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Hello Caribbean People! Also people who love everything Caribbean welcome to my blog where we will discuss Caribbean food, Nutrition and Health. I am Britney Phillips and I will be teaching you my tips and tricks to stay in shape but also have some fun talking about anything my fellow readers would like addressed. I am so excited to interact with everyone, my next post will be in a couple days and my first topic will be Carbs and the Caribbean.😊 I'll just leave you with a picture of my beautiful island until next time.

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