From the monthly archives:
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If you watched competitors in Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest back in 1996, you’d say to yourself: “Well, eating 2 hot dogs per minute seems to be approaching the limits of human capacity”. And you’d be right, for the next four years.
Then in 2001 it doubled. By 2008, it had jumped [...]
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Today, The Reluctant Eater interviews Jayme Otto, a recovering meat-and-potatoes eater raised in the Midwest. Currently residing in Boulder, she works as a Database Analyst by day and freelance writer by night. She studied Ayurvedic Nutrition for two years at the Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda and captains a womens bike racing team.
TRE: [...]
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Aside from the two Michael Pollan books, In Defense of Food & The Omnivores Dilemma, which got me started on this new way of eating, readers have recommended a few other great looking books. I have not yet had the chance to read any of them, but several have been suggested more than once!
The China [...]
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Having trouble getting out of the cycle of eating processed or unhealthy food? Try on these tips.
1) Find recipes - Look for good recipes online or in cookbooks (no, not on the back of a Hamburger Helper box) and buy several meals worth of food next time you shop.
2) Shop at the Farmers Market - [...]
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Thanks to Deadspin for the scoop. Jay Cutler, quarterback of the Denver Broncos, currently stars in commercials for McDonalds. Well, I probably would too if given the chance (and maybe donate my resulting paycheck to a worthy, health food related cause?), but not as a diabetic.
This isn’t quite like a lung cancer patient pitching cigarettes, [...]
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