Posts tagged nutrition
“ The foods that contributed to the greatest weight gain were not surprising. French fries led the list: Increased consumption of this food alone was linked to an average weight gain of 3.4 pounds in each four-year period. Other important contributors were potato chips (1.7 pounds), sugar-sweetened drinks (1 pound), red meats and processed meats (0.95 and 0.93 pound, respectively), other forms of potatoes (0.57 pound), sweets and desserts (0.41 pound), refined grains (0.39 pound), other fried foods (0.32 pound), 100-percent fruit juice (0.31 pound) and butter (0.3 pound).
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That’s from Jane Brody’s recent New York Times article about a new study that says what you eat is more likely to impact your weight and overall health than how much you eat. The people behind the study argue that eating everything in moderation isn’t realistic for many Americans, and yet they seem to believe that forgoing steak and soda and chips is somehow a more plausible option. Just stop with the studies and invent an internal liposuctioning nanobot already, people. You’re wasting time.

-DM

[NYT via The Hairpin]

“Squirty Cream” The Future Of Horrifying Youth Beverages. Not content to kill off American youth with FourLoko, the beverage industry is now rolling out aerosol soft drinks, which spray flavored foam into your mouth. It’s Ferran Adria’s cuisine by way of furniture polish dispensers, and it’s terrifying. -DM [spytap via evangotlib via theweekmagazine, WSJ]

“Squirty Cream” The Future Of Horrifying Youth Beverages. Not content to kill off American youth with FourLoko, the beverage industry is now rolling out aerosol soft drinks, which spray flavored foam into your mouth. It’s Ferran Adria’s cuisine by way of furniture polish dispensers, and it’s terrifying.

-DM

[spytap via evangotlib via theweekmagazine, WSJ]

Two Pound Nacho Helmet Can Easily Double As Modern Art Piece Criticizing American Gluttony. That’s an overturned White Sox batting helmet stuffed with two pounds of low quality nachos. You know how those little helmet mini-sundaes at the ballpark are so cute and nostalgic? Well, this produces the exact opposite sentiment. -DM [Darren Rovell] (Photo: CaseyGonzales)  

Two Pound Nacho Helmet Can Easily Double As Modern Art Piece Criticizing American Gluttony. That’s an overturned White Sox batting helmet stuffed with two pounds of low quality nachos. You know how those little helmet mini-sundaes at the ballpark are so cute and nostalgic? Well, this produces the exact opposite sentiment.

-DM

[Darren Rovell]

(Photo: CaseyGonzales)  

“ A baseball fan is used to having a nut in his or her hand… We’re presenting them with the pistachio, which they might not have thought of before, as a healthy alternative.
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That’s Dominic Engels of Paramount Farms, a growing pistachio supplier that’s now invading Major League ballparks. And while I love pistachios and applaud a more diverse nut assortment at a Mets game, you should know that 5 oz. of pistachios still has 400 calories and 35 grams of fat. It’s like a double tuna melt in a shell, for crying out loud. So take that “healthy” phrasing as relative.

-DM

[Darren Rovell]
“ Any chain establishment that prohibits outside food should forfeit its exemption from menu labeling. You can tell us how many calories are in your popcorn, or you can let us bring something better to eat.
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That’s Slate writer William Saletan decrying the FDA exemption for movie theaters when it comes to posting nutrition information. It’s a sound idea, but still not as good as making them post the info. Because while you know that box of Cookie Dough Bites will murder your heart, seeing the hard number of calories right next to it is much more likely to keep you from buying it. Take it from a reformed overeater.

-DM

[Slate]

The Goverment Was Wrong About Eggs, Which Is AWESOME. The US Department of Agriculture recently discovered that eggs are lower in cholesterol than they first thought, and higher in Vitamin D. Finally, a government report that has nice things to say about tasty food, instead of “don’t salt that” or “don’t butter your bacon.” Take it from someone who lost 70 pounds thanks to eating eggs frequently: Eggs are your friend, and they are fantastic.

-DM