April 2011

Bean Math

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With the Pro-Plant movement on the horizon and Meatless Mondays becoming a huge hit, it is important to learn how to do a little bean math.  Beans are packed with fiber and water keeping your body feeling fuller for longer.  Beans, unlike meat, have phytochemicals in them, which are compounds that can only be found in plants and are a […]

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Dessert or Bust

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My roommate and I planned a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico a few months ago.  Prior to the trip, we  made a bet with each other that the other person couldn’t go 15 days without dessert.  The bet was for $100, so literally it was dessert or bust (as in my wallet).  We decided to start the bet […]

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Cracked Out Comments About Breakfast

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A few weeks ago, one of my friends sent me the link to an article titled, “6 Fitness Tips Everyone’s Heard (That Don’t Work at All).”  Most of this article was not backed by reliable science, but I couldn’t help but want to discuss some of the cracked out comments the author made about breakfast.  One, […]

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Juice, Drugs, and Misconceptions

Have you seen this commercial for Zyrtec?  Basically, Zyrtec is trying to get you to buy their product by stating that you can’t take Allegra, their competition, with juice.  I know this is not a food product, but I thought this commercial demonstrated such a great point I had to share it.  I went home to visit my […]

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