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12 Shockingly Absurd Food Inventions

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When you think of the great inventors and inventions of our time, you might consider Alexander Graham Bell and the cotton gin--at the very least, the PEZ dispenser.

I DOUBT you'll think of the spinning ice cream cone or the dude who invented toilet candy. But yet, someone thought our world was LACKING without them!

So, just how ridiculous is the human food-mind. Let's find out...

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44 comments · September 28, 2008

Calories on Menus: Is It Good For New York?

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It wasn't easy, but eventually New York City's calories-on-menus law came to pass.

At first, five restaurants--Dunkin' Donuts, McDonald's, Popeye's, Sbarro and TGI Friday's--were cited for FAILURE to compile, but they've since gotten their act together.

So, many months later, how are actual New Yorkers taking to the new menus?

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41 comments · September 26, 2008

Do You Eat Too Fast?

One tip that most of us could use to boost our health efforts is to eat slowly. If you were ever told off as a child for gobbling your food, or not for chewing properly, then you were being given good advice - there's a lot of benefits from taking your time over a meal... » more

20 comments · September 25, 2008

Could Your Salad Poison You?

Pre-packed salads are quick and convenient. For many of us with busy lifestyles, they're an easy way to add a little green stuff to our plates - without spending ages washing and chopping vegetables. And the range of different leaves can be appealing: if you buy a pre-mixed bag, you don't have to get a whole romaine lettuce or grow your own rocket to go beyond the iceburg lettuce.

But could your bagged salad be putting you at risk of food poisoning?

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19 comments · September 22, 2008

Do Smaller Supermarkets Help Us Eat Better?

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Tired of walking up, down and all around the aisles EVERY time you run into the supermarket for ONE thing--which always at the BACK of the GIANT store! Sigh.

You're in luck, because many supermarkets are abandoning the big MEGA-center strategy and focusing on smaller boutique shopping.

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16 comments · September 19, 2008

Seafood: How Healthy Is It?

I bet you've heard the groan-worthy pun that goes "I'm on a seafood diet ... I see food and I eat it!" But, jokes aside, seafood is one of the best sources of protein, essential oils (fatty acids), and health-boosting nutrients. Are you eating enough?

The Food Standards Agency in the UK says:

We should be eating at least two portions of fish a week including one of oily fish. But most people aren't eating enough fish.

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25 comments · September 9, 2008

How To: Make Nutritious Smoothies

Whether you're looking for a breakfast on-the-go, a post workout recovery or a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, smoothies can be a fast and easy way to pack a good nutritional punch.

Here are some smoothie basics and a couple of recipes to try:

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16 comments · September 1, 2008

Food Finds Worse than a Fly in Your Soup!

Okay, we all know our food is full of trans-fat, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors and preservatives, but it could be a WHOLE LOT worse.

Like these unlucky people who found used bandages, a dirty knife, mice, stones, metal shards and even--I'm NOT joking--a condom in their food!

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20 comments · August 28, 2008

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