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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 3.31.10
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<br>ASK HUNGRY GIRL
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<br>HG,
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<br>I am a cheese fanatic -- I love ALL kinds! Can you give me some cheese tips 
<br>STAT? 
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<br>Cheese-Obsessed in Chicago  
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<br>Dear Cheese-Obsessed,
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<br>Most people LOVE cheese. At least most of the people I know. But if you're 
<br>watching what you eat in any way, it is important to choose your cheese 
<br>carefully. Luckily, I have thought this through a bazillion times and have 
<br>done the dirty work for you. Here are some of my favorite cheese tips and 
<br>finds...
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<br>1. SOFT SPREADABLE CHEESE - If you want to slather cheese on something, 
<br>DEFINITELY go for 35-calorie Laughing Cow Light cheese wedges. They're 
<br>unbeatable because they have around half the calories of regular cream 
<br>cheese and 10 times the flavor of fat-free (or even reduced-fat) cream 
<br>cheese. They're also AMAZING melted in egg scrambles and other recipes. 
<br>(See #3 for more on that.) 
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<br>2. HARD CHEESES THAT MELT WELL - OK, the big thing about fat-free cheese 
<br>is that it doesn't always melt the way we'd like it to. My new favorite cheese 
<br>that melts PERFECTLY is Mini Babybel Light, also from The Laughing Cow 
<br>folks. (It's that cheese in the red wax that comes in a white net bag.) Break 
<br>those cute 50-calorie things up into pieces and use 'em in quesadillas, on 
<br>pizzas, etc. Light string cheese is also great for recipes, but it's better for 
<br>pizzas than quesadillas. Either of those is great eaten straight as a snack, as 
<br>well.
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<br>3. CHEESE SAUCE - 
<br>The key to making crazy-good cheese sauce that's low in 
<br>calories, but doesn't taste it, is to combine different flavors and types of 
<br>cheese. The Laughing Cow Light wedges work great -- I mix them with fat-
<br>free cheddar and fat-free cream cheese. Click here for our Nacho-rific 
<br>Cheese Sauce recipe. And for a fantastic cheese-sauce-packed snack, check 
<br>out Green Giant Broccoli & Cheese Sauce, in single-serving trays and multi-
<br>serving bags (there's an entire section of 2-ingredient recipes -- a.k.a. Hot 
<br>Couples -- using the stuff in HG 1-2-3!). 
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<br>4. OTHER CHEESE STUFF. Kraft's fat-free slices of American are good on 
<br>burgers -- veggie, soy, turkey, or lean beef! Reduced-fat grated Parm is 
<br>great to sprinkle on salads, pizzas, etc. And fat-free shredded cheddar works 
<br>really well in Mexican recipes. 
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<br>There you go! Now you're armed and ready to CHEESE IT UP!!!
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<br>Hi Hungry Girl!
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<br>I just love your recipes and advice. I have a question, though. My family is 
<br>really picky when it comes to eating veggies. They like carrots, but only 
<br>coated in brown sugar and butter sauce. Is there a better, more calorie-
<br>friendly way to make carrots satisfying for them? I tried using Splenda and it 
<br>didn't taste right. Thanks and keep up the good work!
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<br>Carrot-Crazed  
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<br>Dear Carrot-Crazed,
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<br>Thanks for emailing! I love carrots in all forms: cooked, raw, alone, with stuff 
<br>on 'em, etc. If your family is set on eating them all sweet and buttery, 
<br>though, here's what I recommend: Cook your carrots with a little sugar-free 
<br>pancake syrup and Brummel & Brown (a delicious reduced-calorie butter 
<br>swap made with yogurt). Even if the syrup is made with Splenda, the combo 
<br>of the maple flavor and buttery taste will likely fool your family members into 
<br>thinking they're eating something that isn't diet-friendly at all. I've actually 
<br>got a GREAT recipe for glazed carrots made in a slow cooker -- it has some 
<br>other veggies, too. (HG Shameless Plug! If you like slow-cooker recipes, you'll 
<br>LOVE our latest cookbook, Hungry Girl 1-2-3. There's a whole chapter 
<br>PACKED with guilt-free slow-cooker recipes! And now, back to "Ask HG.") The 
<br>key with any swap is to find a nice mix of ingredients that helps create 
<br>delicious flavor. For example, if you don't like the taste of straight fat-free 
<br>mayo or fat-free sour cream, try mixing it with other stuff like spices, salsa, 
<br>BBQ sauce, ranch dressing/dip powdered mix, dry taco seasoning mix, etc. 
<br>You need to become a little bit of a mad scientist in the kitchen (like ME!). It's 
<br>REALLY fun, and you'll create a lot of AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS guilt-free stuff. 
<br>I promise. Enjoy... 
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<br>TONIGHT (Wednesday, 3/31) at the Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble at 
<br>7:30pm. There'll be AMAZING raffle prizes (a Kindle loaded with HG books, 
<br>an HG iPod Nano, etc.), FREE Popchips, VitaTops, Fiber One, Laughing Cow 
<br>Cheese, and MORE. Click for details!
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<br>CHEW ON THIS:
<br>Today, March 31st, is Clams on the Half Shell Day. Sounds like a great day 
<br>to chew on some of HG's Baked Clam Halfsies. Don't be lazy... Go for it!!!
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