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It is downright chilly today in Upstate NY!  Cold weather always has me craving soup.  My favorite is Chicken soup, and I must say, I make a fabulous chicken soup!  What's the secret?  Next time you're boiling a chicken carcass, add a half a lemon to the pot.  I squeeze out just a little bit of the juice first, and then toss the lemon half in along with celery, onion, carrots, sea salt and a bay leaf.  After an hour, take the lemon out.  It leeches the calcium out of the chicken bon...

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I need a little protein in the am to get my engine running and to keep those hunger pains at bay.  This time of year, I crave hot cereal.  The only problem is 2 hours later I’m starving.  If you’re like me, here’s a little trick you can do to sneek some protein in.  In the last minute of cooking any hot cereal, stir in 1 tbsp. of protein powder.  I also add nuts and fruit to my hot cereal for an extra bit of fiber and healthy fat.  You could also add an egg or egg white for protein, but...
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Add tuna, shrimp, sea vegetables such as Nori, and eggs to your diet. They contain iodine which makes thyroxine, a hormone that is key to thyroid function.
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Hello All!

It is downright chilly today in Upstate NY!  Cold weather always has me craving soup.  My favorite is Chicken soup, and I must say, I make a fabulous chicken soup!  What's the secret?  Next time you're boiling a chicken carcass, add a half a lemon to the pot.  I squeeze out just a little bit of the juice first, and then toss the lemon half in along with celery, onion, carrots, sea salt and a bay leaf.  After an hour, take the lemon out.  It leeches the calcium out of the chicken bon...

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I need a little protein in the am to get my engine running and to keep those hunger pains at bay.  This time of year, I crave hot cereal.  The only problem is 2 hours later I’m starving.  If you’re like me, here’s a little trick you can do to sneek some protein in.  In the last minute of cooking any hot cereal, stir in 1 tbsp. of protein powder.  I also add nuts and fruit to my hot cereal for an extra bit of fiber and healthy fat.  You could also add an egg or egg white for protein, but...
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Add tuna, shrimp, sea vegetables such as Nori, and eggs to your diet. They contain iodine which makes thyroxine, a hormone that is key to thyroid function.
Continue reading ...