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How to Lose Those Extra Holiday Pounds by DDHG
Don't deny yourself your favorite holiday foods. You don't have to. Portion control is the key. Granted, it's hard, but DDHG found a website that helps you count the number of calories in thousands of foods, making it easier to keep your portions in check. Calorie-Count.com is website that features a searchable database of thousands of every day foods. The site gives you the nutrition facts on everything from hot dogs to chocolate cake. Speaking of which, a slice of chocolate cake is 104 calories, according to Calorie-Count.com. To burn 104 calories, the editors of Fitness magazine suggest running at 5.2 mph at for two hours. Ouch! Those delicious holiday cookies are about 135 calories each with frosting. According to Iowa State University's Department of Horticulture, you would have to plant trees and shrubs in your garden for about 30 minutes. Even ginger bread cookies are high in calories. One cookie is 90 calories. For a lower calorie alternative, try pumpkin pie '" it's delicious and a 1 oz. slice is just 59 calories! For more on the calorie content of your favorite foods, log on to www.calorie-count.com.
Don't deny yourself your favorite holiday foods. You don't have to. Portion control is the key. Granted, it's hard, but DDHG found a website that helps you count the number of calories in thousands of foods, making it easier to keep your portions in check. Calorie-Count.com is website that features a searchable database of thousands of every day foods. The site gives you the nutrition facts on everything from hot dogs to chocolate cake. Speaking of which, a slice of chocolate cake is 104 calories, according to Calorie-Count.com. To burn 104 calories, the editors of Fitness magazine suggest running at 5.2 mph at for two hours. Ouch! Those delicious holiday cookies are about 135 calories each with frosting. According to Iowa State University's Department of Horticulture, you would have to plant trees and shrubs in your garden for about 30 minutes. Even ginger bread cookies are high in calories. One cookie is 90 calories. For a lower calorie alternative, try pumpkin pie '" it's delicious and a 1 oz. slice is just 59 calories! For more on the calorie content of your favorite foods, log on to www.calorie-count.com.