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Living in New York, I’ve watched firsthand fried chicken get gentrified. Over the last few years yuppies and foodies and rich people have been trying to perfect fried chicken.

It’s akin to making the best mafia movie or writing the consummate coming-of-age novel or creating the perfect sports moment when, in this very world, there already exists The Godfather II, The Catcher in the Rye, and The Mark Sanchez Buttfumble, respectively. Why pay $100 for the Momofuku fried chicken when you could get on the L train and get a bucket of Popeyes, the perfect fried chicken, for one-tenth the price? (For the record, I have tried the Momofuku fried chicken dinner – feel free to skip it.)

I’m glad to see Popeyes is reclaiming the fried chicken media spotlight with a brand new product. Thankfully they’re making no claims on improving their already perfect fried chicken; Popeye’s is clearly just unveiling the new Chicken Waffle Tenders to try and capitalize on the recent chicken & waffles flavor craze. Their chicken breast strips are marinated in the regular mix of spices before being battered and fried in a “waffle-style coating”. I already like the chicken tenders on Popeyes everyday menu, so I was excited to taste their latest limited time item.

A coworker joined me in my recent foray to Popeyes, as I figured his British accent and sensibilities might add additional snark to the already snarky process of review writing. Our combo meals came with three Waffle Tenders, along with a biscuit, small side, fountain drink, and cup of honey maple dipping sauce. A Waffle Tender was noticeably darker in color and oilier in texture compared to the regular tender I bought as a point of comparison, though both had the same delicious, but depressing smell of fast food grease (I’m sure they came out of the same fryer).

As for taste, the Waffle Tenders were really quite good. The meat was moist and well-seasoned, and pieces with concentrated areas of batter had a faint but distinctive sweet, yeasty flavor. While regular Popeyes tenders tend to taper off at each end, resulting in dry and almost too-crunchy parts of chicken, the waffle ones had more uniformity in the width of the meat, so they were consistent in their moistness and crunchiness.

I also enjoyed the Honey Maple dipping sauce. For some reason I had expected something with a mustard base, but the sauce was thick with the consistency and color of actual honey. The dipping sauce was sweet without approaching saccharine and even added a touch of tanginess to the proceedings.

What about the opinion of my cheeky coworker? He claimed, “It was like eating a sponge filled with grease, but in a very good way.” He had a point – the Waffle Tenders were clearly greasier than the regular ones, and I felt a little sick after eating all three.

Still, it’s something of a silly complaint since no one goes to Popeyes expecting to down a healthy meal that soothes an upset stomach. If that’s what you’re expecting us to review, maybe you should go start your own quasi-review website. (FYI, thedeliberateandsensiblebuy.com is available for $10.99 on GoDaddy.) Stay away from the gentrified fried chicken places, get down to your local Popeyes, and try the Chicken Waffle Tenders as soon as you can.

(Nutrition Facts – Not available on Popeyes’ website.)

Other Popeyes Chicken Waffle Tenders reviews:
Grub Grade
Brand Eating
Thrillist

Item: Popeyes Chicken Waffle Tenders
Purchased Price: $5.99 (for 3 piece combo)
Size: N/A
Purchased at: Popeyes
Rating: 8 out of 10
Pros: Meat was tasty and well-seasoned, with consistent moistness and crunchiness. Sweet, yeasty flavor occasionally shone through. Honey Maple dipping sauce was sweet and tangy. Waffle Tenders combo meal is a great deal. Mark Sanchez jokes. British snarkiness. Everything at Momofuku except for the fried chicken.
Cons: Really greasy. You’ll probably get a stomachache. Gentrification of fried chicken. Being a Jets fan. Forcing your coworkers to go to Popeyes. Thedeliberateandsensiblebuy.com.

Elizabeth Berkley and her husband Greg Lauren spent Sunday afternoon (August 4) shopping with 1-year-old Sky in Los Angeles, Calif. The family sat and ate lunch at the food court at the Century City Mall.

At one point the parents blew kisses at their little guy.

In June Elizabeth visited former Saved By The Bell co-star Mario Lopez on the set of Extra.

