Morningside Heights Top Eats
TimeOut NY has a list of Morningside Heights’ top eats. Their definition of Morningside Heights is a little off (typically it’s ABOVE 110th St.) and they missed Tacqueria Y Fonda Mexiacana, but it’s...
View ArticleThe No S Diet
Here’s a pretty straightforward way to lose weight, or not gain any at the very least. The “No S Diet” is a memorable and easy to follow diet with few rules or restrictions. No snacks, sweets, or...
View ArticleFood that looks like other food
A cake that looks very much like a hamburger. Hamburger Cake? Not very appetizing if you ask me.
View ArticleWhy you are fat
A mathematician tells it straight: you are fat because there is too much food about. And thus, you eat too much.
View ArticleParents and food anxieties
One of the things that stands out to me when thinking about my childhood is my parent’s attitudes towards my eating habits. You don’t remember the multitude of meals in your life, save for the highly...
View ArticleTruth about calories
There is an excellent post at Scientific American about calories in context. One of the most prevalent and perhaps erroneous assumptions about nutrition is that all of the energy in the foods you eat...
View ArticleMore on parents and food anxiety
Utne has a good piece on the parental role in setting children up for eating disorders. I agree with the position that childhood is ground zero for preventing adult obesity and eating disorders. While...
View ArticleApple Juice
Lately, I have asked a number of parents about their feelings about their children consuming that favorite toddler libation, apple juice. Opinions on the topic naturally vary but the majority opinion...
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