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My husband and I are fairly active people, but we’re always looking for more ways to shed a few pounds. (Who isn’t, right?) So when I read that adding more fiber to your diet can help you lose weight, I started to think about where I could sneak in some extra fiber during the day.

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Consider the potato: It’s heavy. It’s brown. It’s gnarly. It grows in the dirt. It’s hardly the most appealing food on earth.

Now consider the Pringle: It’s light. It’s golden. It’s crispy. And it comes in a can! A tremendous improvement on the earthbound spud, right? Except for one thing: Pringles aren’t potatoes.

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Does dieting often feel like one big don’t? Don’t eat chocolate, don’t eat carbs, don’t drink, don’t eat out and, apparently, don’t ever take a vacation to Italy. What a waste — especially when such restrictive eating is a one-way ticket to weight regain, the route we all try so hard to avoid. “We’re bombarded with messages about foods that are ‘bad’ for us, but a better strategy is to focus on things you should eat and do to feel healthy and lose weight,” says Nanci Guest, a Toronto-based dietitian. We couldn’t agree more. So we went to the experts, pored over the latest research and threw all the don’ts out the window. The result is a radical new way to eat, designed to help you shape up and slim down.

Read more here: The do diet

Often, the packaging is the first thing the consumer knows about your product. The colors, the typeface, even the way it feels to hold can all influence a customer’s decision. Food & Drink Digital takes a look at the factors involved

Read more here: Packaging Spotlight: Sustainable Packaging