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Snacks don't always have to be as fancy as soft pretzels and Asian-inspired trail mix; sometimes, the most addictive things come straight out of a jar. As a child, I was taught never to drink milk right out of the carton or eat peanut butter straight from a jar, but there are certain items today that still foster my bad habit: I love nacho-style pickled jalapeños, martini olives, and maraschino Read more
Last year I told you about a Consumer Reports study, which detected bisphenol A (BPA) in the inner lining of most canned goods. And while the FDA has yet to ban the use of BPA in food packaging, it did announce earlier this year that the industrial chemical may pose some concern. As a result, the government agency is investing $30 million into a more comprehensive study on the effects BPA has on Read more
Every time I travel to Spain I make sure to stock up on Pimentón, spicy Spanish paprika. I also like to pick up saffron and canned tuna in olive oil. What items do you invest on while traveling? Do You Purchase Ingredients in Foreign Countries? Yes! I love picking up foreign spices and canned foods to bring home. No. I prefer not to grocery shop while on vacation. Other Read more
Even pizza delivery chains are proclaiming this year to be the worst they've ever seen. — Wall Street Journal The rib-sticking recipe for this Latvian cabbage pie has traveled around the world. — Boston Globe Harold McGee answers the question: How much water do you need when cooking pasta? — New York Times Chef Jeremy Fox of Ubuntu in Napa, CA, is paving the way for vegetarian cuisine. Read more
It's finally here — the weekend where you pack up, suit up, or eat up to celebrate the start of warmer weather. For many, that also means packing up the car and heading somewhere to celebrate Memorial Day. Staying healthy on vacation, no matter how short, can be difficult, especially when you're on the road. It's so easy to pull over and grab fast food or gas station fare instead of searching Read more
Have you cooked, eaten, or spotted something mouthwatering recently? If so, then don't let anything hold you back from sharing it with the rest of us: we want to feast with our eyes too. On a recent trip to Chicago, I hit up one of my favorite Mexican restaurants, Big Star, for some south-of-the-border sustenance and wound up ordering their queso fundido, a platter of melted, pungent, cheesy Read more
It's fun to host people for a barbecue, but it can also get quite pricey when everyone isn't chipping in. Consumer expert Andrea Woroch provides suggestions to cut your grocery bill when shopping for your Memorial Day meal: Prepare most of your meal. Woroch says, "The general rule for prepared foods is that they are more expensive, and it's cheaper to buy the ingredients to prepare yourself." Read more
Every child has a food that's an absolute no. It varies by kid; my niece loves everything from asparagus to calamari to brussels sprouts, but she'll turn her nose up at mushrooms every time, no matter how they're prepared. When I was growing up, I was a pretty adventurous eater, but I despised frozen peas — so much that I made up an elaborate story about them being my doll's favorite thing on Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. This week Shape turns to Cynthia Sass, a registered dietitian with master's degrees in both nutrition science and public health. If you couldn’t let anything cross your lips from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., but you were allowed to eat anything you wanted for eight hours a day and still lose weight, would you try it? Read more
We all have a sense of smell, and we all use it constantly, whether we realize it or not. Scents and smell are two of the most important yet often overlooked elements of everyday experience. Want to learn a few truly amazing facts about the things your nose knows? Then just keep reading. Read more
