Snackalicious Super Bowl Party Time!

It's Super Bowl Sunday, which also means its time to get those fabulous snacks out of the fridge, balconies and place them on the table with no guilt what so ever. What I have decided to do is make a list of top...

U.S. Junk Food Sales Soar as Economy Tanks in 3rd Quarter

" The slow-motion collapse of the U.S. economy is harming consumers and businesses across the country – well, almost every business that is. One industry is enjoying big sales gains thanks to...

The Sunday Soda Menace: The Surprisingly Controversial History of Ice Cream

Photograph of an Early 1900's Soda Fountain, The Library of Congress Despite moving into towards the cooler days of Autumn, our thoughts return to the all too obvious pleasures of ice cream, which we first wrote about here. Surprisingly, the history of ice cream...

20 Tasty Blogs Guaranteed to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

Here’s a list of 20 sugary blogs guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth that celebrate the world of cakes, candy, chocolate, ice cream, cup cakes, and other good (if somewhat guilt inducing) eats. As Don Kardong once said, “Without ice cream, there would be darkness and...

Snacks In Small Packages May Lead To Overeating

As the new research reveals, consumption of small-package size treats like junk foods or any calorie-rich food actually do not help reduce consumption of these products, but increases it."And smaller packages make...

Local Mom Making Big News with 'Sneaky' Recipe!

Local mom, Laura Halfpenny of Montgomery, MN is gaining national acclaim as “The Mom On A Mission For Nutrition”. Laura’s company, Nutrition Mom Inc., is on a mission to help people adopt healthier lifestyles in a new and creative way that some would call...

Full House Cafe

We had a Super Kung-Fu Iced Milk Tea, Egg Wrapped Carrot Cake, Beefy Cheesy Fries Box & Bacon & Cheese Toast. What a nice way for a simple snack break to chat aways. Simplicity is the best.

PepsiCo declares dividend

"The Board of Directors of PepsiCo today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.375 per share on PepsiCo common stock. The dividend is payable Jan. 2, 2008, to shareholders of record on Dec. 7, 2007.PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) is one of the world's largest food and beverage companies,...

Fliers' Bill of Rights Becomes NY Law

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer signed  passengers' bill or rights into law, which outlines just how bad things can get for air travelers before the airlines are held accountable to the state.""This law...

More problems with Chinese products

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith China's food safety back in the news, one wonders  if  the Chinese government can ever stop the greed of unscrupulous manufacturers. It has been reported...

Fat kids battle bad food in "Obeez City"

To me this sounds like another attempt at tackling a problem in the most indirect, hands off, entertainment-based way possible. Remember TV shows like The Raccoons (perhaps only for you Canadian kids out...

Japan wraps its Snacks in Manga and Anime characters

Squid bars and crab snacks might not be everyone' s idea of a treat but you cannot help but like, even love, some of the packaging used for these little indulgences.

Snack Healthy

"We're in the heart of the holiday travel season and everyone's spending a lot more time on planes these days. The Seattle Times decided to do a little research and find out how healthy the pre-packaged snacks on...

Recipe for Disaster

No other single food contributes more calories to the teenage diet than sodas.

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