Berkley and Lopez played high school sweethearts in the series. She played Jesse Spano who dated Lopez’s A.C. Slater.

Lopez later tweeted a photo of the two and wrote:  “Loved having my dear friend @ElizBerkley on @onwithmario ! Always great to see her & catch up.. #BeautifulMomma #Dud”

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As a youth, I wasn’t very fond of chocolate, further solidifying my status as a “weird kid” and once again making my chocolate-loving mother wonder if there had been an accidental baby mix-up at the hospital when I was born.

I did, however, like white chocolate, and as time went on, I grew to enjoy milk chocolate in small amounts. So when Hershey’s introduced their Cookies ‘n’ Creme candy bar in 1994, it instantly became my favorite candy. White chocolate studded with crunchy, Oreo-esque cookie balls? Sold.

These days I’ve become more fond of milk than white chocolate. I would like to credit that to a refined palate, but given that I still eat like a college freshman, I don’t think I could say that with a straight face.

Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme will always hold a fond place in my heart, though. So when I saw that General Mills had teamed up with the chocolate powerhouse to make Cookies ‘n’ Creme Corn Puff Cereal, that weird kid that’s still inside of me said, “Yes. This is obviously a work of genius.”

Immediately afterward, the pessimistic adult in me said, “They probably went and fucked it all up.”

Before I could taste victory or disappointment, however, I couldn’t help but admire the back of the box.

There’s something about sitting at the kitchen table eating cereal that just lends itself to staring at the back of the cereal box. I don’t know why; I just know that kids do it. Even if it’s boring as hell, they just…stare. So it’s nice that Hershey’s gave them something fun to stare at.

Hershey’s bills these as “brainteasers”, but even as a kid, I’m pretty sure my half-awake brain would have figured them out pretty easily. There’s some words “splashed with milk” to “obscure” the letters, some puff-shaped anagram puzzles, and a sudoku-esque number puzzle in a spoon. Just enough to get you through this part of your complete breakfast.

As for Cookies ‘n’ Creme Cereal itself: the balls were the perfect size for scooping into your mouth. This may not sound important, but it is. It’s been a while since I’ve eaten a corn puff cereal, but they seemed a little smaller than Kix, but not so small that I felt like I was eating a mound of spherical Pebbles. Size counts when it comes to cereal and…other things, and these puffs hit the sweet spot.

Penis-size joke and reference to balls in your mouth, all in one paragraph. I’ll take that Pulitzer now, thanks.

Speaking of sweet, C’n'C Music Factory Cereal had just the right amount of sweetness. The chocolate balls actually had a toned-down chocolate flavor, which I appreciated. In fact, they tasted remarkably similar to Cocoa Puffs.

The vanilla balls were even more muted in flavor. Too muted, in fact. I keep calling them vanilla instead of white chocolate because, well, they tasted like vanilla, which is quite different than white chocolate. While I would have liked a stronger flavor from these, they did add a nice vanilla note that paired excellently with the chocolate. Putting it in other terms, I’d say the ratio of chocolate to vanilla in C’n'C is about 85/15. I would have preferred something more like 65/35.

As for the texture, I’m pretty sure General Mills has got corn puff cereal down to a science at this point. They had just the right amount of crunch that doesn’t immediately go to mush when you add milk, but doesn’t cross the line from “crunch” to “I think I might be eating a bowl of pebbles. The literal kind.”

Oh, and those little flecks that make this cereal look similar to its Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme namesake? Yeah, that’s purely decorative. They really brought nothing to the flavor party.

In fact, Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme Cereal really tasted nothing like the candy bar. I mean, I’m not going to sue them for false advertising – I’m not even that irritated by it, because I really liked the cereal – but if you’re expecting an exact replica of the candy magically transformed into cereal form, that’s going to be a wish unfulfilled.

Remember how I mentioned that the chocolate portion of this cereal tasted remarkably like Cocoa Puffs? Well, in my research, I found something interesting: chocolate and vanilla Cocoa Puffs already exist, or existed, and The Impulsive Buy even reviewed them back in 2008. And hey, look at that – those are also made by General Mills! This seems suspiciously like a case of “re-branding and adding some little flecks”.

