A new study from JWT London concludes that 74% of men are proud of their skill in the kitchen. To cater to this growing male demographic, Allrecipes, the world’s number one food and recipe site, launched their Man Tested Recipes…
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Less carbs, better thinking…
That muffin that you eat for snack at work might be killing your brain. Natures sunshine website has hundreds of post about health, one that caught my attention was how carbs are not good for your brain. You hear how carbs…
Fast food made him LOSE weight!?
Meet Omar Elbaga, an enthusiastic researcher pushing the boundaries of his own health for a risky, 30 day food experiment. For one month, he ate nothing but fatty, processed, fast foods and by the end of it, he actually lost weight. On his blog, he documents his story through a 70 minute video as well as posts about his findings and his troubles along the way. Even though he lost around 10 lbs., is his body really “healthier” than it was before?
His documentary is similar to the infamous movie SupersIze Me where Morgan Spurlock eats everything on the McDonald’s menu for a period of 30 days. In Spurlock’s case, and basically everyone else in the world, fast food cause his body only to go through only extremely negative effects. Through both films, we learn more about the effects these fast food products cause to our bodies and our minds.
Change Your Life With a Cookbook
People swear by everything and can’t resist to tell their friends about things they should try and things that they won’t be able to live without. For foodies, it’s cookbooks. Buzzfeed’s article “19 Cookbooks That Will Improve Your Life,” consists…
Culinary Diplomacy
Recently in class we have been discussing the role cookbooks play in defining a group of people. They are a way to express culture, heritage, race and religion. But a recent NPR article discusses the role that food can play…
Potato Famine Frosting
Holidays are rooted in cooking and family recipes. When we remember Christmas or Thanksgiving, we remember the smells and the old cookie recipes written on index cards. Along with the holidays comes themed cooking. For Easter we color eggs, for Thanksgiving…
Pet Food News
To follow up on my previous post of the cookbook for our pets, I’ve found a website that has all of the latest news to pet food. The website has sections such as Recalls, Regulations and News. Susan Thixton is the…
Unique Restaurants Stateside
I have never really chosen a restaurant for the experience, but imagine the possibilities. Asian and European cultures have been doing themed and “weird” restaurant experiences for ages, and now many have started coming up stateside. On CNBC, they list…
An NHL Level Diet
Growing up we always dreamed to be the best at something we loved. For me this was to be the best hockey player in the world. When I thought about how to accomplish this the last thing I thought about…
The Ironic Rhetoric of HIPSTERFOOD
HIPSTERFOOD was a finalist in the Best Original Recipes category of the Saveur 2013 Best Food Blog Awards. “Hipsterfood is a food blog here to show you that vegan food isn’t a fad,” they proudly declare in their sidebar. Every…