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Most of us are too plump and are overly fond of snacks, fast food and food in general. So why did two lean young women who dine on smoothies and organic fruits and vegetables (how unimpeachable does that sound) seek help cleaning up their act?

May Haduong, 33, and Frances Motiwalla, 34, just had this sense they were slaves to each passing fad (greens! organic! flaxseed! gluten-free!) and were building up their eating rules in a haphazard, unscientific way.

"We've sort of made it up in our heads," Haduong says: whirring up slurries of kale, beet greens, frozen fruits and celery in the blender in their pint-sized kitchen twice a day (down to once a day when Motiwalla couldn't take it anymore). Buying $55 cans of raw, vegan, organic sprouted-rice protein powder. Culturing (in Motiwalla's case) kombucha, a type of fermented tea. And busting out (in Haduong's case) for afternoon feeding frenzies on Crispix cereal.

"We kind of think it's healthy," Haduong says of the diet, "but is it really?"

Adds Motiwalla: "We've been doing the same thing over and over again, and it's getting a little bit routine."

Registered dietitian Lisa Gibson of Irvine visited the couple's Echo Park home, sifted through contents of freezer, fridge and cupboards, and then talked with them about their habits and goals, which include saving money.

There was much Gibson liked about what Motiwalla and Haduong did. There were other things that bothered her. They weren't getting enough nourishment, for one thing: "Most people don't get enough green leafy vegetables but they were actually getting too much of those and not enough of other nutrients," she says.

Some of their measures were unnecessary, costing them cash for no real gain. And Gibson just felt they were cheating their taste buds.

Read on for the results of the Motiwalla-Haduong Pantry Raid and, for contrast, go online to our collection of past columns to see very different kinds of dietary makeovers.

What the pair do right:

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Pantry Raid: A diet of good intentions

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