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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 4.8.09 
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<br>ASK HUNGRY GIRL 
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<br>Hi HG! 
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<br>I'm curious about the Hungry Girl kitchen at HG HQ. Is it in your office? Is 
<br>cooking part of a normal day at HG? How many people work there? Would 
<br>you post a photo? I just have a picture in my mind of your cartoon image in 
<br>a crazy cartoon lab with test tubes boiling over and Tofu Shirataki noodles in 
<br>bowls everywhere. It might make a good cartoon show! 
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<br>Itchin' to Know More About Your Kitchen  
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<br>Dear Itchin', 
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<br>HAHA! I love this question (well, series of questions) and the cartoon kitchen 
<br>image that is now etched into my brain -- so thank you for that! The kitchen 
<br>is located at the HG office in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. The office is 
<br>bright and colorful and fun! It's filled with lots of REAL food, fake food (as in 
<br>plastic), pillows shaped like giant candy bars, TVs that look like food, and 
<br>other foodie items. We've got closets overflowing with foods that are being 
<br>tested and a pantry filled with all of the HG staples. Click to see some pics! 
<br>Cooking is DEFINITELY a big part of a normal day at HG. On any given day, 
<br>we're whipping up two to four HG recipes -- whether they're in testing phase 
<br>(meaning we're still working to get them just right) or being made to be shot 
<br>(as in photographed -- we're not into murdering our dishes!). There are 
<br>about eight full-time HG employees and a few freelancers, but there are 
<br>usually about five or six people at the HG HQ on a daily basis. As for the 
<br>cartoon lab with boiling-over test tubes and Tofu Shirataki everywhere -- I 
<br>WISH! That sounds awesome and, you're right, it would make a good cartoon 
<br>show. Maybe one day...
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<br>Hi Hungry Girl, 
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<br>I've been hearing so much conflicting info about high-fructose corn syrup 
<br>lately, I don't know what to believe. Is it the enemy or not? 
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<br>Confused in Colorado  
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<br>Dear Confused, 
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<br>As you know, I'm not a doctor or a nutrition professional, so I asked my 
<br>smartest friends who ARE doctors and health pros, and the consensus is this. 
<br>If you consume large amounts of HFCS, there could be some weight gain and 
<br>health consequences -- just as there could be with plain old table sugar. But 
<br>having small amounts of it in foods like low-fat or fat-free dairy products, 
<br>sauces, and dressings is probably not something you need to worry about. 
<br>It's really important to read labels carefully. If something contains HFCS and 
<br>is also pretty high in calories and overall sugars, you might want to limit how 
<br>much you have or avoid it altogether. But if your favorite 100-calorie yogurt 
<br>or 10-calorie salad dressing spray contains a bit of HFCS, don't freak. With 
<br>calorie counts that low, the amount is most likely too small to cause any 
<br>issues. HFCS packs a lot of calories, so low-calorie foods in small amounts 
<br>can only contain so much of it. Click here for a great little video on this very 
<br>subject. It has some eye-opening information about HFCS, and it features 
<br>my good pal (author of The Healthy Skeptic and the Healthy Skeptic himself!) 
<br>Robert Davis. Hope you like it. You can also click here to download a pretty 
<br>thorough guide to all things related to high-fructose corn syrup, from the 
<br>folks at the Grocery Manufacturers Association. And if you still have Qs or 
<br>are worried you ARE consuming too much HFCS, talk to your doctor or just 
<br>scale back on high-sugar foods containing the stuff. 
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