Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Medifast Reviews
June 17th, 2011 |Medifast Reviews
Medifast is a five-step meal replacement diet plan recommended by doctors and nutritionists for a wide range of health concerns. Because Medifast Meals are low in fat content and are created to meet low glycemic index requirements, they are not just safe for people with type 2 diabetes, they are often used by physicians to help treat diabetic patients. Medifast Meals come in gluten-free varieties and a few other special meal plans to meet patient’s weight loss and health needs. Special Medifast Meal plans exist for vegetarians, diabetics, Medifast Meals for teens, seniors, nursing…
What Are Fat Replacement Products?
May 1st, 2011 |What Are Fat Replacement Products?
You’re probably more familiar with fat replacement products than you think. Any time you drink low-fat milk (1%, 2%, etc.) you are consuming a fat replacement product of some kind. In low-fat milk, fat replacement products are inserted to take the place of the fat that is removed. Without something to replace the fat that is taken out, the milk would have a strange consistency, mouth-feel, and taste.
Fat replacement products, also known as fat replacers, can take the place of carbohydrates, proteins, or fat based, not just fat. The only requirement is that they…
Peru Desserts – Peruvian Dessert Recipes
April 30th, 2011 |Peru Desserts – Peruvian Dessert Recipes
Desserts were introduced to Peru by Spanish Conquistadors in the 16th century. That isn’t to say that the native people of Peru never ate sweets or “after-dinner treats” . . . just that what we think of today as Peruvian desserts are heavily influenced by European sweet confections.
Here’s a list of awesome Peruvian desserts, along with a few short recipes.
Huevo Chimbo — a very rich dessert, something like an egg custard and something like traditional Spanish flan, usually served with local nuts and berries.
Encanelado — a light and fluffy egg-based cake…
Bubble and Squeak Recipe
April 29th, 2011 |Bubble and Squeak Recipe
Bubble and Squeak is an Irish recipe beloved all over the UK. Though dishes like Spotted Dick, Bubble and Squeak, and Colcanon are fast disappearing from UK tables, they are still popular both in England and Ireland and abroad, especially as “pub food” or among foodie populations.
Bubble and Squeak was traditionally made with leftover bits from a roasting pan. Old-school Bubble and Squeak was usually a “meatless” dish, though the juices and drippings from the roast were still very much all over the leftover roast veggies and other tasty bits, so it can’t be called…
How to Make Donuts
April 26th, 2011 |How to Make Donuts
I know what you’re thinking–who has the time to make donuts when Krispy Kreme is right down the street? Look up the nutritional facts on commercially-produced donuts. Go ahead, we’ll wait.
Making donuts on your own at home is a great way to control the ingredients that go into the fried, fluffy treats that everyone loves. Maybe there’s a cop that lives in your neighborhood and you want to get on his good side? Whatever your reason for wanting to make donuts on your own, we’ve got you covered.
Ingredients
Vegetable oil, for frying
3 1/3…
Papa Johns Coupons
February 14th, 2011 |Papa Johns Coupons
When you have to order pizza from a chain, why not order from the chain that’s won the most national awards? Picked time and again as “best pizza” by organizations like the Restaurants & Institutions Consumers’ Choice awards, Papa Johns has always taken pride in the fact that they use better ingredients than their competition. It’s right there in their slogan: “Better ingredients, better pizza.”
There are more than 2,600 Papa Johns restaurants in America and another 1,000 or so in countries around the world. What started as a single pizza joint in Kentucky in the 80s…
IHOP Coupons
February 11th, 2011 |2011 International House of Pancakes Coupons
IHOP, also known as International House of Pancakes, is a huge chain of restaurants focusing on breakfast food. There are more than 1,500 IHOP restaurants in the world, at least one in each of the 50 states, as well as restaurants in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 99% of IHOP restaurants are run by independent franchisees, indicating the company’s commitment to small business.
With the word “pancakes” right in the name, it’s obvious that IHOP focuses on breakfast foods, but not everything is pancakes, French toast and omelettes on the…
HEB Coupons
February 9th, 2011 |HEB Grocery Coupons 2011
HEB is a grocery store chain with 315 stores operating all over Texas and in Northern Mexico. The store is a privately owned, Texas-based chain that also runs an upscale version called Central Market. While both stores carry organic and “fine” foods, you’ll find a wider selection of organic and natural foods at Central Market stores.
