Don Mauer
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No connection between General Tso, chicken dishJul 18, 2012 6:00 am - Sometimes the origins of my favorite foods confound me. Like, why does General Tso have a spicy, sweet, deep-fried chicken dish named after him? Turns out, the connecti...
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Don's take on making the most of corn on the cobJul 02, 2012 10:00 am - Don Mauer is taking some time off. This column originally appeared on July 12, 2006. It still amazes me that I can go into a supermarket at anytime of the year and buy f...
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Lean and lovin' it: 5 lessons learned on 150-pound weight loss journeyJun 20, 2012 6:00 am - If you could see me now, you'd see me movin' and groovin' doing my Dance of Joy. Sure, it's not pretty, but I'm bustin' a move to mark my five-year anniversary of losing...
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Lean and lovin’ it: Foods to eat for health and happinessMay 22, 2012 4:37 pm - Is our modern American diet to blame for the doubling of obesity and depression rates over the last 20 years? It sure is, say Tyler Graham and Drew Ramsey. Graham, a le...
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Reducing fructose intake can lead to better healthMay 09, 2012 11:00 am - On April 1, CBS's "60 Minutes" aired a segment Is Sugar Toxic? It was no April Fools' Day joke. If you happened to tune in, you heard Dr. Robert H. Lustig, a pediatric ...
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Don Mauer likes what he sees in the lastest 'Volumetrics' bookApr 25, 2012 6:00 am - If you just realized that swimsuit season will be here faster than you're ready for and you're looking for a safe, weight-loss plan to help you shed some winter pounds, ...
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Lean and lovin’ it: Putting g-free foods to the testApr 11, 2012 1:00 am - Fill-in-the-blank: Without ______ you would not be able to make wheat or rye bread. If you’re on a _____-free diet you’ve stopped eating most gravy, pizza, some ice crea...
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Where, and why to look for trans fatsMar 28, 2012 3:28 pm - A bottle of fat-free liquid Coffee-mate recently showed-up in our office fridge. Curious, I looked at the Food Facts label where it clearly stated: 0 fat and 0 trans fat...
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Mayo Clinic book full of advice, recipes for diabeticsMar 12, 2012 11:00 am - After my stepfather was diagnosed as prediabetic 20 years ago my mom followed the doctor's orders to prepare meals that kept to strict no-sugar, no-fat guidelines. Short...
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Applesauce beats out bananas, prune puree as fat substituteFeb 27, 2012 11:00 pm - In a recent Food section, Eat Right, Live Well columnist Toby Smithson shared several insights on how to cut dietary fat. Her suggestions, such as substituting fat-free ...