Diet and Nutrition

FDA Suddenly Cares About Caffeine Now That Wrigley is Putting It In Gum

Wrigley, the grande dame of the gum world, is getting a little edgier with the announcement of Alert Energy Caffeine Gum. It's about four cups of coffee edgier, since that's the amount of caffeine in a single pack -- eight pieces with 40 mg of caffeine apiece (a cup of coffee has around 80 mg). Gre ... More >>

Wendy's Flatbread Goodies: Not Exactly Flatbread. Kind of a Sandwich. A Bit Healthier.

If you could take a snapshot of fast food menus from 10-15 years ago and compare them with menus today, it'd be glaringly obvious that on-the-go joints are making a push toward healthier menus. Salads have acquired more real estate. Calorie counts are starting to appear to assist in guilting people ... More >>

McDonald's to Introduce Egg White Delight Soon, a Yolk-Free McMuffin

For all of you hard-core McDonald's enthusiasts trying to watch your waistline, we've got great news. This might be the year you don't have to buy bigger pants, because on April 22 McDonald's will introduce a yolk-less McMuffin. According to The Daily Meal, this new sandwich is called the Egg White ... More >>

The Mediterranean Diet Is Hip (Again): Here are Five Places to Find Your Tabbouleh

The Mediterranean diet was bolstered by a study recently released by the New England Journal of Medicine. The report concludes not only that a diet based on olive oil, nuts and fish can prevent cardiovascular disease but that it's more effective than the previously recommended low-fat diet. See als ... More >>

Commander Salamander Explores the Healing Power of Toothbrushes and Salads. It's Local!

New Dallas resident Lizza Connor is a mom on a musical mission. This former Nashville songwriter is branching out from her usual country and folk genre to write children's music. Connor's new album Commander Salamander contains 13 whimsical songs that encourage healthy lifestyle for children through ... More >>

The Cheesecake Factory Is Officially Trying to Kill You

By now you've surely seen the Tumblr feed This Is Why You're Fat. The blog showcases gastronomic food porn with a propensity for dishes that tend to be high in fat and calories. Deep-fried macaroni and cheese sandwich anyone? See also: -Embracing Gluttony: The Hot Mess at Pecan Lodge -Embracing Gl ... More >>

The Mango Creme: New Girl Scout Cookie or STD?

It's known that I love Girl Scout cookies pretty hard. But, seriously Girl Scouts? Mango Creme NutrifusionTM cookie with vitamins in it? You thought that would please the masses?

13 Dallas Spots for Healthy Foods That Don't Suck

Every once in a very long while I like to make believe I have a little something called willpower. And like most other folks on this planet, I get a surge of confidence in my nonexistent willpower right around January 1. See also: Our Best of 2012 Winners Now, I have this thing that tends to ruin ... More >>

Vegetarian Awareness Month: Ten Ways to Celebrate in 2012

Last year, October was Vegetarian Awareness Month. This year, it is once again. Because clearly, the fight to recognize that Vegetarians are among us is still not over. We must be aware. We must make others aware. We will prevail! Celebrating Vegetarian Awareness Month is easy! Just be aware that V ... More >>

Meatless Monday: Now Served With a Side of Cash

The unfaltering advocates of Meatless Monday challenge you to extend your Monday foray into vegetarianism into the entire month of October. The whole month. Four weeks. No meat. That includes fish, you silly pescetarians. Why, you ask? Today is World Vegetarian Day, as well as the ceremonious fi ... More >>

Adventures in Veganism: Pop Up Goes the Veggies

Last Friday night, experienced local chef Ryan Barnett hosted his fourth and final dinner in a series themed Sea, Air, Land and Earth. Intrigued by the pop-up concept and a themed dinner with a bunch of strangers, I brought a friend along to check it out.

DISD Cafeterias are Looking Mighty Svelte These Days. Get Ready to Eat Your Veggies Kids.

