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Posted: 7/11/2007 3:17:40 PM | these days lots of us are on a health kick...watching our carbs and sugars. does anyone have recipes for healthy sweets to share?
APRICOT-COCONUT BALLS
Makes 3 dozen
1 cup chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup chopped prunes
1/2 cup seeded raisins
3 Tbsp. orange juice
1 Tbsp. coarsely grated orange rind
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
3/4 cup chopped raw pecans or almonds
In a small bowl, combine apricots, prunes, raisins, juice and orange rind. Cover and let stand for 1 hour or up to 1 day.
In blender or food processor, chop soaked fruit mixture finely; mix in 1 cup of the coconut and pecans/almonds. Form about 1 tablespoon of the mixture into a ball, roll in remaining coconut and repeat with remaining mixture.
Let apricot-coconut balls stand on waxed paper to dry for 8 hours or overnight. (These treats can be stored in airtight containers, each layer on waxed paper, in a cool dry place for up to 3 weeks.) | |
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Posted: 7/12/2007 11:18:03 AM | | i always just get little meringue nest and fill em with jelly im not good at cookin really lately but i have lost 6 stone in weight. I find it easier to buy yogurts and things lol x | |
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Posted: 7/12/2007 10:47:33 PM | From my "healthier recipes" archives. Enjoy.
Pecan Tart
Pate Brisee:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter
4 to 6 tablespoons ice cold water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large Rome apples, cored, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Special equipment: 1 (9-inch) tart pan
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place flour in a medium bowl, add salt and sugar and mix well. Add butter and cut into flour, using a pastry cutter, until butter is the size of small peas. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing gently after each addition. Dough will begin to form a ball when enough water has been added. Gather dough with dry hands and form into an even ball. Let rest for 5 minutes. Roll pate brisee dough to a 12-inch circle. Place in a 9-inch tart pan and lightly press into pan.
In a large bowl, combine sugar and corn syrup. Add eggs and beat until smooth. Add melted butter and continue to beat. Add pecans and vanilla and mix well. Set aside.
In a small bowl mix apples with lemon juice. Spread apples onto bottom of pan and pour pecan mixture over apples. Bake pie until set, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Calories: 155 calories per serving Fat: 7 gm per serving
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Eggnog
Preparation Time 10 min Cooking Time 10 min
Ingredients
1 large egg(s)
1/4 cup fat-free egg substitute
1/4 cup sugar
2 cup fat-free evaporated milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 fl oz brandy, or rum, 80 proof (1/4 cup)
1 tsp ground nutmeg
Instructions
1. Beat together egg, egg substitute and sugar.
2. Warm milk in a small saucepan until it steams, but does not boil; very gradually beat milk into eggs.
3. Return mixture to stove and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened slightly and very steamy. (Note: Do not let eggnog boil.)
4. Stir in vanilla and chill thoroughly.
5. Stir in brandy. Pour into four glasses and sprinkle a touch of nutmeg on top of each serving.
Yields about 3/4 cup per serving. Servings 4
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Lime-Mango Fandango
2 cups peeled and diced mango
1/2 cup sugar (or to taste)
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
2 cups sparkling water
In a blender, combine the mango, limejuice, and sugar on high speed until completely smooth (about 1 minute). Chill thoroughly and pour over ice. Add sparkling water and stir gently.
Serves 4.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving: 106 calories; 0 g fat; 27 g carbohydrates; 0.5 g protein; 145 mg potassium
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Sweet Almond Popcorn
1 cup popcorn kernels, air-popped
1 cup whole almonds
1 1/4 cups raisins
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Mix the first three ingredients in a baking pan. In a saucepan, whisk together the brown sugar and corn syrup over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat and boil without stirring until a candy thermometer registers 255 degrees. Stir in the remaining ingredients and pour the syrup over the popcorn mixture, gently stirring to coat. Bake at 250 degrees until the caramel feels dry, about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Serves 10.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving: 192 calories; 7 g fat; 4 g protein; 31 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber
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LOW FAT COTTON CANDY COOKIES
Ingredients:
3 egg whites (beaten stiff)
2 tblsp sweetener(like equal, etc.)
