Category: Blog
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Incredible Nutritional Difference: Mayo vs. Non-Fat Greek Yogurt
Last post I mentioned that I’d show the nutritional difference between regular mayonnaise and non-fat Greek yogurt. Before showing that difference, though, I will say that I’ve used non-fat Greek yogurt not only as a more nutritious substitute but also as a fresh and lively flavor-enhancing alternative to mayonnaise. Most importantly, when making this comparison…
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Sweet and Savory Power Tuna Salad – All in Pictures
Not too long ago, I showed how to turn plain old tuna salad into much more flavorful and nutritious POWER TUNA SALAD by replacing high fat, high calorie mayonnaise with high protein, low calorie non-fat plain Greek yogurt. I’ll write up a mayonnaise to non-fat Greek yogurt nutrition comparison next. But first, here’s a great…
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“Snowful” Exuberance!
Anyone else have a tough time going to sleep last night knowing a good pounding of snow was on the way today? I’d only first heard it was really coming as I finished up a terrific winter walk in the woods at Lake Chauncy late yesterday afternoon. I ran into a woman walking her dogs…
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Power Tuna Salad Step-By-Step Video
Click this link or the picture above for a short step-by-step video that uses a combination of video, sound and text-over-video to show how to make power tuna salad that substitutes high fat and calorie mayonnaise with high protein, low calorie non-fat Greek yogurt. Great stuff and all quick and easy to make using…
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Snow Changing Perspective
It’s about perspective. Sometimes you don’t get what you want, but what you do get turns out even better – if you give it a chance. I remember the weather guess about a week and half ago calling for just enough snow to make driving – and cycling – a problem for that Saturday and…
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Transforming Plain Tuna Salad into Power Tuna Salad
Here’s a quick and easy way to substitute traditional mayonnaise, which is high in fat and calories, with non-fat, high-protein plain Greek Yogurt (2-3 times the protein content of regularly processed plain yogurt) along with a little mustard to turn plain old tuna salad into reinvigorated fantastically flavorful Power Tuna Salad. Ingredients are shown below.…
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What I’ve Learned From 1 Week of Coffee Without Sugar
Earlier this week I wrote that I was going to try a full 7 days of coffee without sugar in an effort to be more personally aware of how much sugar I take in day to day. Yesterday was day 8. I started out trying coffee again with no sugar and didn’t like it at all.
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Pre-XC-Ski Lower Sugar Power Breakfast
Doing the sugar research I’ve been doing lately has made me look a lot more closely at my own sugar intake. In the last piece, I wrote about cutting sugar completely for a week from the coffee I look forward to every morning. That week just ended yesterday. More about that soon.