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Hello Kraft Community, we are very excited to share some great news with you. As loyal Kraft Community members we have heard your desire to do more fun things in the community and we are happy to announce in January 2010 we will be making some changes so you can connect and share food ideas in more ways than ever!
We want to let you know we will not be transferring the existing discussions to the new enhanced message boards so if there are discussions that you would like to save please make sure to either print them or copy and paste into a document that you can save to your personal files.
We will remind you again before the transition occurs but wanted to let you in on the exciting news!!
If you have any questions on how to do this please contact Customer Care at Contact Us
Moderator_Sky
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Nov 21, 2008 9:35 PM
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> StaciRenee I love all your ideas. It is nice to have
> someone helpful and supportive.
Hopefully StaciRenee is still around. Her reply was from February of this year. But no matter when her reply was from, it's always great, and valid, information. Most any recipe can be made in some way healthier with a little know-how and tenacity.
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Nov 21, 2008 1:16 PM
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StaciRenee I love all your ideas. It is nice to have someone helpful and supportive.
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Nov 1, 2008 2:19 PM
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Wow great suggestions
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Aug 13, 2008 10:15 AM
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I (of course) agree w/the suggestions to visit a registered dietitian in your area. RDs are uniquely trained/educated to help clients choose life long habits for healthy living. Certainly ask your MD to suggest someone, contact your local hospital system, or log onto www.eatright.org to find one in your area.
In the case that you are unable to see an RD, I recommend looking into the sparkpeople web site. It is free, run by qualified professionals (RDs on staff) and geared to help you eat right, be active, and stay on track. I have used the website as an adjunct to weight loss programs that I have managed. It's always been very well received.
However, for a simple (nutshell) type summary of healthy eating: choose 5-10 servings of fruits and veggies each day, choose low-fat/non-fat dairy products, choose lean meats/poultry (try to limit meat/poultry to 6 oz per day), eat fish regularly, include beans/legume on a daily basis, eat nuts regularly, avoid added sugars/sweeteners (choose fruit for dessert/snacks), limit salt to ~2,000mg/day (avoid processed foods when possible), ensure that half of your carbohydrates are from whole grains, choose a wide variety of different foods each week, balance food intake w/activity (aim for at least 30 min of exercise most days).
To calculate how much of the different food groups you need (and total calories, fat, protein)- go to www.mypyramid.gov and enter your personal information.
Good luck!
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Aug 13, 2008 9:52 AM
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> I am only 15 years old, and I am the one in my family
> who eats healthy, I am encouraging my family to do
> so as well. It isnt easy.
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> Does anyone have any tips on how I am get the rest of
> my family to try and eat healthier? I am also trying
> to cook dinner more, this way I can choose healthier
> recipes. Its not working very well.
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> If you have any recipe sugestions, I trully would be
> very grateful.
You are very smart and very brave to take on the eating habits of your family at your age. When you cook dinner for your family, what do you prepare and what do they like?
Regardless, the secret is to start slowly, not emphasize the health aspects, but simply integrate healthier components into the meals you eat and cook. They'll catch on.
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Aug 12, 2008 3:22 PM
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I stand by my original comments.
Check out the Cooking Light website.
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Aug 12, 2008 3:11 PM
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I am only 15 years old, and I am the one in my family who eats healthy, I am encouraging my family to do so as well. It isnt easy.
Does anyone have any tips on how I am get the rest of my family to try and eat healthier? I am also trying to cook dinner more, this way I can choose healthier recipes. Its not working very well.
If you have any recipe sugestions, I trully would be very grateful.
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Mar 26, 2008 2:02 PM
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StaciRenee you are so right on all points! 
Tara, just start slow and incorporate a few of these ideas at a time (so as to not send anyone into shock!) and soon enough your family will be eating nutritious healthy meals. You will easily see how to alter meals to make them healthier. And you can still use the ex check out, just make whatever changes you feel you should! I do. Its still a useful tool, even if you're not following it verbatim.
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Feb 26, 2008 1:01 PM
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There is nothing wrong with this site. 
You just have to use common sense which we all have.
Change the recipes to suit your needs..
Here are some basic tips:
For any recipe that calls for white pasta, use Dreamfileds or Whole Wheat.
Change white rice to wild/long grain or whole grain
Change condensed soups to homemade or just buy the low sodium/fat free
Use 2% cheese or low fat/fat free
Use fat free sour cream
Here are other tips:
Prepare rice, couscous, potatoes and other vegetables with fat free chicken or vegetable broth instead of water. You won't need butter or margarine for flavor.
Blend in beans
Puree a can of kidney beans or pinto beans in a food processor and add to ground beef for meatloaf, meatballs or tacos. Bean puree is also a great thickener for soups and stews. It's a delicious way to add a hefty dose of fiber.
Choose skinny sauces
Barbecue sauce, chili sauce, chutney, Dijon mustard, salsa, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, tomato sauce and Worcestershire sauce all add flavor without fat.