2 tsp orange extract (or your favorite flavor)
1 tsp orange rind (grated)
Instructions:
Beat sweetener, orange extract and rind into the stiff egg whites.
Drop onto lightly greased cookie sheets.
Bake at 325 degrees F (165 C) for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from pan immediately.
6 Cookies = 10 calories
(Yield: 36 cookies)
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Easy Baked Apples
4-small apples
4 Tablespoons raisins
1 oz. chopped walnuts (1/4 cup)
1 Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon reduced calorie margarine, melted
1 small box dry Sugar Free Instant Butterscotch Pudding
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
Preheat oven 350 degrees. Peel, core, & cut apples into sections. Place apples in an 8 x 8 pan.
In small bowl combine next 4 ingredients, and sprinkle over apples. In small bowl combine next 3 ingredients and pour over apples.
Bake uncovered 30 minutes.
Serves 4
141 calories, 6 g fat, carbs 16 g, 1.5 g fiber
4 (Four)Weight Watcher Points) Diabetic exchange: 1-1/2 Fruit, 1 Fat
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Creamy Cool Grahamwiches
Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups Cool Whip Whipped Topping
24 squares Honey Maid Low Fat Honey Maid Grahams
Directions:
Spread 2 Tbs. whipped topping on each 12 graham squares. Top with remaining graham squares Place in single layer on cookie sheet. Freeze 3 hours until firm. Individually wrap, store in freezer for up to 1 week.
Makes 12 Servings. 75 calories each (if you use the Fat Free Whipped Topping.) It is 1 point for Weight Watchers. And, it has 13.1 carbs.
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Sunny Almond Shake
This fix-it-fast nut shake is a basic recipe you can vary to nourish yourself for breakfast, snack or on-the-run.
2 Tbsp organic almonds
2 Tbsp organic sunflower seeds
2 Tbsp organic flax seeds
3 cups clean, filtered water (1-1/2 cups if using juice)
1/2 cup fresh apple cider or pineapple juice Or
1/2 cup fresh blueberries or raspberries
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1. Process almonds, sunflower, and flax seeds on high in covered blender container, until coarsely ground.
2. Pour in water slowly at first, letting blades reduce ingredients to a thick consistency. Add remaining liquid and continue blending.
3. Add apple juice or banana, vanilla extract, and nutmeg, and blend until frothy. Pour in glass and drink immediately.
Serves 2 Preparation time: 5 minutes
Nutrition Facts
calories total fat carbs protein
218 13g 20g 7g
Cooking Tips
PT: A good source of protein, the nuts and seeds can help you make it through the morning, although you probably will want to consume a larger serving; CT: Watch how frequently you choose to use nuts and seeds, since they are recommended only sparingly for your type.
Notes and Suggestions
Simply soaking the nuts and seeds overnight will do a lot to increase the digestibility and healthfulness of this drink. Be sure to drain off soak liquid and rinse before blending with clean water. This probably won't seem that sweet to you at first. But as you get over your sugar addiction, you will start to appreciate the subtle flavors of the ingredients themselves, and the nourishing feeling that a stable, sustained blood sugar level imparts.
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Posted: 7/12/2007 11:24:07 PM | Homemade Granola Bars
3 1/2 C Oatmeal
1 Cup Raisins (I always at least double that)
2/3 C Butter (this is why they are good!)
1/2 C Brown Sugar
1/3 C Corn Syrup or Honey or Molasses
1 beaten egg
1 tsp vanilla (I often double that as well)
Toast the oatmeal on a cookie sheet in a 350 degree oven 15-20 minutes, tossing once or twice. Mix the remaining ingredients in a big bowl, then stir in the oatmeal, press into a 15 by 10 jelly roll pan. Bake an additional 20 minutes at 350.
The truth about this recipe is that it is hard to get them into neat bars, but the flavor is so good that I continue to regularly make them, particularly in summer to keep in my biking pack. No worries about refrigeration here!
