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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303.appHeader = "TODAY nutrition|Lose weight and gain cash!";
TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303.appDeck = "Losing weight and saving money go hand in hand a lot more than people expect.  Not only do you end up saving money on groceries by purchasing fewer processed foods, but by getting healthy (getting thinner), you save yourself money on health insurance, life insurance, and other things as well.";
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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303[i-1].body = "On life insurance, losing 15 pounds can be enough to push you from a standard rate to a preferred one. And that&#146;s a big difference in price. On health insurance, overweight or obese consumers may pay up to 30 percent more for premiums. And on healthcare costs, you can save hundreds more.  If you&#146;re overweight, reducing your body weight by 10 percent can lower your lifetime medical costs by $2,200 to $5,300, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<p>So ... how do you do it?  How do you get skinny and rich simultaneously? TODAY nutritionist Joy Bauer provides the following ideas.<p>For more information on healthy eating, visit Joy Bauer&#146;s Web site at www.joybauernutrition.com.<p>";

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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303[i-1].body = "Stop purchasing soda ($1.50 per 20-oz bottle, 250 calories) and instead drink from the office water cooler (0 calories, free).<p>You&#146;ll save 65,000 calories and $390.00 a year (by passing on just one soda purchase per day &#150; based on 5 day work week).<br>";

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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303[i-1].body = "Swap out that 16-ounce Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce Latte ($4.45, 330 calories with 2 percent milk with cream) for the same size black coffee w/skim milk & cinnamon ($1.95, and 20 calories), every workday.<br>You&#146;ll save $650 a year as well as 80,600 calories &#150; based on 5-day work week.  <br>";

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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303[i-1].body = "Instead of getting your Vitamin C from an expensive juice smoothie/drink (i.e. Naked Juice 15.2 oz; 220 to 300 calories, $2.75) to go with your lunch, enjoy a whole orange instead (70 calories, 50 cents).  <p>After one year&#146;s worth of workdays, you&#146;ll have saved yourself at least 39,000 calories and $585.<br>";

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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303[i-1].body = "Enjoy breakfast at home; a bowl of whole grain cereal with the family (1 cup Cheerios with half cup skim milk; 150 calories, 70 cents) instead of grabbing a muffin at a local deli (500 calories, $2.00) during your morning commute. <p>Do this five days a week and SAVE 91,000 calories and $338 each year.<br>";

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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303[i-1].body = "Brown bag your lunch; Swap out an oversized deli sandwich on a roll with a bag of chips (1,000 calories, $7.00) for a brown bag sandwich made with two slices of bread and 4 ounces of lean meat with cut up veggies (400 calories, $3.00).<p>After one year&#146;s worth of workdays, you save 156,000 calories and $1,040.";

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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303[i-1].body = "Next time you grab lunch at McDonald&#146;s, swap out your usual fried chicken sandwich (500 calories, $3.79) for a grilled chicken snack wrap (260 calories, $1.49).<p>Do this twice a week, and you&#146;ll save 25,000 calories and $239 at the end of the year).<br>";

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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303[i-1].body = "When eating out on weekends, swap an 8 oz beef entr&#233;e (roughly 600 calories, $17.00) for an 8oz chicken entr&#233;e (roughly 360 calories [average white & dark meat], $13.00).  <p>Make this swap twice a month for a year, and you&#146;ll cut 5,760 calories and save $96.00.<br>";

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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303[i-1].body = "For an afternoon snack, tote an apple from home (50 cents, 80 calories) instead of hitting vending machine at work ($1.50, 200 calories).<p>Save 31,200 calories and $260.00 each year (based on 5 days each week).<br>";

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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303[i-1].body = "Swap a frozen banana (110 calories, 30 cents) for 1 cup of your favorite Ben & Jerry&#146;s ice cream (560 calories, &#147;at least&#148; $1.65).<p>Make this swap twice a week for a year and you&#146;ll eat at least 46,800 fewer calories while spending $140 fewer dollars.<br>";

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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303[i-1].body = "Swap out medium movie theatre popcorn (900 calories, $4.50) and bring your own small bag of SmartFood popcorn (160 calories, $1.00).<p>After 12 movies you save 8,800 calories and $42.<br>";

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TDY_Bauer_thin_rich_080303[i-1].body = "If you go for cocktails after work on Fridays, swap out 2 large (8 oz.) margaritas (740 calories, $10.00 EACH) for two 5 oz. glasses of house wine (120 calories, $7.00 each).<p>After one year of Friday happy hours, you&#146;ll have saved 64,400 calories and $312. <br>";

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