Herculodge

I'm a Vegetarian With Some Caveats

 

 

I do eat barbecue tritip once a month. A gourmet cheeseburger 3 times a year. Buttermilk fried chicken 2 times a year. Briscuit on Hanukkha if I'm invited to my cousin Sherry's house (her briscuit has destroyed the committment of many vegetarians). And if I'm in North or South Carolina and I'm a guest being served baby back pork ribs, I will eat what's on my plate in order to exercise politness and decorum. Apart from that, I'm a vegetarian. 

At $8 a Pop, Those Had Better be Some Good Donuts

 

Today Madeleine Brand discusses the latest obnoxious food trend, $8 donuts. 

England Out-Americas America with Hot-Stuffed Pizza Crust at Pizza Hut

 

In spite of their supercilious, arched demeanors (which I find appealing) and Shakespearean pedigree, the Brits won't let us beat them in the Dumbing Down Awards evidenced by this hot dog-stuffed pizza crust.

Can "Obsegons" Make You Fat?

 

Discussed on KPCC's Madeleine Brand today was a microbiologist Bruce Blumberg who says plastic food containers contain tributaltin, AKA "obsegons," which make you fat apart from calorie consumption.

But you're not supposed to be stressed out about "obsegons" because stress hormones will also make you fat. 

Critical Look at the Most Recent Red Meat Study

Responding to yesteday's post about the most recent red meat study, Andrea writes:

I was researching the news about the recent red meat findings the Harvard study found and came across your site. I had a good laugh at the humor and sarcasm your post was dripping with. I too love red meat in my life and am not ready to part with it. Other factors of diet are critical as well as the meat we consume. I noticed, however, you didn’t put much background information on the study. I think you might find the following video useful:

http://www.newsy.com/videos/study-red-meat-increases-risk-of-premature-death/

 

The Newsy video provides the basics of the study as well as analysis of how “bad” these findings really are for you. The video would add to your post by providing some context as well as showing that the study isn’t as shocking as it may have initially seemed. I hope you’ll consider using it!

 

Andrea Jankelow

Community for Newsy

Twitter: @newsyvideos

http://www.facebook.com/newsyvideos

 

Perhaps It's the Type of Red-Meat-Eating Habit That Kills You

I think Bill B is on to something as he comments on the recent study that red meat is bad for you:

I'd sure hate to die with broccoli on my breath! Much as I love veggies, a good rib eye is something to look forward to. Why waste your red meat allowance on crappy fast food when you can have a great steak from time to time? Haven't read the study, but I'll have to see if fast food is represented separately. Many people eat large amounts of red meat in combination with greasy sides and fluffy buns of little nutritional worth, washed down with ginormous sodas that have to be 300 calories on top of the industrial food products. I've been in NC's busiest McDonalds, and I've seen grotesquely overweight people with swollen ankles and red, blistery skin on the lower half of their legs devouring trays of burgers, fries and milkshakes. There is more than one factor that influences our health/life expectancy.

 

New Long-Term Study Shows That Red Meat Is Bad for You After All

The Caveman diet and other low-carb, high-protein diets are popular, but this new long-term study suggests you should eliminate red meat or cut it down to twice a week. 

World's Most Appealing Citrus, the Sumo, Arrives in Los Angeles

 

 

Known as the Dekopon in Japan, this huge, seedless tangerine with no "rag," the white covering you have to peel off the fruit, is being marketed here in Los Angeles as the Sumo. I hope it takes off. 

Food Addiction on the Cheap: Valentina Picante Sauce

 

 

Last night at the Del Amo Torrance Target I saw a tiny 12oz of picante for $1.39 and next to it was this huge, 34 ounces of Valentina Picante Sauce (made in Mexico) for a $1.57. Target was giving this stuff away, so I went for the huge bottle, took it home and am in love. It tastes like a cross between spicy Heinz 57, Tabasco, and enchilada sauce.

I can't wait to drown this spicy potion on baked potatoes, sardines, chili, scrambled eggs, spaghetti, cheeseburgers, chicken breasts, tacos, humus . . .

My wife said, "I'm glad you love it because it's big enough for an army."

Thirty-four ounces for $1.57 is so cheap I'm wondering if Target made a pricing mistake. 

Texas Wins Bragging Rights for Best Barbecue in America

 

Chefs travel the country in search of regional styles of barbecue and conclude that Texas is the barbecue king. And they were very specific. Chef Molly Baz said the place to be for barbecue is Lockhart, Texas.