Were you a lunch line kid? I was mostly, until Smithville ISD put in a "snack line," which allowed the kids who could afford it to eat pizza and french fries every day, while the others went through the line. In retrospect, it was wrong. Every bit of it. I hope they don't still do that. The scenar ... More >>

Embracing Gluttony with an Extra Large "Big Meat" at Serious Pizza

In a city bulging at the seams with gluttonous plates of nachos, barbecue, hamburgers and fried chicken, it's hard to nail down the highlight reel. The options are bold and plentiful. Few, however, have the girth of an extra large "Big Meat" from Serious Pizza in Deep Ellum. It's a scene. Many stop ... More >>

Embracing Gluttony: The Hot Mess at Pecan Lodge

We've decided to take a look at a few of Dallas' most glutton-friendly dishes and do something you probably really don't want us to: count calories. Total buzzkill? No. More like "smart calorie allocation." So, let's get smart. Say you have 2,000 calories, more or less, at your disposal everyday; ... More >>

FDA Says High-Fructose Corn Syrup is Not "Corn Sugar"

Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration denied the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) petition to rename high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as "corn sugar," a request they had made almost two years ago, arguing that sugar and HFCS were one in the same. The FDA reasoned the action would confuse consum ... More >>

On Meatless Monday, All Hail the Mighty Chickpea

No doubt many of us are probably suffering from a slight meat hangover after all those holiday weekend grill-fests. Now that Tuesday's here, it's back to work and time to detox from all that poolside barbecue gorging. May I suggest you embrace the glorious chickpea? Everyone knows and loves hummu ... More >>

Which Beers Get You Drunk Without Making You Fat? The Gross Ones, Of Course.

With St. Patty's Day behind us and spring break in the books, summer is just around the corner, which means it's time to get serious about our curvy figures. One of the worst offenders to the best of all diet plans is alcohol. Not only for the calories within each glass, but also for the progressive ... More >>

Mumtaz's Indian Lunch Buffet Was Built for Meatless Monday

Weary of soy protein and veggie burgers from Meatless Mondays gone by, I had set my sights this go around on exotic flavors and spices. My search for bargain vegetarian nirvana took me to Mumtaz, an Indian restaurant located in a generic Richardson strip mall at Campbell and Central. I'm typically ... More >>

Chick-fil-A Courts Your Babies, As Long As They're Straight

Chick-fil-A is rolling out a new Kid's Meal, according to a recent news release, aimed at fighting childhood obesity and promoting good nutrition. Comprised of grilled chicken nuggets, low-fat milk and fruit, either in a cup for finger-eating, or pureed in a bag for squeezing, the meals tally just o ... More >>

Deep Ellum Urban Gardens Could Get a Major Boost from a Local Woman's Stuffed Peppers

​As an avid runner and cook, Lindsey Cook of Dallas loves to create healthy dishes, like her quinoa and turkey stuffed bell peppers. Easy, versatile and full of deliciousness, Cook was so smitten with the recipe that she entered it in the Aetna Healthy Food Fight contest. From there, the dish ... More >>

Ten Ways to Celebrate Vegetarian Awareness Month

October is Vegetarian Awareness Month. It's true. Vegetarians do exist, even in Dallas. And not only that, they should be celebrated, if for nothing else than for eating all the world's tofu so you don't have to see it. Here are a few ways to help make everyone aware of your support for the carniv ... More >>

A Note To Men: Your Date is Making You Fat

They've been eating out quite a bit.​Turns out who you sup with could effect your waistline as much as when and what you eat. The Huffington Post points us to a recently released study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology. In doing the study, researchers hoped to gain unders ... More >>

Vegans Rejoice: Texas State Veggie Fair Fried Food Competition

Sylvia ElzafonFried vegan Bob Armstrong queso won Texas State Veggie Fair's Most Creative title in 2010.​The State Fair of Texas offers a millionty delicious fried food options, but if you're vegan, food-wise you're pretty much limited to sniffing second-hand funnel cake fumes.Well, fuck all that. ... More >>

UNT Goes Vegan With Mean Greens Cafeteria

Courtesy UNT​When UNT's fall semester gets rolling in a couple weeks, vegetarians, vegans and meat-haters across Denton will have cause for celebration. Mean Greens cafeteria, formerly one of UNT's five beef/pork/poultry/fish-infested eateries, has recently converted its menu to adhere to an ... More >>

Do Melatonin Brownies Actually Do Anything? An Unfair Park Special Report.

