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bigkihap
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Posted: 13 Feb 2006 06:58 pm |
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Since starting to lose weight in November my husband and I have been discovering foods that are really helping us to trim down. On this page I want to share them with you and will add new ones as we discover them.
1. Of course almost any vegetable. Vegetables are not only essential to a good diet, but they have very few calories as well. Don't just grab any veggie however. Avocados, fo example, are loaded with fat. My current favorite is fresh spinach. Serving size is 4 cups (that's a lot) = only 20 calories.
2. Ham steaks. I love ham steaks. They are fabulous for several reasons. They taste good which is a bonus as many people struggle with diets because they don't like the taste of healtier foods. Fat, sugar, and salt is what makes things taste good. Obviously the size of you steak makes a difference. I buy the Market Pantry brand steaks at Target. They are 4 oz. and one whole steak constitues a serving. Only 100 calories.
3. Sarah Lee "Delightful" breads. Two slices of this bread has less calories (and carbs for that matter) than one slice of regular bread. Like bread? Here you go. Serving is two slices = 90 calories.
4. Like chocolate? Here's a suggestion. Sugar-free fudgecicles. One of these babies will only cost you 45 calories. Just like anything though, don't go overboard.
5. Egg whites. Regular eggs are nice because they have lots of protein to keep you full. The problem with them is they also have lots of fat. If you like a good omelet, have an egg white omelet instead. You can even add a little (emphasis on little here) cheese because the calorie count is so low, but the protein value is still there too! The serving size is the equivalent to one large egg = 25 calories. Think about that, four real eggs would be 280 calories, but the same amount in egg whites is only 100!
6. Dannon Lite 'n Fit Yougurt. They have lots of yummy flavors, for not that many calories. Serving size is one cup = 60 claories.
Here's a start on some suggestions for you. I'll add more in the days ahead.
-bigkihapLast edited on 15 Feb 2006 02:51 pm by bigkihap
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Mountain Mike
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Posted: 14 Feb 2006 06:16 pm |
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Bigki,
Your list is a good start. Not to pick your post apart, but I disagree with you about artichokes. A boiled artichoke only contains around 60 calories, and very little fat. The fat comes into play by what people dip artichokes in, or the oil from marinated artichokes.
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NevD
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Posted: 14 Feb 2006 07:00 pm |
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Agree. Boiled whole artichoke... 2% fat according to Peter's database.
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GreenEater
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Posted: 14 Feb 2006 09:49 pm |
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| Did you mean avocado instead of artichoke?
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Nir
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Posted: 15 Feb 2006 11:46 am |
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egg whites: the eggs we get over here weigh about 50-55g and the white usually weighs about 33g. It is 36 calories per 100g so that makes it just 12 calories - even less than 25.
One of my favourites (and I'm not the only one) is air-popped popcorn.
Sugar-free jelly (jell-O?) is around 10 calories for a small pot
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bigkihap
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Posted: 15 Feb 2006 02:49 pm |
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| Yes, yes, everyone, my mistake. I definitely meant avocado. My cold I guess fogged my brain yesterday. Artichokes = fine, avocados = fat.
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Peter
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Posted: 16 Feb 2006 05:51 am |
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Healthy fats, I might add!
http://www.thelegacywebsite.com/faqs_fat.html
Peter
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brendanj
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Posted: 14 Mar 2006 03:35 pm |
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I came across a few foods that suppress your appetite.
1. Water
2. Green Leafy Vegetables
3. Instant Banana pudding
4. Pickles
5. Apples
Eat one of those when you're hungry and your appetite will have suppressed for a while.
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Lori
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Posted: 14 Mar 2006 07:11 pm |
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i suck on a bottle of water all day long.. if i am hungry, the water will just make me more so.. water only seems to work for me when i am not really hungry.. just on the verge of a binge session .. (which seems to happen less these days) ..
i did read that the body can get confused between hunger and thirst.. so it would make sense to try water..but i think if ur body is really tellin u its hungry.. feed it!
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Thav
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Posted: 15 Mar 2006 04:29 am |
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| Pickles are good because they are very low calorie... The bad thing though is almost all pickles have TONS of sodium. Too bad really, I love pickles.
