Eat petite, be petite


	Eat petite, be petite

wiccantexan

6-8-2007 10:31 PM

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6-9-2007 1:59 PM

delete101

Also, the French always eat freshly cooked meals at Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. This attributes to the low number of deaths due to heart disease as well as keeping you trim and increasing your life span.

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