HEB gets its funny name from its founder, a man named Herbert E Butts. While his name might be funny, his business is dead serious. HEB came in at number 11 on the 2006 Forbes Magazine list of…
Subway Coupons
February 5th, 2011 |Subway Coupons, Promotions, and Discounts in 2011
Subway has over 22,000 franchises nationwide, so you can use your Subway coupons and coupon codes in just about any town in America. If you lay off too much of their non-fat sauces, Subway is a healthy way to eat fast. Once again, avoid the Creamy Italian dressing, which is my favorite.
Subway used to offer good, cheap sandwiches, but prices have risen over the past 10 to 15 years for Jared’s favorite fast-food chain. These days, a 12-inch sub, chips, and a fountain drink are going to cost you $8 to $9…
Sonic Coupons
February 1st, 2011 |Sonic Coupons 2011
Sonic coupons should be easy to use, because this is the fast food retail chain that offers brown bag special nights and a constant flow of monthly promotions. I’ve had Sonic waitresses offer Sonic coupons for the slightest perceived delays and offenses, so you’re dealing with a company that uses discount promotions constantly.
There are actually a couple of options for getting Sonic coupons online: go to an Internet coupon code website or get savings directly from Sonic through their Sonic Cruisers Club and Sonic Cards programs. I’ll discuss each of these in brief.
Retain…
Quizno’s Coupons
January 30th, 2011 |Quizno’s Coupons 2011
Everybody knows that Quizno’s sandwiches are better than Subway sandwiches, but Quizno’s can be a little pricey for a sandwich shop. Having Quizno’s coupons to take money off your final total here and there is important, when you’re budgeting your daily lunch menu.
Even a dollar here and there adds up over the course of a year, so finding Quiznos coupons and online coupon codes becomes essential. It’s not enough to clip coupons out of the Sunday newspaper, but if you have a ready supply of printable coupons every time you walk into a Quizno’s,…
Restaurant Coupons to Print
January 17th, 2011 |Free Restaurant Coupons to Print
If you can use Google, you can find coupons for your favorite restaurant. Finding restaurant coupons to print right from your web browser takes just a few seconds, and in some cases you can save ten or fifteen bucks with a single coupon. Of course, not every restaurant has online coupons–you’re most likely to find a coupon for a restaurant that operates as a chain, though sometimes a single-owner restaurant offers online coupons or deals for people who visit their website.
There are so many websites devoted to coupons, coupon hunting, and promotional deals, it…
Texas de Brazil Coupons
January 15th, 2011 |Texas de Brazil Coupons 2011
Despite the name, you don’t have to be in the Lone Star State to enjoy this churrascaria. What is a churrascaria? In plain terms–a restaurant serving huge portions of pretty much any meat product you can imagine. At Texas de Brazil, Passadores (basically waiters) pass by the tables with giant knives and various meats on skewers–beef, pork, filet mignon, lamb, chicken, duck, ham, fish, and various kinds of sausage are served.
At Texas de Brazil, the churrascaria tradition continues. With fourteen locations in America (and one in Aruba), you can take part in…
Pillsbury Coupons
January 15th, 2011 |Pillsbury Coupons 2011
Pillsbury is a very recognizable brand of baked goods and frozen items with an iconic spokesperson–the Dough Boy. Though best known for premixed dough and frozen food items, Pillsbury’s product line is huge and includes way more than just crescent rolls. Founded way back in 1872, Pillsbury is now wholly owned by General Mills. What started as a simple grain processing company is now one of the most beloved brands in America.
When you think “Pillsbury” you think of the dough-boy and various baked treats, or maybe of dinner rolls or special Thanksgiving desserts. Pillsbury…
Who is Cuisinart?
January 11th, 2011 |Cuisinart is the top small appliance brand in North America and carries a fine reputation that’s recognized by almost all American consumers. From its first decade of business starting in the 1970s, Cuisinart rose from being an unrecognized brand to the most popular kitchen appliance brand in North America. Millions of Americans and Canadians buy Cuisinart every year and its continued business success has real reasons.
