Diet and Nutrition

No Worries People, Lays Potato Chips Are Healthy Now

I just got a great news release. Not more than two weeks after The New York Times published a story on the science behind the junk food that's poisoning us, Lay's has announced a new line of potato chips with 50 percent less sodium and the same great taste. See also: - Snack Food Scientists Have B ... More >>

Tasting Margarita Mixes for National Margarita Day, So You Won't Have To

If you're a margarita purist you'll undoubtedly mark today's holiday with freshly squeezed citrus and a bottle of your finest pure agave. While I'm firm devote of the au naturel camp, my editor has informed me that not everyone wants to spend their time sifting seeds out of their fruit juice and dea ... More >>

Taco Bell to Launch Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos on March 7th

If you're pregnant and are due in early March, go ahead and schedule things for March 7th. Because then forever and ever and ever (into infinity) you'll be able to say your baby was born the same day as the Cool Ranch Tacos at Taco Bell. People will say, "Ooh, awesome. I totally remember that day! ... More >>

The HapiFork: A Smart Fork That Gives You a Buzz When You Eat Too Fast

Yesterday the company HapiLabs unveiled the world's first "smart fork" that tracks eating behavior bite by bite. The creator of HAPIfork, Dave Graveline (who, by the way, is a skinny Frenchman), promises that by not eating too fast or too much, we will be "happier." From the HapiLabs Facebook page ... More >>

Tyler Florence Signing Books at Williams-Sonoma Today at Noon

Tyler Florence, host of several Food Network shows including "Iron Chef," "Food 911" and "Tyler's Ultimate," will be at Williams-Sonoma at NorthPark Center at noon today (Monday, Dec 10), signing copies of his new cookbook, TYLER FLORENCE FRESH. After a peek at the book online, in the introduction ... More >>

Flamin' Hot Cheetos Banned From Schools

Ah yes, Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The snack with its own spicy cult of people with stained fingers and horrible breath is in the cross-hairs of school officials in several states, according to CBS News. The snack, with a reported one gazillion grams of saturated fat and a shit ton of sodium (amounts ar ... More >>

Eat this Dallas Dish, Not That: Local Alternatives to the Men's Health 20 Worst Foods in America

This is a bad bad list, people. Nasty. Men's Health has published a list of the top 20 Worst Foods in America. Usually it's fun to look at gut bombs, but after cruising through this list you'll want to brush your teeth and wash your face. The list is part of Men's Health on-going "Eat This, Not Th ... More >>

How I (Almost) Survived Seven Long Days of Veganism

It's been one week since I pledged to abstain from all animal products, and I kept a journal to track my progress during the week. Here are some highlights for your amusement: Monday, 10:30 a.m.: Day one. Cold-brewed coffee with a splash of almond milk and a vegan banana muffin for breakfast. I' ... More >>

On This Meatless Monday, an Avid Carnivore Prepares for a Week of Veganhood

I just consumed my last meal, consisting of a deliciously bloody flat iron steak with Boursin cheese and caramelized onions cooked in bacon fat, topped off with a fried egg also cooked in bacon fat. I'm not being marched off to my execution, though -- my fate is slightly less final and significantl ... More >>

Is Meatless Monday Working? Maybe.

Back in January, Mark Bittman penned a little number highlighting various reports that indicated reduced meat consumption in America. He said we were all eating less meat, and I thought that was pretty great. I even tweeted about it. "Is Meatless Monday working?" I asked, and added a link to the ar ... More >>

A 966-Calorie Burger King Burger is Creating a Stir in the UK. Um, 966? That's It?

​Over in the United Kingdom, healthy people who eat health food have been twisting up their knickers over Burger King's new 966-calorie Smoked Bacon and Cheddar Double Angus burger. In addition to having a thousand calories, it has 58 grams of artery-waterboarding fat. Consumerist quotes a s ... More >>

Meatless Monday Is Harder Than I Thought

Ed. note: Along with our booze correspondent, food critic Scott Reitz is trying his mouth at going meatless on Mondays. They'll occasionally relay their experiences. So far Scott sucks at it. It sounded soooooooo easy. Drop meat on Mondays -- it'll help save the world and shit. And it's only one da ... More >>

Eat Pie First, and More Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating

I approach Thanksgiving with the full intent of it being a colossal eating event. Sleeves rolled up, I slide all my chips across the table and sit back with an air of indifference. Let's do this. It made me wonder, how much damage can we do in one day? So, I called the Cooper Clinic and spoke with ... More >>

What You Eat Is Just As Important As When You Choose To Eat It

Flickr​ I'd been thinking that keeping an eye on the total amount of calories I consume, regardless of when I eat was the key from not gaining weight. Eat a huge meal here, skip one there and things will all balance out, right? Turns out a simple calorie count may not be the only key to maint ... More >>

Poop Burgers? Actual Poop Burgers? You're Shitting Me.

