American culture

Chef the Movie

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If you love eating, are into social media, and are looking for a few good laughs you should go see the movie Chef!  Being a food truck fan, I was really excited to see this movie and was blown away.  Not only was this movie a foodie’s dream, it also contained a lot of great messages about […]

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Diet Ads From The Past

I found these old ads in the Chicago Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics history files.  It is amusing what kind of crazy diet products were sold in the past.  Check out how soap and flat worms used to be the current fad diets! Lar-Mar Reducing Soap Sanitized Tape Worms  

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BOO! Five Ways Dr. Oz Scares Me!!!

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Halloween is almost upon us and it is not Freddy, Jason, or Chucky that are giving me nightmares this year. It is Dr. Oz!  Of course, I want to support anyone that helps Americans take steps toward improving their health and quality of life.  However, I have a hard time supporting the nutrition misinformation provided […]

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Grocery Store Couples Counseling

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I love nutrition humor! I was giving a presentation the other day on healthy eating and reducing your sodium intake.  During the presentation, I mentioned that salt is as a preservative in a lot food.  A gentleman in the audience said “Well, then I will live for ever” and then continued to state that “Because I am full […]

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Small Size Me!

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Most Americans should already be familiar with the term “Super Size Me,” which refers to ginormous portion sizes and a movie.  Somehow, the U.S. got brainwashed into thinking bigger is better!  It is easy to see why when all you read on menus are these following terms:  combo, ultimate, kingsize, colossal, tub, jumbo, supersize, biggie, supreme, value meal, and all-you-can-eat.  […]

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Sprinkle, Chew, Swallow

This past weekend, I was home sick with a really high fever and was miserable.  My boyfriend brought me some healthy food and trashy magazines to cheer me up.  I normally don’t read magazines reporting about celeb drama unless I am taking a trip and need some light airplane reading material. While flipping through the magazines, […]

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