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<br><br>Hungry Girl Today: 12.03.08 
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<br><br>Hungry Girl, 
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<br><br>A lot of your recipes call for turkey bacon. I HATE cooking bacon. Do you 
<br><br>have any recommendations for bacon products that will do the trick?
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<br><br>Achin' for a Bacon Sub  
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<br><br>Dear Achin', 
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<br><br>Excellent question. I want to start off by saying that cooking bacon is pretty 
<br><br>simple these days, because you can just cover it with a paper towel, and 
<br><br>nuke it for a few minutes. Then it's done. Plus, that extra-lean turkey bacon 
<br><br>by Jennie-O comes precooked, so it takes less than a minute in the 
<br><br>microwave. But if you don't even feel like doing that (which is totally fine -- 
<br><br>I'm not judging you), I have a FANTASTIC alternative. Many companies (like 
<br><br>Oscar Mayer and Hormel) now offer great-tasting bacon bits made from REAL 
<br><br>bacon, usually found near the salad dressings. (Our local market, Ralphs, 
<br><br>even has its own!) Those "crunchy" imitation bacon bits -- while good on 
<br><br>salads and as potato-toppers -- are hard and extremely fake-tasting. But 
<br><br>these are soft, authentic-tasting, and delicious. Make sure to get the ones 
<br><br>labeled "real bacon bits". As far as calories and fat, they're not a bad choice 
<br><br>either. Most have just 25 calories and 1.5g fat per tablespoon (POINTS&reg; 
<br><br>value 1*). They're so full of flavor that typically one serving is all you need. 
<br><br>So swap a tablespoon of those real bacon pieces for a strip of turkey bacon 
<br><br>in any HG recipe -- except maybe our bacon-wrapped shrimp (that probably 
<br><br>wouldn't work without glue -- ha!). Have fun!
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<br><br>HG, 
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<br><br>It's shopping season. How can I avoid overdoing it at the mall? And I'm not 
<br><br>talking about my holiday gift budget -- I'm talking about my calorie budget. 
<br><br>Yikes! 
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<br><br>Fearing the Food Court  
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<br><br>Dear Fearing, 
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<br><br>Yup, it certainly is shopping season right now. And shopping at a crowded 
<br><br>mall can be a time-consuming and energy-draining experience. Even if you 
<br><br>think you're only going to run in for an hour or less, chances are you'll wind 
<br><br>up stuck there for WAY more time than that, and you'll eventually get 
<br><br>hungry. There's no way to sugar-coat this -- the mall food court can be a 
<br><br>dangerous place. I'm a carb-fiend, so I find the butter-soaked pretzels with 
<br><br>all their crazy flavors and toppings extremely enticing. Then of course there 
<br><br>are the ginormous pizza slices, oily Mexican and Chinese food, overstuffed 
<br><br>cheesy potatoes, etc., etc. There are many obvious bad choices at the mall. 
<br><br>But scarier are the items PRETENDING to be healthy and low in calories -- 
<br><br>the (500-calorie) smoothies, the (fatty) Caesar salads, the (mayo-infested) 
<br><br>tuna salad... EEEKS! I would recommend not eating food from the mall at all. 
<br><br>This isn't as hard as it sounds. Just bring some emergency snacks to hold 
<br><br>you over. Some of my favorites are 100-calorie packs of almonds, jerky, 
<br><br>and VitaTops. Snack bars and fruit are great, too. Those should keep your 
<br><br>appetite in check until you can get a real meal... off the premises! If you 
<br><br>don't have any emergency snacks (horrors!), try to find the best high-
<br><br>protein, non-saucy options available. A salad with grilled chicken or turkey 
<br><br>slices is usually easy to find, and it's my go-to food court option. And instead 
<br><br>of dressing, use salsa. That typically saves you a TON of fat and calories. 
<br><br>Mexican places and delis are two good places to find this little mall survival 
<br><br>meal. Oooh, and click here for HG's best & worst food court finds over at 
<br><br>Yahoo! Food. Happy shopping (and chewing!).   
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<br><br>LOVE the HG cookbook? It's a great stocking stuffer (if you have a big 
<br><br>stocking). Woohoo!
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<br><br>CHEW ON THIS: 
<br><br>This week is Cookie Cutter Week. We've got TWO brand-new cookie-packed 
<br><br>recipes coming up tomorrow. They don't require cutting, but we did cut a lot 
<br><br>of calories when we made 'em.
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