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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 7.02.08 
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<br>ASK HUNGRY GIRL 
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<br>Dear Hungry Girl, 
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<br>I'm so tired of all the misinformation out there. I was horrified to learn that 
<br>many packaged foods actually have more fat and/or calories than the labels 
<br>state. How can we know what to believe? Is it safe to eat ANYTHING? 
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<br>Label Rage  
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<br>Dear Label Rage, 
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<br>I feel your pain. Totally. It's hard to know who or what to trust these days. I 
<br>have a few general rules that I live by, and I want to share them with you 
<br>(and everyone else!). Here they are... 
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<br>1. If something seems or tastes too good to be true, there's a good chance 
<br>the stats are off. For example, if you prepare a packaged pizza with a 200-
<br>calorie label and you taste buttery crust and see a pool of oil on top of the 
<br>cheese (hello, EAT RITE PIZZA!), the label is WRONG. VERY wrong. 
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<br>2. Big boys don't lie. If a product is made by a trusted brand, like General 
<br>Mills, Quaker, Kraft, etc., there's an excellent chance the info provided is 
<br>accurate. On the flip side, mom-and-pop companies are far more likely to 
<br>have mislabeled products. If you're buying things from little-known 
<br>companies with names like Grammynana's 
<br>Cookies and Rising Starz Cookie Company, and the foods are large, rich, 
<br>and decadent yet have suspiciously low calorie and fat counts, there is a 
<br>tremendous possibility the labels are wrong. This may be a tough one for you 
<br>to swallow (no pun intended), but it is what it is. 
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<br>3. Weigh your food. Every so often, throw it on a food scale to see if the 
<br>actual weight matches what the package says. This serves two purposes. 
<br>First of all, you'll immediately get a feel for whether or not this food 
<br>manufacturer cares about accurate labeling. And secondly, if the food weighs 
<br>more or less than it's supposed to, at least you'll know that the nutritional 
<br>stats are off in some way and you'll be able to factor that in. 
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<br>4. Pay attention to YOUR scale. If you discover a new treat and start eating it 
<br>daily, and then you notice extra pounds creeping on when they shouldn't be, 
<br>it's likely that your new find is a suspicious one. Try swapping it out for a 
<br>while with a trusted snack with equal nutritional value -- if the numbers on 
<br>the scale go down, you've found your answer. 
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<br>There you have it -- four helpful tips for you. Hang in there!
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<br>Dear HG, 
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<br>I see your logo on the back of Tofu Shirataki packages and now on the back 
<br>of Fiber One boxes. A friend of mine said you are a paid spokeswoman for 
<br>these products and that you are forced to use them in your recipes. I don't 
<br>believe that is true. Can you please set the record straight on exactly how 
<br>HG operates? 
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<br>Gimme the HG Skinny  
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<br>Dear Gimme, 
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<br> I'm always thrilled to answer questions like this one. And since HG has SO 
<br>many new subscribers (hooray!), I think now is a great time to go over this. 
<br>I'll try to be concise and yet thorough in my answer. When I launched 
<br>Hungry Girl in 2004, my goal was to share information about guilt-free eating 
<br>(in the form of finds, news, recipes, etc.) with as many people as were 
<br>interested in reading it. The integrity of the brand means EVERYTHING to me, 
<br>and so I knew -- from the start -- that I would never EVER write positive 
<br>things about foods that I don't like. When I decided to create custom ads on 
<br>the site, my philosophy was (and still is) that the ads should be fun and 
<br>useful, have some sort of added value (like recipes, coupons, free shipping, 
<br>etc.), and ONLY (and this is the most important part!!!) be for things I like 
<br>and would write about anyway. Most of the current advertisers on the HG site 
<br>became advertisers only AFTER I had written about products, etc. of theirs 
<br>that I love. I am CONSTANTLY turning down requests (and a lot of money) 
<br>from companies that have products I don't like, because I would NEVER 
<br>feature ads for foods I don't enjoy. As for HG appearing on Tofu Shirataki 
<br>and cereal boxes... Is the Hungry Girl logo on Tofu Shirataki bags? Yes, but I 
<br>am not paid for that! I helped the company redesign its packaging and 
<br>provided recipes and my logo for the product because I LOVE Tofu Shirataki 
<br>and think the world should know about those miraculous noodles! I want 
<br>people to get a friendly, approachable vibe from Tofu Shirataki when they 
<br>see it at the market -- that's why I helped out. And the HG logo and onion 
<br>ring recipe are on Fiber One boxes, but I'm not being paid for that either. 
<br>Since Hungry Girl was already using Fiber One in so many recipes, my 
<br>friends at the company asked if they could feature a recipe on Fiber One 
<br>boxes and form a little promotional partnership (non-paid) for the HG book. I 
<br>was THRILLED beyond belief (as any normal human would be!). The first 
<br>time I saw the design for the back of the box, I cried a little (not kidding!). 
<br>And BTW, if I ever were to enter into a deal with a food brand where I’d be 
<br>paid for any sort of on-package endorsement, you can BET I'd only do it if I 
<br>were completely IN LOVE with the product. And no one could force me to use 
<br>ANYTHING in a recipe -- I would never compromise HG recipes for monetary 
<br>gain. I know not everyone is going to agree with my opinions on all foods -- 
<br>but I think I have great taste buds and opinions that are in line with a huge 
<br>percentage of the population's. Please know that Hungry Girl content is NOT, 
<br>in any way, swayed by "deals" made with companies. I name names (quite 
<br>often!) in reviews and recipes because there's a lot of bad-tasting food out 
<br>there, and the delicious guilt-free gems aren't always easy to find. So when I 
<br>find 'em, I share that info with everyone, in order to help people discover 
<br>things that can keep them satisfied. That's basically it in a nutshell. It really 
<br>is that simple. Hope that explains things. Oh, and please make sure your 
<br>friend reads this! 
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