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What are Diabetes Test Strips and How Do They Work

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Today diabetes glucose meter strips has made it possible for diabetic patients to manage this disease on their own. Diabetic Test Strips are revolutionary products that hve been developed and improved since past several years to give exact results and allow people suffering from diabetes to control it and lead a healthy life.

Blood sugar test strips being used by people today are based on the detection technology known as blood analyte levels. This was applied for a patent in 1994 and got the approval in 1996. Kevin J. Phillips is the first inventor of these diabetic strips.

In the beginning it was difficult for people suffering from diabetes to test their blood sugar levels on their own. This difficulty was because of the complicated equipments that were necessary to find the analytes present in the human blood originally. The equipments that were used originally were known as spectroscopic and spectroscopy equipments that were too big in size and were quite expensive to be effectively used by an individual for himself.

Diabetes test strips earlier used to change color due to the occurrence of a chemical reaction that takes place between the chemicals present in the blood and the chemicals present on the strip. The change in color indicated the level of glucose in the human blood. A standard scale was mentioned on a chart and the diabetic patient had to simply match the color of the testing strip with the color mentioned on the chart to know his glucose levels.

It is important to use good quality strips and to check the expiry date before purchasing. Expired strips produce incorrect test results. Theore, strips taken out from a package should be used within a specific period of time and should be opened only when the patient is ready for the test.

Exercise Doesnt Have To Be Hard Work

Monday, April 28, 2014

With some creativity, it can be made downright fun.

Cest vrai, nest pas?

Work Place Workouts

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Although I admire the enthusiasm and energy of people who live by the adage “I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” I could never join their ranks. On days following restless nights, I struggle to focus, to keep organized and even to hold conversations. All of those things, of course, lead to increased stress... do you feel like me....In today’s lifestyle most of us have desk jobs where you are required to sit more than 8 hours at the desk. Our bodies are however not designed this way. Not only do we tend to put on weight on all the wrong places (and especially if our diet includes lots of calories) but this also causes common work-related pains, such as back aches, neck aches etc.

work place workout

Workplace sometimes becomes a place of stress and fatigue. People spend hours on the computer with high levels of concentration. This leads to fatigue and tiredness. To keep yourself fresh and energetic during work hours, a few methods can be followed which will give you complete relaxation to the entire body and you can work more efficiently.

Healthy and easy methods to reduce tiredness while at work,

Keep a good posture by holding your back straight. This might not be possible always, but keep trying and you can do it.
Keep moving your body frequently.
During the breaks, stretch your body and relax

Here are a few simple exercises that can be followed during work hours

Have a deep seating and Straight up your back. Also Straighten your arms and push down your chair and lift yourself. Now, take deep breaths and Straighten your upper half of the body. Breath for about 5 times. Do this every 40 minutes.

Put your right hand on the back of chair and put your left hand on the right thy, and twist your upper half of the body by applying a little pressure. Move your lower part of the body the other way by breathing out. Do this on both the sides. Breath in while in normal position and breath out while your stretch.

Move to the edge of your seat. Straighten your legs and keep your heels down and toes straight. Bend and move your upper half of the body down as like your navel touch your thigh. You can stop moving down your body as and when you feel. Keep natural breathing while you are bending. Move up slowly. Repeat this 3 times slowly.

Try these stretches

Stand up next to a table which is as high as your waist. Stand 1 and half feet away from the table. Put both your hands on the table and open your legs to the breadth of your shoulder. Now slowly straighten your body and legs

Now slowly bend without folding your hands or legs by moving your hip backwards and bringing down your head. You might have to hold your grip properly on the table and rest on your heals. While doing this take deep breaths.

Now after bending, put one of your legs a step forward and stretch further. Do the same for the other leg also.

OK That Didnt Work But God Did! Amen

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

What didnt work? The idea to substitute fruit for binge ingredients. It really just kind of made things worse. The thing about carbs and craving and binging is that, what you ate a little while ago, or the previous meal, will have an effect on your next meal, or hunger episode. Hello!! Thats why they call it a "binge." Trying to substitute fruit was the same idea as doing medical meth for other drugs. You are still hooked on drugs. I was still hooked on sweets.

I was still out of control, but, oddly enough, my A1C turned out to be 5.5 which is pretty good and below the pre-diabetes level. I was really surprised to see that. That proves to me that I dont need to worry about cooked vegetables as much as I had been lead to believe. Live and learn.

