Don Mauer
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Lean and lovin' it: Putting new products to the testJun 17, 2013 1:00 pm - Just when I believed every kitchen gadget (like the Inside-The-Shell Egg Scrambler) or food (Heinz's purple and green ketchups) had been invented, a new food or gadget p...
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Lean and lovin' it: Surprising products make Prevention's Eat Clean listMay 29, 2013 6:00 am - For me, grocery shopping's mostly an on-the-run, in-and-out Saturday errand. Quick-trip food shopping leaves me little-to-no time to read packaged product ingredient lis...
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Lean and lovin' it: Getting familiar with 'The Aztec Diet'Apr 30, 2013 11:00 am - Did Aztec Indians know a weight-loss diet secret that disappeared with their civilization 500 years ago? Dr. Bob Arnot believes they did and he tells the story in “The ...
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Lean and lovin; it: Bold ingredients flavor company-worthy casseroleApr 10, 2013 5:00 am - Creating lower-fat, reduced-calorie, great tasting meals got many folks calling me The LeanWizard. My love of big-flavored, juicy hamburgers loaded with fresh onions, d...
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Lean and Lovin' it: Intermittent fasting a key to quick weight loss?Mar 27, 2013 6:00 am - The first time I saw David Zinczenko's new book, “The 8-Hour Diet,” I thought “An 8-hour diet? R-e-a-l-l-y?” Zinczenko, editor-in-chief at Men's Health, claims that read...
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Lean and lovin' it: Modernist spin on health-conscious cuisineMar 10, 2013 11:00 pm - As frequently said on Monty Python's Flying Circus: “And now for something completely different.” Today I'm not writing about trimming the amount of sour cream in a reci...
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'Soupbox' book brimming with healthy recipesFeb 18, 2013 5:00 am - Jamie Taerbaum learned the hard way that icy treats and Chicago weather aren't always a match made in heaven. In 1995, Taerbaum opened Icebox in Chicago where he made an...
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Don Mauer digests “Fat Chance”Jan 30, 2013 5:00 am - “Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Foods, and Disease” by Dr. Robert Lustig, M.D. is not a how-to diet book with menus, shopping lists and recipes. A...
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Lean and lovin' it: Start the year with drug-free meatJan 05, 2013 7:00 am - Consumer demand for leaner pork (nearly as lean as chicken) may have led to drug-enhanced pork. I learned about this from a recent Consumer Reports study. The magazine, ...
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Lean and lovin it: Tips for selecting, cooking holiday hamDec 19, 2012 9:14 am - Ÿ Editor’s note: Don Mauer is taking some time off. This column originally appeared on Dec. 22, 2004. Save the turkey for Thanksgiving, for me, ham means it’s Christmas...