Despite this, I really did like Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme Cereal. It wasn’t too sweet, the chocolate wasn’t overwhelming, and the size and texture were just what I want from a puff cereal. The vanilla added a nice complimentary note to the chocolate, but I would have liked it to be a little more prominent. Also, while I enjoyed the fact that the chocolate was mild, chocolate lovers may be disappointed by that.

I’m not generally a cereal eater, and it’s not often that I’ll go back and buy an item I’ve reviewed just for my own eating pleasure, but I think Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme Cereal is going to have a place in my cupboard as long as it stays on store shelves. And if it doesn’t, I guess I could just try and find some Cocoa Puffs Combos!

(Nutrition Facts – 3/4 cup – 110 calories, 25 calories from fat, 3 grams of fat, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 1.5 grams of polyunsaturated fat, 1 gram of monounsaturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 125 milligrams of sodium, 55 milligrams of potassium, 21 grams of carbohydrates, 1 grams of dietary fiber, 9 grams of sugar, 11 grams of other carbohydrates, 1 gram of protein, and a number of vitamins and minerals.)

Other General Mills Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme Cereal reviews:
Sweet and Savori
The Breakfast Bowl

Item: General Mills Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme Cereal
Purchased Price: $2.99
Size: 10.5 oz box
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 8 out of 10
Pros: Tastes like Cocoa Puffs complimented with vanilla. Having something fun to stare at on the box as you eat. Balls are the perfect size puffs for a spoon. “Balls in your mouth” jokes. Perfect crunch that holds up in milk. Celebrate if you miss Cocoa Puffs Combos.
Cons: Doesn’t really taste like Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme candy. Being the weird kid. Would have liked a bigger vanilla presence. Little chocolate flecks seem just for decoration. Chocolate flavor may be too mild for some. Now I have “Everybody Dance Now” stuck in my head. Pretty much just re-branded Cocoa Puffs Combos.

Dominican man Geraldo Ramos recently passed out drunk and woke up missing something lost a lot less frequently than one's car keys, wallet or dignity:

His penis.

The 45-year-old has no clue where his penis went, but neighbors told a local TV station that Ramos was attacked by a dog when he was drunk.

Ramos, naturally, has no recollection of this.

The alleged dog, BTW, has not been found.

It's unclear what the next course of action is after this sort of thing happens ... but at least this Arkansas man who lost a testicle to a dog has company.

Thanks to heightened security, delays, cramped seats, limited bag storage, and a variety of other problems, few of us actually like to fly. While you can’t overcome every problem, a few tips and strategies can make your flight a heck of a lot better.

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While we clamored for the latest burger innovation, the next next burger innovation had its first taste testing across the pond. The world's first test tube burger was cooked and served in London today over a year after the food innovation was announced. Author Josh Schonwald and nutrition scientist Hanni Rützler got first bites of the so-called "Cultured Beef," as cooked up by Cornwall chef Richard McGeown. The verdict? It doesn't quite taste like the real thing. [ more › ]

Staten Island mother Katie Devalle was shocked by a recent phone call from a stranger: did she still want to sell her two-month-old baby for $100? Paul Marquez, 23, was arrested for allegedly posting Craigslist notices that included photos of the child, Devalle's number, and the asking price. A law enforcement source says that Marquez and Devalle met online and had gone out for a few dates, but Marquez told police he was angry at the woman for not paying him more attention and posted the ad "to get back at Katie." [ more › ]

Therapy comes in many forms—some people shop, some people eat entire canisters of Pringles in one angsty sitting, and some people find it comforting to buy fake "therapy dog" tags to take their pet shopping at Whole Foods. [ more › ]

[Photograph: Niko Triantafillou]

The mini-doughnut shop Doughnuttery opened in Chelsea Market last December, and though they've moved to a new space in the market, their menu is unchanged. That is they're still frying fresh doughnuts to order ($6 for six or $10 for 12) right in front of you with their stainless steel doughnut robot.

The robot reminds me of a "lazy river" water ride for doughnuts. The whole process, from loading the fresh batter into the mixer, to frying and flipping the doughnuts out of the oil, happens right in front of you.

