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Pasta - Dried Weight or Cooked???
Hi Everyone, Can anyone please help? I'm having a pasta dish tonight but am confused by some of the entries in the food database, do I weigh before or after cooking? I'm a bit of a pasta fan and need to be careful I don't overeat but have no concept of weights of things so is it best to weigh before or after OR can anyone…
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Overnight Oats???
Hi All, Have heard a few people talking about "Overnight Oats". My questions are: How do you cook them/make them? Are they tasty? What can you add to them? Are they low calorie? I'm getting bored with my Weetabix in a morning but need a low calories quick breakfast to eat at my desk :-( Thanks in advance!!
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Confused by cooked/dried brown rice calories???
Hi Everyone, I'll try and be brief.....I'm having wholegrain brown rice tonight (Sainsburys) and on the packet it says that a 50g Dry Weight is 169 calories BUT 100g cooked as per instructions is 135 calories????? I thought it would be higher cooked??? Now I'm confused - I want a "normal" sized portion with my low fat…
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Should I eat the extra calories I gain through exercise?
Hi Everyone, I'm fairly new to this site, I'm an impatient person but I'm also not stupid - also know that I can't lose the 4 stone I want to lose overnight! I was just wondering what everyone's opinions/the facts were on whether I should eat the calories I accrue through exercise. I'm currently on 1200 calories a day but…
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Bored with same dinners! Ideas please....
Hi All, The subject title says it all really....my boyfriend and I just seem to be eating the same things each week, they are still tasty and we enjoy them but I worry that we'll soon get bored...My boyfriend eats meat but I don't, I tend to have fish or a Quorn equivalent (lamb steaks, peppered beef, fillets, mince etc…
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What does it mean to "eat at a deficit"????
Hi, Can someone please explain to me what it means to eat at a deficit??? Thanks!
