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Diet and Nutrition

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2006

    Are all Register Reporters Fat?

    Look, I should be the last person to criticize someone's physical appearance, what with my high forehead, scarred cheek, splotchy beard, lanky frame and teeth more crooked than the chompers of the Prince of Wales. But the Orange County Register's recent trend to allow its BBR (Big Beautiful Reporter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Kuai Kuai Corn Snack

    Orange County's culturally diverse, but all cultures living here have at least one thing in common: snacks, junk food, stuff you can't really call cuisine or dinner. So, in what I hope to be a long-running and fun series, we'll pick out one "Wacky Snack" from a local market per week; then do a marg ... More >>

  • Food

    October 23, 2003

    Bodhisattvas of Vegetarianism

    The Pham family re-emerges with Bodhi Tree Vegetarian Cafe

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    And the Wiener Is ... a Burger!

    The Cancer Project today issued its list of the five worst fast-food value menu items. And the envelopes, please...   1) Junior Bacon Cheeseburger (Jack in the Box, pictured). $1; 400 calories; 23 grams of fat; 8 grams of saturated fat; 1 gram of trans fat; 55 milligrams of cholester ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    FDA Wags Finger at Diet Coke's Vitamin Claims

    The FDA has issues with Coca Cola's new Diet Coke Plus.  It sent the company a letter earlier this month about the drink, which Coke purports to have a "refreshing taste...AND several essential nutrients" with "each 8 fl. oz. serving of Diet Coke Plus provid(ing) 15% of your RDI ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Nancy Silverton's Seasonal Sprouts Recipe

    I eat Brussels sprouts precisely once a year. On December 25, to be exact. I know they're good for me, with their fancy schmancy vitamin A, vitamin C, folic acid, fiber and sinigrin (the last two are believed to protect against colon cancer).But, yet, despite their impressive credentials, I could ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    McDonald's Makes The Grade; Others Must Try Harder

    A few weeks back we brought you news of a survey of America's healthiest fast-food chains (Panera Bread topped the list). Now comes the reverse: America's unhealthiest fast-food restaurants. A report by health and nutrition experts David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding, authors of "supermarket survi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Reminder: Denny's Free Grand Slamwich, Wednesday April 8

    Don't forget: you get a complimentary Gran Slamwich at Denny's tomorrow (6:00am-2:00pm) when you bring a friend and order a Grand Slam breakfast. That's $4.99 of free food. And 1,320 calories.

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2009

    Intro to Living Foods

    Whole Foods Market

  • Food

    December 14, 2006

    Of Hummus and Hezbollah

    Good food trumps ugly Americanism at Meejana

  • Food

    June 1, 2006

    Veggie Vexing

    Missing and loving Thuyen Vien

  • Food

    April 10, 2003

    Temple of Tofu

    Luck for everyone at Van Hanh Vietnamese Restaurant

  • Supplement

    November 21, 2002

    Infomercial Junkies

    A hundred knives for, like, a hundred bucks and other gift ideas

  • Food

    January 24, 2002

    Meat Knowlwood!

    In this carnivores paradise, the veggie burger is best

  • Food

    July 12, 2001

    Hookah Party!

    Smoky flavors at Open Sesame

  • Food

    March 15, 2001

    Fakin Bacon!

    At Au Lac, even the strictest vegans can make pigs of themselves

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    "31 Cent Scoop Night" at Baskin-Robbins

    Three weeks from tonight (That's Wednesday, April 29th), Baskin Robbins will be holding their "31 Cent Scoop Night" from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event honors America's firefighters with a $100,000 donation to the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) National Junior Firefighter Program ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    KFC Lays On Free Grilled Chicken Just For Us! (Hurry: One Deal Applies Today--Tomorrow It's El Pollo Loco)

    Yes, that's right. Not only is the whole country being offered a free piece of Kentucky Grilled Chicken today (Monday, April 27, aka UNFry Day), but Southern Californians are also benefitting from a further deal: buy an eight-piece or larger KFC meal from May 4 to May 31 and you'll receive four free ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    TMI? Frighteningly Fattening Fast Food

    Time magazine has revealed a list of the top ten worst fast-food meals. "Worst", in this case, meaning the highest in calories, fat or sodium. Everything from salads to shakes, sold by everyone from Applebee's to KFC, makes the grade. Topping the bill is Outback Steakhouse's Aussie Cheese Fries, wei ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 6, 2009

    [Trendzilla] Whole Grain Baby's Bright Prints Aren't Just for Dress-Up Anymore

    Time magazine has revealed a list of the top ten worst fast-food meals. "Worst", in this case, meaning the highest in calories, fat or sodium. Everything from salads to shakes, sold by everyone from Applebee's to KFC, makes the grade. Topping the bill is Outback Steakhouse's Aussie Cheese Fries, wei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    UK Government to Increase Recommended Calorie Intake