Doughnuttery offers more than a dozen fun-sounding "specialty sugars" and four classic toppings such as cinnamon and powdered sugar, which are all added just after frying. Purists may decide to forego the toppings; if so, I recommend the classic cinnamon sugar.

The Cacaoboy coating contains cocoa, mesquite and sea salt. I found this to be a winning combination. It takes well to the oils that stick to the doughnuts, moistening the cocoa and tangy mesquite.

The Speckled Strawberry Sugar with lemon thyme is tangier and saltier than the cacaoboy. I'd imagine this is about as savory as a doughnut without bacon can get. The flavor of strawberries in the mix is unmistakable; since December they've added sprinkles to this mix.

Other specialty sugars include the Purple Pig, which has an interesting maple and bacon flavor profile.

About the author: Native New Yorker Niko Triantafillou is the founder of DessertBuzz.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @DessertBuzz.

Racing up staircases or jumping down them gives you that I’m-in-a-rush rush. Handrails play helper as you leap on stage as the quick-zipping star of the show.

Here’s how to make the magic happen.

Okay, if you’re going up, two of the classiest moves include:

1. Roboto Man. You’re a straight-faced, mild-mannered Stairskipper 4000, an advanced prototype who skips steps nonchalantly and even does the triple step every so often. Robotos sometimes act super casual because they’re quietly racing someone in the escalator beside them.

2. Eager Beavers. These are sweaty six-year olds who just scarfed all their candy, businesswomen racing to catch the commuter train, or teenagers in ballcaps and baseball gloves running to the park. Eager beavers sometimes leap up two, three, four stairs at a time. Although it’s in their best interest to avoid you, keep your eyes peeled for sharp elbows and sweat showers.

Okay, now if you’re going down I recommend one of the following:

1. The Tarzan. Some lords of the jungle motor down the stairs and then plant their hands on the rail to swing themselves the rest of the way. We’ve all heard long tales of six, seven, even eight steps at once, but details are always fuzzy and hard to check out. Still, if done well The Tarzan can be very majestic. If done poorly, it can be very ankle sprainy.

2. Cliff Jumpers. This one’s for pros only. This is just a huge, free falling jump, generally on the way down to the rec room to play video games. Hopefully you’ve got a padded cushion landing and don’t crash head first through the thin wood veneer wall. There is no limit to the heights you can reach with this move.

Yes, jumping stairs gets your blood flowing from mini cardio workouts throughout the day. For a few brief moments you transform from a gal on her way to biology class into an animal in the wild again — scaling mountains, leaping rivers, and jumping cliffs like you were born to do. So as you go about your day don’t forget about your primal roots and caveman instincts.

Jump up. Jump down.

Jump forever.

AWESOME!

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Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.

Screw eating regular meals! I’m going to live off of V8 Complete Nutrition Bars! And a few weeks from now I’m going to look damn hot on the outside…but super hungry on the inside. (Spotted by Melissa at Walgreens.)

To be honest, I’m only interested in knowing what that chai latte cupcake tastes like. Archer Farms should also try to make matcha green tea cupcakes. (Spotted by Richard at Target.)

Did you just finish a race and need to replenish your electrolytes, but don’t want your heart to stop beating at a fast rate? Well, NOS has a drink for you. (Spotted by Marvo at 7-Eleven.)

So I guess this is what they do with all the leftover candy corn from Halloween. (Spotted by Meredith at Rite Aid.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email (theimpulsivebuy@gmail.com) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

A strongman attending one of the Mets-Royals games at Citi Field over the weekend has unintentionally become the Internet's comic relief after sportscasters finally stopped pretending to care about the game and admitted that watching a man try to open a bottle of water is more interesting than our national pastime. In the video below, they give a play-by-play of Mister Gun Show's sad, futile struggle to open a little bottle of agua. [ more › ]

A young female teacher was arrested earlier this week for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student. [ more › ]

[Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]

About the author: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is the Chief Creative Officer of Serious Eats where he likes to explore the science of home cooking in his weekly column The Food Lab. You can follow him at @thefoodlab on Twitter, or at The Food Lab on Facebook.

