Archive for 'Health'
Busted: 25 Brooklyn Restaurants Short Workers $1Million
In what can only be characterized as a shameless display of greed and callousness, the New York State Labor Commissioner disclosed that twenty-five Brooklyn restaurants and cafes are guilty of grossly underpaying staff and owe almost $1Million in unpaid wages to more than 200 workers. some workers were even being paid as little as $2.75 [...]
Full StoryLast Minute Appetizers and Snacks
As we count down the days to Thanksgiving, we have one eye on the turkey and another eye on the upcoming holiday season. If you’re like me, you are probably starting to feel stressed about all the obligations that come along with this time of the year, wondering when you’ll have time to make all [...]
Full StoryYou may soon be fired for being fat.
If you’re 40 or over and your waist line exceeds 33.5 inches, you’ve broken the law in Japan. In April 2008, the Japanese government passed legislation requiring all citizens over the age of 40 to have their waists measured annually. If a man’s waist is more than 33.5 inches and a woman’s more than 35.5 [...]
Full StoryOnline Chat with Food and Water Watch and Community Food Service Coalition
Food, Inc. has opened the eyes of foodies to the many issues that plague the commercial food industry. The film is alarming and has left many people wondering what they can do about such large issues.
For those who are interested in learning more about the subject and on what to do to make things better, [...]
Gourmet and Specialty Foods Moving off the Shelves at a Record Pace
Despite the recession, specialty food items are holding their own as sophisticated foodies refuse to give up some of their guilty pleasures. While many consumers are scaling back the number of times they dine out each month, these same consumers seem to be spending the money they save on their favorite luxury items in the [...]
Full StoryHow Much Would you Pay for Water?
For the last several years, Michael Mascha, a retired anthropology professor at the University of Southern California and passionate devotee of the culinary arts, has been quietly promoting fine art of drinking H2O, better known as “water.” Dubbed the water sommelier, Mascha began his love affair with the allegedly colorless, flavorless and odorless liquid in [...]
Full StoryReport: Bisphenol A found in Nearly All Canned Food
According to Consumer Reports Magazine, the chemical Bisphenol A has been found in almost all of the 19 name-brand canned foods they tested including Progresso vegetable soup, Campbell’s condensed chicken noodle soup, and Del Monte Blue Lake cut green beans– the chemical was even found in organic canned foods and canned foods labeled “BPA-free.”
Bisphenol A [...]
Ten Guilt-Free Excuses to Pigout on Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, now is the time to eat light so you can splurge on the one day of the year family and friends sit down together and give themselves permission to feast to their heart’s content. For those of you riddled with guilt over the notion of “letting go” on Thanksgiving, below are [...]
Full StoryFrom Sugar and Spice to Cocaine and Heroine in Drinking Water
According to Sara Castiglioni of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research in Milan, Italy, a new review study discussed in National Geographic News found that illegal drugs have become “widespread” in surface water in some of Europe’s populated areas. Active byproducts of cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and ecstasy are released into the sewage stream through [...]
Full StoryThe Dangers of Buying Commercial Ground Beef
All year, we have reported on the dangers of purchasing commercial ground beef. More than 70,000 Americans are sickened each year by E. Coli infections, and most are caused by contaminated hamburger. The latest E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef has killed two people — one from New Hampshire and another from upstate New [...]
Full StoryPass the Mayo at this year’s Holiday Table
If the head honchos at Unilever have their way, we’ll all be dipping into the mayonnaise jar a little more often – starting this Thanksgiving. The parent company of Hellman’s mayonnaise (or Best Foods mayonnaise, as it is known west of the Rockies) wants to elevate this basic condiment as a more respected culinary ingredient and [...]
Full StoryCaffeinated Beef Jerky is New Energy Food
The first performance-enhancing meat product is now available for those looking for a little pick-me-up. Perky Jerky is an invigorating product that combines premium strips of peppered beef with a boost of caffeine. Each package contains roughly the same amount of caffeine as found in two cans of an energy drink. With just 90 calories and [...]
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