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look for the added sugar
Start eliminating processed foods that have a sweetener (any type of sweetener, not just sugar) in the first 3 ingredients. Look for these...
Shawndra Holmberg
Sep 24, 20173 min read


What's the difference
The difference between 3 ounces and 5 ounces is 10 pounds. The difference between 8 ounces and 12 ounces is 10 pounds.
Shawndra Holmberg
Aug 27, 20171 min read


What’s a Serving of Vegetables?
How many baby carrots is a serving size? Or broccoli?
Shawndra Holmberg
Jul 30, 20171 min read


What’s a Serving of Fruit?
How many grapes is a serving of fruit? Is my apple 1 or 2 servings? (It could actually be four servings)
Shawndra Holmberg
Jul 30, 20171 min read


Satisfied sooner
80% Rule — the sixth Power 9® from The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest.
Shawndra Holmberg
Jul 9, 20172 min read


Eat breakfast
Eat breakfast! Your mother was right on this one. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Here are 4 simple rules...
Shawndra Holmberg
Jul 9, 20171 min read


Pack away your dinner plates
Use your salad plates instead. You can cut your calories by almost 50% without even measuring just by eating off the smaller salad plates.
Shawndra Holmberg
May 27, 20173 min read


List your next 3 meals
To start meal planning in one small step, take five to ten minutes to list your next 3 dinners, your next 3 breakfasts, or your next 3 meals
Shawndra Holmberg
May 14, 20174 min read
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