Don Mauer
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First, read those yogurt labelsApr 26, 2011 12:00 am - A glance at the dairy case reveals yogurt's come along way since the days when the wrinkly old man extolled the benefits of yogurt in TV commercials. Today you'll find B...
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Comfort food can be leanApr 12, 2011 12:00 am - A low-fat, lower-calorie cookbook gets my heart beating a little faster when it includes complete nutritional information, teaches me new ways of making recipes healthie...
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Don weighs in on the benefits of scalesMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - A scale is the most important tool that has helped me lose weight and keep it off. Make that two scales: one for the bathroom, one for the kitchen. In 1990 when I first ...
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Cut, temperature key to midweek pot roastMar 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Through a tough winter like we've just had, I spend some of my indoor time considering comfort food. Most of my favorite comfort foods warm my kitchen and take time to p...
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Natural salts worth their, uh, saltFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Salt enhances almost every food it touches. Even chocolate-covered caramels topped with a few gray sea salt grains taste sweeter. Yes, I know salt has been deemed this ...
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Lean and lovin' it: Meat's on the menuFeb 14, 2011 11:00 pm - For this lean guy, meat's a dinnertime mainstay. Turning to chicken makes that meal easy since the USDA's poultry nutritional information could not be more precise: one ...
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Low-fat foodies for chocolateJan 31, 2011 10:00 pm - Are you a low-fat foodie who loves chocolate? I sure am. Unfortunately, chocolate returns that love with fat and calories. For example, an ounce of Hershey's milk chocol...
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Lean and lovin' it column by Don Mauer: Expounding the benefits of a Mediterranean dietJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - We've all read that forming a food plan around the way Mediterranean folks live can mean healthy eating. But, what goes into a Mediterranean diet? If you say a Mediterra...
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Simple strategies for weight-loss successJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - If you're like some folks, the moment 2011 arrived you found your new holiday sweater, the one that felt a touch snug on first wearing, now seems even tighter and it has...
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Applesauce trims fat in molasses cookiesDec 15, 2010 12:00 am - I just can't help it. I see homemade cookies on a holiday table and I have a hard time focusing on the love that went into baking them and instead think about the fat an...