Sunday, September 2, 2007

There's fruit in my chocolate

Just because you are trying to lose weight does not mean that you have to give up all of your favorite foods — just find new ways to eat them. Daphne Oz, author of "The Dorm Room Diet," encourages dieters to find healthier ways to enjoy the foods they can't bear to give up. Chocolate, anyone? Oz advises putting down the candy bar and going for a chocolate-dipped strawberry; it satisfies your craving and sneaks more fruit into your diet. Oz also notes that letting yourself eat something naughty every once in a while will help you to avoid binging later. So go ahead. Have the cookie. Just recognize that your craving has been satisfied and leave the rest on the plate.

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