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Why I Love Eating at Restaurants

Laverne H. Bardy | Posted 05.24.2012

Most retirees spend money doing things they couldn't afford or didn't have time for before they retired. My guilty pleasure is eating out. Here's why.

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100-Calorie Oatmeal Toppings

Cooking Light | Posted 05.06.2012

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Think beyond brown sugar to kick up the flavor and texture of your bowl. Swirl, sprinkle or top with any one of these options for less than 100 calories. (Even bacon! It's surprisingly good.)

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5 Best Uses for Old Bananas

Small Kitchen College | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Savory, Fruits, Old Fruit, Oatmeal, Homemade, Beauty and Skin, Ice Cream, Chocolate, Fried, Frozen, Mushy, Bananas, Rotten Fruit, Low Fat, Smoothies, Pancakes, Food News

For some reason I always buy too many bananas. Then they get spotty and mushy, and I end up throwing them out. I try buying smaller bananas, fewer bananas, green bananas, yet they turn brown before we can eat all of them.

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Day Twelve: Oatmeal -- Breakfast Recipe of Contented Valentines

Suzanne O'Malley | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Breakfast, Cholesterol, Steel-Cut-Oats, Stroke, Kourtney Kardashian, Oatmeal, Content, Recipes, Health, Valentine's Day, Carbohydrates, Heart Disease, Megan Parmenter, Heart Attack, Sugar, Fiber, High Fiber High Blood Pressure, Healthy Living News

We all have excuses for not eating healthy foods. My oatmeal excuses are endless: it tastes bad; takes too long to make; is mushy; and makes the hardest dish to wash ever if you don't rinse it right away. But then I discovered that most box cereals have the nutritional value of a Twinkie.

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Make Your Own Hot Cereals From Scratch

Kitchen Daily | Posted 02.02.2012

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Are you tired of your breakfast? You probably eat the same thing every day just out of ease or necessity. Well it's about time you switch up your rout...

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The Best Instant Oatmeal: Apple-Cinnamon Taste Test

Kitchen Daily | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Apples and Cinnamon, Cooking Taste Test, Instant Oatmeal, Trader Joe's, Video, Whole Foods, Taste Test, Oatmeal, Quaker Oats, KitchenDaily News

Instant oatmeal is the poor-man's oats -- it's a little heavy on the sugar and doesn't deliver the same health benefits that steel-cut oats do -- but ...

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Hunting Down My 'Auld Country' Scottish Roots

Peter Mandel | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Oatmeal, ScotlandsPeople Centre, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Genealogy, Bennachie Mountain, Family History, Inverurie, Travel News

One bird calls and calls. Then stops. It's silent when we get to a granite cottage. Ivy covers its walls and row after row of potted flowers guard its door. Marigolds. Just what my grandparents grew.

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The 7 Healthiest Cereals to Eat Before Your 9 a.m. Class

Small Kitchen College | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Energy, Cold, Bran, Chex, Kashi, Sugar, Cheerios, Eggs, Breakfast, Wheat, Vitamins, Oatmeal, Oats, Granola, Fiber, Mornings, Grits, Grape Nuts, Puffins, Class, Cereal, College News

2011-09-21-Screenshot20110921at11.04.17AM.jpg Cereal is the optimal college breakfast food.

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5 Best Items to Steal From the Dining Hall (and Ways to Use Them All Week Long)

Small Kitchen College | Posted 11.14.2011

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At least once or twice a week, I go food shopping. While you might imagine me pushing a cart through the aisles of a grocery store, these weekly trips actually take place in my dining hall.

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Top 11 Must-Have Items For a First Kitchen

Small Kitchen College | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Cutting Board, Produce, Kitchen Appliances, Markets, Apartment, Kitchen, Caffeine, Pot, Coffee, Tupperware, Skillet, Ramen, Cupcakes, Hot Pot, Dining Hall, Stove, Baking, Brownie, Knives, Hot Chocolate, Can Opener, Soup, Tea, Casserole, Leftovers, Crostini, Coffee Spoons, Pasta, Mousse, Strawberries, Budget, Ice Cream, Colander, Essentials, Dorm, Parties, Oatmeal, Fruit, Bread, Microwave, Corn Pudding, Chili, Measuring Cups, Electric Kettle, Twin Sheets, Spoons, Muffins, Peach Cobbler, Grilled Cheese, Cleaning, Serving Platter, Beans, Meat, Tomatoes, College News

Whether you are living in an apartment or sharing a kitchen with a hundred of your peers on your dormitory floor, here are the top eleven must have items for a first kitchen.

