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Entries Tagged as 'food'

The Health Benefits of Consuming Blackberries

November 29th, 2008 · Add Comments

Some time back I got a Vita-Mix and started a whole foods diet with it - well, a partial whole foods diet anyway.  I would make myself a fruit/veggie smoothie for breakfast and a pre-dinner juice almost everyday.  Before that I was barely eating fruits, unlike when I lived with my parents in Australia where fruits were [...]

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Eating Healthy - It’s All in the Preparation

October 29th, 2008 · Add Comments

My MIL recently decided to make the shift to more healthy eating using healthy grilling instead of her regular deep fried style.  What prompted the change?  Perhaps it’s been the news of friends and relatives that we know coming down with cancer, heart disease and what not. 
I have been trying to do my bit by incorporating [...]

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What a Big Roll…

October 24th, 2008 · Add Comments

The hubby and I were driving down south for a holiday - well, our son and I were heading down for a holiday, the hubby was headed for work.  We stopped over at KFC for breakfast and I ordered an egg roll.  As always, it looked pretty impressive in the picture and I thought it [...]

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My Secret Baker’s Life

September 12th, 2008 · Add Comments

Most of my friends who know me would probably never have guessed that I used to cook quite a bit when I was younger.  My specialty was baked foods.  Cakes, cookies, whatever - if there was a basic recipe and it went into the oven, I could make it.  I was a serial collector of [...]

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Mad About Coffee

August 30th, 2008 · Add Comments

I love coffee.  I used to drink about four cups a day on average.  When I was studying for exams during my University, I could sometimes drink as much as ten cups in one night.  It’s times like that when I think it would be more worthwhile if I just bought myself an espresso machine for [...]

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