Mirror and Cache index - Lifestyle: Food and drink
716 votes | submitted 2008-09-07 11:19:40 by upick | 425 comments
People should cut their consumption of meat to help combat climate change, a top United Nations
expert told a British Sunday newspaper. Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC), told The Observer that people should start by having one meat-free day per
week then cut back further. The 68-year-old Indian ec
1122 votes | submitted 2008-09-07 03:54:25 by AmyVernon | 430 comments
The Corn Refiners Association has decided to 'show' that high-fructose corn syrup is as safe as
sugar. Their first ad on the topic.
861 votes | submitted 2008-09-06 03:27:37 by Hawker400 | 207 comments
As a test, MSN Money puts a household's food budget on a strict diet. The experiment has its
downsides (no more rice, please!) but shows how to take a bite out of grocery bills.
651 votes | submitted 2008-09-07 02:37:35 by jaybol | 47 comments
This is the exact opposite of a guilt-free dessert. I would have nightmares after devouring
defenseless muppets.
452 votes | submitted 2008-09-07 02:04:47 by jaybol | 42 comments
Life's guilty pleasures usually thrive during tough economic times. Though we may forgo new frocks
or fancy dinners out, we have traditionally turned to the three big vice industries -- gambling,
smoking and drinking -- to help ease our pain.
997 votes | submitted 2008-09-05 23:10:02 by insaincain02 | 173 comments
Try to get a straight answer out of Tropicana as to what "natural flavors" are in their 100% juice.
491 votes | submitted 2008-09-04 16:01:19 by SirPopper | 154 comments
A Chicago man made the papers last month for suing a restaurant that allegedly served him a
parasitic tapeworm along with his undercooked salmon. So what about the sushi or sashimi that hungry
buyers pick up to go during the lunch hour rush?
763 votes | submitted 2008-09-03 17:36:08 by petsheep | 114 comments
Changes to the formulations of several candy bars has chocolate lovers buzzing, and not in a good
way. Cocoa butter is fat derived from cocoa beans. Like other commodities, cocoa prices have
skyrocketed in recent years. In 2006, one metric ton of African cocoa butter cost less than $4,000.
Today, it costs more than $8,100.
825 votes | submitted 2008-09-01 15:56:23 by broalexinfo | 134 comments
It happens to every wine drinker at least once. After agonizing over the perfect bottle to crack
open, you realize the corkscrew has gone AWOL. Luckily, there are plenty of other tools you can use
to get into (and to the bottom of) your favorite bottle of wine.
900 votes | submitted 2008-09-02 04:22:28 by insaincain02 | 51 comments
Brewer Vaune Dillmann stands near the metal entry arch in downtown Weed. Dillmann, whose family has
deep roots in the community, helped erect the sign back in 1988.
1244 votes | submitted 2008-09-02 05:04:11 by zaibatsu | 212 comments
A man should know his meat. We can help. We tell you everything you need to know on steak types,
grades and cooking times.
535 votes | submitted 2008-09-01 23:31:34 by msaleem | 327 comments
What does steak taste like after twenty-two years of red meat abstinence? A.J. Jacobs heads to Peter
Luger's -- the steak lovers' mecca -- to find out.
2009 votes | submitted 2008-09-01 06:54:18 by MrBabyMan | 297 comments
Ever had a neopolitan milkshake from McDonald’s? How 'bout a pizza sub at Subway's? Ordering off
the menu at fast food restaurants is a great deal. There are all these little surprises just waiting
to be discovered.
1126 votes | submitted 2008-08-30 12:17:48 by zaibatsu | 58 comments
On a deadline? Need to rally? Avoid the soda, vending machine snacks and tempting Starbucks pastries
and go for these powerful brain boosters instead. The path to a bigger, better brain is loaded with
Omega-3 fats, antioxidants, and fiber. Give your brain a kick start: eat the following foods on a
daily or weekly basis for results you will notice
605 votes | submitted 2008-08-29 21:42:30 by skored | 45 comments
#14 --> 'Choose prepared foods with short ingredient lists.' We don't expect you to cut out prepared
foods entirely. Just remember: The shorter the ingredient list, the healthier the food usually is.
Of course, if the ingredients are sugar and butter, put the item back on the shelf....
2721 votes | submitted 2008-08-30 01:03:41 by badwithcomputer | 295 comments
And you thought gummy lighthouses were bad.
558 votes | submitted 2008-08-29 21:31:43 by jaybol | 123 comments
From New York to San Francisco, Porterhouse to Philly Cheesesteak, John Mariani compiles a
definitive list of the twenty best steaks in America. Get out the steak knives.