There's a million ways you can change it, too. Almonds are wonderful as are craisins. I've even used pancake syrup in place of the corn syrup when I was out and they still came out delicious! | |
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Posted: 7/13/2007 8:49:04 AM | Thanks for the Granola Recipe, Random. I'm adding it to my recipe file. I love Granola and would love to try making my own. I've been using Craisins a alot, and will probably opt for those rather than raisins. I think I might experiement with other flavored syrups too. While just plain old syrup is my favorite, I like blueberry syrup too. | |
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Posted: 7/14/2007 1:19:19 AM | You're welcome, Genre. When I was really on a health kick I would add 1/4 cup wheat germ to that for extra nutrition and vit E. I also really like the flavor of oat bran in it, usually available inexpensively in bulk in the health food aisle. Somehow I can never get enough of the flavor of oatmeal and barley.
The recipe has a lot of potential, especially those looking to avoid wheat products. | |
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Posted: 7/14/2007 7:25:29 AM | Healthy peanut butter cookies.
1 1/2 cup Peanut butter (smooth or crunchy, lowfat).
1 cup quick cooking oatmeal.
1/2 cup wheat germ.
6 teaspoons ovaltine (milk chocolate)
2 large eggs
1 cup splenda
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
combine well, drop by heaping spoonfuls onto baking sheet, bake in a 350 degree oven for about 10 mins, take out and let cool before removing from cookie sheet.
Trust me, these are awesome with ice cream, or by themselves. Taste very similar to the very unhealthy no bake cookies.
YUMMY!!!
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Posted: 7/14/2007 10:51:12 AM | And here are some more:
Berry Filled Cinnamon Crepes:
Serves 4
Cinnamon Crepes
Yields 12
1/2 cup flour
¼ tsp salt
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 cup milk
2 TBLS Olive Oil
1/2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp vanilla
In mixer whisk flour, salt, eggs, milk, and oil until smooth Spray 6" saute pan with PAM and heat over medium high heat. Add 2 TBLS of batter and swirl around pan quickly, cook 30 seconds-until set. Using narrow spatula, turn over and cook for 5 seconds. Remove and place on wax paper Cool to room temp and then stack. Wrap in plastic for up to 3 days
Filling:
1/2 cup fresh raspberries
1/2 cup fresh blackberries
1 cup fresh strawberries, quartered
1 TBL Splenda
2 Bananas, cut into 1/2" slices
Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan over medium-low heat. Cook 4 minutes, or until heated through. Stir occasionally.
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Bread Pudding Recipe
2 Cups evaporated skim milk
4 tsp margarine
1/2 Cup egg substitute
2 Egg whites substitute**
5 Teaspoons of Equal for recipes or 16 packets Equal sweetener or 2/3 cup Equal Spoonful
1 1/2 Tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 Tsp salt
1/3 Cup raisins (optional)
5 Cups day old French bread
Combine milk and margarine until margarine is melted. Remove from heat and add egg substitutes and egg whites, spices, salt, etc and pour over bread. Mix well.
Spray casserole dish or individual custard cups with one of the cooking sprays. Place in a roasting pan with 1" of water and bake @ 350 degrees from 30 to 45 minutes depending on size of pan used. Knife should come out clean when inserted in the middle.
SAUCE
Sweetener to equal 2 tablespoons of sugar
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
1 Tablespoon reduced-calorie margarine
3/4 Cup water
2 Tsp. of rum extract or lemon juice
Combine ingredients in small sauce pan and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Boil for one minute, stirring constantly. Serve warm.
This recipe makes approximately 8 servings.
***Whites of eggs may be used if other not available.
Calorie count is approximately 200 calories which may vary depending on bread, milk, raisins, etc. used. Spices such as nutmeg and cinnamon can also be used to flavor the pudding mix to your taste.
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"Batter Be Good to Me" Pancakes
Scrumptious blueberry and banana pancakes with strawberry sauce.
Ingredients:
Pancakes
* 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
* 2/3 cup oat bran
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 tsp baking soda
* 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
* 1/2 cup mashed ripe bananas
* 2 Tbsps butter, melted
* 1 x egg
* 1 tbsp maple syrup
* 1/2 tsp vanilla
* 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
* 1 cup low-fat vanilla-flavoured yogurt
Strawberry Sauce
* 2 cups diced fresh strawberries
* 3 Tbsps pure maple syrup
* ¼ cup orange juice
* 1 tbsp cornstarch
Directions:
Pancakes
1. Preheat electric griddle to 325ºF. Combine flour, oat bran, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl. Set aside.
