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| Foods | Creatively cutting out fat | Dec 04 2007 05:41 (UTC) |
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Unsweetened Almond Breeze in place of milk and stuff--not necessarily cutting fat if you were going to use skim milk, but definitely cutting out calories. Also, using applesauce in baking recipes in place of butter or oil. Makes me happy! There's also a fat-free feta I like to buy, and I tried this almond cheese with only 50 calories per serving and 1g of fat (I think? I would have to check the label again for the fat content... it was low, anyway) which was really, really good. I was surprised! And of course I only ever get fat-free or lowfat cottage cheese and yogurt. Mmm... |
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| Foods | Shirataki Tofu Noodle Texture Issues | Dec 04 2007 05:38 (UTC) |
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Ah, Shirataki noodles! My new best friend. I picked up two bags at Whole Foods a couple weeks ago and finally had the nerve to try them. I used them instead of the recommended linguine when I made chicken paprikash from the South Beach Diet Cookbook this evening. Anyway, I had the spaghetti ones and didn't have a problem with their texture, although they were certainly very different from regular spaghetti. They reminded me a lot of ramen noodles, sort of slippery (not in a bad way) and pleasantly bland. And only 20 calories per serving--oh my gosh! I'm in love. :) All I did was drain them in a colander and run them under hot water for a bit to rinse them--no boiling or anything. I kind of want to try the fettucine ones now, though, just to see what they're like... my Whole Foods only had the spaghetti shape, though... |
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| Foods | Best apple? | Nov 30 2007 22:18 (UTC) |
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Original Post by meleba: AMEN! Pink Ladies are pretty tasty as well, although I prefer Honeycrisp. And Fujis are great too, of course, as everyone here has already told you. ;) And cellophane_star... you must have had a bad Honeycrisp! :O lol... well, I love them. |
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| Foods | What did YOU eat today? | Nov 30 2007 02:04 (UTC) |
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Breakfast: Steel-cut oatmeal with Splenda, cinnamon, vanilla, and blueberries. Morning snack: A hard-boiled egg, some carrots, green tea Lunch: Half a sandwich with ORGANIC turkey, spinach, mushrooms, cucumber, and Grey Poupon on WW bread, plus an apple and a Babybel Light cheese. Afternoon Snack: Celery with some salmon spread from Whole Foods, a bit of dried apricot, and white chai tea (tasty!) Dinner: Will be turkey meatloaf with tzatziki, olive bread, and probably a salad. And then perhaps I'll have some hot milk with cinnamon and vanilla before bed. Either that or my Yogi Bedtime Tea. :) |
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| Foods | Tofu shirataki noodles - success! | Nov 27 2007 23:38 (UTC) |
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Hungry Girl says you can. Go here and they have a recipe where the only cooking is in the microwave. I bought some of these noodles myself about a week ago, and I still haven't worked up the nerve to use them yet. lol. But I'm starting to get excited. |
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| Foods | Foods you never get tired of... | Nov 17 2007 20:17 (UTC) |
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lol, I second (third?) the eggs. I love an egg white scramble with veggies (mushroooooms) in a whole wheat tortilla with salsa. And oatmeal... especially my favorite kind of pumpkin oatmeal: Pumpkin and generous pumpkin pie spiece in Health Valley Optimum Power oatmeal. Hmmm... turkey meatloaf with yogurt dressing. *_* I know it sounds weird, but my mom gets this REALLY GOOD kind, and there's always leftovers for a lunch or two afterwards... soooo good. And meatballs. I LOVE meatballs. lol. Oh, and sushi. I could eat sushi every night. Fortunately, I don't have anywhere near the disposable income for that, or else I never would have lost any weight... haha. I stuff myself on sushi. Luna bars, too. I get dangerous with those. And apples. :) |
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| Foods | was this an okay breakfast? | Nov 17 2007 18:50 (UTC) |
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Sounds like a fine breakfast, although it would have been better to just have an orange instead of the juice... but I'm sure you know that. ;) And I'm pretty sure you would have burned more than 300 cals after that workout... I can't tell you how much, but I'm pretty sure CC told me once that walking for an hour at 4.0 pace burnt like 350 cals, and running for 30 minutes was 250-300 or something... I don't know how much the ab workout would have been, but it sounds like you burned at least 400. |
