Did you know that knowing certain facts before you eat might help you eat fewer calories?

Next time you are in need of a fast-food fix (once a year, right?), check the restaurant’s nutrition guide before ordering. People eating comfort foods after a bad day ate 69 percent less when they checked the calorie content before digging in.

“Unhappy people eat more fattening food because they believe it’ll make them feel better,” says lead author Nitika Garg, Ph.D., of the University of Mississippi. (more…)

It happens to everyone. You have a busy day, it’s late, you missed lunch and you left your meal replacement in the fridge at home.

You don’t want muscle to waste away, so you cruise into a drive-through and pick up a burger.

The rationale is that at least you’ll be getting a decent dose of protein — assuming that you resist temptation and pass on the double-bacon cheeseburger and French fries. It’s not ideal, but, hey, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, right? (more…)

Eating fast food does not have to mean overloading on calories; incidentally, the same is true for eating meat.

Speaking of calories, as you probably already know, 1 gram of fat = 9 calories, but the same amount of protein or carbohydrate contains only 4 calories.

If you are keeping an eye on your daily calorie intake, you may want to know how much fat is in fast food, meat or any other food you eat on a regular basis, which brings me to smart people at the USDA. (more…)

These five hubs offer the healthiest grub, according to the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine.

San Francisco International Find healthy Asian fare at Harbor Village Kitchen (Main Hall) or Tomokazu sushi (International Terminal).

Dallas/Fort Worth International Go for the Veggie Veneto sandwich (without dressing) at Frullati (Terminals A, B, C). To burn it off, walk the length of the airport. Pack water.

O’Hare International Get a fiber-loaded salad at Eat-A-Leaf (Terminal 3) or Salad Works (Terminal 1) or guzzle antioxidants at Juiceworks (Terminal 2/3). (more…)

A few days ago, I was standing on a corner of 24th Avenue and “I am in hell”. I was hungry - had no snacks with me, and I was running late for an appointment.

I was facing a dilemma: should I stay hungry for another three hours? Or should I get something to eat? My body was screaming for some food, so (more…)

Do you remember Al Fresco Chicken Sausages? There are many reasons to stock up on them, one being an absence of any artificial ingredients (more…)