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<br><br>Hungry Girl Today: 09.13.06 
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<br><br>A few weeks back you mentioned that you make 25-calorie lattes.  How on 
<br><br>Earth do you make one?  Please share! 
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<br><br>Thanks!
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<br><br>Latte-Lover
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<br><br>Latte-Lover,
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<br><br>I realized after I wrote that column I should have given the recipe. Sorry 
<br><br>about that.  Here's the deal. I'm not a coffee expert, and I don't know all the 
<br><br>ins and outs of coffee.  So "My So-Called Latte" (that's the official name I 
<br><br>have given it) may not actually be an official latte at all, according to you 
<br><br>coffee aficionados out there (please don't email me to berate me for calling 
<br><br>my recipe a latte).  I take a few ounces (3 - 4) of my favorite brewed, 
<br><br>flavored coffee (Millstone is the BEST!), then I add another 3 or 4 ounces of 
<br><br>my new favorite find,  Unsweetened Almond Breeze, in either Vanilla or 
<br><br>Chocolate.  I add two Splenda packets and nuke for about 45 seconds to get 
<br><br>it nice and hot.  Sometimes I add cappuccino foam or fat-free whipped 
<br><br>cream to it; sometimes I don't.  Without the foam or whipped cream 
<br><br>this "latte" is less than 25 calories.  Again, I know adding these various 
<br><br>ingredients probably means my creation is not really a latte, but I still call it 
<br><br>one.  And whatever it is, it's DELICIOUS, so try it!
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<br><br>Dear HG,
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<br><br>I’m confused.  Products like nonstick cooking spray and spray butter claim to 
<br><br>be free of fat and calories, but the first ingredient in each is oil & butter 
<br><br>(which everyone knows are loaded with fat & calories)!?!  How can this be?
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<br><br>Spray Skeptic
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<br><br>Dear Spray Skeptic,
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<br><br>Good question!  You're right to have doubts on this one.  Companies can get 
<br><br>around listing the actual calorie and fat content by reducing the serving size 
<br><br>to itty-bitty portions.  This is because the FDA lets them round down anything 
<br><br>less than a half a gram of fat or 5 calories to zero. So it’s just a matter of 
<br><br>mathematically tweaking their serving sizes 'til they can claim something is 
<br><br>calorie or fat-free.  Annoying?  Yes.  But if you have the facts, you're a lot 
<br><br>better off.  Here are some things you need to know...
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<br><br>*Most "fat-free" cooking sprays (Mazola, Pam) own up to the fact that a 1-2 
<br><br>second spray contains around 10 calories and a whole gram of fat.  Pam 
<br><br>even admits right on the can that it takes a 1-second spray to cover a 10-
<br><br>inch skillet.
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<br><br>*One teaspoon of "zero-calorie" I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Spray (25 
<br><br>sprays) contains 20 calories and 2 grams of fat.  That means a whole bottle 
<br><br>contains a frightening 904 calories and over 90 grams of fat!
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<br><br>*Statements  like “Adds a trivial amount of fat” and “Not a significant source 
<br><br>of calories” are telltale signs that the product is not as innocent as it claims to 
<br><br>be.
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<br><br>*Sugar-free not really sugar-free?!?  Check out this handy-dandy chart to 
<br><br>see what else can be rounded down on a nutritional label. 
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<br><br>Remember, these products are usually still WAY better than the high-calorie, 
<br><br>full-fat versions.  Just use in moderation, and be aware of those extra 
<br><br>calories and fat grams.
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<br><br>link: www.fda.gov/ora/inspect_ref/igs/nleaatd.html#ATTACHMENT%207
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<br><br>CHEW ON THIS:
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<br><br>September is National Mushroom Month.  About 700 varieties of mushrooms 
<br><br>are known to have medicinal properties.  Impressive!
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