That did not help the weight gain, though, which is the thing that is still haunting me. I have now put back on twenty pounds and am really flabbergasted by that. It happened in one months time and feels like a train wreck to me.

I finally heard the message at church that I needed to turn THIS over to the Lord and ask Him to do for me what I could not do for myself. God is so amazing. I also asked him to point out to me the effects of the binging so I would not forget and begin to think it was OK again.

The first thing I noticed was during a binge on bridge mix and spice drops that I could feel my heart beating in my whole body. My body felt like it was throbbing to the beat of my heart. I purposefully began taking deep relaxing breathes which helped things to calm down. That was the reminder of the "pressure" that is associated with craving and binging. The whole concept of craving is the idea of being forced to go get the item that is being pictured in the head. The pressure is real. The pushing, craving, gnawing is real. Taking deep relaxing breathes helped to reduce the felt pressure.

That night when I tucked into bed, I suddenly noticed my heart felt like it was fluttering very quickly and when I checked my pulse I could not find one. It lasted only a few short seconds, and I have not had one since, but it really shocked me. God was showing me what binging does to my body. That is what I had asked for: knowledge and experience that would not allow me to continue down the wrong path.

The next morning He inspired me with a new concept -- at least it is new for me. I looked and noticed that there is a difference between the lusting pressure for food, (picture the open mouths of little birds clamoring to be fed) and how a mother feeds her family (mother bird feeds properly). The operative word being "feed." I know that if I had had children I would have insisted on feeding them to the highest degree of healthy eating knowledge that I had attained -- just as my own mother did. It involves a responsibility to the ones you are feeding. I believe I would use the guidelines that I know and I would orchestrate the feeding of my family according to it. I realized that that is what I want to do for myself. Instead of "eating", I would be "feeding" me. Feeding also implies healthy and well managed with purpose.

Im not sure I can explain the difference so that someone else will understand what that means to me, but I shall attempt it. This is certainly my own subjective experience but I shall try to shine a light on it, in case it helps some one else, and also so I can remember it myself. So what I need to keep a tight reign on is the difference between the experience of eating which involves, consuming, smelling, tasting, chewing, swallowing, and repeating for the unbridled pleasure of it -- and the idea of feeding myself properly. This is completely subjective. It also involves other feelings in my body that I associate with eating and craving and enjoying food.

So Im choosing to use the terms "consuming", and "feeding." Feeding being a well managed plan, executed in a balanced and healthy manner. Consuming being the act of eating which may include craving and/or binging. Consuming is taking in -- Feeding is watching over and giving.

Ive unconsciously thought of "feeding" as something you do for someone else. You feed your kids. You feed your family. You feed your friends. I, for some odd reason, had never though of "feeding" in a relationship between me and myself. Feeding involves a plan and a purpose. Consuming is about pleasure.

So why could I not get pleasure from a plan and a purpose for feeding me, in the same way I would do for feeding others?

The first time I put the plan into operation was when I went to a buffet with a friend. We both had talked about out of control eating at a buffet which, for me, is the experience of knowing I can choose as much as I want of anything I want, and then being lead only by my eyes -- or the appeal of the presentation. If I saw it and liked it, it would go on my plate (even though I usually still avoid starchy carbs). I did have a sense that I needed salad but the fact that I like it, helped to get it onto my plate. There is also pressure to think that you want to "get your moneys worth."

So we both decided to do it another way. On the outside it probably appeared to be the same, but it was really different inside. We made a point to talk about what each one of us was planning to do, after we paid to get in, but before we began choosing food. In fact we actually made the plan in the car on the way over. My plan was simply to eat only vegetables and meat. His plan was to eat more vegetables and smaller portions.

Then God inspired us to pray for His help to make the right choices and stick to our individual plan. So we were not doing the blessing on the food (yet) we asked God to be in charge of us and our plates before anything was placed on them.

Then we went our separate ways and filled our plates and met back at the table. I did my usual heaped up salad and realized that I did usually follow the plan up to this point. For me the point of departure in the past was always afterwards and involved more portions and desserts. But I had a new plan this time, with the help of God.

When we met at the table we examined each others plates and talked about it a little. He had more vegetables and color on his plate than I had ever seen before. He said he had gone for more vegetables and less meat. Mine looked like it always did, except that I had included some blue cheese dressing mixed with Ranch. I was happy to be on track, and so was he.

