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Dieting

Dieting

Does 100-calorie Food Packaging Work?

Most of us intrepid dieters have noticed them in the stores–little bags of this and that labeled as 100 calories per serving. My gut reaction has been to agree with a dietician’s comment I read: “100 calories of junk is still junk.” At the same time, I like the idea Read more…

By Laura Freberg, 17 yearsAugust 26, 2008 ago
Dieting

Jenny Craig’s My Ideal Size Contest….and one year on maintenance!

I am not very good at contests. I can’t remember ever winning one. But Mr. F and Karen insisted that I enter Jenny Craig’s current “My Ideal Size” contest. The deal is that you’re supposed to say that my ideal size is….size “fill in the blank.” Some of the entries Read more…

By Laura Freberg, 17 years ago
Dieting

Congratulations, Karen!

Karen celebrated a huge victory today. She met her Jenny Craig goal, having lost 76 pounds since November 2006. Now, none of us find weight loss to be easy, but this has been a special challenge for Karen. Her “profession” since middle school has been competing as an elite track Read more…

By Laura Freberg, 17 yearsJuly 25, 2008 ago
Dieting

Getting in touch with one’s hunter-gatherer roots….

My schedule doesn’t allow me too much time to indulge in domestic interests, so fortunately, Mr. F is willing and able to serve as master of the kitchen. Unfortunately, he is SO good that we are on Jenny Craig! I had to work around his latest project, Boston Cream Pie Read more…

By Laura Freberg, 17 years ago
Biological Psychology

Enhancing taste to combat obesity….

Scientific American ran an interesting article about “flavor modulation.” What exactly does that mean? It means that food companies are using chemicals to make foods taste sweeter, saltier, etc. with less sugar, salt, and so on. I suppose this is the food industry’s version of the fake “new car smell” Read more…

By Laura Freberg, 17 yearsJuly 23, 2008 ago

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