Dieting should be fun
The Prince's Trust youth index, the largest of its kind, lays bare the misery faced by those aged 16 to 24 who find themselves jobless.
I'll never forget a guest professor of mine in college (circa mid-90's) touting the benefits of Vitamin E. The medical doctor cited vitamin E supplementation as being a near-panacea, and something he had his own mother on. The research of the day actually leant some promise to his enthusiasm, along with its antioxidant counterpart's vitamins C and beta carotene....
Forum Post: For the past three months I have been very ill with stomach issues and went from 112 pounds to about 105 pounds at 5'2. Everyone says how good I look and it makes me feel that I looked bad before....
Life is full of hassles, deadlines, frustrations and demands. Stress can take its toll on a woman's health and spill into the home during the holiday season. In these economic times, tightening budgets during the 'season to be jolly' brings additional stress. There is hope on the horizon, as the New Year provides a fresh opportunity for women to resolve to get a handle on stress...
Like many new mothers, Karen Wilkinson-Wigham has recorded every detail of her son George's first few months of life. But hers is no ordinary baby journal.
Filed under: Feast Your Eyes , Features Photo: norwhichnuts, flickr Who says vegetarian can't be sexy? The colors alone on this burrito are absolutely mouth-watering. Traditional Mexican ingredients (black beans, chiles, rice) are combined with Caribbean flavors (allspice, mango salsa, plantain) and a few all-American touches (carrot and bell pepper) for a meal that's just as hearty and satisfying as any meat-based version. Want to make it for dinner? Check out the recipe on our Flickr pool. Become a member of the Slashfood Flickr pool to get a shot of having your photos featured in Feast Your Eyes.
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Photo: Allerina & Glen MacLarty, Flickr . Happy New Year! Buon Natale! Feliz Año Nuevo! A new year means more reasons to party with food, and the weather beckons us to nurture our winter waistline. If you're looking for a reason to party with food, drop in and munch at one of the following. North Illinois Farm Show , Dekalb, Ill., Jan. 6-7: In its 28th year, this convention highlights Illinois farmers at a time when Big Ag and sustainable farming issues are taking a prominent place in the mainstream. Seminars held will discuss the USDA Farm Bill , drainage systems and pesticide licenses -- yes, pesticides. Not your typical food festival -- actually, it's not one -- but a food event more cogent than ever. Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywine Festival , Vail, Colo., Jan. 7-9: Eschew the slopes, or if you must be a ski bunny, reward yourself with a visit to one of the taps at this 10th annual affair, featuring area brewmasters Peter Bouckaert of New Belgium Brewing Co. , and Adam Avery of Avery Brewing Co . If you have the hops for it, enter the homebrew competition. The Winter Wine Festival , New Castle, NH., Jan. 15-Feb. 27: The idea of more than a month of toasting tippling is a fantastic way of coping with the New England winter. Local hotshot chefs, like Gregg Sessler, executive chef/owner of Cava Tapas Restaurant , and national winemakers, like Ted Seghesio, will be given the spotlight. Continue reading January Food Festivals
Research has found almost a quarter of boys and one in seven girls develop speech problems - often due to TV noise which makes it difficult for babies to understand adults.
Filed under: In 60 Seconds , Features Peanut Tofu Stir-Fry. Photo: sweetbeetandgreenbean, Flickr
Filed under: Recipes , Entertaining Photo: Jennifer Iserloh, Skinny Chef . Do you have a sweet tooth? So many people do, and sweets can be a real downfall when it comes to sticking to your New Year's resolutions. There's no need to feel deprived when you can simply make friends with your cravings instead. Life is to be enjoyed. Just remember that when you crave a bit of something sweet, creamy or tart, it's probably better for you when you make it yourself. Pretty, simple, and even elegant, poached winter fruit can be turned into parfaits, tarts, mousses and more. They can even be added to your favorite brownie mix to make it moister. Catching up with friends that you missed over the holiday season? Use this poached pear recipe that you can make hours in advance to show off your kitchen skills and good sense when it comes to eating well. Continue reading Pretty Poached Pears
Go into it with your eyes open this year! I know, I know...it happens this time every single year. Everyone, including the media, jumps on the "dieting" bandwagon. This is the time of year when well-intentioned resolutions are made and then broken sometime in February or March. I embrace the desire to "get healthy" and make the extra effort to make healthful lifestyle changes like exercising regularly , eating more fruits and vegetables , cooking healthy meals at home more often, limiting soda and other sweet drinks, etc. But you see, these are lifestyle changes - not temporary fixes. They are quite different from going on a fad diet or joining some type of intense weight loss program that may ultimately make you feel depressed and deprived, embarrassed and irritable, and will inevitably make you feel like a failure. Go into the New Year with your eyes open!
