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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 06.06.07 
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<br>Dear Hungry Girl, 
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<br>My friend Joanne told me that Splenda actually has calories. This CAN'T be 
<br>true, can it? And if it IS true, how can they call it a "no-calorie sweetener"? 
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<br>Sweet Sue
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<br>Dear Sweet Sue, 
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<br>Unfortunately, Joanne is right. Here's the deal. Splenda DOES have calories --
<br> four calories per packet. The reason they can call it a "no-calorie sweetener" 
<br>is because, according to FDA rules, if something has less than FIVE calories 
<br>per serving, the label can claim it has ZERO calories. Weird rule, I know, but 
<br>it is what it is (yet another thing for us to be upset with the FDA about). 
<br>Soooo... if you use two packets of Splenda (or pretty much ANY "no-calorie" 
<br>sweetener) in your coffee, you are adding 8 calories to your beverage. If 
<br>you use the granular version of Splenda for baking and in recipes, you 
<br>should know that even though the box says "No Calorie Sweetener", it 
<br>actually has 96 calories (and 24 carbs) per cup. (Heads Up: Splenda Sugar 
<br>Blend for Baking is a different product altogether, with significantly more 
<br>calories.) It's a bit of a bummer, but before you get all freaked out, please 
<br>realize that those numbers are a heck of a lot better than the 770 calories 
<br>and nearly 200 carbs that a cup of SUGAR has. By the way, in case you were 
<br>wondering, we DO add the calories from Splenda to our HG recipe 
<br>nutritionals. One more thing: This is NOT dissimilar to the I Can't Believe It's 
<br>Not Butter! spray and nonstick cooking spray Qs I recently tackled, so check 
<br>those out if you haven't already. Have a good one!
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<br>Dear HG, 
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<br>Now that summer is here, I have dusted off my blender and am ready to 
<br>make yummy frozen smoothies and coffee drinks. Unfortunately, I don’t 
<br>know what to buy to make them. I'm clueless. Can you please give me a list 
<br>of your favorite ingredients for making guilt-free frozen beverages?
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<br>Smoothie-Lover  
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<br>Dear Smoothie-Lover, 
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<br>Worry not! I'm a pro when it comes to whipping up guilt-free drinks in the 
<br>blender. And if you keep some simple ingredients on hand, you can mix and 
<br>match to your heart's content, and make gazillions of insanely delicious, low-
<br>cal icy drinks. Here are 10 things to keep on hand at all times: 
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<br>1. Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze - With just 40 calories for a full cup, 
<br>this milk-swap is THE best way to make your coffee drinks and smoothies 
<br>CREAMY without adding lots of calories. 
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<br>2. Torani Sugar Free Syrups - There are other sugar-free syrups out there, 
<br>but Torani makes the BEST ones. All their flavors are fantastic and have zero 
<br>calories per serving (a full ounce). My favorite fruity ones are Strawberry, 
<br>Peach, Black Cherry, Mango, and Watermelon. My fave coffee-friendly 
<br>flavors are Vanilla, White Chocolate, and Almond Roca. 
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<br>3. Coffee-mate powders in Fat Free and Sugar Free versions - With these, a 
<br>little goes a long way. In fact, you typically only need to use a TEASPOON of 
<br>this stuff (not the recommended serving size) to add flavor and creaminess 
<br>to your beverage. (FYI: A teaspoon of each has around 10 calories and less 
<br>than a gram of fat.) Just dissolve it in a tiny amount of warm water (an 
<br>ounce or less) before adding it to the blender. 
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<br>4. Instant coffee - For coffee drinks, of course! 
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<br>5. Frozen fruit - Bags of frozen fruit are AWESOME for fruit smoothies! Just 
<br>be sure to check that there are no added sugars or syrups (which are icky 
<br>and unnecessary). 
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<br>6. Splenda or your guilt-free sweetener of choice - Use this to make your 
<br>drinks taste nice and sweet. 
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<br>7. Low-calorie or calorie-free fruity powdered drink mixes - Ones by Crystal 
<br>Light (or any of the other dozens of fruity drink mix brands out there) are 
<br>GREAT ingredients for frozen fruity drinks. Dissolve 'em in water first, and 
<br>they can take the place of hi-cal juices as a smoothie mixer. 
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<br>8. Fat Free Reddi-wip - This is the world's best blended-beverage topper, with 
<br>just 5 calories per serving! 
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<br>9. GREAT ice! - Ice is important. Do NOT use lame ice! Pre-crushed frozen 
<br>water (ice) works best if your blender tends to be lazy. Or you can place 
<br>cubes in a baggie and smash 'em until they break into smaller pieces -- it 
<br>makes blending easier and eliminates stress! 
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<br>10. Bendy straws - They make any drink more fun. Doy!
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<br>Good luck -- and have fun!!!
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