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| Foods | Sugar. | Nov 17 2007 18:46 (UTC) |
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Refined sugar actually IS so evil. The sugars in fruits, molasses, etc. are unprocessed and have nutrients, but white sugar in the bag is nothing but refined, tooth-rotting, fattening, empty-calorie junk. :K I only make muffins with molasses or honey now... no more bag sugar for me. |
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| Foods | What did YOU eat today? | Nov 16 2007 05:59 (UTC) |
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I woke up at 11 today, so I didn't have breakfast... :P Pre-Run/"Breakfast": A Babybel Light Cheese Lunch: Leftover fesenjoon (sp?) from dinner last night, on half a toasted ww pita... AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS. Plus a sliced pear sprinkled with cinnamon. Best lunch I've had in ages. lol. Afternoon snack: Kashi Honey Almond Flax TLC bar Dinner: Turkey meatloaf (topped with plain ff yogurt mixed with chives, basil, & lemon pepper), quinoa salad, assorted roasted root veggies (beets, carrots, rutabagas, etc)--all stuff my mom picked up from the local natural grocery store (aside from the yogurt topping, which I mixed myself). I love love LOVE that place. Dessert: an organic strawberry fruit leather |
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| Weight Loss | I thought fish was good for us? | Nov 16 2007 05:50 (UTC) |
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I've learned from experience to ignore CC's grading system. And as far as the mercury-in-fish worries go, there have only been like two incidents of people suffering from mercury poisoning from fish, and those were both towns that were fishing where there had been an oil spill... or something like that. I suppose if you ate deep-sea fish every day, that would be a problem, but if you eat fish 1-3 times a week and only one of those was a deep-sea fish, I'd say you would have absolutely nothing to worry about. And yes, FISH IS GOOD FOR YOU!!! lol. |
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| Foods | gasy foods.. | Nov 16 2007 04:52 (UTC) |
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Whenever I eat something really oily, I get terrible bloating, gas, and stomachache. Aside from beans, which make me gassy no matter what (but don't really make me bloat and don't make my stomach hurt), the fiber foods people are listing only bother me if I had an oily meal the day before--I guess they just aggravate my condition. |
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| Foods | What's your favorite holiday foods? | Nov 15 2007 22:15 (UTC) |
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My dad's family recipe for fudge. We make it every Christmas season... ahhh... simply heavenly... just the aroma, even... There's no way I'll be able to say no to making fudge (or even that I'd want to) so I'll just have to wach my intake... sigh. :( And, of course, eggnog. lol. But if I buy the light kind and dilute it with skim milk (or maybe even some unsweetened Almond Breeze??) it can't be that bad... can it? Regular egg nog is just too thick and heavy for me to drink, but I love the flavor. Ha ha... |
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| Foods | Oat Bran vs Wheat Bran -- Why the Calorie Difference? | Nov 07 2007 04:45 (UTC) |
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| Foods | Oat Bran vs Wheat Bran -- Why the Calorie Difference? | Nov 06 2007 05:44 (UTC) |
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All right... and here's what CC has to say on the subject: "crude" (I assume that means uncooked??) wheat bran: 125 cal/cup. Raw oat bran: 231 cal/cup. The stats are around double too. Is oat just a denser material than wheat? I'm starting to think the labels at the store were a little bit off, though. :| |
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| Foods | If there was ever inspiration to become a vegetarian, this is it. | Nov 05 2007 16:11 (UTC) |
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Inspiration to not eat processed lunchmeat? Yeah, but I don't eat that crap anyway. Inspiration to become a vegetarian...? Not so much. I get quality meat and love it. :| |
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| Foods | apple sauce instead of oil? | Nov 01 2007 16:44 (UTC) |
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| From my limited experience in baking with applesauce, combined with information I've gleaned from more knowledgeable people on the Internet, you should add applesauce equal to the oil called for, and then add one tablespoon of oil so the texture is still OK. And one tablespoon, when divided up among all the servings you'll slice your cake into, will add like <10 cals. | |||
