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Podcast: Play in new window | Download September 29th is Coffee Day. I’ll be sure to celebrate in my usual way as soon as I wake up: strong brewed coffee with half and half. Coffee is something a lot of people enjoy, so it’s not surprising the Food Police try to spoil the fun with [...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Here it is, the #1 Dumb Diet Mistake: #1: Bad breakfasts. Breakfast probably doesn’t sound that important, but it’s possibly the most critical step you can take get a handle on hunger and overeating. And Bad Breakfasts come in two varieties: No breakfast at all. You’re just too [...]
My current breakfast of choice is cereal – something hearty and not syrupy sweet. So when Attune Foods sent me some samples recently, I couldn’t resist opening the boxes right away. This is some serious cereal. Cereal and milk makes a great convenient breakfast. Actually it can be a great lunch, snack or dinner too. [...]
“Chocolate cake for breakfast can help you lose weight” screams the Daily Telegraph headline. Perhaps it should have ended with a question mark. I have to admit, I have not read the full official research report, just the abstract, which doesn’t mention chocolate cake at all. But the description at least hints that chocolate cake [...]
Let’s face it: the typical pre-work/pre-school morning routine is not conducive to spending time sitting around the table eating a leisurely breakfast. Time constraints can be huge, especially if you’re typically rushing out the door and/or rushing kids out the door. Some people can’t stomach anything. Others need to eat because they’re heading out [...]
Market research company Mintel recently surveyed restaurant customers about their breakfast food preferences. The good news is that 2/3rds of respondents said they wanted healthier choices. 40% said availability of healthy menu options was the most important deciding factor when choosing a restaurant. Of course, the definition of “healthier” is unclear, but at least customers [...]
Nothing says summer quite like watermelon, even though it increasingly turns up in grocery stores in spring. It's one fruit that (mostly) hasn't … Read More
