The Year in Food 2008

What we ate, what the candidates ate, what the Olympians ate.

into my diet with open arms. i really believe that once my damaged tissues were no longer compromised & suppressed by the assault of gluten on my system, my body was able to tell me what it was craving nutritionally. i've always...

How do you strike a balance between good chowhounding and good nutrition? Many years of indulging in rich foods like duck, pork, fried chicken and the like, has lead to some cholesterol issues for me. I have always maintained a...

's strengths. That said, I believe there is a program out there with a nutritional database—it’s called “A Cook's Books.” I gave it a try six months ago or so and for some reason didn’t like...

I’m sure they’re delicious, but who needs a low protein, high fat nutrition bar? I’d just as soon eat a Baby Ruth....ummm....Baby Ruth :-)

in our house. I've never made it myself, but I’m going to have to have some soon now that I’m thinking about it. So tasty.

. — but very few Germans eat at Schwarzwaldstube. To say that there exists anywhere in Europe a vegetarian culture (or any food culture that is artistically and nutritionally progressive) equivalent to what you can find in...

the foot or restlessly getting up out of their seats, which burned off excess calories. I've been lucky to be one of those people whose body keeps its weight very stable, no matter what I eat. If I eat a meal, not even a very big...

1) Actually, a number of doctors are not very good at nutrition......in a lot of cases they act rather bored if they have to attend a lecture on nutrition. As a research nutritionist, I've seen this first-hand. And the polyuria...

you your own bottle of Heinz for your birthday. Wedding ketchup??? Now there’s a favor I've never seen ... and what does that mean too. Get well soon? Do you WANT to give someone a bottle of ketchup after surgery?...

More on rats, artificial sweeteners, and you, dear reader.

Wendy’s 830-calorie hamburger drives bloggers to flights of fury and fancy.

Uncooked beets offer serious health benefits and might be tastier than you thought.

It sounds like a late night infomercial—get healthy by drinking soda! As Coke and Pepsi prepare to introduce vitamin-fortified versions of their products, the public debates the concept of “healthy soda.”

Having just returned from my Weight Watchers meeting, knowing that Beard Papa opens in Redwood City this coming Friday, 11/10 and that the store is about 3 blocks from my Weight Watchers center, I decided to find the nutritional...