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xskeletorx
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Posted: 17 Mar 2006 01:05 am |
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I have 1 cup of cheerios with a half cup skim milk and some sliced strawberries for breakfast, that's 170 calories. Ever since I incorporated this into my diet I haven't gone through a period of feeling "starved" during the rest of the day. Before the Cheerios I often felt starved and would often use up all but a handful of calories by 5 pm. Now I often have to be careful to make sure I eat enough in the evening rather than eating too much. I'm actually AMAZED at how much of a difference it made for me. I don't even feel like I'm dieting anymore and I definately have more energy during the day.
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NevD
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Posted: 17 Mar 2006 12:00 pm |
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The bad thing though is almost all pickles have TONS of sodium.
Plus, you can strip paint with your breath!
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sergeortega
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Posted: 28 Mar 2006 11:12 pm |
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I have the same prob as Lori with water (and most fluids). They just make me even hungrier. My stomach rumbles for literally hours if I fill up with just water (even soups or sugar-free jellies).
However, water with a meal does help fill me up quicker.
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sergeortega
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Posted: 28 Mar 2006 11:16 pm |
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I LOVE pickled onions as well, and regularly have 4-5 a day to help ward off hunger.
I don't know if it's of huge benefit or not, but when I first open the jar, I empty out the juice and refill with water. I'm hoping at least some of the salt will leach out into the water over the days it takes me to eat a jar full.
Might not sound too appetising, but even over a few days the onions don't lose too much of their tang to make them bland.
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Lori
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Posted: 29 Mar 2006 03:55 am |
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i used to worry about calories.. calories calories .. was about all i thought about .. BUT i have learnt that u dont ahve to revolve ur life around food. your hungry, you eat, u enjoy, then u go back to whatever u were doing before u got hungry .. i base my food intake on whole grain beans and lentils, fresh fruit, and veges, and lean meats such as chicken and fish ( i seem to eat less red meat these days but thats okay). Multigrain bread, (yes i eat two slices every day at lunch) fruit (someone told me the other day that fruit will make me fat .. i kinda laughed and said ur kidding right? yeah sure, fruit will make u fat if u eat too much, but its very hard to do without having to run to the toilet. I eat about three servings of fruit a day as snacks and i find that i burn it off quite easily (i am quite active) veges.. eat as much as u like, chew on them raw, steam them, or wok them. BUT dont eat JUST veges, have them with something else, brown rice lentils chicken (breast no skin is probably the best) or even fish. Eating just veges will leave u hungry again within about an hour.. the body devours them.
okay thats enough rambling from me..
blessings and good health to u
Lori
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Hisgal
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Posted: 29 Mar 2006 06:31 pm |
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| When I need to have just a little more of something...I keep some sugar free gelatin on hand. But I use club soda instead of the cold water when I make it. The club soda has no fat and no calories, but gives it an interesting taste/texture. I make it plain, because that's the way my hubby likes it, but you could add fruit or veggies to it. By the way, now that I'm tracking calories, I noticed that the "Jello" brand of sugar free gelatin has double the calories of the store brand. Hmmmm....
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personsmom
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Posted: 30 Mar 2006 06:03 pm |
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| I also keep Sugar free Jello around. Making Orange with Diet Sprite AND Cherry or Black cherry with Diet Coke. Different and familiar flavor with great texture.
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 8 Apr 2006 06:08 am |
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| something that fills me up like crazy and curbs hunger and is super yummy is 2 scrambled eggs with a handfull of baby spinach and 3 tablespoons low fat cottage cheese. you could cook it like an omelet too. It tastes so good, has about 250 calories and is super healthy!
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REDQUEEN
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Posted: 12 Apr 2006 02:23 pm |
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HEY NIR,
HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN AIRPOPPED CORN? I AM A POPCORN ADDICT! RIGHT NOW I BUY ACTII MICROWAVE POPCORN 94% FAT FREE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE AIR POPPED CORN HAS LESS CALORIES.
THANKS FOR HELPING!
REDQUEEN
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Hiba
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Posted: 12 Apr 2006 03:31 pm |
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I didn't want to start a new topic for this and you guys were talking about popcorn so I thought I would just post this here.
I hope someone can help me out with the nutrition facts on this microwave popcorn, it's confusing me and I'm wondering if I'm just looking at it wrong.
It says the serving size is 3 tbsp unpopped (who's going to eat unpopped? haha) or about 7 cups popped and there are 2 servings per bag.
Then the facts below say that in 3 tbsp unpopped there are 120 calories and 20 of those are from fat and next to that it says in 1 cup popped is 15 calories and 0 are from fat.
