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healthy eating challenge

Cheesy Eggplant Bake

by domestika on May 30, 2008

I love the rich aubergine colour and fat rounded curves of eggplant — surely the most elegant and mysterious of vegetables.
The only problem with eggplant, as I see it, is finding a way to cook and serve it that won’t have the household running madly off to a fast-food joint.
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Quick BBQ Chicken Thighs

by domestika on April 28, 2008

On top of losing 7 pounds in 10 days — yes!! yes, that happened! — one of the best things about doing my 4-week Healthy Eating Challenge is discovering new cool guilt-free recipes.
Low fat, low calorie, high in all sorts of dandy nutrients and vitamins, and pretty frugal, too… This recipe, discovered in [...]

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Man Eats Soy

by domestika on April 20, 2008

It’s true. No threats, no bribes, no whips and chains were required — not even any withholding of chocolate chip cookies — to get He Who Hogs The Power Tools to snack on a breakfast cereal with soy protein in it.
(PC Blue Menu Soy Crunch Multi-Grain Cereal, in case you’re wondering. It’s one [...]

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Do I Look Fat in This Blog?

by domestika on April 14, 2008

Before: Soft ‘n’ Squishy Not-So-Fit Virtual Jen
So, I mentioned how keen I am to get on board with the Healthy Eating Challenge, right?
Brace yourself, we’re ready to rock!
And, by the way, nuts to those of you who expected me to post a real-life “before” picture! My Virtual Model here will [...]

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Lately, now that we’re finally starting to peel off mega-layers of winter clothing, unpleasant surprises have come to light. Look away now if you’re squeamish. (Or skip down the page to something far more visually rewarding, if you prefer.)
It’s this pasty-pale end-of-winter body — so long covered up in wool and [...]

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