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WHAT IS THE NEWEST SUPER FOOD?

Meet the newest superfood. It’s not a meat, not a vegetable, although it can successfully pass as either. Technically, it’s a fruit, although you’d probably never guess it; it is, after all, the fruit of a fungus and looks nothing like any fruit seen on American shores. We’re talking about the mushroom. Although the exotic [...]

SOME VERY COOL CORPORATE FOOD PERKS

More than 70% of workers say they’d be happier if they had a well-stocked kitchen pantry, but the reality it most of us do not have one at work. However, if you’re lucky enough to work in one of these five companies, the food perks are awesome: Staffers at Bloomberg’s Manhattan headquarters get all the [...]

CARTOONS MAKE FOOD TASTE BETTER

Colorful mascots on food packages do more than just lure children into asking for treats: Kids think the food actually tastes better. During a recent study, children ate the same cereal from two different boxes – one with a cartoon and one without – and said the cereal from the cartoon box tasted better. The [...]

MOST OF US ARE CALORIE COWARDS

Many national fast-food chains are posting calorie information on their menus, but most of us are ignoring them. That’s according to a recent study based on more than 8,000 people buying lunch in New York City in fast-food chains, including Au Bon Pain, KFC, McDonald’s, and Subway. Here’s why you should pay attention: The 15% [...]

HOW TO SAVE ON YOUR FOOD BILL

Head to the supermarket an hour before closing time. Some stores mark down prepared foods and bakery items then because they can’t sell them the following day. You could get a rotisserie chicken or freshly baked cookies for 50% off, or nab two sushi meals for the price of one. If you’re planing to host [...]

HOW TO TRICK YOUR CHILD INTO LIKING VEGGIES

If you want your kids to eat healthier just put something healthy into a fast food French fries bag. In a recent study, baby carrots were packed into French fries bags which were otherwise filled with fries and given to three-to five-year-old kids to eat. When the kids were asked how they felt about the [...]

SUPER-SECRET FAST FOOD

If you love fast food but find the menus a bit restrictive, you’re in luck. Here’s a list of some secret “got to know what to ask for” items. First a disclaimer: most are provided at the whim of the people working the counter. So be nice! Say please! And don’t get upset if they [...]

THE COUPON CRAZE HAS CAUSED GROCERY STORES TO CHANGE THEIR POLICIES

America has gone coupon crazy. TLC has an entire show dedicated to people who have turned coupon clipping and hoarding into a lifestyle. There are reports of people buying newspapers just so that when they open the machine they can steal coupons out of the other papers. Coupons can be valuable – especially if you’re [...]

THE WORST FOODS TO EAT IF YOU WANT STAY THIN

A few French Fries can’t hurt, right? Actually, wrong! A surprising new study shows that eating just a bit more of some popular foods can really pack on the pounds. For several decades now, Harvard researchers have tracked the effect of various lifestyle factors, including diet, on the well-being of more than 120,000 volunteer doctors [...]

RESTAURANTS ARE GOING HIGH-TECH TOO

In the very near future, you will be able to have an interactive experience with restaurant menus. The restaurants in the Radisson Edwardian Hotels in London have begun using the newfangled Quick Response code – or QR code – in their restaurants. The pixilated codes appear on the restaurants’ menus, and diners who scan them [...]