2. Whisk together buttermilk, mashed bananas, melted butter, egg, maple syrup and vanilla in a medium bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not over-mix! Fold in blueberries.
3. Spray griddle lightly with cooking spray. For each pancake, spoon about 1/2 cup batter onto hot griddle and spread to make 4-inch circles. Cook until undersides are lightly browned. Flip pancakes and cook until other sides are lightly browned, 2 to 3 more minutes. Top pancakes with generous dollops of vanilla yogurt and strawberry sauce.
Strawberry Sauce
1. Mix together strawberries and maple syrup in a medium pot.
2. Whisk together orange juice and cornstarch in a small bowl. Add to strawberries.
3. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until mixture bubbles and sauce thickens, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Sauce may be served warm or cold.
Per serving: 343 calories, 8 g total fat (3.9 g saturated fat), 12 g protein, 62 g carbohydrate, 4.9 g fibre, 58 mg cholesterol, 582 mg sodium.
Yield: 5
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Baked Doughnuts (sixteen)
Ingredients
* Set a sponge of the following ingredients:
* 1 cup lukewarm milk
* 1 cake compressed yeast
* 10 ounces sifted pastry flour
* When this sponge is light, stir into it:
* ¼ cup sugar
* 1/3 cup oil
* Allow it to rise again. When light, add:
* ¼ cup sugar
* 2 beaten eggs
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 8 ounces sifted pastry flour
Instructions
1. Mix thoroughly.
2. This will be too soft to knead.
3. Set it in a warm place to rise.
4. When it is light, knead it together.
5. Take the dough out onto a floured board, roll it out three-fourths inch thick, and cut with a doughnut cutter.
6. Lay the doughnuts on an oiled pan one inch apart, and set in a warm place to rise.
7. Allow them to rise about one-eighth inch, not more, and then bake.
8. Make a sugar syrup by dissolving 1/4 cup sugar in a 1 tablespoon hot water.
9. When the doughnuts are baked, brush each one over with the syrup, and roll in granulated sugar.
Enjoy! | |
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Posted: 7/14/2007 10:51:47 AM | Hot Fudge Cake/With Ice Cream - Lots of Hot Fudge..
Whipped cream , nuts and a cherry-
Good for Chocolate lovers
 Mimi | |
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Posted: 7/14/2007 10:54:42 AM | LOL!!! Mimi,
It certainly is good for your emotional health and wellbeing. That makes it healthy. | |
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Posted: 3/24/2008 10:58:45 AM | healthy sweets & desserts???????
hmmmmmm
sweets & deserts there all healthy arent they in moderation
well have grown up eating me mums and other treacle puds, cakes, fruit pies n yorkshire puddings anything and everything n its never done me any harm
reason being i always ate them in moderation and ive always tried to be as active as possible and im now rapidly approaching 40 and im fit healthy and got a good cholesterol level and heart rate | |
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Posted: 5/10/2008 10:37:15 AM | i recently came across the recipe for a dessert a local health food chain makes in their bakery and thought i'd share...
ENERGY ORBS
Makes 4 dozen
1/2 cup apricots, dried and unsulphered, minced
1 cup apples, peeled, minced
3 rice cakes, plain, crushed
3 Tbsp soy protein powder, plain
1/3 cup quick oats
1 cup coconut flakes, unsweetened
1 1/2 Tbsp. sunflower seeds
3 1/2 Tbsp. sesame seeds
1/3 cup almond or peanut butter
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
extra coconut for rolling
In a food processor, chop apricots until minced. Set aside in a large bowl.
Process apples and mix with minced apricots. Add the remaining ingredients to the apple/apricot mixture until well combined.
Roll into 1 - 2 inch balls and toss in extra coconut to coat. Refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving.
