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Fritatta: Less Than 400 Calories Well Spent

Posted by wmagnus On March - 29 - 2010Comments Off on Fritatta: Less Than 400 Calories Well Spent

Sunday breakfast is less programmed than the rest of my week and it allows for a little experimentation. Rooting around in the fridge  revealed the components for this easy fritatta.

I used:

  • 2 Large Egss
  • 12 spinach leaves
  • 5 grape tomatoes
  • 2 large mushrooms
  • 2 slices of deli ham
  • 1/2 oz. feta cheese crumbles (optional, not pictured)

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Adding Spice to Your Life

Posted by bmagnus On March - 26 - 2010Comments Off on Adding Spice to Your Life

Just the other day, we were talking about research showing that high fructose corn syrup — HFCS — can cause scarring of the liver in patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and that many NAFLD patients consume HFCS regularly. Today we have news about something that is good for your liver!

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Corn Syrup: Still Bad For You

Posted by bmagnus On March - 24 - 20101 COMMENT

We’ve talked about high fructose corn syrup before. Back in December, research was published showing that HFCS consumption was associated with visceral fat and “signs of food-processing abnormalities linked to diabetes and heart disease.” This week, we have not just one, but two new studies showing that high fructose corn syrup doesn’t belong in your diet.

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Enough with “Stupid Diet Tricks”!

Posted by bmagnus On March - 22 - 20103 COMMENTS

Mehmet Oz is lying to you.

The number one take-away that one reporter had in a recent interview is that “Diets don’t work.” None of them! I feel that sentence is missing a very important word: “Unrealistic diets don’t work.” Instead of an actual plan to lose weight, Dr. Oz recommends cutting just 100 calories a day. Anybody can do that, right? And, he says that if you do that one simple thing, you will lose 11 pounds a year! Really? I call shenanigans!

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Sunshine on My Shoulders

Posted by bmagnus On March - 19 - 2010Comments Off on Sunshine on My Shoulders

Spring officially begins Saturday with the Vernal Equinox. Among many other things, that means it’s getting warmer and sunnier out there for just about everyone in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s a great time to talk about Springtime skin care.

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