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6 Healthy Tricks for Dining Out

When dining out with family or friends, it's easy to get distracted, and overeat.

Hot Dogs, Bacon And Red Meat Tied To Increased Diabetes Risk

A fresh study looks at what happens after people change their meat-eating habits. Those who upped their intake — about 3.5 servings more per week — saw their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes during four years of follow-up increase by almost 50 percent.

Tips for choosing healthier options while dining out

Eating healthy isn’t always easy. Especially when dining out at a favorite restaurant. And while many such experiences used to be saved for special occasions, eating outside the home—or, these days, having the food delivered right to one’s door—has become the daily norm for many. So how do you watch what you eat when you’re …

Why Some Adults Over 18 Enjoy Ketchup On A Hot Dog

In honor of National Hot Dog Day, I spoke to people about why they enjoy eating a hot dog with ketchup.

10 tips to help you grill burgers to perfection

By Susan Selasky, Detroit Free PressAmericans consume some 50 billion hamburgers a year. What’s so hard about shaping some ground meat into a patty and cooking it?Meat experts, cookbook authors and chefs say plenty.We use the wrong grind of beef. We handle the meat and shape them wrong. We cook t

How to Build a Better Burger

It's easier than you think, and crucial to your summertime happiness (obviously)

Why is the McRib Only Offered Occasionally and Why so Randomly?

The McRib is a food with both a devout following and many detractors. But what is the genesis of the world’s most popular fast food chain’s most mysterious menu item? And why, oh why, is it not available all the time like the majority of the rest of the McDonald’s menu? Cooking ribs in the Americas predates the colonial period. [...]

This LEGO-Themed Restaurant Has LEGO Burgers and LEGO Tables

How to Make Every Hot Dog Absolutely Perfect, in Two Easy Steps

We boiled. We sautéed. We even microwaved. And at the end of all that testing, we discovered the best way to get the plumpest, juiciest hot dogs, every time.

At Shaker’s BackYard Bar & Grill you can build your own burger

Shaker’s Backyard Grill’s chefs make their backyard your backyard

3 hot dog hacks to take your summer barbecue to the next level

Kick your hot dog game up a notch with these 3 tricks from Justin Chapple, the test kitchen pro behind Food & Wine's Mad Genius Tips.

Avoid Sugary Drinks! Here's Why

Did you know that sugary drinks are specifically related to weight gain? Here are six reasons to avoid sugary beverages for successful weight loss.

Life hacks expert suggests eating hamburgers upside down

If you always ends up with bits of lettuce and tomato dribbling onto your shirt, this will come as welcome news.

11 Amazing Uses for Baking Soda You Never Even Knew!

You probably have at least one box of baking soda in your home right now. If you’re like many Americans, you might have a box in your pantry for baking, one in your refrigerator to absorb odors and another under your kitchen sink to use for cleaning. What you might not have considered is that... View Article

Burgers Must Be Burgers, But Doctors Might Just Not Be Physicians

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” – From Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. *** Let’s say you’re running a restaurant and because you’ll only pay your meat supplier $100 a week for hamburger, … Continue reading

25 Uses for Baking Soda Around the Home

Baking soda is a wonderful and cheap substance with many uses. Here are 25 ideas for using baking soda around your home.