A whole suburb in Boston went on a diet. The head lines read “City committed to smaller portions, more activity…” Great advice! On our list of 7 healthy habits portion size is number two. Cut out sugar, is the only habit that tops portion size in our book.

If you want to read more about this story hope over to MSN for the full story.

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We are trying to figure out what type of elliptical machine to buy so we asked for some advice from the people over at the daily plate, so far the response has been great. You can check out the thread here. Feel free to jump in and give us your opinion. I hope to do some test drives this weekend.

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Hope everyone had a fun but safe Cinco de Mayo. We wanted to enjoy Margaritas on Cinco de mayo but as you know the pre-made Margarita mix is loaded with sugar. We found a recipe on the net for a low carb margarita. I can’t remember where I got it from. The recipe turned out to be great. I actually enjoyed it more than the pre-made stuff. The pre-made mix is way too sweet for me. This was still sweet but not over the top.

Here is the recipe we used: (I wish I could remember the site so I can give them credit. If I can find the site I will post later.)

I found the site Bellaonline. The recipe was written by Lisa Shea.

Ingredients:
1/2 tsp orange extract
1 packet Splenda (or 2 tsp powdered)
1 tsp water
1 shot tequila
1/8 tsp lime juice
1/4 tsp lemon juice

Mix together the orange extract, Splenda and water. This pretty much is the curocao - orange extract is up to 85% alcohol. Put crushed ice into a shaker and pour this liquid over the ice. Now add in 1 shot tequila, plus the lemon and lime juice. Shake thoroughly and pour into a glass.

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