Fast Food Nation Hearts Threadless T-Shirts (& So Do I)


Updated 04/14/07 2:24 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 10 comments

Fast Food Nation Hearts Threadless T-Shirts (& So Do I)

Alright, so clothing is a bit more FabSugar than YumSugar, however something tells me Fab might not be so quick to endorse a shirt with a hamburger on it. And me, well um, hello! it is a hamburger and it's anthropomorphic (fancy way of saying it has a cute face), so of course I'm going to love it. The folks over at Threadless ran a competition in conjunction with the movie version of Fast Food Read more

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday


Updated 03/06/07 3:30 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 7 comments

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I'll sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan You are most likely familiar with this film, as it was a major box office hit, earned Sacha Baron Cohen a Golden Globe Read more

Do You Buy Organic Foods?


Updated 01/23/07 4:39 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 13 comments

Do You Buy Organic Foods?

Yesterday marked day one of the 2007 San Francisco Winter Fancy Foods Show (I'll be spotlighting my favorite finds throughout the week). And although I'm not a morning person, I somehow managed to get my butt in gear in order to be seated for the 8:30am keynote by Eric Schlosser (author of Fast Food Nation). During his keynote, which even Schlosser noted as depressing for an early Sunday Read more

Fast Food Nation: The Movie


Updated 12/09/06 11:22 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 13 comments

Fast Food Nation:  The Movie

OK, so you've probably heard of the book, Fast Food Nation, where the author, Eric Schlosser reveals the unpleasant truths about fast food. Did you know that Americans spend more money on fast food than on higher education or new cars? Every month more than 90% of American children eat at McDonald's. The average American eats 3 hamburgers and 4 orders of fries a week. But what exactly is in Read more

Ethan Hawke Walks His Dog


Updated 01/18/10 8:58 PM · Posted by · 25 comments

Ethan Hawke Walks His Dog

We love seeing celebs do normal things like us. It's not always about partying at Hyde and shopping non-stop. We also love a little variety every once in a while and we feel as though Ethan Hawke has been MIA. Ever since he split from Uma we hear and see a lot less of the actor. Ethan is currently on the big screen in Fast Food Nation. It looks cold out there. For more pics of Ethan and his Read more

Nighttime Fasting: A New Way to Lose Weight?


Updated 05/24/12 8:44 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Is It Better to Not Eat at Night?

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

Would You Eat Fast Food Beef That's Less Than Well-Done?


Updated 03/04/11 2:33 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Arby's Unveils Line of Premium, Medium-Rare Beef Sandwiches

Like the rest of the fast food world, Arby's is stepping up its game. Earlier this week, it introduced its new Angus Three Cheese & Bacon, the first menu item in a new line of premium beef sandwiches that are made with medium-rare Angus beef. After the accusation that Taco Bell is falsely labeling its "seasoned beef," you'd think there'd be more than a little caution exercised over serving a Read more

21 Disposable Products You Can Reuse


Updated 03/30/12 1:45 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Can I Reuse Disposable Things?

Even when the product is supposedly "disposable," you can always reuse it. Wise Bread shares awesome ways to reuse these 21 disposable products. It’s said that we live in a disposable society. But the word "disposable" is a misnomer. Disposable is considered throwaway, something you use once and dump, regardless of the life that may be left in it. As a frugal shopper with a concern for the Read more

Down but Not Out: Tori Spelling Shares Her Friend's Perspective on Raising a Child With Down Syndrome


Updated 02/28/12 2:05 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Raising a Child With Down Syndrome

We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling! Every other week, we're bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle advice from ediTORIal by Tori Spelling, which is Tori's daily blog about everything from food and fashion to parenting and relationships. This week, Tori shares a letter from her friend about her baby who was diagnosed with Down syndrome. Today, I’m Read more

Turning Japanese: a Japanese Cuisine Primer


Updated 02/28/12 4:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Basic Japanese Dishes and Ingredients

We know it best for sushi, ramen, and teriyaki chicken, but Japanese cuisine actually encompasses a vast range of dishes and flavors. Japan may be a relatively small island nation, but its topography is peppered with snow-capped mountains, broad agricultural fields, and plenty of seashore. Pasture land is at a premium, so the diet tends to be low in animal fats and relies heavily on locally Read more