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I am making some chocolate chip cheesecake muffins.
I only have 2 problems though. One is that is that the recipe asks for corn syrup and I don’t have any… would vegetable oil work in place of it okay?
It also asks for 1 1/4 cups of self-rising flour. Is there a way I can use regular flour for it? I remember reading somewhere that you can add baking powder to the flour, but I’m not sure how much to add.
Thanks!
Oh sorry!! I meant corn oil, not syrup.
Yes, generally speaking, any kind of oil can substitute for another. For the flour, add 1 tsp of baking powder per cup of all purpose, so you would add 1 and 1/4 tsp to 1 1/4 cups flour, sift together. I wouldn’t bother adding additional salt other than what is called for in your recipe.
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Lets face it there are a lot of non-fat and low fat food substitutions on the market today, and also lots of substitutions that are not hard to figure out such as the cheeses, low fat cottage cheese compared to full cream cheese and tuna packed in brine instead of oil.
Below is a list of tips for lower-fat substitutions that will please you and also help you in your entertaining. You can apply these substitutions in your everyday diet whether it is at work, home, or dining out.
There are many ways to achieving a reduced fat diet. Here are some examples:
Breakfast
· If you like butter or margarine on toast, only
have it on the last slice you eat.
· If you don’t feel like a solid breakfast, have a
fruit smoothie.
· Mix up your own cereal from two or three types
and give your creation a name.
Lunch
· If you eat lunch away from home, plan it the
night before. Make sandwiches
before you go to bed.
· Try some thick vegetable soup with a fresh
bread roll to dip.
· Invest in a cool bag to keep your lunch fresh.
Dinner
· Try oven-baked potato wedges with a salsa
topping.
· Go for fresh pasta with a quick tomato and
basil sauce.
· for dessert, have a piece of fresh fruit with a
yoghurt topping.
Snacks
· Salsa dip with pretzels
· Plain fruit loaf
· Yoghurt
· Vanilla dairy custard.
Before a workout
· Small glass of fruit juice
· Banana and Custard
· Half a slice of toast with jam.
After a workout
· Fruit/canned fruit
· Wheat Bites
· Rice cakes with honey.
At Work
· On your desk – bottle of water or glass to use
at the water dispenser.
· In your desk – piece of fruit, small pull-top can
of baked beans/creamed corn/stewed fruit.
· Bring a few ingredients from home to be
combined at work.
· Keep some cutlery where you work.
On a Plane
· Order a special meal when you book your
ticket. You’ll usually get served first.
· Ask for an extra roll or two.
At the Hotel
· Take your own favourite cereal and reduced fat
milk.
· Ask that the foods be removed from the snack
bar. Eat your own low fat
nibbles.
Take-Aways
Burger Bar – Plain grilled burger, skim milk milkshake.
Pizza Parlour – Gourmet pizza with lots of veggies, go easy on the cheese.
Kebab House – A little meat with a lot of salad.
Sandwich Bar – Salad sandwiches/Rolls.
Club – A little meat, heaps of mashed/jacked potato and veggies, pasta/rice.
Indian – Lots of boiled rice, tikka, plain naan, dahl soup, raita.
Chinese – Lots of boiled rice, chop suey, steamed dishes, plain noodles.
Italian – Tomato-based dishes, plain bread.
Suggestions in General
* Record your food intake to identify problem areas. E.g. emotional eating, unwanted hunger cravings, over-eating.
* Pay specific attention to the times when you over eat.
* Try to avoid severe food restriction (like fasting, low calorie dieting).
* When measuring your progress, monitor body fat levels, not weight, and throw the scale out.
* Aim for slow fat loss (one pound / week)
In conclusion, for the majority of us entertaining can be difficult owing to the food being too rich and loaded with calories but there can be a way by lowering the fat and maintaining the taste and this can be easier than you think.
About the Author
Gary Matthews is the author of the popular fitness eBooks Maximum Weight Loss and Maximum Weight Gain. Please visit http://www.maximumfitness.com right now for your ‘free’ weight loss or muscle building e-courses.
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This GPS Personal Tracker Might Just Save Your Life
Getting out there on your own can be absolute bliss, the freedom, the fresh air, the independence and best of all the fact there is no-one to nag you!
But as much as you would like to get away from it all, there’s always the chance that as you are alone, you could get lost or stranded. I know, I know I’m throwing the worst case scenario straight out there and putting a negative spin on getting away from it all, but getting lost or stranded is never going to be an exciting prospect now is it? And it is definitely something that needs to be prepared for.
So take a phone, take some kind of mapping device, take a first aid kit and take every kind of energy food and drink you can find. But what if you find yourself in trouble? What if the phone goes out of range or worse runs out of battery? What if you exhaust all your supplies? What if the mapping device is no match for the situation you are in? Well the answer is, you are stranded and there is not much you can do about it. Bet you would kill to have your wife nag you now, wouldn’t you?
