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Dessert Recipes and Ideas

Peanut Butter and Jelly Energy Bars (LaraBar knockoffs!)   These are really handy to have pre-made and pre-wrapped for snacks or quick meals. What I do is take equal amounts of nuts like peanuts,...

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15 years ago
Good Things For The Many Factors That Lead To Acne

i'm having a problem with skin shedding from where my eyebrows grow...strangely only there. I asked around and people have said it to be localized sebhorric dermatitis and they recommended creams and ...

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16 years ago
Fasting takes away all my acne

A year back I didn't eat for a MONTH, just water, no juices or anything, JUST PURE WATER. And I still got acne. Yeah, I fasted for 8 days with minimal water and didn't clear up totally. I was so wea...

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16 years ago
*`*~FABULOUS Skin Food (GREEN SMOOTHIES)~*`*

my problem is they just don't taste good to me. i know they help acne for the most part, but the truth is no smoothie is actually worth making to me. i'd rather just drink plain and boring water than ...

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16 years ago
*`*~FABULOUS Skin Food (GREEN SMOOTHIES)~*`*

my problem is they just don't taste good to me. i know they help acne for the most part, but the truth is no smoothie is actually worth making to me. i'd rather just drink plain and boring water than ...

In forum Diet & holistic health

16 years ago
Sweet potato rediscovered....

West Indian Potato Curry courtesy of Foodland Ontario (foodland.gov.on.ca)   2 Tbsp vegetable oil 2 onions, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tsp minced fresh ginger root 1 Tbsp curry powder (or t...

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16 years ago
Dessert Recipes and Ideas

holy shit guys!     low-carb heaven

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16 years ago
Dessert Recipes and Ideas

This is defintiely not healthy, but this recipe has been highly recommended (apparently the caramel is to die for!!) and is suitable for vegans (if you're into that type of thing): Twix Bars   Sh...

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16 years ago
The Official Haircare & Styling Thread

I don't know about that Grandpa stuff, but ACV is great. I do a weekly rinse (Thanks to the lovely tips in this thread) to remove build-up. It's great! told ya..ACV FTW!!!!!! Jai, your hair l...

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16 years ago
*`*~FABULOUS Skin Food (GREEN SMOOTHIES)~*`*

My smoothies have been quite frothy lately, is that caused due to a lack of fruit as ive only had one apple in them and then some spinach? Spinach makes them frothy. Try spinach and fresh squeezed o...

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16 years ago
Sweet potato rediscovered....

Thai Red Curry with Sweet Potato Noodles (serves 4) 1 clove garlic, minced 1 Thai chili pepper, finely chopped or sprinkle of dried chili flakes 2 teaspoon curry powder or tumeric ½ teaspoon ground r...

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16 years ago
Sweet potato rediscovered....

Is it healthy to bake them? Or does it cook out a lot of the nutritional value? I don't know if I'd like steamed sweet potatoes. I'm thinking of baking one the night before, putting in the fridge, ...

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16 years ago
The "Post What You Ate Today" Thread!

bump!

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16 years ago
Tests You Can Do Yourself, Things You Should Monitor Yourself, What/how To Interpret/use Info From Tests, Etc.

i wonder what other types of tests are possible at home or even online?

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16 years ago
Drink Recipes

I usually blend about a 1/2 cup of soaked and de-skinned almonds with an equal amount of olive oil until smooth. Keeps for a while and it's a great salad dressing or dip if you can't tolerate dairy. T...

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16 years ago
Drink Recipes

Another almond milk recipe from whfoods.org: An alternative to prepackaged, processed almond milk products, of course, is homemade almond milk. Here is a recipe for homemade almond milk that I create...

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16 years ago
Cooking for Newbies

When preparing legumes or whole grains, soak them over night. Change the water before and after cooking them, as this will aid in digestibility and decrease the gas associated particularly with legume...

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16 years ago
Dessert Recipes and Ideas

recipes courtesy of the grain-free foodie blog Banana Caramel Sticky Buns 1 Large very ripe banana, mashed 6 eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 cup melted butter or coconut oil 1/2 cup honey 1 Tbsp. vanilla ext...

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16 years ago
Dessert Recipes and Ideas

Carrot Cake Recipe   If you have a hard time finding whole wheat pastry flour, feel free to substitute unbleached all-purpose flour.   2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 2 1/2 teaspoons...

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16 years ago
Sweet potato rediscovered....

Sweet Potato Salad dressing serves 1   1/2 BBQ'd sweet potato (in skin, cook until the skin is charred for best flavour) 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar pinch of onion or garlic powder salt to taste oli...

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16 years ago
How much fruit should you really eat?

restricting calories and smaller portions are great for fading red marks. Try to get a lot of sleep and cut back on hot drinks like tea and coffee, which tend to make red marks more visible.   I...

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16 years ago
*`*~FABULOUS Skin Food (GREEN SMOOTHIES)~*`*

Sometimes I add coffee, cocoa powder and stevia into green smoothies.

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16 years ago
Sweet potato rediscovered....

Sweet Potato Cookies 1 large sweet potato (bake covered in tin foil in oven/on bbq until soft, discard the skin) 1 medium carrot (peeled and grated) 1 handful of raisins or cranberries 1 piece of...

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16 years ago
Sweet potato rediscovered....

Sweet Potato Cookies   1 large sweet potato (bake covered in tin foil in oven/on bbq until soft, discard the skin) 1 medium carrot (peeled and grated) 1 handful of raisins or cranberries 1 piece...

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16 years ago
*`*~FABULOUS Skin Food (GREEN SMOOTHIES)~*`*

My favourite combinations:   Handful baby spinach, juice of half an orange or a tangerine blended with water and strained. I love how spinach lends a creamy, almost pillowy texture to the smoothi...

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16 years ago