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Get a super start

Chips, dip and beer shouldn't be the only things you lift on Super Bowl Sunday. Getting in a quick, intense strength-training workout before the big event can help prevent fat gain.

"When you have fatigued your muscles, they're desperate to be replenished," says Kathy Smith, the author of Feed Muscle, Shrink Fat Diet. "The food you're going to eat will restore your protein and glycogen stores instead of being converted to fat on your body."

But how do you make time for a workout on busy days like these? Smith recommends trying compound moves. "These are moves that combine upper- and lower-body moves into one, so you get the benefit of total-body toning in the shortest amount of time," she explains. A few examples: a lunge with a biceps curl, a plié squat with an overhead press or a regular squat with a triceps kickback.

Even though strength training will help you burn calories after you stop working out, it's still just as important to eat carefully on Super Bowl Sunday, like on any other day. "By eating a healthy breakfast, you're going to set yourself up for better eating patterns throughout the day," Smith says.

Contact Contributing Editor Jorge Cruise, the author of "The 12-Second Sequence," at 12second.com.

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Quick hit on chilly days

Packed with calcium and a variety of antioxidants in red peppers, corn and curry powder, this low-fat, healthful soup is an instant hit on chilly days.

15-minute red pepper soup

24-ounce jar of roasted red peppers, drained
1 cup 99% fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 1/4 cups fat-free sour cream (reserve 1/4 cup for optional garnish)
1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
1 Tb. curry powder
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper or to taste
Salt to taste
1 tsp. Splenda or sugar (or to taste)
2 cups cooked yellow corn kernels
6 green onions (with greens), thinly sliced for garnish

In a blender or food processor, place the first 8 ingredients and process until smooth.

Pour soup into a medium pan; add corn. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes.

Ladle into bowls. Top each with green onions and optional sour cream.

Serves 6
Per serving: 175 calories, 35g carbohydrates, 8g protein, 1g fat (0.4g saturated), 11mg cholesterol, 3g fiber, 406mg sodium

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Up on teen text lingo?

Ever spied your child texting a mysterious "P911" on her computer and wondered what it meant?

If so, you're not alone: 95% of parents don't understand such common chat lingo either, according to one survey. (BTW: P911 is one of at least 10 acronyms kids use to warn friends that Mom or Dad is in the room.) Here's a cheat sheet:

Warning: It's "uncool" for parents to use these PAW: Parents are watching PIR: Parent in room LMIRL: Let's meet in real life 420: Marijuana 143 or 459: I love you FOAF: Friend of a friend C-P: Sleepy WYRN: What's your real name? NALOPKT: Not a lot of people know that Source: NetLingo.com