Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Read product labels. Leave out the cream and sugar. Avoid specialty coffee beverages. Look for ways to reduce the calories.

Answer: Specialty coffee products and coffees taste great, but they can come with unnecessary extra calories or fat and sugar, which can contribute to weight gain. In addition, anything you put in your coffee like cream or sugar will increase the calorie content of your coffee. Reading the labels of any coffee products you purchase can help you stay away from coffee that may hinder your ability to lose weight. Remember that with weight loss, every calorie counts, even if it is in liquid form. Coffee only has two calories per cup. Adding cream and sugar to your coffee can significantly increase the caloric content. If you cannot drink black coffee, use skim milk and sugar-free sweeteners instead.  Be aware that heavy whipping cream and half-and-half have 52 and 20 calories per tablespoon respectively. They also have a lot of fat. Table sugar has 49 calories per tablespoon. Adding just one tablespoon of each adds about 100 empty calories. If you usually add more, that can easily end up adding calories that promote weight gain. Eliminate butter if you add butter (as with bulletproof coffee). One tablespoon of butter is 102 calories and has almost 12 grams of fat. Both of these can keep you from losing weight. Try switching to a skim milk or heartier unsweetened nut milk like coconut for richer flavor.  Make sure to get unsweetened creamers and milks. Flavored milks often use sugar or other additives that add empty calories. Reading the nutrition information on the products can help you figure out how many calories each serving of a given product has.  Consider drinking iced coffee if the taste of plain black coffee is too strong. It often has a milder taste. Just make sure it’s not sweetened with sugar. Add flavors to your regular coffee. Sprinkling in some cinnamon, plain cacao, or honey can sweeten coffee and help you enjoy the taste more. Many cafes and coffee shops offer tasty specialty coffees that come in alluring flavors such as pumpkin spice or mint mocha. But these drinks are often more like desserts that have hundreds of calories and added fat each. If you’re trying to lose weight, stick to simple brewed coffee and allow yourself an occasional treat. Read the nutrition information before you get specialty coffees. If it is not posted, ask the manager for a listing of products and their nutritional information. Remember that it’s occasionally acceptable to splurge and have a specialty coffee beverage; however, if you really want a specialty beverage and want to avoid calories, consider alternative additions to reduce the calories. Order the smallest size possible and ask for sugar-free syrup, skim milk, and artificial sweetener instead of regular options. Tell the barista, or person making the coffee, to skip the whipped cream on top of your coffee. All of these together can help you save a lot of empty calories.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Pour 1/2 of the red gelatin mixture into the square pan that you've removed from the refrigerator. Ladle 1/3 of the white gelatin mixture over the red gelatin and chill for 15 additional minutes. Ladle 1/2 of the blue gelatin mixture over the white gelatin and chill for 15 minutes. Continue building alternating colored and white layers until you have about 7 layers of gelatin. Chill the entire assembly for 2 to 4 hours. Cut the shots into squares using a sharp knife. Use a spatula or an offset spatula to remove the shots from the pan. Place the shots on a tray for serving.

Answer: Chill the red gelatin for 15 minutes or until it has set.   The top layer should consist of blue gelatin.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Avoid chore wars with routines and consistency. Give instructions one step at a time. Post visual cues as reminders. Make chores more fun for your child.

Answer: Decrease the arguments and petulance of assigning chores by setting and enforcing a consistent time they occur. Tie them to a regular reward whenever possible. For example:  Instead of serving dessert at the end of dinner, serve it after the table is cleared and dishwasher loaded. Afternoon snacks will hit the table after the trash is taken out. Beds must be made before going outside to play. The family pet must be fed before humans have breakfast. Establish routines around chores that reflect consistent instructions that are given one step at a time. Then have your child repeat the instruction then getting praise at each step. For example:  Loading the dishwasher: First load all the plates on the bottom. (“Great job!”). Now load all glasses on the top. (“Excellent!”). Next is silverware … Laundry: First find all the pants and put them into a stack here. (“Awesome!”) Now put shirts in a stack there. (“Super-duper!”). Socks … then have the child fold each stack, then put the stacks in his or her room, one stack at a time. Use calendars, written schedules and chore boards to remind your child of chores that need to be done. These tools remove the “I forgot” excuse. Whenever possible, find ways to make chores more fun and help remove the stress of the task. You need to teach your child compliance, teamwork, and the need to pull his weight—but there’s no reason it can’t be fun at the same time.  Belt out instructions in a variety of silly voices or have puppets give orders. Walk backward when checking progress and make back-up “beeps.” Have your child dress like Cinderella on a chore morning and play music from the movie that she can sing to as she works.  Keep an eye on your child’s attitude. If you sense he or she is getting frazzled, make the next chore super silly or assign movement to it. Say to your child, “Pretend you are a shark as you put this book on my desk.” Or, simply call for a cookie break.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Understand the risks. Chill the eggs (optional). Imagine a line going around the "fattest" part of the egg. Start the crack on the egg. Carefully break apart the shell. Transfer the yolk from shell to shell. Drop the yolk in another bowl.

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Many health experts in the US and Australia recommend avoiding this method, since harmful bacteria on the shell could get in contact with the egg. The risk of contamination is much lower in the EU, which has a very effective anti-salmonella program. If you're concerned about the risk, use one of the other methods instead. Cooking yolks or whites until firm makes them much safer. If you plan to serve the eggs runny or raw, consider another separation method. Room temperature eggs have runnier whites, which can make this method messy and difficult. Work with eggs straight from the fridge instead. This is where you want to make the cleanest crack you can manage. The key with this method is to crack the egg evenly, so you can easily transfer the yolk between the two halves. Tap the center of the egg gently against a hard object, so a crack forms across about half of the egg. The edge of a bowl is a good surface for getting two equal halves. The edge can also break off shell fragments into your white, though, so a flat counter might be better if your eggs have thin shells. Hold the egg over a bowl in both hands with the crack facing upward and the wide end tilted down. Slowly pull apart the two halves with your thumbs, until the egg breaks into two halves. Because the egg is tilted, the yolk should fall into the lower half. "Pour" the intact yolk back and forth between the two halves of the shell. Repeat this about three times, while the white drips over the side of the shell and into the bowl below. Drop the yolk in another bowl once there are only tiny bits of white stuck to it. If you have more eggs to separate, consider using a third bowl, so a messy crack doesn't drop shell shards or broken yolk into your whites. Separate each egg over this third bowl, then empty the bowl into the other whites bowl before you move on to the next.