| Foods | Oatmeal - too good 2 B true? | Oct 31 2007 21:48 (UTC) |
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Linda--ooh, that sounds like it would be a great way to prepare steel-cut oats on a weekday. Maybe I'll pick some up and try it one day. And as for the overflowing problem--it happens to me sometimes, but I find that if I stop it every minute (I'm talking about the regular oats that take 2-3 minutes) or so and stir, and make sure to scrape all excess off the sides so it's all in the middle of the bowl, then it doesn't overflow. I also tend to skimp on the liquid just a bit (and do what ronna does). Also, for those who like pumpkin oatmeal--try pumpkin (about 1/4 cup) mixed with Health Valley Optimum Power instant oatmeal, and add a bunch of pumpkin pie spice. For liquid, I used 1/3 cup of regular (sweetened original) Almond Breeze, and added some more after I took the bowl out of the microwave. SO GOOD! The blueberries in there add a nice touch, and it's just the perfect amount of sweetness. I can never get it right making pumpkin oatmeal from plain oats. :P |
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| Foods | just wondering? | Oct 30 2007 03:02 (UTC) |
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| Sodium makes you retain water, so if there's sodium in your seltzer, that will definitely lessen the benefit of the water. | |||
| Weight Loss | My interview pants :) | Oct 25 2007 19:26 (UTC) |
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CONGRATULATIONS! It's the little things like that that always make my day. :) But it's a little annoying for me right now, because all my jeans but one pair are a little too lose. And I don't like baggy jeans. :[ |
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| Foods | Fake food | Oct 24 2007 04:06 (UTC) |
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While I definitely try to limit my intake of artificial foods (like Splenda) as much as I can, there are times where I'd rather enjoy a larger portion of a similar-tasting "diet" product--the kinds of foods you classify as "fake"--instead of an eeeensy weensy bit of, say, full-fat ice cream or butter, or whatever. And while the actual nutritional content and health benefits of these so-called "fake" or "diet" foods is debatable, one thing that's concrete is their lower calorie, fat, and/or sugar content, and they can be a real godsend for those of us who simply can't afford to eat that much of the "real" stuff. :K So I have to say that I don't really have a problem with "fake" food in relative moderation--depends on the stuff, though, of course. |
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| Foods | Veggie Suggestions | Oct 23 2007 04:50 (UTC) |
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I love steamed brussels sprouts. :) I also like radishes. I just munch them raw. Crispy and tangy (ish?). Mmmm good. They're good in salads, too. I've also recently become quite fond of zucchini--it's good grilled, mixed with all sorts of dishes, etc. And I LOVE butternut squash. I'd have mashed butternut squash over mashed potatoes any day. I think it's really good with some Smart Balance (or other type of lower-cal butterlike stuff) and cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves (instead of sugar). I might have even added a dash of chili powder for zing. I also live for bell peppers, just crunching them raw--yellow is my favorite, but I love all of them (except for the green ones--they're not bad, I just don't eat them raw). |
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| Weight Loss | teens!!!! | Oct 23 2007 04:46 (UTC) |
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15, 5'4" started at 146, goal 120--and I'm at 122! :D Although I'm thinking of going more for around 115--definitely not below that, but I've still got a bit of pudge on me. I think what I really need is more exercise. :K |
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| Foods | What did YOU eat today? | Oct 22 2007 19:33 (UTC) |
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Today I've only had breakfast so far... so... how about yesterday... :) Breakfast: a slice of ww toast with ff cream cheese, a little sliced-up tomato, turkey breast, lemon pepper, and Italian seasoning, plus half a banana. Snack: A piece of lemon poppyseed muffin. Couldn't resist. :K Lunch: A tasty salad (mixed greens, gorgonzola cheese, sliced apple and tomato) and crab cakes. Snack: Dreyer's Slow-Churned Pumpkin Ice Cream (SOOO GOOD) and some candy corn, plus some apple slices with smoked gouda cheese, plus some popcorn. Ugh, I know. I was at book club though, and couldn't resist... :( Dinner: A bowl of DIVINE pumpkin soup, plus a bit of caprese salad.