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Oatmeal Now On Burger King's Breakfast Menu

AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 10.24.2011

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Oatmeal is the new burger. Burger King, the world's second-largest hamburger chain, added oatmeal to its breakfast menu this w...

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6 Best Items To Stock In Your Mini Fridge

Small Kitchen College | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Honey, Greek Yogurt, Mini Fridge, Hummus, Popsicles, Apartment, Budget, Beer, Pretzels, Almond Milk, Cheese, Nail Polish, Dorm, Student, Peanut Butter, Parfait, Breakfast, Orange Juice, Oatmeal, College, Meal Plan, Vegetables, Granola, Late Night, Munchies, Carrots, Eating, Red Peppers, Snacks, Dips, Refrigerator, College News

Yes, I'd lived with a refrigerator for 18 years before I arrived at my freshman dorm, but this fridge was different! It was...well, mini.

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Oatmeal Smackdown: The Best Fast-Food Oatmeals, & Critiquing Bittman's Analysis

EatingWell | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Brierley Wright, M.S., R.D., EatingWell Nutrition Editor Yes, Mark Bittman’s smackdown on McDonald’s oatmeal in his recent New York T...

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Bittman: How McDonald's Screwed Up Oatmeal

Mark Bittman in the New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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There's a feeling of inevitability in writing about McDonald's latest offering, their "bowl full of wholesome" -- also known as oatmeal. The leading f...

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Oatmeal: The Perfect Breakfast?

EatingWell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Breakfast, Eatingwell, Eating Well, Oatmeal, Hilary Meyer, Food News

What did you have for breakfast this morning? At 7:30, I had a cup of cereal with skim milk. Sounds pretty healthy. In the scheme of things I could ha...

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10 Unhealthy Kid Foods And Healthy Alternatives

Wallet Pop | Gina Roberts | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Instant Oatmeal, Fruit Juice, Childhood Obesity, Parenting, Peanut Butter, Obesity, Fruit Snacks, Sugar, Oatmeal, Calories, Nutrition, Health, Rice Cakes, Food, Breakfast Bars, Fish Sticks, Cereal, Healthy Living News

Few parents set out to feed their kids the unhealthy foods that may contribute to childhood obesity. But experts say many of the deceptively healthy f...

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Grammar Pet Peeves: Know How To Use An Apostrophe?

The Oatmeal | Posted 05.25.2011

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10 Words You Need To Stop Misspelling

The Oatmeal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Spelling pet peeves--everyone has got them. Here are 10 that drive people nuts. Which bug you the most? Any not on this list? Get HuffPost Books On...

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The Top 10 Foods for Great Sex

Christina Pirello | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Artichokes, Sexual-Function, Oysters, Whole Grains, Olive Oil, Chili Peppers, Soy, Chia Seeds, Casanova, Sexual Performance, Brown Rice, Oatmeal, Sex, Cialis, Garlic, Viagra, Dark Chocolate, Tomatoes, Healthy Living News

Wining and dining a date will more likely result in a great night's sleep rather than a great romp in the sack. To really get things going, you need to stimulate your 'circuitry,' your nervous and circulatory systems.

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Consumers and Cereal Boxes

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: General Mills, Cholesterol, Oatmeal, Kellogg's, Food and Drug Administration, Federal-Trade-Commision, Cereal, Healthy Living News

Recent events suggest that cereal companies may want to return to the days of freebies in boxes instead of health claims on boxes.

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Top 10 Foods to Lower Your Cholesterol

Dr. M.J. Wegmann | Posted 11.17.2011

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When it comes to education and testing, greater numbers amount to greater success, but when it comes to cholesterol the higher the score the worse you often are.

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At Home Skincare

Anna Augustsson | Posted 05.25.2011

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For those who suffer from eczema, try using a hot towel on the affected area to open pores and apply a paste made of organic steel-cut oatmeal and warm water.

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Am I Slowly Giving Myself a Heart Attack?

Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cholesterol, Heart, Oatmeal, Stephanie Izard, Martini, Bloggers, Disease, Health, Banana, Wine, Padma, Top Chef, Living Proof, Volgman, Quaker, Women and Heart Disease, Heart Disease, Preventing Heart Disease, Padma Lakshmi, Healthy Living News

Our gender may not believe we're as vulnerable as our male counterparts, but we account for nearly half of all heart attack deaths.

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Food Blogging: The Newest Eating Disorder?

Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Is food blogging the answer to our nation's obesity problem...or a pathway to obsessive behavior?

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