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Special equipment: Deep fryer, wok, or Dutch oven, blender or food processor

Ingredients

serves Serves 6 to 8, active time 30 minutes, total time 1 hour

• 6 medium tomatoes, divided
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 small white or yellow onion, peeled and split
• 1 jalapeño pepper, split in half
• 2 cups fresh cilantro leaves and fine stems, divided
• 1 tablespoon juice from 1 lime
• 4 ounces Spanish or Mexican chorizo, finely diced
• 2 quarts peanut oil
• 1 (28 ounce) package Tater Tots or mini Tater Tots
• 1 recipe Gooey Cheese Sauce
• 1 small red onion, finely diced
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced

Procedures

1. Preheat broiler to high. Finely dice 1 tomato and toss with a pinch of salt and pepper. Place in a fine mesh strainer set over to a bowl to drain. Set aside while you prepare the salsa.

2. Split remaining tomatoes in half and place on a foil-lined broiler pan or rimmed baking sheet. Add garlic, onion, and jalapeño. Broil until completely tender and well blackened on top side, about 25 minutes. Transfer all vegetables to a blender or food processor and add 1 1/2 cups of fresh cilantro and lime juice. Blend until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper and allow to cool. Set aside.

3. Place chorizo in a small skillet and place over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.

4. Heat peanut oil in a deep fryer, wok, or Dutch oven and cook Tater Tots according to package directions, working in batches and keeping them warm in a 200°F oven if necessary. Season to taste with salt.

5. Place half of Tater Tots on a large serving platter and top with half of salsa, cheese sauce, chorizo, drained tomatoes, red onions, scallions, and remaining cilantro. Top with remaining tots and remaining toppings. Serve immediately

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are expecting their second child!

New York Post’s Page Six confirms a rep said, “I can confirm Megan is expecting her second child with her husband Brian. They are both very happy.”

The couple’s son – Noah Shannon – was born last September. Green also has 11-year-old son Kassius from his previous relationship with Vanessa Marcil. Fox is currently in New York City filming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

In January the actress gushed over Noah.

“It’s all I ever wanted to do, so I’m just happy I got the opportunity to do it. I was very overwhelmed with the intensity of the emotions I felt when I had him so I’m in love with him. And Brian is jealous because I love him so much.”

She also revealed that they were already thinking about another baby, saying, “I want more kids, I’m so tired, I don’t know if my body could do it right now, but if it happens, it happens. He wants a little a girl.”

Added Brian, “That’s what I want, a little girl, I have two boys.”

Frustrated by not being able to sing two notes at the same time, musical inventor Beardyman built a machine to allow him to create loops and layers from just the sounds he makes with his voice. Given that he can effortlessly conjure the sound of everything from crying babies to buzzing flies, not to mention mimic pretty much any musical instrument imaginable, that's a lot of different sounds. Sit back and let the wall of sound of this dazzling performance wash over you.

Every woman has that memory of their first period. Some are funny, some are average, all have an element of fear mixed with a bit of pride. 

The people over at Hello, Flo? They seem to have captured that feeling amazingly with this promo for their new service to help you get prepared.

Check out "Camp Gyno" below!

Don't think this is just for first-timers. Oh no ladies.

We can all get in on the fun as well! With a variety of care packages, from light to heavy, you can set up a monthly shipment just for you. Seriously.

Tampons, pads, and candy... it really is like Christmas every month. 

[Photograph: Vanessa Courtier]

So named for the diagonal slices resembling window slats, Jalousie Pie from Pie suspends cherries in custard and hides them under a thick sheet of puff pastry sprinkled with crunchy sugar.

Reprinted with permission by Angela Boggiano. Copyright © 2013. Published by Octopus Publishing. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.

Special equipment: 11 x 7 x 2 inch baking pan

Ingredients

serves serves 6-8, active time 30 minutes, total time 2 hours, including baking and cooling

• Pastry
• 500g ready made puff pastry
•  
• Filling
• 200ml double cream
• 300ml full fat milk
• 4 egg yolks
• 125g caster sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons custard powder
• plain flour for dusting
• 400g fresh or frozen cherries, pitted
• Milk, for glazing
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Procedures

1. For the custard filling: Place the cream and milk in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Place the egg yolks, sugar, vanilla extract and custard powder in a large bowl and whisk together until smooth.

