval already attached :)
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NSV Type Goals
While weight loss is defintely my ultimate goal, I get bored just going for numbers all the time. "Oh, I dropped 10 pounds. Now it's time to go for 20. Now 30 . . . " Blah blah blah. So what are some of your Non-Scale related goals? I currently have a pair of jeans that I bought (several years ago!) for something like $3…
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How to build workout "recipes"?
Under the "Food" tab, there is a "recipe" tab that allows me to add all of my food ingredients for one meal, divide by amount of servings, and save it. So the recipes I make often are all broken down, easy to add, and easy to look at for quick reference if I don't recall certain amounts. I'm looking for a way to do the…
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Any Pinterest junkies?
Morning, dolls! Hello, and a quick rundown: I'm a 28 year old single female, no kids, just kitties. I've made a few half assed attempts at weight loss before, but I'm truly in it for good this time (I hope). I've over 100lbs to lose, 8 down already! I've been tracking what I eat, slowly trying to make better choices…
