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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 6.15.09 
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<br>Spotted on Shelves...
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<br>Crispy Green Crispy Bananas 100% Freeze-Dried Bananas - If you like the 
<br>idea of banana chips but not all the fat and calories they carry, check out 
<br>these freeze-dried treats. All bananas. No oil. SO GOOD! A single-serving 
<br>bag has just 55 calories, 0g fat, 13g carbs, 2g fiber, and 1g protein 
<br>(POINTS&reg; value 1*). Crush 'em and sprinkle on yogurt or low-fat ice cream, 
<br>or eat them straight from the bag. TWO YUMS UP!!!
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<br>Kellogg's Cinnabon Snack Bars - If you need to kick a Cinnabon craving 
<br>quickly, these bars are WAY less dangerous than a trip to the food court. 
<br>Each bar has 150 calories, 4 - 4.5g fat, 26 - 27g carbs, <1g fiber, and 1g 
<br>protein (POINTS&reg; value 3*), and they come in Original and Caramel. Have 
<br>you tried 'em? Let us know!
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<br>New Popchips Flavors - Seems like news about Popchips is POPPING up 
<br>everywhere. This week, it's all about two brand-new flavors. The popped 
<br>potato chips are now available in both Sour Cream & Onion and Cheddar. A 
<br>serving of either flavor (about 20 chips) has 120 calories, 4g fat, 20g carbs, 
<br>1g fiber, and 2g protein (POINTS&reg; value 3*) -- and there are 100-calorie 
<br>bags with a POINTS&reg; value of 2* each. Yes, we've tried them. And YES, 
<br>they're awesome! But what did you expect? 
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<br>Fast Food: And the Award Goes To...
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<br>The results of the latest Zagat Fast-Food Survey are in! Rather than bore you 
<br>with ALL the details, we've cut through the fat (so to speak) and we're giving 
<br>you the results you care about. Here they are...
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<br>* Best Coffee honors went to Starbucks, with Dunkin' Donuts finishing 
<br>second. Peet's Coffee & Tea came in third place.
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<br>* In the Grilled Chicken category, Chick-fil-A was named best, followed by 
<br>Panera Bread. Wendy's placed third.
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<br>* In terms of Best Salads, Panera Bread dominated. Wendy's came in 
<br>second place, and McDonald's took the number-three spot.
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<br>* Among fast-food mega chains (the ones with more than 5,000 U.S. 
<br>locations), Wendy's came in first for Top Food and Top Facilities, while 
<br>Subway was voted Most Popular and earned top honors for Service and 
<br>Healthy Options.
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<br>* As for fast-food chains with under 5,000 U.S. locations, Panera Bread was 
<br>voted Most Popular and took the number-one spots for Top Facilities and 
<br>Healthy Options. Top Food and Top Service ratings went to In-N-Out Burger. 
<br>(You can order a single Protein Style burger there, with tomato and sliced 
<br>onion, plus ketchup and mustard instead of sauce -- that clocks in at just 160 
<br>calories, 8g fat, and a POINTS&reg; value of 3*. Woohoo!)  
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<br>Food on Screen...
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<br>The Next Food Network Star - Season Five of this competition series is 
<br>underway, and we can't help but wonder if this year's winner will be a real 
<br>star with staying power. (What ever happened to Season Three's Amy?!) So 
<br>far we're enjoying Jeffrey, we're unimpressed (and are a little annoyed) with 
<br>Debbie, and we're hoping that dietitian Katie steps it up a bit 
<br>(zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!). Check out the show Sunday nights at 9/8c. We love it!!!
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<br>Food, Inc. - If you're one of those ignorance-is-bliss types when it comes to 
<br>icky information, this movie is NOT for you. It promises, "You'll never look at 
<br>dinner the same way again." In limited release, the film apparently exposes 
<br>some scary truths about what we eat and how it's produced, with an 
<br>emphasis on the obesity epidemic and corporate control of our nation's food 
<br>industry. Click here to watch the trailer and here for more info.
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<br>Top Chef Masters - We're Top Chef obsessed, so we're hoping this spin-off 
<br>will entertain us 'til the next season premieres. Bravo's Top Chef Masters pits 
<br>world-renowned chefs against one another in a format similar to the original 
<br>series'. The winner will get a hundred grand for the charity of his or her 
<br>choice. Gotta be honest, we're not super-familiar with some of the famed 
<br>faces -- but competitor Art Smith is a fellow contributor over at Yahoo! Food. 
<br>(Hi, Art!) Tune in Wednesday nights at 10/9c, and let us know what you 
<br>think.  
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<br>The Buzz...
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<br>Does an apple a day keep hunger away? In recent years, research has 
<br>shown that it just might. One study tested this theory by giving participants 
<br>either apple juice, applesauce, peeled apples, or nothing at all 15 minutes 
<br>before eating a meal. Turns out the apple-eaters (the ones who ate the 
<br>actual peeled fruit) took in an average of 187 fewer calories during their 
<br>meal. Interesting. We've been apple-obsessed FOREVER. (Go, Fujis!) We 
<br>even devoted an entire chapter to the wonderfruit in Hungry Girl 200 Under 
<br>200 -- click here to see photos of all the apple-packed recipes! ***In 
<br>horrifying yet you-can't-help-but-read news, the famous ice cream 
<br>shop/family eatery Friendly's has gone public with its nutritional stats, and 
<br>said stats are anything BUT friendly. O.M.G. Click and prepare to be 
<br>completely appalled. (470-calorie salad dressing, 1,310-calorie sundae, 
<br>1,010-calorie chicken platter... AHHH!) ***Fiber alert! Kellogg is planning to 
<br>pump fiber into a bunch of its cereals. When all is said and done, 80% of 
<br>Kellogg cereals will have at least 2.5 grams of fiber per serving. The fun 
<br>starts in August with fiber-infused Froot Loops and Apple Jacks. ***Get this: 
<br>Jamba Juice is rolling out a slew of salads, sandwiches, wraps, and 
<br>flatbreads, and they sound GREAT. The new menu items arrive this week in 
<br>select California locations, and they'll go national within the next year. We're 
<br>most excited about the flatbreads, which we hear are protein-packed with 
<br>350 calories or less per serving. Can't wait to try 'em! That's all we've got. 
<br>HG out!   
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<br>CHEW ON THIS: 
<br>Today, June 15th, is National Lobster Day. Not only is lobster delicious, it's 
<br>also low in fat and calories and LOADED with protein. Lobster ROCKS! (Get 
<br>it? Lobster ROCKS... Rock Lobster... heehee!)
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