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"Another major red carpet moment for Jordin Sparks.\r\nThe Season Five American Idol victor, 22, showed off her incredible 50-pound slimdown at the USTA&amp;apos;s US Open Opening Night Gala in NYC Monday night in a skintight, crochet white dress and nude heels.\r\nOn the red carpet, Sparks -- who wowed gala attendees with her performance of the National Anthem -- opened up to Us Weekly about staying in shape despite the demands of her jam-packed schedule.\r\n\r\nSparks, usually a gym buff, admitted she hasn&amp;apos;t had as much time as she&amp;apos;d like to fit in workouts while she travels the country promoting Sparkle. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s been so crazy . . . that&amp;apos;s where really watching what I eat comes into play,&amp;quot; she explained.\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve been trying to stay away from all of the stuff at the airports, because that&amp;apos;s where I&amp;apos;ve been living,&amp;quot; the pop star, who debuted her new figure last year, shared. &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve been trying to eat a lot of salads, apples, fruits -- I&amp;apos;ve been trying to stick with things like that so I can snack on those instead of being like, &amp;apos;Oh look, a bag of chips! I&amp;apos;ll just have those!&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThough she does her best to nosh on healthy fare, Sparks admitted she lets herself indulge when she finds herself facing a serious craving. Her favorite feast?\r\n&amp;quot;In-N-Out burger, for sure!&amp;quot; she told Us. &amp;quot;Well, that, or my mom&amp;apos;s sweet potato casserole. It&amp;apos;s a good thing she only makes that once a year because I would eat it all day long!&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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