Variation: Add 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp. of organic cocoa into apple/apricot mixture. | |
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Posted: 6/8/2008 2:32:13 PM | APRICOT-COCONUT BALLS, These sound yummy. Both delicious. I have to get them together...
:) | |
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Posted: 9/4/2008 6:14:56 AM | Strawberry Parfaits
4 parfait glass/flutes
1 Pint fresh Strawberries
1 Small box sugar free Vanilla cook and serve pudding
1 Small box sugar free Jell-O
Whipped cream to top
Slivered almonds
Wash and slice berries placing 1/3 rd of them in parfait glasses setting aside the rest to layer later.
In a saucepan mix the pudding, Jell-O and 1 ¼ cup of water bring to boil whisking well the entire time. Pour over berries and then alternate berries, pudding mix until glasses are full.
Refrigerate until cool and top with whipped cream and slivered almonds. | |
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Posted: 9/5/2008 3:13:57 AM | | christy I hate to be the bearer of bad news but anything with "peanut butter" in it is NOT healthy. Peanut Butter is a heart clogger. | |
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Posted: 9/5/2008 9:22:45 AM | | Pomagranate seeds or a fresh pink grapefruit, both taste good . These are the two things I ravish on my cheat days. Hell with all the flour and garbage. Sometimes a tablespoon or two of fresh ground peanut butter tatses good as well. | |
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Posted: 9/5/2008 1:52:02 PM | Lansir,
For the doughnuts the flour is in ounces and milk and sugar in cups.
How many cups in 10 oz of flour and then the 8 oz of flour ?
This is a challenge but here is the healthiest sweet recipe I know. Got it from Oprah.
Frozen yoghurt:
1 large tub of yoghurt (5oo g I think) - vanilla or strawberry if you are using strawberries works well.
Almost the same amount of frozen unsweetened fruit such as strawberries. They have to be frozen.
I just fill up the tub with strawberries and throw them into the blender with the yoghurt.
Tablespoon or two of honey (I use creamed.)
Blend in the blender. The honey smoothes it out gives it more flavour.
This makes quite a soft frozen yoghurt so any you don't eat right away - freeze and when you go to eat it you may have to soften a bit in the micro because it freezes very hard. | |
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Posted: 9/5/2008 9:43:00 PM | Strawberry "Ice Cream"
2 frozen bananas
1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed and with juice
Blend and serve. | |
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Posted: 9/5/2008 10:16:17 PM | Oh My Goodness Tarwater....
I haven't eaten stuff like that in a long time. Thank You Thank You for reminding me. I love simple, tasty, healthy desserts like that. Yummy girl, you can come be my cook anytime, you have great recipes. | |
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Posted: 9/6/2008 8:39:09 AM | In a bowl mix:
1 container of vanilla yogurt - fat free/sugar free is fine if you don't mind the artificial sweetner
A blob of peanut butter the same size as the yogurt
Mix well and fold in a half container of whipped topping - fat free and cinnamon - I like a whole bunch - love cinnamon.
Use as a dip for sliced apples and pears. Makes enough to share and it's really yummy. | |
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Posted: 9/6/2008 8:53:25 AM | Aaaw! You're gonna make me blush.
Here are a couple more that you might like:
Chilled Berries
1-1/2 cups frozen strawberries, partially thawed
1-1/2 cups frozen raspberries, partially thawed
Place strawberries into 4 dessert dishes. Blend raspberries with their juice in a blender or processor until they're smooth. Pour over strawberries, chill and serve.
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Raw Mince Pie
3 cups raw apples, grated
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup dates
1 cup figs
1 cup sunflower seeds or walnuts
2 Tbs lemon juice
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Grate the apples. Grind the next four ingredients in a food grinder. Combine applies, ground ingredients and the last three ingredients and mix everything well. Pour into a raw pie crust (see below for suggestion) and chill before serving.
Raw Pie Crust
1 cup coconut, toasted and grated
1/2 cup bran
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup dates, pitted and mashed
4 Tbs honey
1 tsp lemon juice
Combine everything and mix well. Press the mixture into a lightly oiled (or no-stick) 9" pie plate. Pour in filling, chill and serve. | |
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