Don Mauer
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Bison can make for a lean alternative to beefApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I've recently been searching for a local source for organic beef. I can track it down online easily enough, but since organic cuts already cost more than conventional be...
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Guys beware: Soy food may not be so superApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Are soybeans and soybean products like soy milk, guy friendly? The answer, surprisingly, could be, "No." I began to have an inkling that soy, what I considered a "super"...
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Good fats can find a place in your healthy food planMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - A recent article I recently read online stated: "The low-fat craze has long since passed." I agree, and I'm pleased. It's true that back in the early 90s low-fat and no-...
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Low-calorie bran muffins can be served up instead of energy barsMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - A good friend caught me at the gym the other day and asked if I'd ever made a homemade, lower fat version of an energy bar. He was looking for something he could grab af...
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Book blames weight-loss struggle on chemicals in food, packagingFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - There are oceans of weight-loss diet books available; many with seas of ardent supporters who've lost weight by following the touted lower-fat, lower-calorie or lower-ca...
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When it comes to chicken, organic flies with this lean guyFeb 02, 2010 10:00 pm - The other day I decided to roast a chicken. Seems like an easiest enough thing to decide, but once I got to the store my mission turned out to be more difficult than you...
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Little changes can make fruit soup even betterJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Since she's generally so over-the-top with butter and sugar, Paula Deen's not one of my favorite TV food folks. I'm not saying that she doesn't create delicious food; De...
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Don't be chicken, try out some alternative breakfast pattiesJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - We've heard it numerous times: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Starting off the day with a nutritionally balanced breakfast not only revs our metabolic ...
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Trimming party dips means a slimmer you for the holidaysDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - For lean folks like me, hosting a holiday get-together can be fraught with what-to-make decisions. I don't want my guests pointing accusingly at my party food saying "Th...
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Here's some books for the holiday gift listsDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - If you know someone who'd rather head to their kitchen than head out to a restaurant, or who finds food shopping all afternoon fascinating, or who doesn't need a remote ...