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What's the Most Nutritious Nut?
As a promoter of all things peanut, I am constantly frustrated by people who think they can't possibly be good for you. Many assume that other nuts, especially almonds, are "better for you," which just isn't true. Find out how they compare in fat and protein. You might be surprised.Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 135: The Hurricane Earl Peanut Butter Diet
My wife and I have spent the last 24 hours preparing for the effects of Hurricane Earl on the little former sheep farmhouse on Martha's Vineyard that we've been coming to together ever since we met more than 32 years ago. We are fully PB&J equipped for Hurricane Earl, but given my predilection for inhaling entire jars of peanut butter with a spoon, I am worried about the effects of Hurricane Earl on my serious diet.The Salmonella Scare: Are You Eating Fewer Eggs?
The massive egg recall—the largest one in U.S. history—has been tough and confusing for egg fans. Is that carton in your fridge full of risky ones? Should you avoid over-easy and poached preparations? (Salmonella enteritidis can be killed by heating the egg throughout to 160°F.) Are you changing your egg-eating habits? Are you eating fewer eggs? »Federal Government May Impose Guidelines for Food Advertised to Children
Recently, one of the leading debates in food policy pertains to the impact that food advertising has on young children. A recent study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University demonstrated that children are more likely to desire foods that are advertised with familiar cartoon characters—but these foods are often less healthy than alternatives. McDonald's has come under fire for using similar advertising techniques in their Happy Meals, which experts say are often far too caloric and fattening for small children. So how can change be implemented?Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 126: Eating in the Car: Do Car Calories Count?
Yesterday we rented a car (like most Manhattanites, we don't own one) and drove from New York City to Woods Hole, Massachusetts, on our way to Martha's Vineyard. Usually this trek takes five or six hours, about half of which I devote to eating. What kind of eating, you might ask. The self-destructive, mindless kind, I'm sorry to say. The kind that forces me to offer up the following rhetorical question: Do car calories count?Poll: Do You Share Straws?
Ah, middle school dates. Walking around the mall, chaste hand-holding, sharing one straw for a supersize cup of cola. Somehow, sharing one drinking straw was what made it extra romantic. As the years have gone by, a habit of sharing straws—and the possibly germy consequences—might have stuck. Or maybe you've wisely chosen to avoid a side of mono with your milkshake. When you're out with your friends, do you adhere to a one-drinking-straw-per-drinker rule, or do you throw germ caution to the wind and share? Take the poll! »Critic-Turned-Cook Sick and Tired of Being Sick
What do you crave when you're sick? For me, it's a blast from my childhood in the form of a bowl of Cream of Wheat. I knew I was really sick because no other food sounded good.Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 122: Eat Less, Weigh Less
This week I've finally gotten back to doing what works for me: portion control, portion control, and portion control, along with a side order of Ed Levine-approved exercise (biking, swimming, squashing). Yup, I'm back to Julia Child mode, eating everything in moderation. A few fried clams, oysters, and scallops; two small, small pieces of pie; even half a snack-size McFlurry with Reese's mix-ins. The key words here are few, small, and half. I genuinely believe that the weight control answer for me lies in those three words.Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 121: What Is My Serious Diet, Anyway?
It turns out that my serious "diet" is actually an amalgam of all four definitions of "diet" on merriam-webster.com. "Diet" does relate to the food I regularly consume, to the kind of habitual nourishment I receive from, to the kind and amount of food I've prescribed myself to try to bring my weight under control. But it's in the derivation of the word, which dates back to the thirteenth century, that I found the true meaning of my serious diet.Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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