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Homemade Microwave Popcorn Recipe

Here’s some great news for those who prefer to avoid commercial microwave popcorn. You can easily make your own microwave popcorn using plain popping corn, a paper bag and some butter and salt, if desired.

Some folks worry about the chemicals inside the microwave popcorn bags, and others find them too heavily laden with butter flavoring and salt. If you make it yourself, you can make popcorn your way, whether it’s with a sprinkle of salt, a spritz of butter-flavored spray or a few shakes of popcorn seasoning or Butter Buds.…

September 9, 2014 2 comments

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Dukan Diet recipe: Vinaigrette and coleslaw

These recipes are courtesy of the Dukan Diet. I already make a similar vinaigrette dressing to the recipe described below. For mine, I mix about 1/3 cup olive oil, 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar and 2 tsp brown mustard. I prefer a green tossed salad to coleslaw, so I use the dressing on romaine lettuce with some diced tomatoes and feta cheese.…

September 6, 2014 0 comment

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Study finds low carb diet beats low-fat for weight loss, cardiac risk

Results of a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine contradict long held medical beliefs by showing that low-carb eating thrashes low-fat diets in terms of weight loss along with cardiac risk factors.

Researchers divided 150 obese men and women, ages 22 to 75, into two groups. The low-carb group was told to eat fewer than 40 grams of carbohydrates per day, while the low-fat folks were instructed to derive 30 percent of calories from fat and 55 percent of calories from carbohydrates.…

September 5, 2014 0 comment

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Easy Blueberry Muffin Recipe: Quick to Make, Delicious to Eat

Looking for something quick and easy to make with those fresh blueberries you picked up on sale at the grocery store or farmers market?

You can actually make this amazing, easy blueberry muffin recipe with fresh or frozen blueberries, anytime of year. They taste especially great with fresh blueberries, though.

If you prepare this blueberry muffin recipe with gluten-free Bisquick, increase the milk to about 2 cups to 2 1/4 cups.…

August 31, 2014 0 comment

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7 days of low carb Dukan Diet recipes for Phase 1

The best thing I found about the Dukan Diet – what likely allowed me to stay on the diet and lose 45 pounds last year – is that you never have to go hungry. Never. If I had stomach pangs, I ate a snack. I ate Weight Watchers mozzarella sticks or drank unsweetened soy milk with sugar free chocolate syrup.…

August 30, 2014 0 comment

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Low carb recipe: Meatball sub casserole for the whole family

If you’re looking for an easy to prepare work week meal, this meatball sub casserole recipe fits the bill nicely. If you’re on the Dukan Diet stage 1 or 2, you should eliminate the bread to make it a low carb recipe, or just avoid eating the bread and leave it for your family. For the shredded cheese, you can use any mozzarella or Italian blend.…

August 29, 2014 1 comment

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Easy & Delicious Crockpot Roast Recipe

I created this Dukan Diet recipe for crockpot roast from a family favorite dish that my mom has prepared for many years. Making it in the crock pot rather than on the stove means it’s ready and waiting for me when I get home from work. For stage 1 of the Dukan Diet, omit the carrots. If you’re not following any sort of low-carb eating plan, add three or four peeled, quartered potatoes to the pot.…

August 27, 2014 1 comment

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7 days of Dukan Diet recipes for Phase 2: Garden veggie edition

Looking for Dukan Diet recipes for Phase 2 that’ll use up garden vegetables?

I admit that I bend the rules a bit in my Dukan Diet recipes, mainly by allowing low-fat dairy rather than only fat-free. However, I still lost 45 pounds last year and have maintained a successful Phase 3 so far this year. Hope you enjoy this week’s worth of Dukan Diet recipes for Phase 2!…

August 22, 2014 0 comment

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Zucchini Pizza Boats Recipe

I’d wanted to try making zucchini boat pizzas for a long time when my dad gave me some large zucchinis from his garden. They were perfect for making zucchini boat pizzas, so I adapted a recipe from several others I’d found to make it low carb and more Dukan friendly.

These pizza boats work best with large zucchinis rather than the ones you can find year-round in grocery stores.…

August 13, 2014 0 comment

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Inside the box: What’s in a Bulu Box this month?

Receiving a monthly subscription box always makes me smile, and my first Bulu Box proved especially thrilling.

Its delightful contents included tasty treats that the kids and I thoroughly enjoyed, along with tea, protein powder and supplements. Bulu Box describes their service as a “health, nutrition and weight loss discovery box designed to help you feel your best.”

What’s in a Bulu Box?…

July 30, 2014 0 comment