You're a serious foodie. You regularly say shit like, "I'll try anything" and "I'm totally adventurous -- let's get the weirdest thing on the menu," and "When in Rome, ellipsis." And so, dear Adventurous Foodie, we bring you the day you hoped would never come. Enter: the doo doo burger. We're not ... More >>

Good Morning, Here's a Sausage Pancake Bite

GothamistOnly 300 calories for three "bites"!​ Commuters on their way into Dallas from Plano (or Garland or Frisco) can now add a to-go snack to their morning diet: Sausage Pancake Bites at Dunkin' Donuts! It is, as you may have guessed, exactly what it sounds like. Little pancake-ball "Meat ... More >>

Taco Bell Cuts Salt. No One Notices
Change in Taste. Surprise!

​Wondering why you haven't been chugging down your extra-large Taco Bell soda as quickly as you once did? It could be because the fast food chain's secretly been leaving the salt out of its recipes. As reported by Nation's Restaurant News yesterday, Taco Bell tested out its new lower-sodium m ... More >>

Tim Love Hates Vegetarians and Their Roasted Pumpkins

Nick RalloTim Love's Dirty Love Burger is all dirty with glorious meat​Could Tim Love be the unnamed saboteur who copped to bathing vegetarian entrees in lamb's blood? It's highly unlikely, but the Fort Worth celebrity chef isn't shy about carnivorous sermonizing. He last week shared "Five Reason ... More >>

School Lunches: How Can Something That Taste Like One be so Hard to Make?

Low-sodium sauces​Editor's note: Apparently, feeding kids is a lot more complicated than tossing them a box of Pop-Tarts and a 3-liter jug of root beer. Who knew? For the breeders among you readers, here's a wrap-up of newsy, nutritional items Hanna shipped in from the School Nutrition Associa ... More >>

Low-Cal Cocktails: Didn't We Used to Just Call Those Shots?

You know, if you're worried about calories when drinking tequila, then you're not drinking enough tequila.​Margaritas are supposed to signify the pinnacle of lazy summer good-timing, but bartenders say drinkers are increasingly worrying about the cocktail's caloric content. Weighing in at mor ... More >>

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Top 10 Most Annoying Diet Fads

In a rare unguarded moment, Jared Fogle appears without a pair of pants in his hand.​Grapefruit can change your life. Cabbage soup, too. Balancing the right carbs with the right fats extends one's youth. Smoking shaves off the pounds. Eating only vegetables is ethically right...While Americans did ... More >>

Pho From Home: Dishes To Fit Your Resolutions

Mi Hoanh Thanh (wonton noodle soup).​City of Ate reader, Margie, comments, "Oh, and I'd like to add that this rash of dieting talk all over the web and TV is making me sick. My resolution is to eat more and drink more and have more fun doing it. Saying 'hell' more than 'damn' is another one I thi ... More >>

Rules To Eat By

​An American style milkshake in part requires a blend that will stand a spoon but can be sipped from a straw without much trouble. Response to last week's ranking of ten different milkshakes, however, suggests some people really don't consider the difference between a milkshake and stirred up ice ... More >>

Food For Thought 4.8.09

"Coke's messages were totally unacceptable, creating an impression which is likely to mislead that Coca-Cola cannot contribute to weight gain, obesity and tooth decay." (From a statement released by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission regarding an advertising campaign run by the Atl ... More >>

Wine Rocks

Rock stars plus alcohol can add up to a lot of things. But when you add organic grocery stores to the rock and booze equation, the sum must certainly change, right? Guess we'll find out when Maynard James Keenan makes an appearance at the Whole Foods Market in Plano from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., March 2 ... More >>

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It's Dr Pepper Time!

As least for those bootlegging the sugar-sweetened stuff out of Dublin, Texas

Review: Mecca Restaurant

Hunt on Walking in Dallas, Barking Diners and That Whole Foods Fight

Original Whole Foods Moving Less Than a Mile. Might as Well Be a Million.

Baby, You Can Drive My Cart

No, Seriously. A Chocolate Fountain.

Whole Foods By Half, More or Less

AWOL

Best Place for Healthful Mexican Food

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill

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Gym Dandy

Let's get physical...for free

Best Chicken Salad

Whole Foods

Boot Scootin'

Why is Italian food so popular?

A Slice of Pizza Face

School lunch competes for student tastes, government dollars

Best Ice Cream

Out of a Flower

Best local tour of the Middle East

Worldwide Food, Inc.

Not-so-Funny Lady

I'm The One That I Want may work for Margaret Cho fans, but it won't win her converts

Is 'good for you' ever good?

The 'clean food' at Preston's comes close

Getting fat off non-fat

A fat substitute with some unpleasant potential side effects pits junk food against junk science

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