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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 3.11.09 
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<br>HG,
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<br>I know how you love to use Fiber One cereal crumbs in your recipes, but 
<br>sometimes I don't feel like pulling out the food processor to crush up the 
<br>cereal... or I just don't have the time. Is it possible to grind a large batch of 
<br>Fiber One and store the extra crumbs in a plastic container for future use? 
<br>Have you tried it? My best strategy for eating better is having good 
<br>ingredients ready -- quick and easy. Can you help a lazy girl out?
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<br>Time-Crunched in Toledo  
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<br>Dear Time-Crunched,
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<br>I have a few things to say here. First, it's great that you know how to set 
<br>yourself up for success, by "having good ingredients ready." AWESOME. 
<br>Next, yes, you absolutely can grind batches of Fiber One cereal (original) 
<br>into "breadcrumbs" and store them for a few weeks like that. Just keep 'em 
<br>in a container that is airtight -- like Tupperware or Lock & Lock -- and store 
<br>that somewhere cool and dry. Then your crumbs will stay fresh. We ALWAYS 
<br>keep a container full of F1 crumbs at the HG HQ. By the way, if a recipe calls 
<br>for Fiber One cereal in the ingredients and then it gets ground up in the 
<br>directions, just use half as much crumbs in place of the cereal amount listed. 
<br>So if it calls for 1/2 cup Fiber One cereal, use 1/4 cup crumbs and skip the 
<br>grinding step. But the most important thing I'd like to recommend is to invest 
<br>in a Magic Bullet mini-blender. I don't even mean a fancy schmancy one. Just 
<br>the cheapest basic version is fine. There is no better way to blend Fiber One 
<br>than with one of those Bullets. They're fast and super-easy, and they require 
<br>very little clean-up. Plus they're small enough to keep on your countertop, so 
<br>you don't have to go dragging out a giant food processor. I loooooove our 
<br>Magic Bullet so much! In addition to effortlessly pulverizing Fiber One, it also 
<br>makes THE best, perfectly textured blended frozen drinks... and fast. Hope 
<br>these tips help. Have fun!
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<br>HG,
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<br>What foods do you think are the most underrated?
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<br>Hungry Hallie  
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<br>Dear Hungry Hallie,
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<br>That's a great question. I happen to eat a lot of foods that I feel ARE 
<br>underappreciated by the masses. And by that I mean they aren't popular 
<br>enough or "chewed on" as often as they should be. I'm going to list a bunch 
<br>here now. Ready?
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<br>1. Butternut squash - As you may know, I'm obsessed with butternut squash 
<br>and use it anywhere and everywhere potatoes are normally used. (It has 
<br>around half the calories and tastes like sweet potatoes!) We're talkin' stews, 
<br>potato pancakes, hash browns, French fries, our special "fritter fries," and 
<br>more. There's even an entire section in the first HG book devoted to 
<br>butternut squash. I LOVE IT.
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<br>2. Soup - Yes, soup is popular... but NOT as popular as it should be. Calorie 
<br>counters should eat more soup!!! It's super-satisfying, and it makes a great 
<br>snack. Just make sure you stick with the broth-based ones for the most part 
<br>and read labels carefully. Check out some of my latest favorites over at 
<br>Yahoo! Food by clicking here.
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<br>3. Bean sprouts - NOT alfalfa sprouts (ick, I hate those) -- BEAN SPROUTS. 
<br>The ones that look like thick clear noodles. They're filling and great stir-fried 
<br>with onions and tomato sauce -- like pasta! They're also very low in calories 
<br>and amazing in recipes for Chinese food -- like our egg rolls, moo shu, and 
<br>lo mein. Mmmm!
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<br>4. Egg Beaters - A lot of people think egg whites and Egg Beaters are boring. 
<br>I think the OPPOSITE is true. Rarely a day goes by that I don't eat some sort 
<br>of egg scramble thing made with Egg Beaters (or egg whites or another type 
<br>of fat-free egg product). And it's almost always new and different -- I mix it 
<br>up with some combo of fat-free or low-fat cheese, assorted veggies, turkey 
<br>bacon, chopped up veggie-burger patties, various spices, etc. More people 
<br>should be eating scrambles all the time!
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<br>5. Apples - Again, people like 'em... but I think they are often taken for 
<br>granted. Apples are an ideal snack -- low in calories, high in fiber, and filling. 
<br>And you can do so much with them! (I mean foodwise, not socially.) We 
<br>use 'em in salads, frittatas, casseroles, cobblers... the possibilities are 
<br>endless.
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<br>Other foods that I think should be more popular are broccoli cole slaw, high-
<br>fiber tortillas, canned pumpkin, and Brussels sprouts (steamed). 
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