Friday, June 17, 2011

Top 5 Food Stories for Friday June 17th, 2011



1) Why Home-Style Cooking Will Always Beat Restaurant-Style (theatlantic.com)
Most people think that eating out at a restaurant is the best way to eat food. Think again! Many restaurants use general commodity food (cheap and lower quality than the food at your local market), and you're paying for the chef's to "enhance" the everyday food from bland to good, usually by heavily adding not-so-healthy sugar, butter and salt.

2) How to Conquer Your Food Cravings (eatingwell.com)
Are you a chocoholic? Are you always finding yourself reaching for that last treat in the cookie jar when you just made or bought those cookies yesterday?!?! Check out these 5 tips on how you can take on and beat those cravings one flavor at a time.






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 3) Fast Food Outlets Near Schools Might Not Be Making Teens Fat (usnews.com)
 While the child obesity epidemic may be associated with the rise of fast food throughout the nation, the proximity of these restaurants aren't solely to blame. The lack of health education may be the culprit. Many kids and families don't know how to eat healthy and a hamburger, in many people's eyes, is considered "healthy" due to the high amount of protein (not counting the obscene amounts of fat and sugar). Eat your vegetables!

4) Best Low Fat Ice Cream Picks (prevention.com)
Summer is coming and nothing goes along better with warm weather than ice cream (well, maybe the beach but this site is all about food). This list includes nutrition info and healthy takeaways as well.



5) Kellogg's Food Contaminated Again (finance.yahoo.com)
Put down the spoon! Watch out for those sneaky keebler elves! Traces of listeria has been found in Kellogg food products, such as Keebler and Famous Amos cookies. This is the second time in two years that Kellogg has been accused of unsanitary conditions, and you think they would fix the problem the first time. This just goes to show you that there is nothing is safer and more healthy than a home cooked meal.

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