So what is the difference? How does the fat go from 20 calories to 0 just by popping it and how do the calories go down?
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REDQUEEN
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Posted: 12 Apr 2006 04:16 pm |
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HEY HIBA,
THAT'S JUST IT. IT IS VERY CONFUSING. I WAS HOPING THAT NIR WOULD KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT IT. I HAVE NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE PORTION THING EITHER.
I AM ANXIOUS TO HEAR SINCE I EAT :chew:SO MUCH POPCORN.
REDQUEEN
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Peter
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Posted: 13 Apr 2006 05:31 am |
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Often products give all the data for both the packaged and prepared product. Microwave popcorn rarely does. It's about impossible to figure out.
I figure the fat and calories go down when you pop it because of all that is left in the bag.
One other point... remember that many products are listed in small quantities so that numbers can be rounded to zero. Microwave popcorn may say Zero Trans Fats and Zero Cholesterol on the box, yet the product may contain both.
Always check serving sizes (my calculator lets you adjust for any serving size) but remember that if the data if for a small serving something could have been rounded to zero.
Also, air-popped and other popcorn types are listed in the food calculator.
Peter
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Nir
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Posted: 13 Apr 2006 11:17 am |
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Redqueen, Hiba:
Peter is correct:
(1) rounding down: with small servings and USA labelling conventions, an amount less than 1g (or possibly less than 0.5g) is written as 0g and the manufacturer then shoults "fat-free" even though in this case you still get a 1/6 of the calories from fat (about 2.5 calories out of 15 - these come from the 0.3g of fat which is conveniently rounded down to "0g" on the label) so no, that fat doesn't disappear if you only eat one cup :-)
(2) calories for microwave and air-popped popcorn are very similiar, but I'd still pick air-popped because it is natural and I don't know what they are putting in the microwaved variety. (in my case, also because it is very inexpensive - ?é?ú1.99 for a 2 kilo bag - makes about 61 of those 120-calorie servings)
Another presentational trick to look at: "94% fat-free" means fat is 6% (by weight) and then when you look more closely, fat is 16% (by calories). Clever marketing.
A note about wastage: have you noticed that wastage (kernels that don't pop) go down the more you pop? If you pop at 25g serving you get about 15% wastage, going down to 10% or less if you air-pop 50g.
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Peter
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Posted: 14 Apr 2006 04:57 am |
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How much fat is there in 2% milk?
http://www.thelegacywebsite.com/faqs_percent.html
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Robinbird67_99
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Posted: 15 Apr 2006 12:50 am |
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| I like to eat frozen blueberries...Splenda added for a sweet taste.
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Chocoholic
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Posted: 25 Apr 2006 02:32 am |
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Well it isn't really a food, but Fresca is my new food substitute :D. I don't know what they do to the stuff, but it tastes for all the world like it has calories in it. I don't think I've drunk a can yet without double-checking to reassure myself that it really does have 0 calories! I don't know why, but it fills me up, which diet drinks, wonderful though they are for the cravings of a sweet-tooth like mine, don't usually do. They have different flavours, too--peach, black cherry, mmm...
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yoga girl
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Posted: 29 Apr 2006 05:32 pm |
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protein! it makes you feel full, esp when you add a little fat, and at the same time it speeds your metabolism :)
example : chicken breast on salad w some olive oil
Anything w lots of fiber : beans are low in fat and fibery = filling
bananas will fill you up and are a great source of energy, low calories - try eating 3 bananas, i bet it will be hard!
apples contain a lot of fiber too - eat a few of these and you'll be full and have not eaten many calories.
protein shakes : blend low fat milk, ice, protein powder, tbs peanut butter, 1/2 banana - delish and keeps ya goin for hours!
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OnceUpon-A-ThinGirl
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Posted: 30 Apr 2006 07:46 am |
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| I've noticed that that too yoga girl, if I balance my fat and protiens right it's very filling. That protien shake sounds really yummy, I'm going to try it out.
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seminakedcats
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Posted: 2 May 2006 07:41 pm |
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I eat pickled beets which have almost no calories or anything else for that matter, and canned pumpkin (which I'm guessing might not be available in the UK)*. The pumpkin has gobs of fiber and virtually no calories (it's a vegetable after all). I mix it with cinnamon, nutmeg (a lot), and Splenda so it tastes like pumpkin pie. If you wrap it in a whole wheat tortilla, it really tastes like it. Especially 6 months or more away from Thanksgiving.
