Archive for September, 2007
Friday, September 21st, 2007
Balsamic Chicken Cabobs
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Ingredients:
8 bonesless skinless chicken thighs or 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 tsp each salt an pepper
1 sweet green pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
Directions:
Cut each chicken thigh in half (or each breast into quarters).
In large bowl, whisk together [...]
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Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
Return of the Large
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Do we all remember the 2004 documentary “Supersize me”? Do you remember your reaction to the film? I didn’t eat McDonalds for months after that. Following that documentary McDonalds locations began to phase our their Supersize menu and stick to the basic small, medium, large. Today however McDonalds has decided to [...]
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Monday, September 17th, 2007
Calorie Burning
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If you see that a given aerobic exercise burns a certain amount of calories, e.g., running a mile burns 100 calories, be aware that the number is usually based on a 70 kg (154 lb) man. If you weigh more than that you will burn more calories for the same aerobic activity, and if you [...]
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
Asian Beef Lettuce Wraps
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Ingredients
1 piece (4in/10cm) cucumber
1 sweet red pepper
1 carrot
2 green onions
8 leaves Boston or leaf lettuce
Lime wedges
1lb lean ground beef
3 cloves garlic, minced
1tsp minced ginger root
1tsp chinese five spiced powder
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Asian chili sauce or hot pepper sauce
Directions
Cut cucumber in half lengthwise; thinly slice crosswise. Seed, core and slice red [...]
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Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Fat Where it Counts
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A recent Canadian study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that different ethnic groups have the tendency to gain fat where it can do more damage. It was found that people of Chinese and South Asian decent tend to have more inner abdominal fat, otherwise known as visceral fat, than those [...]