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The Top 10 Rejected Campbell's Soup Varieties:
10. Dan Quayle's Harty Potatoe Soop
9. Exorcist Split Pea Soup
8. Matzoh Ball, Ham 'n' Hebrew Alphabet Noodles
7. Wonderbroth!
6. Manhattan Phlegm Chowder
5. Hearty Booger Bonanza
4. Stars 'n' Swastikas
3. Porn Chowder
2. Pigeon 'n' Carp flavored Cup-O-Gruel
... and the Number 1 Rejected Campbell's Soup Variety:
1. Chunky Liver with Fava Beans

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Rules for the classrooms of 1877 in America

  1. Respect your teacher. Obey her punishments.
  2. Do not call your classmates names or fight with them.
  3. Do not make noise or annoy your neighbors.
  4. Do not talk unless it is absolutely necessary.
  5. Do not leave your seat without permission.
  6. Seek permission to go to the outhouse.
  7. Do willingly any chore your teacher asks you to.
  8. Go quietly in and out of the classroom.
  9. Stand on the right side of your desk to recite.
  10. When you finish your work, sit up in your seat with your hands folded on your desk.

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Asparagus for Immunity?
This vegetable's immunity building antioxidant glutathione can leach into cooking water, so microwave your spears on high, covered, with tips toward the center of the dish, in 1/4 cup water for five to seven minutes.

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Stealth Nutrition
Next time you make burgers, leave out the iceberg lettuce and top them with spinach. This will give you an immediate boost of vitamins A, C, and folate. Your tastebuds won't even notice the swap! As is now, Americans eat 40 servings of iceberg for each serving of spinach.

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VitaMuffins
VitaMuffins offer 8 grams of fiber, and are big on taste and on satisfaction. Find them in Whole Foods and Fresh Fields stores, or call toll-free at 1-877-VITA-877.

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Lefties Tend to Have Better Memory
If you're from a family whose members tend to be left-handed, odds are you have better episodic memory than those who are oriented to the right. The findings may also explain why kids don't remember events until they're about four. It's at that age that the fibers connecting the brain halves fully develop. It seems to hold true even in people who are right-handed but who have relatives who are lefties. Two types of memory are involved, episodic, or the recall and recognition of events, and non-episodic, or factual memory and implicit memory. Left-handed relatives have superior episodic memory and inferior implicit memory to those with right-handed relatives. It is believed that since the two hemispheres work together to help people remember events, those with left-handedness in their families remember events better than they remember facts.

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Soup to Sip
Campbells is currently testing a new product called, "Soup to Sip". It is a single-serving cup of soup that looks like a to-go coffee cup with a lid. It lets you enjoy soup with one hand. There are four varieties: tomato, creamy chicken, vegetable blend and broccoli and cheese. They are designed to be drinkable, rather than edible.
Campbells is also increasing the quailty of its current soups. They are adding more chicken to the chicken varieties, more vegetables in the vegetable varieties, more meat in their meat varieties and more clams in their clam chowders. They say they will do this with no increase in their prices. Douglas Conant, president and CEO of Campbells says, "Soup is a comfort food that meets people's needs at two levels - physical and emotional".

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Leftover Tidbits
The following information on leftovers comes from a recent poll done by Tupperware over the telephone.

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Obesity a Legitimate Disabilty
In Canada, the Canadian Transportation Agency has decided by law that obesity is a legitimate disability and that charging extra for another extra seat on airplanes is illegal.

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A "Better Health" Diet
The 1999 DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, proved that a healthy diet can control high blood pressure as well as costly medications do. Finally, this world-famous diet has been made available to consumers in the just- published DASH Diet for Hypertension: Lower Your Blood Pressure in 14 Days Without Drugs.

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Christmas Around the World
Germany: Christmas trees are decorated with apples, nuts and cookies instead of glass and plastic ornaments.
Mexico: No Christmas stockings! Kids knock down a pinata filled with all kinds of candy and goodies.
Israel: Jelly doughnuts, or sufganiya, are cooked to celebrate Hanukkah instead of the potato pancakes here.
Sweden: Instead of leaving cookies and milk for Santa, Swedish children leave a dish of porridge for Tomte, the Christmas elf.

