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Category: Calories in Food

  • Calories in Food

Watching Calories in Food? Use Pesto Sparingly.

  • Posted on September 12, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

You needn’t worry about calories in a tomato sauce or even most alfredos (unless they’re cream laden). But a traditional pesto—made with olive oil, fresh basil, pine nuts, parmesan cheese,…

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Calories in Food: Milano Math

  • Posted on September 11, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

Question: Why do Pepperidge Farm Dark Chocolate Milano Cookies have 180 calories, while Pepperidge Farm Double Chocolate Milanos have 140 calories, according to the packages’ Nutrition Facts panels? [CA] Answer:…

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Calories in Food: Calories Disappear! Voilà!

  • Posted on August 26, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

Birds Eye Voilà! frozen Alfredo Chicken is a mix of chicken, pasta, and veggies. It could be dinner. [CA] So why does Birds Eye pretend that a serving is just…

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Calories in Food: How Many Calories are in These Popular Beers?

  • Posted on August 20, 2014
  • by David Schardt

Beer has a reputation for producing beer bellies, but most beers have about the same amount of calories as sugar-sweetened soft drinks. Popular brands like Budweiser or Coors, for example,…

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Avoid These Common Mistakes When Watching Calories in Food

  • Posted on July 14, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

Do you think your ice cream has just 150 calories? Or your hummus just 70? Or how about that beef eye of round with just 180 calories? You should only…

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Calories in Food: Should You Avoid Dense Cereals?

  • Posted on June 14, 2014
  • by Bonnie Liebman

People are likely to eat more of dense breakfast cereals like granola and Grape-Nuts than less-dense cereals like flakes. [CA] U.S. researchers offered 41 adults one of four cereals for…

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What’s the Difference between an Overweight Person’s and a Thin Person’s Diet?

  • Posted on May 19, 2014
  • by Bonnie Liebman

Old conventional wisdom: Overweight people overeat. New conventional wisdom: Overweight people eat typical portions. Normal-weight people eat less. [CA] Don’t believe us? The “Heavyweight” diet below shows how easy it…

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Try One of These Italian Restaurant Meals

  • Posted on April 25, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

From breadsticks to tiramisu—with plenty of cheese, meat, and white-flour pasta in between—Italian has never been confused with spa cuisine. But in recent years, restaurants have fattened the pot, deep-frying…

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Healthy Coconut Chips?

  • Posted on February 24, 2014
  • by Jayne Hurley

“Our toasted coconut chips are a delicious snack that provides loads of energy,” says the Dang Toasted Coconut Chips Web site. [CA] Don’t get too excited. “Energy” on a food…

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