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Charles Stuart Platkin is a nutrition and public health advocate, the author of Breaking the Pattern (Plume, 2005), Breaking the FAT Pattern (Plume, 2006) and Lighten Up (Penguin USA/Razorbill, 2006), and the founder of Integrated Wellness Solutions.

Copyright 2006 by Charles Stuart Platkin. Write to info@thedietdetective.com

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Tips help save time in kitchen
Web-posted 11/15/2006
Eating out is certainly convenient, but there are ways to make cooking at home less time-consuming and more feasible for even the busiest people. Here are a few tips for making faster food at home.

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What's for Dinner?

Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 10:15 PM

The “What’s for Dinner?” question plagues most mothers. With 365 days in a year, each with the opportunity to decide what to feed your family for dinner, it is no wonder many a mother is frustrated by the dinner dilemma. Even though a major part of my professional employment comes from developing recipes, I too will have weeks when making the dinner decision is difficult. I’ll ask the kids, “What are you hungry for?” You’d think with the “cooking lady” as their mother, a long list of meal ideas would roll off their tongues. But, no.

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