Keeping your New Year's diet resolutions

Joy Bauer, on The Today Show, absolutely knows her stuff and always has great advice. However, here’s a simple one that I’ve found works: whole grains.

Replace - incrementally, if you must - the refined grains in your kitchen and pantry with whole grain products. This is going to require reading the labels - and not the front label which is designed to fool you into buying the product. I’m talking about the ingredients label.

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Restaurant smoke and mirrors produce calorie nightmares

Having lost over 30 pounds and kept it off for about ten years, I’ve gotten good at dodging the calorie landmines found on most restaurant menus - but I got caught off guard with this report. Who knew that the prime rib dinner at Outback Steak House was healthier than the salmon?

Watch this and prepare to be afraid … very afraid:

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