An interesting new view on why we tend to over-eat snacks – especially the salty, fatty, crunchy ones. Researchers say the size of individual snack pieces can significantly effect the total amount of junk food we’ll eat at a ‘sitting’…Read More →
Sometimes I think there are as many ‘Favourite Casserole’ lists online as there are casseroles. I usually give them a perfunctory ‘That’s nice…” and move on. But I was favourably disposed toward a recent post focusing on Egg Noodles…Read More →
We reported some time ago that NASA was offering a very special challenge to would-be inventors. The US Space Administration wanted to get the widest possible range of inputs on technologies for long-term space mission food production…Read More →
Another juicy serving of munchables news here at Fast Food Week! We’ve got everything you might fancy – except new sides. But that’s more than compensated for by the presence of three new Fast Food novelties, from home and abroad!Read More →
Consumer Reports says, ‘Yes!’. Definitely. And it’s all about the salt. But how do others feel about banning the popular, purpose-made kid-sized lunch combos from official menus? And will schools prohibit Lunchables brought from home?Read More →
Why are checkout clerks at Target stores being told to ‘card’ purchasers of non-alcoholic bev-erages? On its face, the move makes no sense at all. But Target does have an explanation – based on its perceptions of its customers’ ‘intentions’…Read More →
Canada’s Food Guy, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, says Poutine should receive World Cultural Heritage status. Like Neapolitan Pizza or the French Baguette. And he suggests that would be a great way to celebrate the iconic dish’s 60th birthday!Read More →
There are thousands of recipes online that claim to duplicate McDonald’s ‘Special Sauce’. But Big Mac fans say none really captures the iconic flavour. Now, a former McDonald’s corporate chef offers an ‘official’ Special Sauce formula…Read More →