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Houlihan’s, Cheesecake Factory, California Pizza Kitchen and BJ’s Going Tapas Style with Smaller Portions

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:16:01 +0000

The recession may be over, but Americans are still entrenched in the eating-cheaper-at-home mentality. So while the restaurant and eating-out industry is continuing to take a knock with a dip in business, eveyone’s trying to come up with the next big idea. But casual-dining restaurants like Houlihan’s, Cheesecake Factory, California Pizza Kitchen and BJ’s are thinking small – they’re offering their diners smaller tapas-like sharable items at cheaper prices

Junk Food May Be as Addictive as Cocaine, Nicotine

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:38:03 +0000

Binging on high-calorie junk food appears to trigger an addiction response in the brain, much like cocaine or nicotine, researchers say.

Calorie Counts Coming to Fast Food Menus & Drive-Throughs

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:05:22 +0000

As part of the revised Health Care Bill, which was signed by President Barack Obama this week, fast food restaurants and chains which have stores in more than 20 locations will be required by law to include calorie counts on menus, menu boards and drive-throughs. Affecting more than 200 000 restaurants, this new law is effective immediately. While this will definitely ensure that consumers know exactly what they’re putting into their bodies, the law will also change the American food system and make people more aware of the impact they can make on their health and environment – processed foods and factory-farmed meat affect carbon emissions, water quality because of pesticides and antibiotics

Whole Foods: Bigger Discounts For Slimmer Employees

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:14:49 +0000

With the United States facing its biggest obesity crisis ever, slimming the nation has never been more important. Whole Foods Market CEO, John Mackey, has found a way he can help the government in its crusade, even if it only affects his employees

Junk Food Making you Depressed?

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:06:19 +0000

We all know what it’s like to get home at the end of a tough day and just want to curl up on the sofa with a jumbo sized Pepsi and super-sized Big Mac. We all think that junk food makes us feel a little self-indulgent and a little better about ourselves, but it might actually be fueling the bad mood you’re in and making feel worse – even to the point of increasing your risk of depression

Calories Claims on Restaurant Menus May Be Inaccurate

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:24:39 +0000

If you can’t trust the calorie labels on foods and in restaurants then what can you trust these days?

Taco Bell Diet for Weight Loss?

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:05:03 +0000

One fast food restaurant capitalizing on weight-watchers’ New Year’s resolutions to get in shape is Mexican chain Taco Bell, with their new “Drive-Thru Diet”. And their new spokesperson? Christine, a beautiful brunette who claims to have lost 54 pounds in 2 years all because of the new, healthier options now available on the menu

Christine Dougherty’s Weight Loss on Taco Bell Diet

admin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:53:48 +0000

Is it possible the Subway guy Jared has met his match? Taco Bell’s new spokesperson, Christine Dougherty, says she lost 54 pounds over a two-year time period by eating the ‘Fresco’ menu items offered at the fast food chain restaurant

Microsoft’s 7 Patty Burger King Whopper – The Mother of All Whoppers!

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:07:02 +0000

Yes, you read the headline correctly.

Soda Tax – It’s about time!

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:44:58 +0000

Barry Popkin, an international nutrition expert who has advised policy makers not only in the US but also around the world, says taxing surgery drinks the way cigarettes are currently taxed could help put an end to the obesity crisis plaguing most nations. “I’d like a system where sugary drinks were taxed the most, diet drinks less and water not at all,” he told Reuters .

Martin Kemp Uses Slim-Fast

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:02:15 +0000

The 80s rock band Spandeau Ballet have been busy on their autumn tour. The middle-aged rockers didn’t just have to get their music act together after being in retirement for so long, but they also had to get their bodies in shape.

Slim-Fast Recalls Millions of Diet Drinks

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:56:56 +0000

If you’ve got a Slim-Fast diet drink in your cupboard, you’d best chuck it out. Unilever is recalling all its Slim-Fast diet drinks and shakes because the consumer product company fears the dietary supplements may be contaminated with bacteria that could cause mild food poisoning

Pizza Diet?

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:54:16 +0000

I don’t know about your but when I’m trying to lose weight, pizza is always the first thing I need to cut from my diet.