Then when the salad plate was done, I decided, before I left the table, that I was going to get some steamed broccoli and meat loaf. I came back with the broccoli and also some brussels sprouts and the aforementioned meat loaf with spaghetti sauce on it for flavor. (I forget what he did.) When I was done eating, leaving a small amount of leftovers (very unusual), my stomach signaled that it was full, and I heard and obeyed. I had no reason to go get any dessert, and actually, it did not seem appealing. I was glad. Thank you Lord.

So the key is the prayer and trusting God -- and the plan and the decision to feed me properly and not eat indiscriminately is what He gave me. Thank you Lord! He never leaves us! Praise God!

Be back soon,

Marcia

Powerful home remedies for acidity that really work

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Acidity is common problem that affects people of all ages. Your stomach normally secretes acid that is essential in the digestive process. This acid helps in breaking down the food during digestion. Stomach acids are necessary for the digestion of food. However, if too much acid develops in the stomach you may experience several painful or uncomfortable symptoms including gas and bloating, a burning feeling in your stomach.

Most people suffer from these symptoms from time to time, usually after eating certain foods, eating too quickly without chewing food well, or lying down too soon after eating. Whether youve overindulged in a spicy dish or a feast of fatty foods, whatever the reason may be, acidity can be quite an uncomfortable experience, and sometimes we are left with no option but to reach out for that bottle of antacid.

Acidity can be cured by natural home remedies that work better than your over the counter medications as well as dont have any ill-effects on your body.

Natural Home Remedies for acid lux: easy ways to cure stomach acids

1) Drink water

Drink a full glass of water as soon as you get up in the morning to neutralize stomach acid. Drink 8 glasses of water daily. Water will help in flushing out the excess acid inside your stomach.

2) Mint leaves

This humble leaf has amazing properties that make it just the medicine to treat acidity. It also lowers the acid content of the stomach and improves digestion. Plus its cool effect helps to reduce the pain and burning associated with acid lux. If you feel an attack coming on chop some mint leaves, add them to a pot of boiling water and drink this water after it cools.

3) Fennel(saunf)
Fennel helps aid digestion and thus provides relief from acidity. It is rich in volatile oils containing flavanoids, plamitic acid and many others, it is known to have very potent anti-ulcer properties. Apart from that it acts as a coolant for the lining of the stomach helping it to heal faster. In fact, this is why fennel is served after meals at restaurants in India.

when you have a bout of acidity, soak one teaspoon of fennel (saunf) in one cup of boiled water overnight. In the morning, strain the water, add a teaspoon of honey to it and sip it at least three times during the day. Or You can also chew them after eating a heavy or spicy meal. Chew them thoroughly so that the juice can soothe your stomach.

4) Clove

It is a natural carmitive and helps improve peristalisis (the movement of food down the stomach) and also increase the production of saliva. It has a pungent taste when bitten into, and the taste buds react to this taste and secrete excess saliva, which in turn aids digestion. In case you’re suffering from acidity, bite a clove once so that the juice is released and then keep it in the mouth. The slowly escaping juice will immediately lower acid lux and give you some relief.

5) Baking soda

Mix 1 teaspoon of baking soda into a glass of water until it dissolves completely and drink it to neutralize stomach acid. Add honey or lemon for taste if you want.

6) Basil Leaves

The medicinal properties of basil leaves will give you instant relief from acidity, gas and nausea. Simply eat some basil leaves thoroughly at the first sign of acid upset. Be sure to chew them thoroughly. You can also boil three to five basil leaves in a cup of water for 15 minutes. You can sweeten this basil tea with honey. Do not add milk, though. Sip it frequently. For those who suffer from acidity frequently, keep crushed and dried basil leaves handy which can be consumed with water or tea for instant relief.

7) Ginger

The anti-inflammatory properties in ginger help treat acidity. Ginger juice can also neutralize stomach acids.It also helps break down the proteins in your food. Ginger protects your stomach against ulcers by promoting mucus secretion thereby reducing the effect of the acid on the stomach. You can chew a piece of ginger for relief. If you find that too pungent, you can try boiling it in water and drinking the decoction. Another remedy is that you can crush ginger, mix it with a small piece of jaggery and keeping sucking on it allowing the juice to slowly reach the stomach.