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Obesity - Genes or Lifestyle?
An obese child has a 37 percent chance of becoming an obese adult if both parents are slim. But if at least one parent is overweight, the child's chance of becoming an obese adult nearly doubles to 71 percent.
Whether this is the result of inherited genes, an "inherited" fat-promoting lifestyle, or some combination of the two remains to be proven.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine

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Cheerios
American's first ready-to-eat cereal, Cheerios, is marking its 60th anniversary with a limited edition package that includes two 15-ounce boxes of Cheerios -- a replicated 1948 box -- and a commemorative Lone Ranger mini-lunchbox tin. Suggested retail price is 5.00-dollars for the special packages, which are available in grocery stores and mass merchandisers while supplies last. Originally launched as Cheerioats, the cereal teamed up with the Lone Ranger shortly after its debut. For the next two decades, Cheerios offered nearly 30 cereal box prizes based on the Lone Ranger character, including a movie film ring, a flashlight pistol, a decoder and a deputy badge.

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Don't Blame Sugar
The American Dietetic Association says, "Claims of an association between sugar and hyperactivity have not been supported, even in children who, by report, are sensitive to sugar." A study published in 1994 focused exclusively on behavior of children identified as having negative reactions to sugar. The research team studied how these children, ages six to ten, behaved when given a large amount of sucrose, compared to their behavior on a low-sucrose diet. No differences were identified. The team did a similar study of pre-schoolers because they are thought to have more food sensitivity than older children. The outcome was the same-no discernible difference in behavior attributable to sugar. These findings have been confirmed by a dozen other studies in recent years.

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Cake
Cakes vary widely in preparation and this nutrition information is just an estimate, but it is sort of fun to see just what we're getting when we indulge in one of these five most popular cakes!

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Trans Fat: A Hidden Hazard
Trans fat is created during a process called hydrogenation, where vegetable oils are turned into a more solid shortening by adding hydrogen molecules. Trans fat is also commonly used in fast food restaurants because it stands up well to heat in deep frying and can be used for longer periods of time. Trans fat raises levels of LDL-harmful-cholesterol and elevates blood cholesterol levels in the same way as saturated fat. At least 30,000 fewer Americans would die each year from coronary heart disease if trans fatty acids -- also known as trans fat -- in foods were replaced with unsaturated vegetable oil, according to a study by scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health.

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Feeling Blue? Lift a weight or two!
Lifting weights may help lift clinical depression. Symptoms of depression receded in three-quarters of both men and women who participated in a Harvard Medical Study. The participants followed a 20-week strength-training program to build up their upper bodies and lower bodies. In contrast, depression receded in only a third of the group which did no lifting at all but did attend lectures on health. The benefit was most pronounced for those who suffer severe depression. In addition, the benefits persisted despite the fact that after ten weeks the exercisers were on their own and no one was directly supervising them.
See Exercise! for weight bearing exercise ideas!

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What we would like to Quit Doing
What gives Americans the most difficulty when trying to quit a bad habit? According to a Gallup poll, five things dominated the list. They are as follows:

  1. Overeating
  2. Spending too much money
  3. Getting angry
  4. Smoking
  5. Drinking

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What are our dreams?
When Americans were asked what represents the "American Dream" to them, the following were the top five answers:

  1. Financial security
  2. Home ownership
  3. Having a family
  4. Secure job
  5. Happiness

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Top Three calorie laden foods at the mall:

  1. Twelve-ounce Starbucks Caffe Mocha with whole milk and whipping cream.
  2. One cinnamon scone from Au Bon Pain
  3. A single Peanut Butter Dream Bar from Mrs. Fields.

See also: BellyBytes.com: No Guilt Mall Food

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Cave Men Diet Offers Insights Into Today's Health Problems
A team of scientists are advising people to eat meat, after conducting a nutritional and anthropological study into the dietary role of fat in the ancient hunter-gatherer societies.
*Article no longer available.

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Stress Buster
Every day, try to steal a quarter hour from your usual TV time to do some real rejuvenating. Try this: In a journal, record everything that's on your mind--from your latest spat to your deepest desires. Then take a deep breath and get on with your day.

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Discrimination Against the Over Weight
Heavier people have known for years: they are portrayed in a negative way on television; are stigmatized in a variety of settings, including education, employment, and health care; and are subject to bias even from doctors who specialize in the treatment of obesity. In one study, 24-percent of nurses said they are "repulsed" by obese people. Discrimination also occurs in adoption, housing, and even jury selection. Another study found that with a few notable exceptions, obese or overweight characters are largely absent form television and when such characters do appear, they usually are associated with negative characteristics. We need to reduce bias against those who struggle with their weight.

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Dieting women are stressed out.
Researchers at the University of British Columbia report that "restrained eaters" produce more cortisol, an indicator of stress. So all you men - be nice to your dieting girlfriends/spouses!

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Here's a stunner - Playboy Playmates are underweight.
Researchers at York University in Ontario determined that 77.5-percent of centerfolds from 1978 to 1998 weighed at least 15-percent less than their ideal -- and healthy -- body weight.

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