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More Trans Fat Alerts
I told you this was becoming a trend. McDonald's and IHOP (International House of Pancakes) both made annoucements this week that they're working on the elimination of that nasty trans fat that keeps getting in their way of selling healthy food (c...
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It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Labelman!
Are you a label reader? Are your kids? Do you know what you're looking at when you do read the Nutrition Facts food label?
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Ghastly Grand Rounds
What a spooky Halloween Grand Rounds! Dr. Hebert, of Doctor Hebert's Medical Gumbo, hosted a ghoulishly delicious Grand Rounds this week all in honor of my personal favorite holiday (well not really a holiday but we do seem to celebrate). I must s...
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Recipe of the Week: Bruschetta
Looking for a healthy appetizer to bring to your New Year's party? And you also want people to eat it? Look no more, bruschetta is just the ticket. It's easy to make, definitely yummy, low cal and counts towards your daily veggie intake.
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Avocado, Corn and Mango Delight
As promised from yesterday here is my inaugural salad recipe entry. I make this one a lot for parties and it is always a huge hit. I am asked for the recipe all the time so I figured you’d like it too. This salad not only tastes great but it is su...
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Recipe of the Week: Fresh Basil Corn Salad
I bought this case of canned corn from Costco recently, so I've been kind of corn happy this week; trying to figure out different ways to make "salad" with it. I came up with something pretty tasty last night. I was a little lax in the measuring d...
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Recipe of the Week: Pumpkin Pudding
It's still the time of year for pumpkins and you may be surprised how highly nutritious they are. They are loaded with beta-carotene (gives them their bright orange flesh) and are an excellent source of potassium, iron and fiber; key nutrients tha...
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Self-Talking the Dessert Splurge
Thank you to the individual who posted the anonymous comment on the 'dessert before seconds theory' which I wrote about on Day Two of the California Obesity Conference. This person had some really good insight on how to handle the 'dessert' fix.
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Grand Rounds 3.25
Many thanx to Bertalan Mesko at Science Roll for hosting this week's Grand Rounds 3.25. If you like Monty Python you will love this edition. Click on the title above to see all and find other blogs that fit your interests.
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Recipe of the Week: California Chicken Wrap
Thank you to Christie Lee for coming up with a better name for last week's recipe "Tri-Color Tuna Fiesta Bowl". Much much better and sounds more appetizing.
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