Cook with foil
Wrap skinless poultry or seafood, sliced vegetables and fresh or dried herbs in heavy-duty aluminum foil packets and bake in the oven. Foods come out moist and flavorful with virtually no fat or clean up!
Give ground beef a bath
Rinse cooked ground beef with hot water before adding to recipes. You'll get rid of an extra 2-5 grams of fat per 3-ounce serving.
Get more greens
Low in calories and loaded with antioxidants and vitamins, greens add color and flavor to a variety of dishes. Add spinach to salads and kale, collards or chard to pasta, rice and stir-fry dishes.
Grate on flavor
Add big flavor with small amounts of rich ingredients. Use a grater to top vegetables and pasta with a thin layer of extra-sharp cheddar or Parmesan cheese instead of butter or margarine. A sprinkling of grated chocolate adds a deluxe touch to skinny desserts.
Pick the right pork
When a recipe calls for bacon, substitute lean ham or Canadian bacon. It will give you the smoky flavor you want, minus the fat.
Pucker up
Use citrus juices to marinate meat, poultry and seafood. Add fresh herbs and just a drizzle of oil to orange, lemon or lime juice for zesty low-fat flavor.
Sauté without fat
Instead of cooking vegetables in oil or butter, use a little liquid - defatted broth, fruit juice or wine. You'll save 120 calories and 13 grams of fat for each tablespoon of fat you skip.
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Dec 7, 2007 9:30 AM
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Welcome to the boards, Tara.
Here is my two cents about using this site or any site. Internet communities like this one, or any other, must be viewed with a measure of skepticism. The great value is that they expand your world to encompass people with a much broader range of knowledge and experience, who have experienced what you are experiencing and want to help. The risk is that there are also people who have their own ax to grind about the site or the products.
No site is 100% perfect, but the Internet offers a lot of options. Explore and question and enjoy the ride. Take what is of value and reject the rest. Good luck and good cooking.
ZK
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Dec 3, 2007 11:45 AM
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I wopuld seriously look at other sites that this one. I agree with Vermyn.
Vermyn is a lovely woman who was just telling you the truth in an effort to be helpful, not to deject you.
Truth be told that even some of the recipes Kraft claims are "healthy" contain insane amounts of sodium and chemicals.
Although there are people here who know what they are talking about (st. boisterous, for example) there are many, many more who really don't have the education or experience to give you good information. Still others claim to be things they aren't, like chefs and restaurant owners.
If you are serious about eating healthy, speak to a nutritionist or dietician and consult other sites which are devoted to healthy living.
Good luck!
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Dec 2, 2007 9:09 PM
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Hi Tara,
Please don't be discouraged by the previous poster about being in the wrong place. You are absolutely in the right place, there is lots of help her, both from the "official" kraft food folks and from other members of the forum.
I have one idea you might want to try. If you have health insurance, most will pay for a registered dietician visit if your primary care MD will recommend it (and of course, any MD worth their salt will, especially if diabetes is in the family!
The dietician will work with your specific family likes and dislikes, products you know and have used before, things to avoid, etc, etc.
If you can't work with a dietician, and you have a computer, try googling "diabetes food choices", "healthy eating for teens" things like that. You can also find healthy alternatives on the backs of most mixes, ie use skim milk, low fat or no fat sour cream, etc. There is a ton of info out there on the web.
One of the very best tips I can give you, though, is an old AA adage. KISS it (keep it simple, stupid!) The closer to nature the food, apples, carrots, and the less you do to it, the healthier it is for you and your family. Try to eat plain foods in their natural state, either raw or cooked without added salt, sugar, preservatives. Buy whole grain breads, and don't buy pre packages desserts...
As far as adding spices, try a little at a time. Don't go out on a limb, try things that are familiar, cinnamon with fruits, basil with tomatoes and red sauce, start slow and easy. You will find many things enhanced by the spices.
AND most important, have fun cooking and eating!
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Nov 29, 2007 3:23 PM
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Hi Tara!!
Welcome to the boards!!
check out the healthy living section here..
Though i dont have kids yet, i am newly married, and my hubbie is a health fanatic, and i am not...
i have been eating healthier since we have been married, and have managed to lose some weight.
i keep alot of fresh and frozen fruits in the house and taking a baggie of fruit to work has helped me out a bit. I own a restaurant, SO IT IS HARD!!!!
i try to stay away from anything fried, although the occational french fry (s) some how lands on my plate...
hmmmm... wonder how that happened.???
i have discovered extra lean grouned beef for a burger with whole grain bread, and eat alot of fish and veggies and some chicken.
i do 100 crunches a day and walk my dog a couple of miles...sometimes i run for a bit.....or,,my dog runs me?!?!?!
i know that i am babbling, but i hope this helps some. good luck!!!
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Nov 29, 2007 2:56 PM
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Tara you have come to the wrong place. Most of the recipes here are pretty unhealthy.
I suggest looking at the Cooking Light website instead.
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