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With the Holidays fast approaching we tend to drink more coffee and eat a lot more desserts. Its gets really bad on the waistline when our coffee starts to have as many calories as a dessert, but unfortunately many specialty coffee drinks are like a dessert, not something you should consume on a daily basis unless you give them the caloric respect they deserve.

How much damage can your favorite coffee drink do in additional calories added to your diet? The fancier the drink, the fancier the calories – especially when you opt for the whipped topping.  An extra 200 calories a day can add up to 21 extra pounds added to your body per year!

This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni’s Renegade Roundtable, which can be found at http://www.RenegadeRoundtable.com. In this excerpt, Nomi Shannon shares on The Raw Gourmet, Raw Food Celebrations and great raw food recipes.

Renegade Water Secrets with Nomi Shannon, raw food chef and author of The Raw Gourmet and a new book, Raw Food Celebrations.

When the weekend comes, you are going to want to try something new.  One of my favorite restaurants is the Cheesecake Factory. Cheesecake Factory restaurant recipes are delicious! I have been scouring the internet recently for the best Cheesecake Factory Restaurant recipes. After doing some extensive research, here are several amazing Cheesecake Factory Restaurant recipes.

Cheesecake Factory Oreo Cheesecake
Filling:
1 1/2 pound cream cheese
1 cup sugar
5 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup flour
8 ounces sour cream
5 Oreo cookies (coarsely chopped for the batter)
10 coarsely chopped Oreo cookies for the topping

Eating out may be hard because there are many ingredients used which you didn’t know and might cause a heartburn attack. So, to give you a rough idea, here are some of the food groups you should avoid when you are dining out in a restaurant.

– Cream soups
– High fat food
– Greasy and fried food
– High-fat sauces, salad dressings, gravies and mayo
– Spices like chili and onions
– Citrus fruits and drinks
– Tomato-based food and products, including soups and sauce
– High fat cheese
– Alcohol
– Caffeine
– Chocolate
– Desserts that are high in fat, oil or butter
– Sandwich melts
– Club sandwiches
– Dairy products such as sour cream, milk shake, ice cream and regular cottage cheese

With the Keurig brand of coffee makers, the perfect cup of coffee is just one purchase away. The right coffee maker can be exceedingly difficult to find. “Gourmet” machines and blends are saturating the grocery store shelves, and each system seems to have its own set of flaws. Traditional one cup systems may not be able to make enough coffee to satiate your thirst and larger coffee pots have trouble putting out the high end quality that you so desperately desire, or are simply too expensive. Then there are the pots that are not too big, not too small, and they are capable of providing an excellent quality of coffee. These can be pricey, and to make many of these devices work you have to purchase hard to find filters and grind your own beans. Sure, if you are a real aficionado it may be worth the time. Time is of the essence for the average coffee drinker. The Keurig Coffee system manages to solve all of these problems, while leaving the consumer with the perfect blend of coffee.