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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 10.23.06 
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<br>NEWS 
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<br>Disney Puts a Limit on Character Licensing
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<br>The Walt Disney Company recently announced that it'll now be limiting 
<br>licensing for most of its characters to food products low in fat and sugar. 
<br>Seems pressure from lawmakers who blame marketers for childhood obesity 
<br>have caused The Mouse to cave. But don't expect the change to happen 
<br>overnight. Existing contracts will play out as planned, and some questionable 
<br>food items will likely continue to feature Disney characters on packaging for 
<br>as long as seven more years (so, no need to start surfing eBay for boxes of 
<br>Lilo & Stitch cereal just yet). In addition, Disney will focus on making kids' 
<br>meals at its theme parks healthier. So, what can we expect? Chip 'n Dale 
<br>Kale Chips? Bambi Butternut Squash Fries? Only time will tell...
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<br>Link:  www.hungry-girl.com/chew/chewdetails.php?isid=812 
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<br>SPLENDA & The Big Apple...Literally!
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<br>SPLENDA (HG's sweetener of choice) celebrated the launch of the official 
<br>brand cookbook, The SPLENDA World of Sweetness, by assembling the most 
<br>ginormous candied apple the world has ever seen, in Manhattan last week. 
<br>The humungous "fruit" stood 15 feet tall, was 12 feet wide, and weighed 
<br>3,000 lbs. It was covered with 100 gallons of candy coating made from 800 
<br>lbs. of SPLENDA Sugar Blend (that translates to a savings of 1,228,800 
<br>calories worth of added sugars!). Now, the splendid SPLENDA folks are 
<br>auctioning off FIVE copies of the new book (which are autographed by some 
<br>of the book's contributing chefs). You have 'til the 29th to bid. All proceeds 
<br>from these auctions will go to City Harvest, a food rescue organization that 
<br>helps over 260,000 hungry NYers find their next meals. (City Harvest was 
<br>also the recipient of the 10,000 apples it took to build the colossal fruity 
<br>structure!) Get your bids in early, peeps!
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<br>Link:  http://tinyurl.com/yh8oex
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<br>New Books...Weeeeee!
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<br>See, reading CAN be fun...
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<br>The Biggest Loser Cookbook - Just in time for the third season, this book, 
<br>inspired by the TV show, contains more than 125 healthy recipes. Also, check 
<br>out The Biggest Loser Calorie Counter: The Quick and Easy Guide to 
<br>Thousands of Foods from Grocery Stores and Popular Restaurants (that title 
<br>just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?).
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<br>The Wine Lover's Healthy Weight Loss Plan - The concept is simple enough. 
<br>This book shows how you can easily rid yourself of excess poundage and still 
<br>enjoy and benefit from your favorite wines. 
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<br>Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Cooking Made Light - Sandra's latest book 
<br>promises nutritious, delicious, healthful recipes that taste like they were 
<br>made from scratch -- brought to us by the Food Network star. Heads up, this 
<br>one has beauteous color pics of the recipes!
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<br>For book links, please go to:  
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<br>The Buzz...
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<br>A Ukrainian pastry chef (and our current hero) made his wife's wedding 
<br>dress entirely out of cream puffs. The thing was made from over 1,500 
<br>pastries (that's around 9,000 Points if you count!), but it weighed just 20 lbs. 
<br>(which is likely the same amount of weight you'd GAIN if you ate it).  
<br>***Have you sampled the controversial "diet" drink Enviga yet? The Coca-
<br>Cola Company and Nestle (the folks behind this sparkling green tea 
<br>beverage) insist that the fizzy beverage increases calorie burning. Experts 
<br>aren't so quick to agree. And we're confused. More on this soon; in the 
<br>meantime we'll taste it. ***This just in from the world of pudding (sounds 
<br>like a fun place to visit, doesn't it?); HG subscribers have spotted Sugar Free 
<br>Jell-O Pudding Snacks in brand-new CRAZY flavors like Mochachino and 
<br>Dulce De Leche. There's no mention of these elusive puddings on Kraft's 
<br>website, or anywhere else on the web for that matter; so we're wondering if 
<br>these 60-calorie cups really exist, or if they're just figments of some very 
<br>active imaginations. HELP!  That's all we've got. HG out!
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<br>CHEW ON THIS:
<br>Today, October 23rd, is National Banana Cream Pie Day. Celebrate with HG's 
<br>Banana Cream Pie Bonanaza...Yum!
<br>https://www.hungry-girl.com/week/weeklydetails.php?isid=856
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