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If I want to bake something sweet in less calories, what can I do? For example, replacing milk with water etc.
I've already tried replacing milk with water, eggs with that Semper's No-Egg-thing, and sugar with less sugar or sweetener.
Too much water?
I've heard two objections to drinking 8 cups of water a day: 1) water can reduce the amount of good gut bacteria and 2) cause your electrolytes to become unbalanced. Are either of these valid reaso...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Hey @hobmij! Great question. As Anne mentioned, most people would need to drink well beyond 8 glasses before it can have detrimental impacts to your health, especially if you are counting tea and...
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter Hi @hobmij! As @annefood and @Rachna said, the amount of water we drink depends on our personal needs so experiment with how much water you need to get through the day. Also may I ask where you got...
Some Kids' Genes Might Make Food Ads More Tempting
consumer.healthday.com
"Brain scans showed they had more reaction in 'reward center' when viewing fast-food commercials"
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter Advertisers also target specific demographics such as lower-class Black and Latino children by promoting their sodas and cereals with Black athletes and singers like LeBron and Beyonce since these...
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DietID_TeamDietitians It makes me so angry that soda companies don't take into account the harm they cause.
How To Reduce Food Waste At Home
mindbodygreen.com
"Pardon the pun, but reducing food waste is the lowest hanging fruit in enacting meaningful social and environmental change."
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annefood I like the eggs tip.
Everything you know about healthy food is a lie | Fox News
nypost.com
"In September, the Journal of the American Medical Association’s Internal Medicine publication revealed that many of Americans’ most prevalent beliefs about nutrition might be bunk."
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annefood Crazy about the trans fat and serving size!
“Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but by a scarcity of democracy.”
yesmagazine.org
Excellent article by Ms. Lappe. Today, 800 million of us are considered “hungry,” but we produce enough calories to feed us all- actually 40% more food / person than we did when Frances started wri...
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garv Couldn't agree more , despite the fact that I'm from India which has abundance & wastage coexist with scarcity & hunger.
Children should eat less than 25 grams of added sugars daily | American Heart Association
newsroom.heart.org
Let's see if this changes anything about school food and marketing junk food to kids!
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annefood Interesting kids and women are the same.
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JenniferEmilson Heard this today as well. And toddlers should have NONE. Should be interesting, even with tv advertising etc.
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LezEngel Wow, this is big. The new nutrition labels, which will separate added sugars from naturally occurring, will help flag those extra sugary products--if people read them!
Savory oatmeal coming your way, Union Square!
jackienewgent.com
Union Square Greenmarket
Kale and crimini mushroom oatmeal, recipe courtesy of @Newgent
Junk Food Companies Are Welcomed at Nutrition Conferences
time.com
"Once again, processed food companies will be at a major nutrition expo in Boston"
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter Is it better for dietitians to sponsor other processed foods like KIND and Vega Protein? What do you all think is considered an appropriate food sponsorship?
Friday Inspiration: Here's How Scraps Can Help Grow The Food Of The Future | Huffington Post
huffingtonpost.com
Wow, this is one of the best food waste + urban farming solutions I've heard about. I can imagine neighborhoods that literally compost into this and harvest on the weekends. I'd be curious about th...
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter
Most baked goods are calorically-dense even if they are made without animal products so it's good to eat an appropriate portion. You can use substitutes for regular milk like soy milk or coconut...
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annefood
Hey @Uber - It's important to remember that calories alone aren't the key to good health. And replacing whole food ingredients with artificial ones can often lead to other health problems, and...
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Uber
Aaalright! Thanks to you both! (: @darkchocolatepeanutbutter & @annefood
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