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Monday, December 29, 2008

Giving in to Temptation

Okay, you've been sticking to your diet, but then the urge hits you! And you just GOT TO HAVE IT!

A hamburger that is. What else do you think I'm referring to?

Not all burgers, however are created equal, calorie-wise.Check out the attached article, from Eat This not That, courtesy of Men's Health, to see how you can satisfy your greasy, ground beef craving without packing on the pounds:
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/20070/americas-best-and-worst-burgers/

You manage, just barely, to resist temptation--of eating a hambuger--and begin your quest for a healthier lunch alternative. But be careful, even a quest for a light lunch is full of pitfalls to thwart you:

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/19522/americas-worst-lunchesand-what-you-should-eat-instead/

And if your light lunch quest takes you to the food court, let this be your guide:

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/21396/americas-worst-mall-foods/

By the way, the eye-catching photo is part of a sexually-charged commercial by CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Hardees and Carl's Jr. This site, Seeing Red AZ, is not amused:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://seeingredaz.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/sexualizing_hamburgers.jpg&imgrefurl=http://seeingredaz.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/hardees-and-carl%25E2%2580%2599s-jr-assault-on-sensibility/&usg=__mjPHQnBi1fUoaBlq6BbwQEaB-z4=&h=303&w=327&sz=21&hl=en&start=7&um=1&tbnid=QeMnyWzqcZl6WM:&tbnh=109&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3DHamburgers%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX

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