Category: Food
April 12 2009
This Week in Food (2009-04-06)
It’s MSNBC’s idea of “The 19 worst drive-thru foods in America”.
I always thought the worst drive-thru food meant it was the messiest and would get all over your shirt while driving. But according to MSNBC it’s got to do with calories or something. Go figure.
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February 12 2008
The Stomach Will Not Be Fooled!
An interesting article at TIME.com:
[N]ew research suggests that the body is not so easily fooled, and that sugar substitutes are no key to weight loss — perhaps helping to explain why, despite a plethora of low-calorie food and drink, Americans are heavier than ever.
I’ve seen similar stories linking artificial sweeteners to weight gain; but what struck me about this article is that it involves testing animals. It would be easy to explain why people who use artificial sweeteners can still gain weight—they could simply be rationalize they can eat more (I know I’ve done it)—but if tests on animals produce the same results, it suggests the problem is physical more than mental. And this intrigues me a great deal.
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February 03 2008
But He’s Called Big Brother
Some fat-haters in Mississippi want to see you starve. Raw Story has the unbelievable report that “[a] bill recently introduced in Mississippi’s state legislature would bar restaurants from serving people determined to be obese.”
The state’s health department can even revoke permits of establishments that do not comply. No word on how the determination of “obesity” would be made. No word on if food establishments have to provide their own scales or have to perform BMI tests on potential customers. No word on how any McDonald’s will stay open. And no word on how punishing people who actually go out to restaurants is going to fix anything.
You might even file this as another sign of the great American police state we’re turning into, except no one has been wantonly tasered or forcibly strip searched ... yet.
Posted by Mickey at 02:17 AM in Food, News | Comments (0) | Email this entry
April 09 2007
The Cadbury Egg Controversy
...and I didn’t even know there was a Cadbury egg controversy.
But here it is—broken by, of all people, BJ Novak of The Office
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January 03 2007
Today in Food (2007/01/03)
Happy New Year!
People have been asking me what my resolution is for the new year. My answer? 1080p, baby. 1080p.
As is usual for the start of a new year, I’m planning on losing some weight. One of the drawbacks of running a site about fatness is it’s almost like giving me license to a be a fat ass. I’ve grown to monumental proportions over the last few months and I need to drop some pounds before I do structural damage to my house. Also usual for this time, giving up food means I’m constantly thinking about food, and here a couple food-related links I found today. (Both from Boing Boing.net.)
I was pretty proud of myself, in my youth, that I ate every single meal on the Bangkok Tiger menu. But these guys are planning on eating at every single restaurant in Toronto, in the order in which the establishments are listed in the phone book.
And in case I’m considering making a meal of butter sticks, here’s what 200 calories looks like compared between different foods.
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June 12 2006
Drive-Thru of Death
From New Scientist:
Eating a diet consisting largely of fast food could cause your waistline to bulge more than eating the same amount of fat from healthier sources.
Monkeys fed a diet rich in trans-fats –- commonly found in fast foods –- grew bigger bellies than those fed a diet rich in unsaturated fats, but containing the same overall number of calories. They also developed signs of insulin resistance, which is an early indicator of diabetes.
Trans-fats, or partially hydrogenated oils, are found in many fast foods and also in baked goods and processed snacks. They dramatically increase the risk of heart disease –- even more than saturated fats found in animal products.
Why do I suddenly have a taste for monkey?
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June 09 2006
By the Sound of Their Teeth
Did you ever notice whenever someone eats in a movie you can hear the fork scrape against their teeth? I know this is a fairly specific rant in the grand scheme of movie watching, but it really annoys me. The sound of it annoys me and the mere idea of scraping a fork between my teeth annoys me. In all my years of eating, and believe me we’re talking a lot of meals here, I think maybe once (oh let’s give it the benefit of a doubt and say “twice”) I’ve actually bitten down on my fork. But what is it with today’s foley artists? By the standards of today’s movie soundtracks, you’d think fork-chewing is a standard practice.
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February 05 2006
Super Bowls
Doing my work for me and just in time for Sunday’s Super Bowl pigout, this site, Super Sized Meals.com, lets you keep track of all those insanely huge burgers offered around the world.
Posted by Mickey at 12:40 AM in Blogging, Links, Food | Comments (0) | Email this entry
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