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Monday, August 31, 2009 11:27 AM

Yucca and fistfights in the West Village

Once the charms of Bed Bath & Beyond had waned (it held good for a couple of hours, I must admit, while I pondered, among other weighty matters, the relative merits of a bamboo chopping board and a silicone cake tin), my friend Anita and I made our...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:35 AM

What price convenience food?

First, the disclaimers: I've got a packet of frozen parathas in the fridge, and there's often lots of little miso or stock cubes in the larder (I live alone, mostly). Some mornings, there's Maggi for breakfast (my husband seems to get garlic...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:46 AM

Your weight: Moderation works wonders, and how!

So you said no to nuts when they asked you to. ‘These little devils are packed with calories, so steer clear’, read nutrition news headlines. And you stayed away. Now we all know how much the nutritionists are in favour of those pesky small packets. Horror...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 2:20 PM

Your weight: Eat your dinner

So you have had a bad day (calorie-wise). You've had a parathewali breakfast, a burger meal for lunch, a shake for tea, some popcorn at the movies... But the worse news is that you still have to tackle dinner. And you are hungry, very much so! So...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 3:47 PM

Your weight: Small steps help big (part 2)

Besides the cheats mentioned in the earlier post, there are some proven, very obvious, yet often missed out steps that help BIG. Follow these three and feel the difference. They are easy enough. Have some protein with your breakfast. (It is understood...
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Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:09 PM

Your weight: Small steps help big (part 1)

Who says you have to officially start a "diet"? Or make a big hullabaloo about exercising for two hours every day? I have seen most slim people remain so by virtue of some simple, almost subconscious habits. Feel like munching because of boredom...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:09 AM

Have water, lose weight

Ask me about how to lose weight and I'll ask you to glug down lots of water. My exact prescription actually is: Have a glass as soon as you get up. Then finish a 1 litre bottle of water at work before lunch time. One more bottle after lunch, to be...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009 12:42 PM

Eat a happy diet!

I know someone (actually, a whole lot of someones) who ends up eating a big bar of chocolate or a packet of chips just 20 minutes after a diet meal of, say, stir-fried mushrooms and a watery soup. Whatever calories she tries to save on her CalorieWise...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 4:53 PM

Losing weight: It's simple maths

When actress Renee Zellweger was asked how she gained the weight for her role in the movie Bridget Jones' Diary and lost it again after the movie, she said, "It's really just maths." In other words, if you eat more calories than you...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:04 AM

What's your child's daily bread?

Bread and jam Maggi Packet of chips Packet of biscuits Juice drink Dry cake slices Puri-sabzi or paratha These are some of the kiddie meals for school most popular with their moms, I found, talking to a few in the lead-up to my article on food safety...
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