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Is It Your Head Or Your Stomach That’s Saying “Feed Me”?

By on April 9, 2013 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Food for Fun and Thought, Manage Your Weight

“I’ve got to have a donut—the kind with chocolate icing and sprinkles.”  “I really, really want some crispy, salty French fries and a strawberry shake.”  But, are you really hungry or is it your head that’s yapping at you? Your head can be very proficient at ringing the mindless eating bell. It’s often the culprit [...]

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What Do Eating And Crossing The Street And Have in Common?

By on May 22, 2012 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Eating with Family and Friends, Manage Your Weight

Do You Look Both Ways? Didn’t your parents teach you to look both ways before you cross the street?  The very act of looking and analyzing the situation before you step off the curb means that you are being mindful of your surroundings and aware of potential problems – like a car or bike speeding [...]

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Are You Really Hungry Or Is It All In Your Head?

By on May 15, 2012 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Food for Fun and Thought, Manage Your Weight

Argument.  Stress. Overwhelm. Fatigue. Cookies in the shopping cart.  Candy bar from the gas station.  Chips from the vending machine.  Raiding the refrigerator for leftovers followed by ice cream. Sound familiar? You could be stuffed to the gills but all you can think about is getting that cookie, candy bar, chips, or leftovers and chowing [...]

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Are You Using The Holidays As An Excuse To (Over)Eat?

By on November 15, 2011 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Eating on the Job, Eating with Family and Friends, Entertaining, Buffets, Parties, Events, Holidays, Manage Your Weight, Snacking, Noshing, Tasting, Travel, On Vacation, In the Car

Gotta have the Christmas cookies, the candied yams, the stuffing with pecans, both pumpkin and pecan pies, the peanut brittle, eggnog, and whatever else your particular holiday, culture, and family traditions dictate. Really??? Ask yourself why.  Are your groaning table and edible holiday delights really because of tradition – or, in part, an excuse to [...]

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Head Hunger

By on April 26, 2011 in Calorie Tips, Healthy Eating, Food Facts, Eating on the Job, Eating with Family and Friends, Entertaining, Buffets, Parties, Events, Holidays, Manage Your Weight, Restaurants, Diners, Fast Food, Snacking, Noshing, Tasting, Takeout, Prepared Food, Junk Food

Have you ever followed an argument with a friend – or maybe with your Mom – with a trip to the bakery or the closest candy store? You could already be stuffed to the gills. But, all you can think about is getting that cookie, or candy bar, or bag of pretzels and chowing down [...]

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Do You Eat Because You Are Hungry?

By on August 13, 2010 in Eating on the Job, Eating with Family and Friends, Entertaining, Buffets, Parties, Events, Manage Your Weight, Snacking, Noshing, Tasting

Are You Really Hungry? It’s summertime and the living is easy.  Picnics, barbecues, a sandwich at the beach are often the order of the day. And what about the ice cream cone, the beer with the burger, the peach pie, and the toasted almond from the Good Humor truck?  Vacation often means sun, sand, and [...]

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