Obesogens are chemicals that disrupt the function of hormonal systems; many researchers believe they lead to weight gain and, in turn, numerous diseases that curse the American populace. The quote above, from Men’s Health (via MSNBC) has the low down on the obesity epidemic in the US and pretty much all western countries. It’s not [...]

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Nestlé, that most ethical of international food conglomerates*, will, starting today, introduce it’s Jenny Craig brand of diet to Europe. France of all places. PARIS — Could U.S.-style diet coaching offer a solution to the rising tide of obesity in Europe? Nestlé, the Swiss food goliath, hopes so. It is bringing Jenny Craig, its quintessentially American [...]

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Presented for your consideration, the simple, Cheerio. Not fancy. Not my first choice for breakfast grain, but not awful.  One gram of sugar in a 27 gram serving. For this compulsive eater, that’s not a problem. Note also 3 grams of fiber and 3 grams or protein. Also, not bad. Presented for your consideration, the [...]

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I’m pretty sure this wasn’t planned but the good folks at Unilever have actually improved their Slim Fast product, if by improved you mean increased the rate of weight loss*. All it took was one new ingredient. Why didn’t they think of this before? All canned Slim Fast drinks are being voluntarily recalled by the [...]

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My daughter’s high school is having a can drive. Through Monday, they’re collecting cans of food for local pantries in advance of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.  With the exception of canned tomatoes when local tomatoes are not available, I can’t think of anything I eat from a can. I eat soy nut butter from a [...]

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Click image for the answer: And remember, it’s just not my food and, with any luck, not yours either.

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Our local supermarket had a large bin of Ready to Eat Pancakes, right near the diary section, between the fake butter and the fake cheese. Yummy. These don’t appear to be fake pancakes. In fact, the ingredients are impressive. They’re pretty much what you would make yourself, if you ate “normal”, like mom used to [...]

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It’s winter here in New England, I know this for two reasons: I just shoveled another few inches of snow. Ice Cream is on sale. I had heard a few years ago that, per capita, New Englanders consume more ice cream than any other region of the US.  Personally, I doubt it. I figure since [...]

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Back in the day when I baked for the holidays, I BAKED FOR THE HOLIDAYS! It was a multi-day, multi-recipe all from scratch affair. My two favorite recipes both came from the New York Times American Heritage Cookbook. It’s still published but the date is 1995 so I doubt it’s the same. I got mine [...]

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I was talking with my 16 year old daugther at bedtime. We do this every night. It’s great. She came up with a real gem this evening. Of all the things she wants for christmas (completely secular, hence the lower case), if she could have only one that that would be a Terry’s Chocolate Orange. [...]

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