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using small utensils. You can purchase forks and spoons at
most of the specialty kitchen stores. In the meantime use a
cocktail fork and baby spoon.
Remember:
You can take 4 bites using the smaller fork or spoon compared to
taking only one. This causes you mentally to think your
eating much more and it makes you slow down from shoveling in the
food. Give it a try!
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to keep a food journal.
I like using a little spiral book that you can tuck a way.
You can find them even at grocery stores. If you have your
book handy where you can record what you eat, your more apt to
write it down.
Remember:
You really can't remember from day to day what you eat, the
only way is to write it down. Most of the time you will find
out that you were eating a lot more than you bargained for.
Give it a try!
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taking
your favorite fat-free salad dressing out to dinner with
you. If the container is too large for your purse or your
spouses purse to conceal, then use one of the lotion squeeze
bottle you can purchase at any variety section.
Remember:
MOST fat intake is from the salad dressing we use. Find
the fat-free one that you like and enjoy. Give it a try!
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adding
some raw spinach to your tossed salad the next time you fix
one. Place your salad on a glass dish or clear glass plate.
Remember:
Spinach is excellent filler that is loaded with iron and all
sorts of good vitamins. If you spend some additional time in
the kitchen making your food more attractive, you will not feel
deprived. Give it a try!
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fixing French fries in the oven with fat-free cooking
spray. Wash potatoes and cut into think strips. Spray
and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes then turn and re-spray,
cook another 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Remember
A potato is great food! Only 100 calories and everyone
like fries. If your in an experimental mood, try some veggie
fries. I like carrots and parsnips fixed the same way.
Ummmm. Give it a try!
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fixing a
relish tray ahead for when you start fixing dinner. It is the
first thing I pull out of the refrigerator when I get home
from work. This way it gives you something to munch on
that's good for you.
Remember:
Sampling what you are fixing for dinner can add up to added
calories and fat grams that you don't need. Have something
at your finger tips so you can snip away. Give it a try!
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using a water
bottle with a plastic straw to drink from to increase your water
intake. I bought mine from an Am/Pm gas station and it is
also insulated to keep the water cold. I love it.
Remember:
The old saying "It won't flush without enough
water" It just happens to be true. Increasing
your water intake also burns extra calories and fills you up in
the process. Give it a try!
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