Filed under: Fast Food , News Photo: TheTruthAbout..., Flickr . Despite its bad reputation, fast food can actually save your life. Wendy's employees in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, say a man came into the restaurant with his two sons on Dec. 27 and passed out. "I looked down the line this way to make sure everything was okay and I heard a thud," manager John Meade told Cleveland's Fox 8 News . "By the time I turned around, he was on the floor." Continue reading Wendy's Employees Save Customer's Life
They are among three young children to have died from the deadly brain bug in less than three weeks in Ipswich.
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Filed under: Restaurants Photo: Robert Banh. The fast-casual Italian chain Fazoli's recently staged its fourth annual companywide "Pasta Bowl," a trivia contest in which the savviest employees flaunt their knowledge of how many teaspoons of capers belong on the restaurant's chicken piccata. Fazoli's concept is, admittedly, unique. But restaurant managers have long tried to inspire servers and bump up check averages with a variety of games, most of which are won by whomever sells the most food and drink. The prize - nearly always a bottle of wine left behind by a distributor's rep or a scratch-off instant lotto ticket - goes to the first server to unload a certain number of specials, sell a particular wine or collect a "perfect check" (meaning that guests ordered every course on the menu). I really like games, since they provide a pleasant distraction from the repetitive nature of restaurant work. Other servers must feel likewise, because when managers don't write the rules, we tend to create our own competitions. Continue reading What Can I Get You Folks?: The Service Game
Photo: Dave77459, flickr It's undeniable that there's something about bacon. Some foodies even refer to it as "meat candy," and cooks agree it's a surefire way to improve almost any recipe. Over the last five years, bacon has become smoking hot at restaurants and stores and has found its crispy way into all kinds of surprising dishes. Chef Heston Blumenthal of England's Fat Duck -- regularly cited as one of the world's most interesting restaurants -- often produces bacon and egg ice cream for his tasting menu. Bacon cupcakes surfaced at bakeries across America. More , in Chicago, has a BLT recipe with cornmeal, tomato and plenty of rashers. In some locations of Texas gourmet grocery chainlet Central Market, there's an extensive 15-strong bacon menu, featuring regional specials (Wisconsin, Iowa) or flavor twists (cherry-wood smoked, apple-cinnamon). The new restaurant Permanent Brunch in New York's East Village serves exactly what it says: comfort brunch for lunch and dinner all week long. With that territory comes a menu highlighting an Artisanal Bacon Bar, serving Meacham Ham's Country Bacon from Kentucky and Missouri's sugar-cured Burger's Smokehouse. Continue reading Bacon Bacon Bacon Bacon Bacon
Deadre added an entry about Lose weight : People in Bulgaria say “New year-new luck”, and I’ve decided to take this goal really seriously. I weighted myself and surprisingly I weighted less than I thought, but still not my ideal weight. To be honest, I had a real success in dieting in the past year, but I started to obsess and got my family really worried. So first of all, I am going to ban the unhealthy things and then try to follow a heathy program.
Filed under: Reviews , Drinks Photo: k [puamelia] , Flickr. While pseudo-speakeasies concocting perfectly calibrated cocktails may be an unstoppable trend, we prefer a different kind of cloak-and-dagger operation: Speakeasy Ales & Lagers , one of the Bay Area's top breweries. Since its 1997 inception, Speakeasy has won suds fans with its full-bodied beers fashioned in steam-fired stainless steel tanks and kettles, then aged in a cool cellar. Though the malty, generously hopped Prohibition Ale and the citrus-wheat White Lightning Wit are winners, we pine for the super-drinkable Big Daddy I.P.A. Ho-hum, you think, yet another bitter India pale ale. But hear us out, for Daddy is not your normal mouth-puckering ale.
Filed under: Reviews , Drinks , News Photo: SAITOR, flickr by Nicki Gostin Old-time soda aficionados and those curious to try something new have reason to celebrate in the New Year. Pepsi will be distributing a limited edition of Throwback Pepsi and Throwback Mountain Dew. The Throwback contains real sugar instead of HFCS. HFCS stands for high fructose corn syrup--used to make all mainstream sodas (and lots of other foods, like ketchup) sweet. For those of us (i.e. nearly everyone) worried about calories, do not fear. Pepsi Throwback has the same amount of calories as regular Pepsi. As BevReview.com notes, this conversion is remarkable news in the soda guzzling world because until now if you wanted a soda made with real cane sugar, you had to buy an import like Mexican Coke or wait until Passover for kosher for Passover Coke or Pepsi. Continue reading Pepsi Unveils New Throwback