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Toasting nuts and seeds

August 16th, 2007 · No Comments

One trick for reducing calories and fats in a recipe is to reduce the amount of nuts or seeds. Yes, they are healthy fats (good fats, if you will) but they are energy dense–a lot of calories for a little bit of food. Toasting them to intensify the flavor can make a small [...]

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