    ​If you've ever dieted, you probably know these numbers: 2,000 for women; 2,500 for men.These are the immutable numbers of calories the government says you should eat per day to maintain a healthy weight.Well, the British government apparently got it all wrong and will be adjusting their suggested ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    The Caloric Content of an Office Kitchen in December

    coconino @ flickr.com CC BY-NC-ND 2.0​Peanuts and walnuts and crispy rice crackersCookies and brownies and sugary snackersNut-studded cheeseballs and things just like thatThis is why holidays make you so fat.December is a festive time of year, with parades and songs and decorations... and food. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    The Nutritional Content of Holy Communion

    vshioshvili @ flickr.com CC BY-SA 2.0​It's the time of the year when people examine their eating habits. Every morsel that goes into one's mouth is scrutinized for its caloric content in hopes that reducing food intake a little bit will result in the body of your dreams. The one thing many people ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Study Finds That Calorie Count On Food Labels Can Be Inaccurate

    www.health.gov​Trust labels much? Maybe you shouldn't. As a recent study conducted by the Journal of the American Dietetic Association suggests, the calorie counts posted on restaurant and prepared food labels can be innaccurate, though not all are. For example, the label on Lean Cuisine's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Dueling Dishes: Real Sugar Soda vs. HFCS Soda

    Dave Lieberman​As we posted at the end of last year, PepsiCo bottlers are making limited-edition "Throwback" versions of Pepsi and Mountain Dew. These are made the old-fashioned way, with sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). While OC is no stranger to sugar soda (a lot, but not all, o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Ugo Allesina of Prego, Part Three

    Kimberly Valenzuela​The interview is done, the questions over; it's time to get cooking with Executive Chef and Partner Ugo Allesina of Prego Ristorante. (If you're looking for said interview, you can find it here and here.) This week, your chef-approved dish is abbacchio al senape, suckling lamb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    McDonald's Introduces "Mouth-Watering Angus Snack Wrap"

    ​Hey, fast food junkies--good news. We think.Now the McDonald's Angus Third Pounder is available in a handy form: As a Snack Wrap. Cheeseburger shoved into a tortilla!

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Tower of Terror Fall, Underage Drinking Confab Pump Up Schwarzenegger Bill Signing

    ​Two Anaheim events involving underage drinking are being used to amplify Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signing of legislation today that holds adults in California liable if youth they serve alcohol to are injured or killed.The signing comes during the 12th Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Annual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Wacky Snacks: Black Black Hard

    Edwin Goei​Name: Black Black Hard Origin: Japan Found at: Mitsuwa, Costa Mesa Cost: $4.99 Ingredients: Maltitol, Guarana and Chrysant & Gingko Extract, Xylitol, Acesulfame K, Aspartame, L-Phenylalanine, Sucralose, Gum Base, Artificial Flavor, Gum Arabic, Caffeine, Cacao & Caramel C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Is It Wise for Chick-Fil-A to Donate Their Chicken Sandwiches to the Poor?

    ​Far from me to criticize charitable efforts in these hard days but forgive me for being a bit cynical with a recent press release announcing that the Chick-Fil-A on Bristol and Macarthur in SanTana wants you to donate $5 so they can, donation by donation, give 30,000 hungry people in Orange Count ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Wacky Snacks: Vegemite

    Edwin Goei​Name: Vegemite Origin: Australia Found at: Cost Plus, Santa Ana Cost: $6.99 Ingredients: Yeast Extract (From Yeast Grown on Barley), Salt, Mineral Salt (508), Malt Exact (Frm Barley), Colour (150c), Flavors, Niacin, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Folate.

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    The Government's Conspiracy to Make You Eat More Cheese

    ​While warning against fat consumption, the U.S. government pushes cheese sales, resulting in a sudden dairy consumption highhh for Americans.Got cheese? When Domino's Pizza was down for the count last year, an organization called Dairy Management came flying to the rescue. Since then, Domino's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    How Many Calories Does Santa Claus Consume On Christmas?

    ​When I was a young boy, I loved to leave cookies and milk out for Santa Claus. This tawdry attempt at bribery, meant to distract him from the fact that I'd attempted to impale the dog on my He-Man and the Masters of the Universe sword ("I HAVE THE COCKER SPANIEL!") and tried to melt my sister's d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    USDA to Require Nutrition Facts On Meat by 2012

    Flickr user mayhemComing soon to meat near you...​The United States Department of Agriculture will require the Nutrition Facts label, familiar to purchasers of packaged food, on 40 common cuts of meat and poultry, beginning January 1, 2012. The rule is being phased in slowly to give processors a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    USDA: Today's Egg Is Lower In Cholesterol Than A Decade Ago

    Flickr User John Morgan​Earlier this week, the USDA checked on the nutritional value of eggs and found that something changed with today's chicken ovums compared to the eggs they tested in 2002. Today's eggs, with 185 mg of cholesterol, has 14% less cholesterol than back then, which had an averag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Chicago Mag Surprised By Children Who Don't Eat Crap