What an amazingly tasty day. |
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| Foods | brown rice and yam at night???? | Oct 22 2007 19:27 (UTC) |
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| Who told you not to eat complex carbs at night? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. :\ | |||
| Foods | Foods You Never Buy | Oct 19 2007 22:26 (UTC) |
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| I no longer scour the dessert & chips aisles looking for an intriguing processed snack to sneak in the cart. In fact, the idea of eating pre-packaged, processed cookies now disgusts me. :K | |||
| Foods | comfort foods | Oct 19 2007 19:23 (UTC) |
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Original Post by was128: Ah! Me too! I got the recipe from Hungry Girl. SO GOOD!!! Speaking of HG, that's a gret place to find "alternative" recipes to traditional fattening foods. They have onion rings, lasagna, ice cream, etc... I'd definitely check it out: http://www.hungry-girl.com, and click "Chew the Right Thing." |
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| Foods | got my free Kashi snack | Oct 19 2007 19:19 (UTC) |
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Haha, I see there's mixed feelings here, but I am personally a die-hard Kashi fan. I ordered some crackers a few weeks ago, but they haven't come yet--it said 6-8 weeks, so I've got a little while to go. :) Speaking of Kashi, I had the hot GoLean for the first time today. Oatmeal has a rival now. Mmm... |
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| Foods | What Kind of Cereal do YOU like? | Oct 16 2007 05:34 (UTC) |
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Fiber One, Health Valley Oat Flakes, Trader Joe's Strawberry Yogurt-O's, assorted Cheerios, Total, a few different kinds of granola... and then a bunch of different kinds of oatmeal--plain, Nature Valley (assorted), Quaker Lower Sugar... I'll usually have 1/3 cup (or 1 packet, depending on the type) of oatmeal with my choice of garnishes (pumpkin, apple, etc) or I'll mix an assortment of cereals (Fiber One, Oat Flakes, Strawberry-O's) in with some Greek or regular plain nonfat yogurt. Those times, I don't measure, I just take little handfuls, but it probably adds up to around 1/2 cup or so. |
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| Foods | Low calorie lunch ideas for school! | Oct 16 2007 05:32 (UTC) |
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My cafeteria has a good selection of half-sandwiches in the fridge, so I usually get the hummus one--whole wheat bread, cucumbers, tomato, lettuce, sprouts, and hummus. With that, I'll usually have an apple or Asian pear, some green tea, and maye some carrots. If the soup is good, I might have a small cup of soup with my sandwich, or if it's REALLLY good, I'll get the 12-oz container and forgo the sandwich. Other times, I'll pick from the (impressive) salad bar--they have a good assortment of veggies (including baby corn, lol) and other stuff (lemon tabouli? pesto-marinated tofu?) and a good garlic vinaigrette. But this is more caloric (I'm sure) than my hummus sandwich so I only have a tasty salad about once a week... though it depends on my mood. |
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| Foods | What to eat after dinner? | Oct 15 2007 23:16 (UTC) |
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Usually I'll just have fruit... or maybe a very little piece of chocolate. I rarely have enough room for dessert after the dinners I eat. :] But maybe mix some fruit in with lf/ff yogurt? Or a scoop of peanut butter with a liiiittle dash of honey, or a couple chocolate chips? |
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