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Friday Recipe: Jamie Oliver’s Mothership Tomato Salad

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Photos of What We Eat #4: Fusilli pasta with summer vegetables and shrimp

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Photo #3: Friday night homemade pizza

Homemade pizza is a great, healthy food to have at home.

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Photos of What We Eat #1: Grilled Oregon Albacore tuna

Summer supper outside, Wednesday evening

Grilled fresh local Oregon Albacore tuna
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Chicken part 2: How to save money at the grocery store

This piece of the series evolved from a reader’s comment from the last post where the question of cost was raised. I think it’s important because it’s a common feeling among those of use trying to make “better” decisions on what we eat, that we’re goin…

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Should restaurants be required to display nutrition information?

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A taste of France on the Oregon Coast

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“Berries, berries, the magical fruit…”

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Will your children think of your life as extraordinary?

If you are interested in living a life that is remarkable, making changes that will ultimately benefit both yourself and others on a grand scale, and living a life that is uniquely your own, read this post.

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Do you eat together as a family?

This article focuses on the benefits of eating together for families with children, including practical steps on how to eat and cook together.

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Photo report: Oregon City Farmer’s Market in July

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Food, Drink, and Decadence: How the French stay thin

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20 tactics to kill the fast food habit

This is part three of the series, “How I quit eating fast food”. If you enjoy this post, please consider receiving AlmostFit articles in your inbox. Thanks.
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How I quit eating fast food - 20 ways to end the addiction

This is the conclusion to my first article in the series, “How I quit eating fast food”. If you think it might help others, please consider sharing it via Digg, StumbleUpon, or your favorite social media tools. Thanks.
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How I quit eating fast food - part 1

“64 oz. soda? Does it come with a chance to win Boardwalk? Well then hit me Brutha!” - Metroknow, 26 lbs heavier
About 6 months ago, I completely quit eating fast food. For me, this was no minor feat. In the first part of this two-part seri…

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Almost Fit article featured on GetFitSlowly.com

Welcome to Almost Fit. If you’ve just arrived from GetFitSlowly, an extra welcome to you as well. Almost Fit is about one thing: Improving health by eating real food in moderation. No low fat this or low carb that, just healthful eating with weig…

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Want to eat well? Ask your favorite Locavore

Eating locally is one of the core tenets of eating Real Food in Moderation, although I don’t insist on making a virtual “religion” out of it. I tend to lean away from the extremes in diet and fitness, as I think for the most part, unless you have a med…

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Forget Lassie - Simple Carbs are Man’s Best Friend

Life, these last couple of months, has been a gel-filled stress-ball’s squeeze-frenzied nightmare.
Here’s a little something about me: As I’ve said before, when the pressure is on, simple carbohydrates are my lifelong addiction buddie…

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Eat Real Food - It’s what your Grandma would do

Welcome to Almost Fit. If this is your first time here, Almost Fit is about losing weight and improving your health by doing one thing: Eating Real Food in Moderation. No low fat this or low carb that, just eating real food for health, pleasure, and s…

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Can you make artisan bread like this? In only 5 minutes?

“All sorrows are less with bread.” - Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote
Most of us indulge a daydream or two about leaving our job behind when work is especially frenzied. Between punching out the widgets, making the donuts (ah, pop culture m…

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3 basic ways to determine if organic produce is right for you

This article is the second part of, “Should you bother with organic fruits and vegetables?“. If you enjoy these posts, please consider sharing them through Digg, StumbleUpon, or the social media of your choice. Thanks.
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Should you bother with organic fruits and vegetables?

Ed. Note: The debate over organic produce vs. conventionally grown produce is constantly in flux, making it really hard to decipher what the truth is. I don’t claim to have the de facto bottom line, but I have come to a few conclusions…so f…

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A Great Real Food Find - at Preschool

If you are new here, welcome to Almost Fit. This is a special edition of Thursday’s Real Food Resources. Usually This slot is reserved for books, sites, and so forth that are full of pointers to real food. In this case, it’s just one - base…

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