Fast Food Week: Quick Service Resto And Snacks News…
Canadian Thanksgiving is coming up on Monday, and folks here in the Great White North are all in their usual tizzy over preparations for the traditional Big Family Feast. If you’re already seeking some relief from the Turkey stampede, here are some Fast Food specials to provide a little contrast…Read More →
Fast Food Even Less Healthy Now Than 30 Years Ago
A long term study by researchers at Boston University published earlier this year revealed that – in spite of adding some ‘healthy alternative’ menu items – fast food offerings at the ten largest U.S. chains have increased in Calories and Salt content consistently over the past 30 years…Read More →
Bacon And NASCAR Go Together Like… Um…
It’s nothing more or less than a stunt to elevate a brand name above the competition, but it’s a great, fun idea: Who wouldn’t appreciate an over-the-top collaboration between a NASCAR team and a major Bacon supplier? NASCAR is the pride of the South where some folks consider Bacon Candy…Read More →
Food Myths Exposed: Folks Believe The Darndest Things!
I was shocked, amused and dumbfounded – all at the same time – to read the results of a recent survey by Love Fresh Berries (a UK Fresh Fruit industry lobby group) that asked 2000 Brits about the food myths. Turns out, in spite of blogs like this one, there are lots of crazy ideas circulating about food…Read More →
Banana Flour: The Next Gluten-Free Wonder Food?
Just when I thought I had heard of every kind of Flour you could use to bypass Gluten in your diet, I’ve discovered something new: Banana Flour. That’s right. And the image the name conjurers up, alone, poses just the first of a lot of questions that I think deserve to be answered…Read More →
Apple Season: Not As Much Fun As It Used To Be
I remember a time, when I was very small, when my dad and I used to take Saturday morning drives in the country to seek out our fall treats. I went looking for Hazelnut trees, and dad stopped at every abandoned orchard we found to sample the Apples. Most of the old varieties didn’t even have names…Read More →