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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 5.27.09 
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<br>ASK HUNGRY GIRL 
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<br>Dear Hungry Girl,
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<br>I saw a piece on HG in The Washington Post -- so cool! The article called you 
<br>the "queen of processed food." Do you really eat processed food all the 
<br>time? What do you have to say about this nickname?
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<br>Pondering the Post  
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<br>Dear Pondering,
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<br>Thanks for your Q -- I've been wanting to address this. I love that article! 
<br>And while the nickname made me laugh, I understand why the journalist 
<br>wrote it. Let me explain... in detail. Hungry Girl recipes and food finds 
<br>definitely include a lot of processed foods. To quote that article from The 
<br>Washington Post, "we are a nation of snackers." Because let's face it: 
<br>America eats processed food. These foods tempt us all day, every day. It's 
<br>unrealistic to think that the average person, who's faced with fast food and 
<br>processed food on a regular basis, can flip a switch and start following a 
<br>completely rigid diet of 100% "clean" foods. It just is. While it may work for 
<br>some people, it's not reasonable for the masses. So Hungry Girl provides a 
<br>happy medium -- a bridge between the average junk-food diet and the 
<br>idealistic way of eating perfectly "healthy" at all times. It's not about 
<br>following an all-processed-food diet. It's a REALISTIC approach to better-for-
<br>you eating that people can actually live with and feel good about. Many of the 
<br>processed foods I write about and use in recipes give people a way to fulfill 
<br>their cravings for fattening items like fried foods, pizza, sweets, etc., without 
<br>taking in a crazy amount of calories and fat. In other words, it helps people 
<br>maintain a healthy weight without feeling deprived. Personally, while I do 
<br>rely on those foods to tackle serious cravings, I'm actually sort of boring 
<br>when it comes to my everyday food staples. I definitely don't eat processed 
<br>food all the time. I eat a lot of protein -- things like turkey, chicken, egg 
<br>whites, fish (tons of sushi with as little rice as possible), and steak (once in a 
<br>while). I love to eat salads with low-fat cheeses, a LOT of veggies, and a 
<br>small amount of fat-free or low-fat dressing (or none at all -- I'm not a huge 
<br>fan of dressing on my salads). I LOVE fruit and eat an apple a day and other 
<br>fruits as well. I also eat HG staples like high-fiber tortillas, Tofu Shirataki 
<br>noodles, Fiber One cereal, Laughing Cow Light cheese wedges, etc. Some of 
<br>those foods are natural, and some are not. But back to the point -- most 
<br>Americans won't be giving up processed food anytime soon, so I offer up 
<br>reasonable alternatives to a lot of the total JUNK out there. That's the bottom 
<br>line. I stand by the HG way 1000%. Hundreds of thousands of people are 
<br>embracing and appreciating it, and they're benefiting by attaining and 
<br>maintaining a healthy weight -- I know; I hear from them every day. (Love 
<br>those emails -- keep 'em coming!) It's nice to see that the people at The 
<br>Washington Post get it. If anyone out there hasn't seen the article, click here -
<br>- it's worth reading. Thanks again for the question!
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<br>HG,
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<br>I love to bake, and I have been wanting to make carrot cake cupcakes for 
<br>the longest time. Do you have any suggestions or a recipe for guilt-free 
<br>carrot cake? I LOVE cupcakes!
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<br>Carrot Cake Obsessed  
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<br>Dear Carrot Cake Obsessed,
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<br>YOU are in luck! There's an AMAZING HG recipe for carrot cake cupcakes 
<br>right here online -- click here for HG's 14-Carat Cupcakes. They are 
<br>AWESOME and even have cream cheese frosting. And each one only has 130 
<br>calories, one gram of fat, and a POINTS&reg; value of 2*. (BTW, people still 
<br>thinking about the processed food Q above should know that in addition to 
<br>some processed items, this recipe also includes a slew of healthy foods -- 
<br>carrots, pumpkin, whole-wheat flour, etc. Just sayin'!) That cupcake recipe 
<br>ran in a past email but it's also in the new book, Hungry Girl 200 Under 200. 
<br>In fact, there's an ENTIRE chapter devoted to cupcakes in that book. Some 
<br>of my other favorites are the Chocolate Marshmallow Madness Cupcakes and 
<br>the Banana Cupcakes with PB Frosting... YUM!!! Have fun baking!  
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<br>CHEW ON THIS: 
<br>Today, May 27th, is National Grape Popsicle Day. Celebrate with a sugar-free 
<br>grape pop, or a delicious Dreyer's/Edy's Fruit Bar in Grape!
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