8) Banana

Bananas are high in potassium which is an alkalizing mineral that has a high pH value. The higher the pH value, the lower the acidity, which is why the banana is a formidable antidote to acidity. They also have a component that makes the stomach lining produce more mucous. This mucous protects the inner lining of the stomach, reducing the damage caused due to acidity.

It is high in fiber, which helps speed along digestion thus reducing the further recurrence of acidity. To make this remedy even more effective try and eat overripe bananas during an attack of acidity. They have higher amounts of potassium making it even more effective.

9) Cold milk

Milk has a high amount of calcium that helps it prevent acid build up and absorbs the excess acid produced thereby reducing the symptoms and the fact that it is cold provides instant relief from the burning sensation one feels during acid lux. It is essential that one has this cold and without any additives like sugar.

10) Apple cider vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is good for various stomach problems including acidity. If you don’t have apple cider vinegar, you can use white vinegar. Simply mix 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and 2 teaspoons of honey into a glass or water and drink it before eating a meal. Alternatively, you can take 2 teaspoons of apple cider straight or mix it into anything you are eating or drinking.

So next time you suffer from acidity try these home remedies and get relief.

Vitamin E Tocotrienols Work to Halt Chronic Diseases and Extend Lifespan

Saturday, January 25, 2014

The result of several new research bodies have been published that all point to the powerful effect of vitamin E tocotrienols to prevent stomach cancer, reduce fatty liver disease incidence and prevent disease mechanisms that can extend natural lifespan in humans. Over the past decade, many studies have highlighted the importance of the most common vitamin E isomer known as alpha-tocopherol. While this form of the vitamin is important to lower risk of heart disease, a plethora of new evidential studies have come forth recently to show that all four of the tocotrienols must be present to provide maximum protection against illness and extend healthy lifespan.

A growing body of evidence suggests that tocotrienols possess potent biological activity and accumulate in body tissues to affect disease initiation and progression at a perential rate compared to the mirror-image tocopherols. Researchers publishing in the Journal of Nutrition explain that vitamin E tocotrienols accumulate at elevated levels in adipose tissue, the brain, heart, and liver to help prevent over weight and obesity, dementia, cardiovascular disease and fatty liver.

Vitamin E Tocotrienols Help Prevent Stroke and Extend Cellular Life Cycle

Researchers examined blood and skin samples from 80 individuals, some healthy and others in poor health. Using high performance liquid chromatography, the scientists were able to measure the degree of vitamin E tocotrienol absorption into different organs after oral supplementation. They found that critical metabolic organ structures including fat tissue, heart, liver and brain selectively concentrated both the alpha and gamma forms of the vitamin.

This is an important finding, as the alpha isomer of vitamin E crosses the blood-brain barrier at levels that have been shown to offer neuroprotective benefits and help prevent the occurrence of stroke. The gamma form provides a protective shield to the heart muscle and can aid liver health by preventing fatty liver disease and liver cancer.

Supplement with a Full Spectrum Vitamin E Gelcap Daily to Prevent Illness

The most compelling research to date is published in the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. Scientists have demonstrated that the full spectrum of vitamin E tocotrienols yield a powerful anti-aging effect as the vitamin is shown to extend the length of telomeres while preventing damage to DNA. Telomeres are the tiny zipper-like structures that regulate cellular division and signal the end of a life cycle for each individual cell. Any mechanism that can naturally extend telomere length will slow the aging process and help prevent disease.

Vitamin E and all associated tocotrienols are readily available from a diet filled with nuts, seeds, spinach and leafy greens and certain oils such as wheat germ, sesame and olive oil. Nutrition advisors recommend consuming natural dietary sources of the vitamin daily, though some may also choose to supplement with the full spectrum of tocotrienols and tocopherols (200 – 400 mg daily spread across all isomers) to prevent chronic disease, extend telomere length and increase lifespan.

Great Blood Work Results

Friday, January 17, 2014

Hi,

I am so excited!! I just got the blood work call from my doctors office and I am so pleased with all the results!! My A1C has gone from 6.0 to 5.5. Wow!! Dropping the Xylitol out of my life changed everything for the better! I can finally relax about this now. I shall continue eating as Ive been doing -- vegetables and meat with an occasional starchy food. That is not permission to go wild -- but it is permission to relax.

My uric acid went from 9.4 to 7.8. This is amazing, too. I had no idea that Xylitol would affect so many areas in my body. This is also real evidence that sugars affect uric acid levels and not protein. The 7.8 was even better than my test before last where it was 8.4 -- so I am really excited.

