Category: Foods



It’s Fat Tuesday. The last day before Lent
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It’s Fat Tuesday. The last day before Lent

Fat Tuesday, a.k.a., Mardi Gras, has a reputation for the raucous, but the celebratory season before Lent’s fasting and repentance has deep religious roots. Yes, Fat Tuesday commemorates a day of excess before the beginning of the penitential season of Lent. But Mardi Gras is a marathon, not a sprint. It starts with Twelfth Night [...]

Heart Attack Grill sees a Heart Attack Happen with the Triple Bypass Burger
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Heart Attack Grill sees a Heart Attack Happen with the Triple Bypass Burger

Is it ironic or what? A customer visiting the Heart Attack Grill attempting to eat the Triple Bypass Burger which made the Heart Attach Grill so famous in the first place suffers a heart attack in the grill. This is definitely not a good way to start a good diet or stay healthy. Any type [...]

Lose 5% of Your Body Weight in 6 Months by Switching to Diet Drinks
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Lose 5% of Your Body Weight in 6 Months by Switching to Diet Drinks

Switching to diet drinks can help shed up to five per cent of your body weight in just six months, researchers revealed today. Substituting full-fat fizzy drinks with their diet equivalents has been found to help consumers lose a minimum of five pounds in half a year and up to a 20th of their body [...]

Chocolate Covered Strawberries as a Valantines Day Favorite
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries as a Valantines Day Favorite

Chocolate covered strawberries are perfect for Valentine’s Day. Around this time, you’ll see them readily available at your local grocery store. However, the last time I checked the price, I have to admit that I winced. If you don’t have the time and are willing to pay extra, then having them ready to go is [...]

Foods That Make You Live Healthier Fast
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Foods That Make You Live Healthier Fast

We’re a nation who likes instant gratification. For a quick energy fix, we reach for a sugar-loaded latte; for a mood boost, we click “buy” on a gorgeous jacket we can’t afford; and even when it comes to our health, we down supplements and diet pills to cut corners for fast results. Unfortunately, most of [...]

Best and Worst Hamburgers
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Best and Worst Hamburgers

Who doesn’t love a good burger? Unfortunately, not all hamburgers, or even turkey or veggie burgers, are created equal. Cooking method, portion size, and choice of bread and toppings can mean the difference between a relatively harmless lunch and a day’s worth of calories, fat, and sodium. We rounded up some of the healthiest and [...]

Takeru Kobayashi Wins Wing Bowl – 168 Chickens Later
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Takeru Kobayashi Wins Wing Bowl – 168 Chickens Later

Takeru Kobayashi is gearing up to poop out the remains of 168-and-a-half chickens … after putting on one of the GREATEST competitive eating displays of all time. Kobayashi WOLFED DOWN 337 chicken wings at Wing Bowl 20 in Philadelphia … defeating Jonathan “Super” Squibb and Bill “El Wingador” Simmons. After the competition, Kobayashi told reporters [...]

Foods to Eat During the Super Bowl
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Foods to Eat During the Super Bowl

Super Bowl Sunday tends to be an annual blow-out of football, friends and food. As much as the celebrations may be about sport, delicious but high calorie snacks shape the NFL’s climactic final, when spectators enjoy eating almost as much as watching the game itself. A study by Courtyard Hotels, published this week, found that [...]