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Advocacy group slams 'Xtreme' high-calorie restaurant dishes
Let’s be real here. Anyone who orders a meal with three pieces of breaded chicken, a buttery sauce, and mashed potatoes can’t be much surprised that it’s high in calories. Or that a piece of cake that weighs close to a pound might, as...Tags: Diabetes, Peanuts, Chocolate Cake, Obesity, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Calorie bombs at Cheesecake Factory and IHOP earn dubious awards
The Baltimore SunThe nonprofit Center for the Science in the Public Interest has released its annual Xtreme Eating Awards. The "winners," which appear in the group's "Nutrition Action Healthletter," include offerings from the Cheesecake Factory, IHOP and Johnny Rockets....Tags: Diabetes, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Healthy Diet, Obesity, Restaurants
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2013 food trends: What's the buzz
2013 is the year of the snake, according to the Chinese lunar calendar. But in food circles, it just might be the year of the roast chicken or Asian noodles.
Molecular gastronomy, fancy cupcakes, Korean tacos? So, so 2012.
The new year is always the...Tags: Kale, Calcium, Groceries, Services and Shopping, Restaurants
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The Xtreme Eating Awards: Population control on a plate
If we truly are what we eat, then please, please, don’t let me be the Cheesecake Factory's bistro shrimp pasta dish. Nor, for that matter, IHOP's country-fried steak and eggs combo, Johnny Rockets' bacon cheddar double burger, Uno Chicago Grill'...
Tags: Overweight, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, High Blood Pressure, Pasta, Italy
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3,120-calorie entree: Extreme or 'life's simpler pleasures'?
IHOP has a Country Fried Steak & Eggs combo menu item with 3,720 milligrams of sodium. Johnny Rockets’ Bacon Cheddar Double burger has 50 grams of saturated fat. The Bistro Shrimp Pasta from the Cheesecake Factory has 3,120 calories. Each one is...
Tags: Bacon, Diabetes, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Obesity, Red Lobster
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Crack FDA team deployed to make sure food at inauguration is safe
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.With the presidential inauguration days away, the Food and Drug Administration wants to assure us that the food to be eaten amidst all the pomp and circumstance won’t give anyone a nasty case of food poisoning. “This week, at the request...Tags: Obesity, Health, U.S. Secret Service, Food and Drug Administration, Barack Obama
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Punk's closes at Westfield
Punk's Backyard Grill has closed at the Westfield Annapolis Mall. The restaurant, which opened in 2009, evoked an American backyard gathering. The kitchen was enclosed behind a structure that suggested the back of a suburban home, the dining room was...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, Alcoholic Beverages, Annapolis, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Media Industry
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What's in store for '13? A look ahead at another scary year
Happy New Year! We've survived the Y2K bug and the Mayan end of the world, but get ready for the scariest year of the new millennium, at least if you've got triskaidekaphobia. For those who fear the number 13, you might want to stay under the covers...Tags: Rick Scott, National Football League, Florida Legislature, Voting, Al Lamberti
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Hands down, a Rose Bowl tailgate party is hard to beat
As with many of the arts, there is a protocol for doing the proper kegstand, a heels-over-head staple of tailgate parties and bowl games across the land. It should be attempted only by the fittest and most deviant among us. A helmet would be wise, though...
Tags: Rose Bowl Game, Wisconsin Badgers, Urban Meyer, Bowl Championship Series, Mardi Gras
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Around Town: Volunteer honored for generosity with time
The Alzheimer's Family Services Center board member and volunteer Mary Lou Shattuck has been honored with the Orange County Community Foundation's Philanthropy Award. Along with the recognition, Shattuck received a $500 grant for the nonprofit...Tags: Holidays, Arts and Culture, Family, Colleges and Universities, Charity
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On the Town: Assistance League hosts an auction, Glendale Latino Assn. mixer benefits 'Toys for Tots'
The Assistance League Glendale celebrated its 37th annual Festival of Trees. On Sunday the Glendale Hilton was all aglow with the league’s theme, “By the Candle’s Glow.” More electric light than candlelight, the city’s fire...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Breast Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
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Release the elves!
Christmas on Las Olas began 50 years ago as a marketing gimmick to remind residents of far-flung locales west of State Road 7 that downtown Fort Lauderdale shops were open for their holiday shopping pleasure. But as it has developed, the most-irresistible...
Tags: Holidays, Bob Hope, Religious Festivals, Brooke Shields, Fort Lauderdale
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