Top Leading Brand in North America
When you buy a Cuisinart appliance, you can be rest assured you will have a top-of-the-line appliance for years to come. Best of all, Cuisinart style is unmatched…
What Is a Food Processor?
January 9th, 2011 |You probably have at least a vague idea what a food processor is. The name is pretty self-explanatory, but if you are new to the kitchen you may not know all the things a food processor can do. Another question that often crops up is: what is the difference between a food processor and a blender? Well, here we will endeavor to answer your questions.
A Little History…
If you don’t own a food processor, you know what a pain it is to have to chop, mix and shred a lot of food (especially if you have a large family…
Braums Coupons
January 6th, 2011 |Braums Coupons 2011
What started as a small milk and dairy farm in Emporia, Kansas during the 1930s has become a name synonymous with delicious ice cream. Braums currently owns hundreds of acres of “the best farmland in America” where they raise their dairy cows to produce ice cream and other dairy products. Though Braums is only available in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri, towns that do have a Braums franchise are full of people who go nuts for Braums milk and ice cream products.
Since Braums is a very regional restaurant, coupons can be hard to…
Bob Evans Coupons
January 4th, 2011 |Printable Bob Evans Coupons Online
In 1962, an Ohio man opened the first Bob Evans restaurant as a truck stop. Since then, Bob Evans has evolved from a single location offering standard truck stop food to a franchise restaurant with over 600 locations around the country. The first Bob Evans restaurant offered their own line of sausages, and only after hearing thousands of compliments on the quality of the sausage from truckers in the restaurant did the original owner (Bob Evans himself) decide to expand the restaurant and sell the sausages and other food items in the frozen section at grocery…
How to Lose Weight in a Week
November 25th, 2010 |How to Lose Weight in a Week
Most doctors will tell you that a diet takes time, and that the amount of weight you can lose in the first week of a diet is somewhere in the neighborhood of five pounds, depending on your body size and type.
Losing weight in just a week is difficult because changing your habits enough to see weight loss after just seven days can be really tough. Here are three diet plans said to help you lose tons of weight in under a fortnight.
Calorie Restriction
Though it isn’t really “a diet”, restricting…
What Is Wheat Germ?
November 5th, 2010 |What Is Wheat Germ?
Wheat germ is huge in the “natural foods” and health food market. Every health food store worth its salt substitute stocks endless products that have wheat germ as an ingredient. Wheat germ is considered one of the most nutritional natural foods in the world. Doctors tell us that wheat germ contains 23 different nutrients, meaning that it contains more nutrients per ounce than any other vegetable or grain.
What Nutrients Does Wheat Germ Contain?
Wheat germ is a “complete protein“, meaning it contains all nine essential amino acids that your body uses to create protein. As…
What Is Gluten?
November 3rd, 2010 |What Is Gluten?
Gluten is a kind of special protein molecule that is really common in our food supply — grains like rye, wheat, and barley are full of gluten. Because of this, gluten is found in almost every variety of bread, cereal, or grain — in fact, most types of bread contain gluten. The exceptions to the gluten rule are wild rice, corn, buckwheat, millet, amaranth, quinoa, teff, soybeans, oats, and sunflower seeds. Breads or products made from these grains contain no gluten.
When Is Gluten “Bad?”
So what’s the big deal about gluten, anyway? People who avoid gluten…
Golden Corral Coupons
October 29th, 2010 |Golden Corral Coupons
Golden Corral is a popular restaurant chain in the United States. With restaurants in forty different states, the Golden Corral serves food to tends of thousands of Americans every day.
Golden Corral coupons are perfect for families or people who eat on the go. It may seem easier or cheaper to drive through a McDonald’s or Taco Bell, but eating at Golden Corral means eating home-cooked food in a pleasant and quiet setting. Eating at the Golden Corral is perfect for large families who all want to eat something a little different — salads, steaks, chicken, even…
What Is a 1200 Calorie Diet?
October 4th, 2010 |If you’ve thought about losing a few pounds, you may have wondered the following: “What is a 1200 calorie diet?” The answer is actually a simple one, and the benefits of sticking to such a diet will pay dividends for both your waistline and health.