No pot references here, no sir.​"You're going to eat that now?" the guy at the head shop asked. He looked worried. "That's not a good idea. I don't take 'em in the daytime. It renders me non-functional."Well, shit. It was Friday afternoon, and I was about to drug my co-workers.A little background, ... More >>

Dear Food Diary: I Hate You

Maybe they should include simple check boxes for Slim Jims and Doritos.​It's hard to find people who agree with me here, but food diaries are worthless. A food diary is a log of everything you ate, where and who you ate it with and what you were feeling as you ate it, (Everyone who jots down ... More >>

Five Diets Just as Bad as The Heart Attack Grill

Tic Tacs and copious amounts of coke are all you need to have a body like a super model. And beriberi.​I have spent about 17 minutes of my entire life dieting. I did it to teach myself healthy eating habits so my body doesn't explode on my 25th birthday, when my metabolism is supposed to scree ... More >>

Eating Healthy at Asian Markets: All You Need is Willpower and a Taste for the Unusual

Bitter melon is good for what ails you, if you can stand it.​As exhibited by my tribute to junk foods post last month, I don't always have the best buying habits whenever I make my Asian grocery store visits. Fortunately, aside from the occasional evil treats, Asian market aisles can also harb ... More >>

New Culinary Textbook Tells Chefs to Put the Flavor and Some of the Fat Back in Nutrition

​While a new culinary nutrition textbook is geared toward chefs working in professional kitchens, a co-author says the book's advice would be equally appropriate for amateurs charting new diet plans for 2011. "Moderation and variety is the key," says Cathy Powers, a former Culinary Institute ... More >>

As Obama Signs Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, White House Sends Endorsement From DISD

In March '08, Dora Rivas testified before a House committee on the need for better school nutrition.​Back in August we sneak-peeked the Dallas Independent School District's new-n-improved school menus, which offer a few more healthier alternatives than in recent years. But the district has long sa ... More >>

High-End Dallas Chefs Devise Vegan Dishes

The vast majority of fine dining dishes are fraught with ingredients that give vegans the willies. High-end chefs instinctively saturate their food with butter and cream, costuming even the most innocuous vegetables in animal products. No animals were harmed in the making of this dish.​But for on ... More >>

Offshore's Nextdoor: Happy Hour Begins at Nap 30.

Roy's Natural Market: So Long to the Man with Wheat Grass Miracles

Roy Beard is closing Roy's Natural Market come August.​Used to get a lot of sore throats, from, well, let's just call it "cigarette" smoking. That was back in the '80s when I, well, let's just say smoked. Invariably, the tickle in my throat would progress to soreness, which would progress to a ... More >>

Domino's Slims Down Pizza for Schools. Yes, Our Culture is Dying.

​No matter how many talented chefs Michelle Obama invites to the White House, or how many vegetable costumes Jamie Oliver dons, it seems unlikely school nutritionists will ever be able to strike pizza from their cafeteria menus. "You can't stop buying pizza for kids," says Sherry Brokenberry, ... More >>

Girls On Girls

Food For Thought 4.14.09

"Stevia is supposed to offer a non-dangerous natural alternative to sugar, high-fructose corn syrup and artificial sweeteners, and that's why it's supposed to do well. It doesn't have the calorie punch of sugar; it doesn't have the bad image of HFCS." (Marcia Mogelonsky, senior research analyst with ... More >>

Stay Hungry, Live Longer: the Science Behind the Calorie Restriction Diet

An SMU biologist thinks the secret to the fountain of youth may be found by putting fruit flies on a diet.

Stealth Health

Barnes & Noble hosts the Sneaky Chef

Fat-Bustin' Bob

Whole Lotta Whole Foods

Sprouts Spouts in Dallas, At Last

Whole Lotta Nuthin'

McRibbing

A man eats fast food for a month--guess what happens

Best Dish Name

Square Meal at Dream Café

Best Health-food Store

Ann's Health Food Center

Fat Like Me

Nothing our rotund reporter tried could help him lose weight. Finally, he attacked his belly through his melon. That's right. He's been hypnotized.

Fat City

Does anybody eat low-fat/no-fat ice cream?

Best health food store (tie)

Whole Foods Market & Roy's Natural Market

Neander-Guy

Ray Audette hunts with a hawk and eats like a caveman. He says his meaty diet stopped his hair from falling out, cured his diabetes--and will make you healthy too

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