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Carrie Fisher joins Jenny Craig to lose 30 pounds
Jan. 12, 2011 1 Comment
Jenny Craig, Inc. today announced that actress Carrie Fisher is its latest celebrity client and spokesperson. Fisher is best known as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, and now her New Year’s resolution is to lose 30 pounds. Fisher has struggled with her weight for the past three years and tried numerous diets [...]
EarthTalk: A raw plant diet? Organic baby clothes?
April 1, 2010 5 Comments
How much can raw foods and organic clothing affect a person’s health?
No Fries in ’09 — #10: Cold hot sweet peppers
June 12, 2009 Leave a Comment
Raw veggies are good for you!
No Fries in ’09 — #4: Virtually Fat-Free Chicken Tenders
Jan. 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
Even if you’re not eating French fries for a whole year, deep fried and heavily battered chicken tenders, while absolutely delicious, can still ruin a perfectly good diet. On a health kick, my father threw together baked chicken tenders, and, if done right, it’s a healthy and delicious way to eat chicken. When I retire [...]
Uno’s does a gluten-free pizza
Jan. 17, 2009 1 Comment
After testing the waters in Boston, Uno Chicago Grill is doing a national roll-out of a gluten-free pizza, making the singular restaurant formally called Pizzeria the first national casual dining chain to go the gluten-free route. The move will be a big hit with the one percent of the world with Coeliac disease, a genetic [...]
No Fries in ’09 — #3: Baked Sweet Potato Wedges
Jan. 16, 2009 2 Comments
Sage, meet the readers. Readers, sage. The problem with cooking healthy is that it is a widely-known fact that the flavor is often in the fat. But fresh herbs, however daunting that section of the produce department is, are the secrets to dishes that are packed with healthy flavor. If you want a dish that [...]
No Fries in ’09 — #2: Tasty Broccoli
Jan. 10, 2009 Leave a Comment
You first have to get past your fear. It didn’t happen overnight for me either. I was the pickiest eater in my family growing up, and forget about veggies. I actually gagged the first time I really sat down to eat a plate of broccoli when I was 17. But it was all in my [...]
Letter from the editor: A “Dear John” to the French fries
Dec. 31, 2008 2 Comments
My dear, dear French fries, We need to talk. The years have gone by so fast for us. From my first McDonald’s fry 24 years ago to the wide crinkle cut deliciousness at Glenwood in Connecticut and Town Spa in Stoughton. It’s always been good. That was never the problem. Something changed between us. It [...]
We now live in a world with a 100-calorie Twinkie
Nov. 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
Hostess is expanding on the portion controlled 100-calorie revolution to put out more of its products that dieters can munch on. Try to restrain yourselves.
Kentucky GRILLED Chicken?
March 24, 2008 5 Comments
For 65 years, variety has come in the form of “original” and “extra crispy,” but now Kentucky Fried Chicken is defying all logic — to say nothing of its name — and offering a grilled chicken menu item. “This great tasting product will help KFC continue to evolve and increase our relevance among consumers looking [...]
Miller’s 64-calorie beer
March 6, 2008 168 Comments
Don’t miss MGD 64 now on draft Jan. 18, 2009 UPDATE: In response to reader questions, Miller 64 is 2.8 percent alcohol by volume, according to a spokesman for Miller Brewing Company. Miller Brewing Company is rolling out its 64-calorie Miller Genuine Draft, “MGD 64,” which is a reformulation of the original MGD Light, and [...]