My fasting glucose was 112 -- this is down from either 147 or 127 I cant remember which. This is still above normal but Im very happy with 112 at this point in time.

And -- get this -- drum roll please -- my D3 was 61 up from 30!! I feel like my body is now better able to combat infections and that is such a relief. I have been taking 10,000 units of vitamin D3 every single day in my effort to get that number up to normal, which it now is. Ive never had a D3 reading that was this good before. I started taking the D3 when I started seeing my doctor back in April of 2010 and she was the first one to check the levels. I started out just taking 1,000 units and it never brought the number up. A few months later I upped it to 5,000 and that made no dent in the number, either. I very religiously began taking 10,000 units about two months ago and have finally seen good results in my blood work numbers.

The thing is... now what? Should I continue taking 10,000 or drop it down a little? I dont want to risk the number dropping but dont want to overdose either. I guess I should drop it down to 5,000 and see how the next blood check goes in a few months.

I must say that after listening to Kevin Giannis "Great Health Debate" last week I was nearly worn out -- but have come to a better conclusion about what I am "supposed" to eat. Right now I am doing lots of veggies and a little animal protein and once in a while a starch. I think that should keep me on track and settled now. I really liked the comment on his blog that said why must we call them "cheats" like we were doing something wrong? It really is OK to have a treat once in while!!

Thank you dear Lord for your help and healing!! Praise the Lord!!

I am hungry. Going to make a salad.

Be back soon

--Marcia

Email reading work can increase blood pressure

Monday, December 23, 2013

Email reading work can increase blood pressure? - Read emails, send or receive e-mails that work is done by employees fair. No one realized that this activity could have an effect on health. One study found that sending and reading emails while work-related rise in blood pressure and stress levels.

Professor Tom Jackson of Loughborough University to observe the relationship between the use of email and blood pressure, heart rate, and cortisol levels in 30 people. The results indicate a link between the use of email and the level of stress. This study found that employees are more susceptible to stress him with the more frequent use of email, both read and send email.

Approximately 92 percent of participants experienced an increase in blood pressure and heart rate when using e-mail and telephone. But the researchers found that when employees are happy to receive emails containing useful information or information which contains praise and gratitude.

However, employees will experience an increase in blood pressure and stress when receiving emails that are irrelevant or contains tasks that must be done as soon as possible. Employees also experienced an increase in blood pressure when receiving an email that is not related to their work. Even so, Professor Jackson said that the email is not the enemy.

"During this email is used in a variety of research and sometimes seen as a negative impact of communication media. Yet this study shows that email causes stress when compared to email freely. That means that the email can still be used as an effective medium of communication," he said, as reported by the Daily Mail.

Furthermore, Jackson explained that the cause of stress is the possibility of multi-tasking by employees when receiving emails and phone interfere with the work theyre doing. It is different when employees do face-to-face meetings.

Employees should learn to manage time, when to check email and do their jobs, so they will not stress because multi-tasking is done. Stress can lead to chronic health conditions such as high blood pressure, thyroid disease, kidney failure, and others.

The Brown Bag Brigade Your One Stop buy Work Lunch concepts

Sunday, December 22, 2013

For two years, I’ve been fairly systematically packing my lunch for work. And like loads of alternative personal finance bloggers, it’s saved Pine Tree State mad dough – somewhere within the neighborhood of $2500, I’m idea. to place it in additional concrete terms, that’s five-hitter of the payment on a house, 2 sweet vacations, rent for four months, 10 160GB iPods, or eighty semi-decent pairs of shoes. Nice.

Alas, life’s been alittle agitated of late, therefore last week I opted for takeout soup, sandwiches, and Z-grade dish over home-cured salads and be-tupperwared leftovers. Admittedly, it absolutely was a pleasant modification, however it conjointly served as a reminder. i used to be stuffed by the top of every day, down $40 by the top of the week, and couldn’t BELIEVE what percentage disposable plastic and foam containers I had tilled through. (Thanks, Midtown!)

I know brown sacking has been coated thoroughly by each single media supply breathing (ABC, BBC, Highlights Magazine, The Hills, etc.), however its importance can’t be exaggerated. Simply, as a result of conveyance lunch to figure is:

low-cost (see initial paragraph),
Healthy (as it provides you management over your food), and
sensible (for the environment).