2. Pour the hot milk and cream over the egg mixture whisking continuously. Leave to cool.

3. Preheat the oven to 200C/400f/gas 6. Place a baking sheet in the oven to preheat. Cut the puff pastry in half and roll one piece out on a lightly floured work surface until you have a rectangular sheet measuring 12 x 8 inches. Carefully place into a rectangular pan measuring 11 x 7 in and about 2 inches deep. Prick the base all over with a fork. Spread the cooled custard into the tin and then arrange the cherries on top.

4. Roll out the remaining piece of pastry to a 12x6-inch rectangle. Brush the edges of the pastry with a little milk and then lay the other sheet of pastry over the top of the filling and press down gently to seal.

5. Brush the top with more milk and sprinkle with the granulated sugar. Place the tin in the fridge to chill for 15 minutes.

6. Before placing in the oven make incisions in the pastry with a sharp knife to reveal the filling. Place the pie on the preheated baking tray and bake for 10 minutes then reduce the temperature to 325°F/160°C and continue to bake for a further 45 minutes until the pastry is golden and cooked through.
   

7. Leave to cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan then serve warm or cold cut into squares.
   

Congratulations, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.

You are now the second most nauseating series on TLC.

TLC has given the green light to a special titled The Man With the 132 lb. Scrotum. It will center around Wesley Warren Jr., a 49-year old Las Vegas resident… with a 132-pound scrotum.

Hey, at least you can't pretend you didn't know what you were signing up for!

Warren suffers from s condition known as "scrotal lymphedema," which makes simple tasks such as walking, cooking and going to the bathroom far more challenging for him than they are for most.

This one-hour program airs Monday, August 19.

Here is the official TLC synopsis:

The Man With the 132 lb. Scrotum, which highlights the difficulties of living with this bizarre situation, also reveals Wes’s many attempts to find appropriate medical care and raise money for the surgery he desperately needs.

Will you be tuning in?

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Can a working mom have it all? Maybe. But for Sarah Michelle Gellar, that means taking jobs close to home.

“Ultimately, yes, you hope that everybody can have it all, but everyone will tell you that is almost impossible,” the actress, 36, and mom to Charlotte, 3, and Rocky, 10 months, told PEOPLE Monday at CBS’s 2013 Summer Television Critics Association tour in Beverly Hills.

“I applaud the women who can still make movies and travel all over the world, but that is not for me,” she says.

“I’ve luckily found a job where I can take my daughter to school in the morning and still be at work. And for me, it is the best of both — I mean, the ultimate job I could ever ask for.”

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress, who will star this fall with Robin Williams in CBS’s new show The Crazy Ones, says while having kids affects the roles she takes, it doesn’t necessarily help with character development.

“Once you get on set, you have to decompartmentalize and focus on the job,” she says. “My character on the show is nowhere near having children, so you put that away.”

Gellar looked fabulous Monday, and chalked it up to a mix of healthy eating, exercise — and a little help from Spanx.

“God bless whoever invented them,” she jokes. “You know, I chase two children all day long, so there’s that constant ‘Let’s go swimming now! Let’s go do this now!” And I take advantage of being in California, so ‘Let’s go outside! Let’s do this!’”

She continues, “I try also for the healthy choices to influence both me and my children’s meals as well. We have a garden, and we grow everything ourselves, and we make it into juices. My daughter loves kale juice and kale chips, so we try to make it into a family thing.”

Asked if her kids know what she does for a living, she replied, “Not a clue. My daughter thinks I get my hair done for a living … And my son is 10 months old, and I am lucky he knows who I am.”

– Tim Nudd and Patrick Gomez

If you've ever found yourself with a few precious free moments, wondering "okay, what can I do in this time," only to spend it trying to figure out what to do, you're not alone. David Allen explains in this video that if you only stop to think about the priority of your to-dos at the last minute, you're already dead.

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