Food Info

Chip Trick

October 6, 2010 Food Info

This is a neat, super easy trick my dad taught me growing up. So you know how when you are eating a bag of chips (multi-grain, whole wheat, low fat, baked not fried, “healthy chips” of course!) and you get about halfway down and have to stick your hand further and further into the bag? [...]

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Top 10 Fair Foods of 2010

September 25, 2010 Food Info

Personally, I’ve always had a soft spot for cotton candy, corn dogs and funnel cakes at the state or county fair. But these days, fair food vendors are whipping up new treats to please the crowds and they are pure gluttony. New creations like deep fried klondike bars and corndog pizza are making traditional fair [...]

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Food for Thought: What does 200 calories look like?

September 24, 2010 Food Info

Perhaps the more pertinent question is how much does 200 calories cost? A friend sent me this article today which shows a chart of foods ranging in cost from less than $.50 to more than $1.00, per 200 calorie serving. From the chart you can see that the cheaper foods (costing around $.50 per serving) [...]

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Lady Gaga Meat Dress

September 13, 2010 Food Info

This isn’t the type of content I usually post, but Lady Gaga’s VMA meat dress must be discussed. I know you all know what I’m talking about and I’m positive that it has evoked many a bad joke ranging from, “Where’s the beef?” to “Put a fork in her” to “Pass the A-1.” But, WOW, [...]

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D.C. Veg Fest

September 12, 2010 Food Info

Yesterday, I decided to crash DC Veg Fest with a few friends in tow, of course! I’d heard good things about Veg Fest and was eager to check it out. At noon on Saturday, I headed down to GWU campus to see what DC Veg Fest had to offer. Here’s what I found. [...]

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DC Veg Fest Today!

September 11, 2010 Food Info

Don’t forget that DC Veg Fest starts today at noon at GWU campus! Click here fore more info. I’ll be there with camera in tow. Will post highlights later. Hope you can make it!

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FDA Considering Approval of Genetically Modified Salmon

September 7, 2010 Food Info

For those of you who follow food news, today’s Washington Post featured an article regarding the impending FDA approval of genetically modified Atlantic salmon. Researchers, who’ve studied the fish for ten years, assure us that the modified version looks and tastes exactly the same as the real deal. That may be so, but has anyone [...]

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M.E. Swing Co. Coffee

September 2, 2010 Food Info

M.E. Swing Co. is a historic, as well as oh-so-adorable, coffee shop located in the heart of D.C.’s downtown business district. It’s been around for ages, but I hadn’t stopped in until recently and I was quite impressed. The moment you step inside, you can feel right away that this coffee shop is like none [...]

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Save DC Food Trucks!

August 25, 2010 Food Info

So, apparently the glory of the DC food truck may be very short lived. Certain businesses in DC are lobbying for strict regulations that would restrict areas where food trucks are allowed to set up shop-in hopes of driving them out of business. I’m a big fan of any food vendor who offers delicious alternatives [...]

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Is your favorite ice cream tainted with artificial hormones?

August 23, 2010 Food Info

To find out more, check out Huffington Post’s current article written by food writer and son of the family behind ice cream empire, Baskin Robbins. He critically examines Monsanto’s role in developing, marketing, and manupulating FDA approval of bovine growth hormones that are now prevalently used in commercial dairy production. The article makes a lot [...]

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