So, with nice excitement, ado, celebration, gum olibanum, and myrrh, I gift you with … the remainder of the post! its 2 key sections: the primary is chock jam-packed with tips to assist set up your hour meals with efficiency and effectively, whereas the second is an in depth information of lunch concepts from the straightforward greenback, Chow, WebMD and on the far side. (Suggestions welcomed!) I guarantee, with time and a containerful of effort, you’ll neer blow $7 on a lame, unpunctual Subway hero once more.

Plan ahead. once you’re drawing up a grocery list and/or looking, don’t forget to incorporate enough food for many lunches. check that it’s stuff you wish, and wouldn’t mind continuation 2 or 3 days per week, to boot. Unfussy, healthy, easily-pulled-together mainstays like bread, sandwich fillings, spreads, salads, fruits, and vegetables square measure all solid bets. take care to ease abreast of the pre-packaged frozen meals, tho (Weight Watchers, Lean cookery, etc.). They price a lot of, each in money and metallic element intake, than a self-created lunch.

Prep the night before. nobody needs to wake twenty minutes early so that they will half-assedly slap a bologna sandwich along before the 8am train. aggregation Associate in Nursing straightforward lunch within the evening can allow you to sleep longer AND increase the chance of a meal you’ll get pleasure from. If those nightly ten minutes square measure too inconvenient, youll be able to perpetually …

Prep in bulk. Clever fashion plate and also the straightforward greenback have the most effective posts I’ve seen concerning constructing meals as a group, however there square measure tons – TONS – of comparable ways on-line. (That I’m having issues finding, naturally. Help?) youll be able to knock out a week’s lunches in an exceedingly single Sunday time unit, then freeze or refrigerate them till required.

Don’t accept sandwiches. selection is that the spice of lunch. Any burgeoning brown bagger can get sick (real fast) of PB&Js perennial ad nauseum, therefore try and modification the menu up whenever youll be able to. transportable chow like soups, bento boxes, burritos, make-your-own pizzas, and particularly leftovers square measure important to creating BYOL a lot of appetising. (See the hooked up list below for a lot of concepts.) Speaking of…

Use leftovers showing wisdom. Once The adult male boarded the Brown Bag train (it’s right next to Soul Train), coming up with lunches became alittle harder. I solved lots of that by creating double the dinner servings and packing [*fr1] away for Next Day Consumption. The leftovers add a large amount of nutritionally-sound selection AND it’s infinitely thrifty, since I’m not making entirely new meals.

Pack snacks. Ahhh … the four o’clock coma. Fellow table jockeys, you recognize what I’m talking about: that mid-afternoon lull in brain activity wherever work takes second priority to off ones guard on your keyboard. To battle the snooze, I try and pack one or 2 lightweight, transportable snacks per day. Fruit is right for this, however buggy, hummus, vegetables, popcorn, and kooky ought to be enough keep you from predatory the selling machines. Avoid the 100-calorie packs, though, as theyre the most important ripoff, ever.

Invest in reusable lunchboxes and utensils. Seriously, the waste created by Chinese takeout lunches may fill a complete workplace in concerning 2 months. Why try this to Earth once carrying environmentally-sound meal packaging will build a big dent in your garbage while not cost accounting a fortune? in person, i exploit thoroughly-cleaned Parmesan containers. (That is, till they A) break, B) square measure broken, or C) steal off to create their own secret instrumentality Colony.)

With that, it’s on to the lunch concepts themselves. every "#" may be a totally different post jam-packed with suggestions, from DIY dish to angular turkey clubs. Readers and fellow bloggers, if you have got any favorite articles or comment threads please pass em on. I’ll add below, and along we will produce THE master lunch information.

Ask Metafilter: #1, #2, and #3

Chow: #1, #2, #3, and #4

Clever Dude: #1 and #2

Dollar Stretcher: #1

Fabulous Foods: #1

Global Gourmet: #1

Just Bento: #1 (see whole blog)

Lunch in an exceedingly Box: #1 (see whole blog)

Medicine.net: #1

Serious Eats: #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5

The Simple Dollar: #1, and #2

WebMD: #1

Weight Watchers: #1

Wise Bread: #1

Yahoo Answers: #1

Zen Habits: #1

And thats it! Happy feeding, everybody!

(Photos courtesy of Flickr members stelladoll7 and luckysundae.)