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Ok, now I feel informed enough to comment on the original post, especially this statement. Quote: Originally Posted by Eating What I Crave women who included red meat in their diet lost more weight. This isn't really an accurate assesment of the study, and it's rather misleading. Here's why. Firstly, their conclusion was not that the high protein diet was superior to the high carbohydrate diet, but that the results were equal...

Cereals are heavily fortified with vitamins which is why they may have a lot of vitamins. It is like adding a vitamin pill to a candy bar basically. I think very few cereals are good for you but there are some that are decent, shredded wheat is pretty decent since it has no added sugars (we buy the Trader Joe's brand). Even the seemingly 'healthy' cereals, really aren't. One of my favorites when I was young was cracklin...

Kaplods, thank you for pointing out the mistake in my word choice, but I'm aware of the AJCN's position within the Nutritional world. I am also aware that research in general is manipulated by journalists, reporters, editors, etc. to support their case and/or opinion, but I don't think that applies to this bit of information. I was also a skeptic when my nutritionist suggested I add lean red meat to my diet to help add muscle...

I love green tea. I tend to lose water weight when I drink it regularly.

I love the butternut squash LC's. I hardly ever buy the meal things anymore...I just buy the paninis, flatbreads, and pizzas. I'll have to start buying the meals again. It surprises me how yummy they are, lol. They're also good for a craving fix (Chinese food, for example). I usually eat a LC every other day for lunch.

I drink green tea almost daily. I can't say if it's helping with my weight loss. Hard to tell, but I know it entertains my stomach for a while so I don't notice hunger as much.

I think drinking any hot liquid will fill you up and make you eat less and therefore aid in weight loss. Green tea does have antioxidants, but so do other types of tea (including black tea). There's no evidence that it burns fat or belly fat in particular. If you enjoy it though, it certainly is a good thing to drink compared to other things like diet sodas.

*checking back here... Thanks BlueToBlue.... that site is really cool... I'm thinking about trying some of their products. Have you ever tried anything from there?

Its the purines in red meat

Its also good for iron.