    Flickr user imeldaYou mean it gets better than this?​Chicago magazine--the Windy City equivalent of our Orange Coast--has an article by Carly Boers out this month about children who know and prefer real food in restaurants. The article goes on to create a revolting neologism for these children of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Five Things You'd Think Would Be Vegan--But Aren't

    ​It's not easy to be an observant vegan. None of us here at Fork are vegan, but we all know plenty of vegans, we respect vegans for the most part, and we know it's hard to follow that diet in a meat-centric world. Some foods are obviously not vegan: no tuna salad in the world is vegan, and Thai fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    On the Line: Jenny Ross of 118 Degrees, Part Two

    ​ Our second installment of On the Line with 118 Degrees chef Jenny Ross not only dispels any misconceptions about vegans, but we get a heads up about an upcoming cookbook. If you want to begin at the beginning, Part One can be found here. Check back tomorrow for our final segment with a recipe fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Four Loko Founders Finally Speak Out

    ​ Even as their product was being blamed for everything from teen binge drinking and a slew of date rapes to an atrocious gay-bashing incident and even the deaths of multiple college students, Four Loko founders Jeff Wright, Jaisen Freeman and Chris Hunter mostly skirted the press. But addiction a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Eat Here, Not There: Veggie Burgers

    Edwin Goei​By now, you should've gone to Rick's Atomic Cafe and had his breakfasts. You haven't? Stop reading and go. You back? Okay, now try his veggie burger. Seriously. Try it. Yes, I, too, was skeptical. Why would any meat-eater opt for a veggie burger when you don't have to? Answer: When Rick ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Study: Poor Californians Eating Healthier, Still Fat

    ​The past decade has seen nonprofits, government officials and foodies across California do everything possible to get poor people off their junk-food- and processed-food-heavy diet and eat healthier. And the push seems to be working: A report sponsored by the California Endowment shows that one o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    A Journey to Success With XS: David Vanderveen And A Healthier Approach To Energy Drinks

    ​An energy drink without sugar, calories, or even caffeine? Unheard of! Yet XS Energy Drink co-owner and Laguna Beach resident David Vanderveen says he does it, in 13 flavors with a healthier approach than the Monsters and Red Bulls of the world.

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Why Is Subway Adding Vitamin D and Calcium To Its Bread?

    Edwin Goei​Subway has announced that it will add Vitamin D and calcium to all its breads, except for their English muffins and flatbreads. According to Nation's Restaurant News, eating a Subway six-inch sub will now give you 30% of the recommended daily allowance of calcium and 20% of the recommen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    University of Washington Conducts Expensive Study, Discovers Junk Food Is Cheaper Than Healthy Food

    ​A paper recently published in the Health Affairs professional journal suggests that eating healthy foods costs more than eating unhealthy foods.Gee, thanks, Captain Obvious!The paper, by Pablo Monsivais, Anju Aggarwal and Adam Drewnowski of the University of Washington and based on a survey of 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    INFOGRAPH: Are You a Vegetarian?

    Look! These look tasty. They are not your enemies.​ Apparently, the stars have aligned and it's Vegetarian Weekend here in the United States of Where's-The-Beef.Today is Hug-A-Vegetarian Day, sponsored by those lovable but disturbed whackjobs over at PETA. Not content with trying to get fish renam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Want To Eat Less? Eat With A Dude!

    Photo by Christopher Victorio​Listen to this: according to a study published on Journal of Applied Social Psychology, if you eat with a man, you're likely to eat less food than if you dined with a woman. The experiment observed the habits of 127 college students and took note of what they ate and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    Omaima Aree Nelson Parole Condition Sought by PETA

    ​People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written a letter to the warden of Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla asking that a condition be part of Omaima Aree Nelson's parole, should the state board grant the model-turned-cannibal wife's request today.  See if you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Ten Questions With Long Beach Vegan Eatery's Jeff Terranova

    ​As of 2010, the population of Long Beach was somewhere in the 500,000 range, yet the city was home to only one vegan restaurant (Zephyr). While this animal-free diet ain't exactly sweeping the nation -- or the town -- by storm, that number still seemed small.Luckily, however, about two weeks ago, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Kids Hate Healthy School Lunches, Black Market for Junk Food Emerges in LA

    Flickr user woodleywonderworks​This year, the Los Angeles Unified School District changed the unchangeable. It made cafeteria lunches (gasp!) healthy. Out went chocolate milk, corn dogs, chicken nuggets and nachos. In came vegetarian curry, lentil and brown rice cutlets, quinoa and pad Thai.   ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2011

    The Seabirds Truck e-Cookbook A Recipe For OC Weekly Readers

    Seabirds Truck​ Have you ever wanted to cook delicious vegan food like the crew of OC's own Seabirds Truck? Well, fire up your tablets, because over the Christmas weekend, the Birds released an e-cookbook of the all-vegan luxe lonchera's greatest hits.

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