Kit
*this is based on a face my friend from England made when he ate my sister's pumpkin pie once. He said something like, "Don't ever try to feed that to a Brit! What the &%# is it?!" Or something similar.
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Hiba
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Posted: 3 May 2006 04:07 am |
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seminakedcats wrote: I eat pickled beets which have almost no calories or anything else for that matter, and canned pumpkin (which I'm guessing might not be available in the UK)*. The pumpkin has gobs of fiber and virtually no calories (it's a vegetable after all). I mix it with cinnamon, nutmeg (a lot), and Splenda so it tastes like pumpkin pie. If you wrap it in a whole wheat tortilla, it really tastes like it. Especially 6 months or more away from Thanksgiving.
Kit
*this is based on a face my friend from England made when he ate my sister's pumpkin pie once. He said something like, "Don't ever try to feed that to a Brit! What the &%# is it?!" Or something similar.
I love pickled beets too. Yummy.
That pumpkin "recipe" made me crave some pumpkin. I think I'll have to try that tomorrow, I just bought some wheat tortillas and that sounds really good.
BTW: I think that many people may not like the canned pumpkin because technically it's not pumpkin. The canned stuff in the US is actually a kind of squash that is similar to a pumpkin, but not exactly the same.
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Peter
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Posted: 4 May 2006 04:47 am |
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Hiba,
I don't care if it's pumpkin or what it is, so long as you don't tell me pumpkin pie isn't a vegetable. The white stuff that goes on top's a veggie, too. I think.
Peter
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Skipperdox
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Posted: 4 May 2006 05:52 pm |
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When I was pregnant, I craved frozen baby peas - right out of the package. My husband thought I was nuts. I thought they were great. They were especially nice in the heat of summer. I don't crave them now, but I'll snack on them periodically. (they're cheap too)
Other ideas: fresh sugar snap peas, fresh green beans (raw), these are coming into season in the Northeast pretty soon.
fruit smoothees with or without skim milk, soy milk, or rice milk , although the milk tends to make the satisfied feeling last longer.
For some reason, apples seem to make me hungrier. I tend to avoid them unless I am preparing to eat a meal, or combining them with something else - like peanut butter.
A great food for working out... grapes raw or frozen. My husband lived on them when he had back-to-back football practices in high school. Water tended to make him light-headed when he was really sweating. 
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Roy_of_Fire_and_Doom
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Posted: 4 May 2006 10:06 pm |
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well, on the whole popcorn thing, It says 120 for that small unpopped amount, but only like 20 for a lot more if it's popped. This is because the popcorn is compressed and therefor, more salt and calories are added to give it shelf life and to keep it good. When it's popped, a lot of the salt melts into the air with the steam and the popcorn becomes less compressed and gets a lot of air in it, therefore dropping the calories. (This is what my dad told me).
I know of something really cool, eating celery burns more calories eating it then what's actually in the vege. I thought that was cool.
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lisa2000
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Posted: 6 Jun 2006 12:28 am |
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I love to eat lots of berries - bluberries, strawberries, rasberries... they are low calorie, taste great and they are wonderfull anti-oxidant!!!!!
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Posted: 11 Jun 2006 02:38 pm |
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although no matter what form they are in i usually eat the whole bag of grapes, i've started freezing them, they are sooo tasty! the whole bag is over 400cals but i eat them throughout the day.
also, frozen fromage fraise pots, 'petit filous' for all the brits. its a great substitute at under 100cals a pot, and so creamy!
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Nir
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Posted: 11 Jun 2006 10:18 pm |
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drumforengland wrote: also, frozen fromage fraise pots, 'petit filous' for all the brits. its a great substitute at under 100cals a pot, and so creamy!
Oh my, this brings back memories. There are some interesting flavours in their exended range, vanilla and chocolate (160kcal per 100g, if I recall correctly). At one point in 2004 Sainsbury's were (accidentally) returning some big ?é?ú?é?ú?é?ú if you bought them in pairs. I wasn't there but my mum made around ?é?ú25 from the transaction. Trouble was, she had no freezer space at the time. She let herself into my flat and stored them in my freezer. With strength of steel I ignored their presence (they had carbs and I was in Atkins induction at the time). They were right there to be 'stolen' when I was cracking up, though. A very plentiful supply in my own freezer. Not much guilt either, as she paid ziltch for them. I begged her to come and take them away so my binge will stop (and eventually she did).
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