In the following article, we’ll look at the 1200 calorie diet and examine its benefits and drawbacks. I’ve also included a number of sample menus for a 24-hour period, which should get your started down the right path.
What is a 1200 Calorie Diet Plan?
The 1200 calorie diet is beneficial because it provides the…
What Are the Most Popular Gift Cards?
August 16th, 2010 |The Most Popular Gift Cards
A gift card is a great way to send someone something simple and valuable at the same time. Gift cards are great for events like graduations or weddings because they stand in for gifts of cash, are more secure, and can be geared toward the needs or desire of the person you’re gifting.
$100 gift cards for as low as $70 to purchase brand name products at your favorite stores! PlasticJungle -Buy, sell & trade gift cards
When giving a gift card, it is important to know…
Medifast Questions and Answers
July 25th, 2010 |So our Medifast diet plan post has seen a lot of interest from our readers, so I’ve done some looking through our referral logs to see what kinds of questions our readers have about Medifast. Below you’ll find commonly asked Medifast questions and our answers.
What’s on the Medifast Grocery List?
The Medifast plan most people are on involves five meal replacements per day and one lean and green meal per day. The meal replacements are bought from Medifast, so they don’t really belong on your “Medifast grocery list.” (You’re not going to the grocery store to buy your Medifast…
How Do You Find the Best Pizza Places?
February 19th, 2010 |How Do You Find the Best Pizza Places?
I recently moved to a new town and discovered what millions of people already know — it is damn hard to “discover” the best pizza places in a new town. That first day, after you’ve unloaded the moving truck, met the neighbors, and struggled to setup your wireless connection, nothing goes down like a couple bottles of your favorite beer and a good pizza.
Finding out where the best pizza in a given town is does not have to be the struggle it once was. Here’s three easy steps to finding the…
What Are Some Diet Tips that Actually Work?
January 16th, 2010 |What are some diet tips that actually work?
There are plenty of diet tips floating around the Internet, from drink recipes meant to ‘detox’ the body, to the names of the latest dietary supplement meant to “block the intake of fat”, or some similar nonsense.
Here are ten diet tips that actually work. Follow these tips and combine them with a low calorie diet and plenty of exercise to get the weight loss you want.
1. Drink Plenty of Water or Other Calorie-Free Drinks
Some people’s bodies confuse the feeling of thirst for the feeling of hunger, probably because we…
What’s a Healthy Diet that Works?
January 10th, 2010 |What’s a healthy diet that works?
There are plenty of diets that different experts consider “healthy” — whether or not a diet works is mostly up to you.
Here’s a short list of “healthy diets” that people have success losing weight with.
Glycemic Index
Foods: certain fruits and vegetables; whole grains such as oats, barley, and bran; basmati rice; some pasta; quinoa; chick peas; plain yogurt; and skim milk
Macrobiotic Diet
Foods: brown rice; soy-bean products; local fruits and vegetables; beans, seeds and nuts in moderation; fish in moderation.
Organic
Foods: pesticide-free fruits and vegetables; whole grains; free-range
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What Is a Safe Fast Diet?
December 18th, 2009 |What is a Safe Fast Diet?
A safe fast diet is just what it sounds like–a quick but careful way to drop pounds in weeks or even days as opposed to longer term diet plans.
The safe fast diet that everyone is talking about is called the calorie shifting diet.
The best part about the calorie shifting diet and other diets like it is that you aren’t being restricted to some extremely low amount of calories — in fact, you can eat just about the same number of calories as you do normally. Like the name implies, you’re “shifting” your…
What Is the Big Green Egg?
July 10th, 2009 |What is the Big Green Egg?
In the life of every serious backyard chef, there comes a time when you have to break down and get hold of a serious backyard grill.
Some barbecue aficionados prefer dropping thousands of dollars on fancy, sleek, complex backyard kitchens — with grills from here to eternity packed with every feature you could possibly want. DVD players, wine chillers, expensive South American woods, modern styling . . . grills can get so fancy it’d be a shame to cook on them.
For those of you looking to kick up your backyard cookery game…
What Are America’s Fattest States?
July 3rd, 2009 |What are America’s fattest states?