So what can you do to stop yourself getting stranded I hear you say. What you can do is take a look at the SPOT. SPOT is a chunky orange GPS tracker device; it looks suspiciously like a PDA on steroids that has been slapping on fake-bake by the bucket load. But of course appearance isn’t everything. Especially when it comes to survival. SPOT is here to bail you of trouble, SPOT works where no mobile phone will work; SPOT will work in the most extreme conditions – at heights of up to 21,000 feet and at temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit. SPOT works around the world, including virtually all of the continental United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Australia, portions of South America, Northern Africa and North-eastern Asia, and hundreds or thousands of miles off-shore of these areas. To put it simply SPOT is a lifesaver and has saved lives.
When 72 year old Mike Brady rose from the fog of unconsciousness on Jan. 4 2008, he was alone on the ground outside a sauna in one of the most remote sections of Alaska with the thermometer hovering dangerously near 30 degrees below zero. He couldn’t move and the nearest help was about 50 miles to the north in the isolated community of McCarthy, Brady was stranded having fallen down the steps near the cabin where he was staying alone.
In the first few moments on the ground near Ultima Thule lodge in the heart of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Mike Brady wondered if he would live. Having lived in Alaska for the past 50 years he was fully aware of the deadly nature of subzero cold, even as he struggled to gather his senses, he realised that if he stayed on the ground the cold would start to pull the life out of his body. In tens of minutes, he would be weakened by hypothermia, in hours; it would kill him and all because of a stupid slip.
He knew he had to move, he knew he had to get up, eventually getting up and stumbling inside, he made his way into his cabin and lit his stove. After a while he realised he needed help, he realised he needed to use that muscular tangoed device we now know as SPOT. Pointing the SPOT at the South horizon he pushed the button marked 911, Brady’s position was relayed to the GEOS International Emergency Call Centre in Houston, Texas, dispatchers there notified the Alaska National Guard in Anchorage and within tens of minutes, a rescue helicopter was airborne and on its way to him. Brady was no longer stranded, no longer in danger of losing his life and had been saved by a device that had only been released 2 months previously.
SPOT is a simple device with only four buttons – Help, On/Off, OK and 911, though it is a device that saves lives. SPOT can let people know where you are, it can let them know you are ok or in the case of Mike Brady it will let the emergency services know you are in danger. Of course being in danger doesn’t necessarily mean you need a full-blown helicopter rescue mission, but because it works using GPS, SPOT alerts people to your exact global position, in Mike Brady’s case they knew he would perish outside and alone in the bitter Alaskan temperatures so a helicopter was the only option.
SPOT isn’t just a device for those working and living in the extremities of the earth, it is also ideal for anybody regularly going anywhere alone where mobile phone coverage is poor and just remember appearances can be deceptive.
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Writing about my experiences outdoors and the devices I come across.
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It is a surprising fact that even chefs make big money. There have been surveys conducted to learn how much the net worth of several top and well known chefs is across the globe. This list was released by Forbes, with the top ten celebrity chefs in terms of money.
As expected Rachael Ray, turned out to be the richest amongst all, with her day time TV shows, four shows on Food Network, magazine, and of course the Dunkin’ Donuts deal, all comprising to a huge total of $18 million. Next in the line is, the Oscar famous and a well known caterer named Wolfgang Puck who earns around $16 million preceding Gordon Ramsay who earns around $7.5 million.
However, owning a restaurant is definitely not the criteria of this list as, Ray doesn’t own one. This clearly states that having countless exposure and numerous endeavors one can pile up huge amount of money.
For example, Wolfgang Puck’s empire constitutes of 15 restaurants, a soup line available at grocery stores, an assortment of knives that are sold on Home Shopping, many restaurants and also successful television shows both in UK and in the US.
All of these famous chefs have had a great exposure through television that helped them get the fame they acquired but it is again interesting to note that the next to follow, Nobuyuki Matsuhisa (fourth), and Alain Duchess (fifth) had a very little to absolutely no TV exposure, but still both of these great men each own more than 15 restaurants all around the world.
Following is the list of the top ten celebrity chefs of today:
* Rachael Ray ($18 million) * Wolfgang Puck ($16 million) * Gordon Ramsay ($7.5 million) * Nobuyuki Matsuhisa ($5 million) * Alain Ducasse ($5 million) * Paula Deen, (4.5 million) * Mario Batali ($3 million) * Tom Colicchio ($2 million) * Bobby Flay ($1.5 million) * Anthony Bourdain ($1.5 million)
From this you can easily see how different chefs have charted their careers in such a manner and have become the world’s most famous and rich chefs.
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