Rich Goldstein of the Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts is opening his healing cuisines course to the public: macrobiotics, vegetarianism, veganism, Ayurveda and raw foods. He suggests living by each for two weeks, tracking mood, then keeping whichever ones fit.
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Even Without Kids, Couples Eat Frequent Family Meals
Analyzing more than 14,000 Ohio adults, researchers found households of adults with no one under 19 ate meals together six or seven days a week about as often as households with children - roughly half in both groups. It is the first large study of adult-only family meal patterns.
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Parents Overwhelmingly Support Fruits and Vegetables in School Meals
United Fresh CEO Tom Stenzel points to a Pew, Robert Wood Johnson and American Heart Association poll in which 91 percent of parents back requiring fruits and vegetables with every school meal and over 72 percent back national nutrition standards. He urges Congress not to weaken the rules.
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World Beer Festival Coming to Durham
The World Beer Festival returns to Durham Bulls Athletic Park on October 11 for its nineteenth year, and becomes one of the first events sanctioned by the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild, which cited the festival's focus on education and moderation.
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New Half-Hour Series Food Forward TV Premieres September 2014 on PBS
A 13-episode PBS half-hour series premiering in September 2014 profiles farmers, chefs, fishermen, teachers and scientists in more than 50 communities who are building alternatives to the industrial food system. Producer Greg Roden says it goes beyond celebrity chefs and cooking competitions.
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Chain restaurant workers reveal the foods they refuse to eat
Ashley Lutz of Business Insider collected 18 menu items chain restaurant workers said on Reddit they would not eat themselves, among them Subway's crab meat, McDonald's McRib and Filet-O-Fish, Wendy's chili and Chipotle's tortillas.
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How Adults Use Menu Label Information in Restaurants, by State, 2012
A CDC study of 118,013 adults across 17 states found 57 percent said calorie information on restaurant menus helped them decide what to order. New York ranked highest at 61.3 percent and Montana lowest at 48.7; women used the labels more than men in every state.
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Pizzeria Toro Reopening in Late July
Pizzeria Toro, closed since a November fire, plans to reopen in downtown Durham in late July, its owners say. Co-owner Jay Owens calls the community's support humbling, and the rebuild added a newly designed ventilation system while preserving the dining room's Tuscan-influenced decor.
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A Look at the Sustainable Chicago Restaurant That Recycled and Composted Everything for 2 Years
Justin Vrany's Chicago cafe Sandwich Me In put out one bag of trash and a few coffee cups in two years by recycling and composting everything. He estimates an average restaurant dumps eight gallons an hour. The cafe runs on renewable energy and buys local meat and produce.
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Signature Martin Miller's Gin cocktail recipes
Three New York cocktail bars give their signature Martin Miller's Gin recipes: Ovest's Red Riding Hood with muddled red pepper and ginger marmalade, Hundred Acres' Miller's Crossing with basil and jalapeno, and Brannon's Basil B. Bennett with basil syrup and lime.
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CDC Obesity Study: Adult Use of Calorie Information in Fast-Food and Chain Restaurants
In a 2009 survey of 4,363 adults, only 36.4% of those eating at fast-food and chain restaurants said they read posted calorie information, but 95.4% of readers used it at least sometimes. Women read it nearly twice as often as men.
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Original Seasonal Craft Cocktail Recipes from Kathy Casey and Martin Miller's Gin
Mixologist Kathy Casey offers five Martin Miller's Gin cocktails for holiday parties, among them a frothy Snow Drift built on homemade cranberry ginger syrup, lemon juice and egg white, with tips for pre-batching large quantities.
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Did You Have ANY Idea this Happens at Fast Food Restaurants You Eat At?
Former fast-food workers describe frying oil rotated from fries to chicken to fish until it is black as motor oil, nuggets left out that melted into liquid, mold in ice cream machines and ice dispensers, an employee handling food with a bleeding wound, and burnt burgers recycled into chili.
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Starbucks starts to run juice bars
Citing Natural News, the piece reports Starbucks is opening juice bars serving mixed fruit and vegetable juices, thicker smoothies and vegetarian and vegan options. The juices are pasteurized without heat; the first has opened in Washington, with more due mid-2012.
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Eating chicken nuggets only sickens British girl
A 17-year-old British girl who has eaten almost nothing but chicken nuggets since she was two collapsed at work and was hospitalized with anemia and swollen veins on her tongue. Doctors put her on emergency vitamins and warned she will die if her diet does not change.
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Using contrasting colors to reduce serving sizes and lose weight (PR)
Participants poured 9 to 31 percent more food into larger bowls and plates, and follow-up experiments showed education, awareness and practice barely dented the bias. In a field study, using a plate that contrasted with the pasta cut how much people served by about 21 percent.
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Colorful plates boost a picky eater's appetite (PR)
A Cornell study showed 23 preteens and 46 adults photos of 48 plate combinations and found children preferred seven items in six colors, while adults leaned toward three items and three colors. Children also favored entrees placed at the front of the plate and figurative designs.
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The Worst Possible Place to Eat if You Want to Stay Healthy
Dr. Mercola argues against fast food after McDonald's and Target dropped Sparboe Farms, cited for at least 13 violations of salmonella prevention rules. He points to a study in which 23% of caged-hen farms tested positive for salmonella against just over 4% of organic flocks.
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