I’ve been railing for years against the millennial trend by restaurants toward crating crazier and crazier menu items, just to get the attention of customers in an age of ever-increasing saturation in the Fast / Hip / Extreme foods sectors. But there’s an underlying danger in these wild and wacky treats…Read More →
We all know, by now, that Walnuts and Walnut Oil are good for us. Walnuts have been credited with a number of health benefits over and above those attributed to Nuts in General. Now, scientists say they’ve discovered that regular consumption of Walnuts can benefit our essential gut bacteria…Read More →
We all know that the Mediterranean Diet has been shown to have heart-health benefits and benefits for those fighting Diabetes. But, now, researchers say it may also help older folks retain and sharpen their cognitive abilities. And there’s another diet specifically created to feed the mind…Read More →
It’s that day again! We’re looking at the past week’s Fast Food industry announcements, launches and newsy bits. We’ve got some truly savoury new sandwiches from three players plus a couple of stories involving FFW regulars, Starbucks and Chipotle’s. And the news there is not good…Read More →
You’ve probably tried a quick bowl of instant noodles for just about every meal and snack in the daily rotation. But I’ll bet you haven’t had it for Breakfast. Now, a crazy food blogger has come up with a recipe for that he calls ‘Breakfast Ramen’ and I have some issues with both the idea and his execution…Read More →
We’re told, almost daily, that Sugary beverages, like Soda, flavoured Milk and sweetened Tea and Coffee are bad for us. Excess Calories and the tendency – we’re recently advised – that eating sweets makes us want more sweets and savouries! There’s one kind of sweet beverage that we’re missing…Read More →
New findings from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Service suggest that the all-time fave traditional Fast Food meal may make you fat in more ways than just the overall Calories it represents. In fact, it might be telling your body to store more fat, rather than burn it…Read More →
You read it right. Canadian researchers say their latest look at ‘non-nutritive’ artificial sweeteners gave them a bit of a shock. It seems the evidence indicates you can actually gain weight from ‘chronic’ use of artificial sweeteners – and it’s not because they, themselves pack on the pounds.Read More →