Backstage diet: Joy’s lunch makeovers

In her latest mission, TODAY’s nutritionist Joy Bauer tackles the eating habits of the show’s unsung heroes — the backstage crew. Some of the crew arrive as early as midnight to set up for the show and over time, those hours, coupled with hectic family lives, have left them packing on the pounds. To help get them back on track (and stop overdosing on fatty foods), Joy reworked their favorite lunch meals:

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Suddenly jobless? Dubai hotel offers a free meal

Dubai isn't known for soup lines. But at least one hotel in the glitzy tourist spot is offering visitors left jobless by the economic slump a free meal anyway.

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Belgian TV scraps show on Hitler's favorite meal

Amid widespread criticism, a Belgian public broadcaster on Monday scrapped a television show on Adolf Hitler's favorite meal.

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Cops: Man tries to pay for fast food meal with pot

A McDonald's cashier called 911 after a Vero Beach drive-thru customer allegedly offered to pay for his meal with marijuana. The Indian River County Sheriff's Office said the cashier called Monday with a description of the vehicle the suspect had been riding in.

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Burger King Unveils Healthier Kids' Menu

Burger King pledged Wednesday to offer healthier fast-food items for children under 12, with plans to sell and market flame-broiled Chicken Tenders and apples cut to resemble thick-cut french fries.

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110 Words About... Sweet Pickles

Ever been at a buffet-style dinner party and grabbed what would seem to be an innocent and delicious pickle from the veggie tray? You save the bumpy, briny little gem for a moment that is just right.

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Surveillance video captured a man who broke into a woman's home, ransacked the house, bathed and made himself a meal, but did so without any clothes, according to Slidell Police spokesman Capt. Kevin Foltz.

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Easy potato, chicken,pea casserole

Hi everyone, I tend to make up a lot of recipes and my family loves them. This one is my daughter's favorite. Easy to make, and healthy. Depending on how many people will be eating, you can increase the amount of potatoes,chicken, and peas.

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LONDON, Feb. 4 -- A London restaurant said it has begun a monthlong promotion to allow customers to skip the bill and pay only what they feel their meal was worth.

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Excerpt: Gary James Benben has been eating free since Friday. Chances are, the weekend grub wasn't as good as the meal he is accused of stealing from an Edgewater restaurant.

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Excerpt: The smoothie chain Jamba Juice plans to add oatmeal to the menu at its Chicago locations Thursday, the latest sign of how restaurants are trying to give the old-fashioned breakfast food an upscale makeover.

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Excerpt: Have you ever eaten in a restaurant and ordered a cup of soup as your appetizer?

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Excerpt: (NaturalNews) The current mainstream model of human health tells us that we are predestined to encounter certain illnesses, and that our weight is largely down to genes.

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Just a tip for waitstaff worldwide: A little courtesy can go a long way. Jessica Osborne was so nice to one set of frequent patrons of the Indiana pizza restaurant where she works that they always requested her as their server.

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Nestlé has recalled over 879,000 pounds of frozen chicken meals after pieces of hard plastic were found in several of the products.

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Excerpt: Soon, everywhere you turn, someone will hold up a platter and offer you something they swear is the most delicious treat ever. But what if you have dietary limitations like diabetes, celiac disease, kidney disease or food allergies?

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Want to Make Your Real Life, Real Simple? TLC has the Answers.

Think about your day so far - you had to get the kids up and off to school, you've got more deadlines than time at work, there are dishes and laundry piling up at home and let's not even talk about what you are going to fix for dinner tonight.

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Priazzo Falso Deep Dish Recipe: A Big Slice Of Heaven

Pizza Hut unveiled a pizza that was flavorful and filling. 4 years later none of their restaurants were serving them anymore. Over the years, I have experimented diligently to find a reasonable facsimile there of. I believe I have found it.

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A healthy, balanced diet is key, experts say, but these foods may have an extra punch. Leafy greens: Deep green leafy vegetables are packed with lutein, vitamin A and folate, nutrients that may help prevent colon and ovarian cancer.

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Bad breath results from two key issues: oral hygiene and gastrointestinal health. Basically this means that breath odors originate not just inside the mouth but also from your digestive tract. The culprit in both cases is largely bacteria.

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Why Germans are responsible for Global Warming

I have discovered the true major contributor to Global Warming. Really.

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It's never to early to start planning for the holidays. And, if you want a unique take on a holiday meal, this article has great recipes for planning anf preparing a Christmas dinner.

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.....Panama has the most appealing program of special benefits for foreign residents and retirees you'll find anywhere in the world today. Good-quality health care and modern hospitals are available throughout the country, and many Panamanian doctors are U.S.-trained.

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The former head of Indonesia's national airline faces 20 years in jail over the killing of an outspoken human rights activist whose in-flight meal was laced with a massive dose of arsenic.

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TREVOR the turkey chick may be cute with his little curled-up toes, but his owners say they intend to serve him up as Christmas dinner!

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...Brad Lipman's dinner out with his family turned out to be much more expensive than he expected, at least temporarily.

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Stories Covered: "Parents Find Condom In Happy Meal", "10 Reasons YOU Should Be Doing It", "Whorecraft", "@!$%#ing Machines", "Meanest Viral Vid.

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...Guadalupe Pequino bought $8.64 worth of food at the drive-in window and paid with her Visa check card, issued by Bank of America. Because the total was entered twice, Pequino's receipt showed she was charged $8,648.64... See more popular stories

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KANYE WEST'S TAKEOUT ORDER TO CROSS ATLANTIC: Music company pays for delivery from UK to New York.

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Breakfast could be categorized into light, medium or heavy. A light breakfast usually consists of one to three food items, and may be proper for overweight persons.

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