America is facing an obesity problem — some even call it an epidemic.
Overwhelmingly, the obesity problem pops up in the Southern states. Annually, a group called The Trust for America’s Health conducts a study into percentages of obese and overweight people, comparing geographical areas of the country and identifying the fattest states and regions.
The news is grim this year — not a single state grew LESS obese, though there were shifts in the dubious lineup of “fattest states”.
Adult obesity percentage actually rose in 23 states — this means that an unbelievable…
What Is the Mediterranean Diet?
June 24th, 2009 |What is the Mediterranean diet?
The Mediterranean diet is not like the Adkins diet or the Skinny Bitch diet — there is no text to read or prescribed rules to follow. In fact, when people say they’re “on the Mediterranean diet” you may be surprised to learn what exactly they’re consuming. Rather than concentrating on eating a certain number of calories, a certain number of meals, or buying expensive pre fabricated meals from a diet system, these people are simply eating the way that people who live in the Mediterranean have eaten for hundreds of years. Specifically, people on…
What Is Food Inc.?
June 9th, 2009 |What is Food Inc.?
“Food Inc.” is an upcoming documentary by filmmaker Robert Kenner, probably best known for his film The American Experience, which won an Emmy in 2006.
One of the best reviewed films this year (a quick Google search of the film’s reviews revealed only one negative review, posted by an anonymous blogger), “Food Inc.” promises to be an eye opening experience for Americans, who probably don’t give a second though to exactly what it is they’re eating. Kenner’s goal with “Food Inc.” is to change, or at least slightly alter, that behavior.
You may remember a…
Is There Cocaine in Red Bull Cola?
May 26th, 2009 |Is there cocaine in Red Bull Cola?
Red Bull Cola has recently been released here in the United States — it is not considered purely an “energy drink” like the more familiar Red Bull product, but is sold as a “Cola”. About a year ago, the makers of Red Bull, the famous caffeine and sugar loaded “energy drink” decided to develop a soda. The “Red Bull” brand would hopefully imply the same big kick to drinkers of the cola beverage. But could the cola’s boost, which is advertised on the can and by the makers as “100% natural”, come…
Will Cheerios Really Help Lower Your Cholesterol?
May 13th, 2009 |Will Cheerios really help lower your cholesterol?
According to General Mills, the breakfast cereal product known as Cheerios has a significant impact on the cholesterol levels of regular consumers of the popular breakfast cereal. The benefit supposedly comes from the whole grains found in Cheerios. Unfortunately for General Mills, the FDA has some harsh words for any product marketing itself as a drug without proper approval. Does this mean that Cheerios doesn’t lower cholesterol, or is this simply a dispute over language? Is the science behind Cheerios supposed ability to lower your cholesterol still valid?
I hate to be the…
What Is the Skinny Bastard Diet?
May 12th, 2009 |What is the Skinny Bastard diet?
The Skinny Bastard diet can be found in the book “Skinny Bastard”, a foul mouthed companion diet to the popular “Skinny Bitch” series of weight loss books which suggest a vegan diet as a route to weight loss. One difference between “Skinny Bitch” and “Skinny Bastard” — the book aimed at men suggests ways that men can “get ripped”, or add muscle mass.
In an effort to capture the attention of males, the “Skinny” series authors Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin have reclothed their vegan manifesto with terms and concepts aimed at men. Their…
Sassy Water Recipe – The Flat Belly Diet’s Sassy Water
May 1st, 2009 | How do you make Sassy Water? Does the Flat Belly Diet work?Who Is Dean Ornish?
April 30th, 2009 | Who is Dean Ornish, and how does the Dean Ornish diet plan work?What Is National Jelly Bean Day?
April 22nd, 2009 |
In case you haven’t worked it out on your own yet, National Jelly Bean Day is a day set aside to enjoy jelly beans in all their gummy deliciousness. While not a Federally recognized national holiday, April 22nd is now known as “National Jelly Bean Day”, a time to sit back with a bowl of jelly beans and enjoy their wide variety of flavors.
Send this silly Jelly Bean Day eCard to those people in your life who love jelly beans.
Jelly beans have a mysterious history. While most “candy experts” agree that what we know as a jelly bean…