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Dice and freeze for a grab-and-go snack. Photo courtesy Watermelon.org. Here’s a healthy and refreshing grab-and-go summer snack: Cut melon and stone fruits (peaches, plums, nectarines) into small chunks. Add berries and grapes and freeze in snack- size plastic bags. When you need a grab-and-go snack, grab a bag of frozen fruit. By the time…
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If your food plan includes low-calorie salads, remember that a regular salad dressing can zero-out the calorie savings. Each little tablespoon can be 100 calories or more (and the next time you dress your salad, count how many tablespoons you use). There are countless low-calorie salad dressings out there: the good, the O.K., and the…
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Ice cream and “pie” unite in one container. Photo by Katharine Polllak | THE NIBBLE. It’s National Ice Cream Month. We’re a major celebrant: Ice cream is one of our favorite foods. Alas, we like to eat lots of ice cream. Looking at the calorie counts of superpremium ice cream brands is an eye-opening experience.…
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Are you thirsty? Hot? Using a low-calorie beverage instead of food to fill you up? Jane E. Brody, health writer for the New York Times, provides a bucket full of facts in this week’s Personal Health column. Dehydration can produce symptoms from fatigue and irritability to headache and muscle cramps. How much water do you…
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We love bread, and we love companies that figure out how to make it less caloric. That’s why we’re fans of the new 100-calorie Deli Flats from Pepperidge Farm, this week’s Gourmet Giveaway prize sponsor. The winner will receive three packages of Deli Flats, which are easy to substitute for standard bread (and we think,…
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