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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Dunkin Donuts Shows Why It’s Bad To Follow Your Nose

"A new technology, installed on buses in Seoul, would release the aroma of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee into the atmosphere for riders to inhale."...

by Erika Nicole Kendall

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Overeating: Why You Can’t Stop At One Nacho

I’ve been saying this for a while now… but when it becomes innocent you against people who stand to make lots of money off of...

by Erika Nicole Kendall

tagged: bliss point, Fast Food, overeating, restaurants

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Priced Out: Too Expensive to Buy Healthy?

People often complain – loudly – that they’d love to eat healthier, but that it’s much too expensive. It’s hard to justify purchasing a gang...

by Erika Nicole Kendall

tagged: grocery shopping, saving money

Thursday, December 13, 2012

How To Dine With Nutrition In Mind

Once upon a time, I used to work at a certain restaurant… that shall remain nameless. Not out of their protection, but because the experience...

by Erika Nicole Kendall

tagged: restaurants, saving money, social eating

Monday, November 19, 2012

Why Am I Calorie Counting?

I get so annoyed by people who say things like, “Oh, I don’t believe in calorie counting.” or “Calorie counting is silly.” I always ask...

by Erika Nicole Kendall

tagged: calorie counting, Challenge!, habits, Healthy Eating, overeating

Monday, September 24, 2012

A Lesson In Marketing Magic: The History Of Aunt Jemima

The true origins of Aunt Jemima and how marketing has been used to hide ugly truths....

by Erika Nicole Kendall

tagged: advertising, aunt jemima, black anthropology, blackness, culture, food, halo effect, high fructose corn syrup, marketing, pancake syrup, pancakes, waffles

Monday, September 10, 2012

Identifying – And Eliminating – Excess Salt In Your Diet

Early Saturday morning, my teen aged sister and I sat down for a little morning chat. In the middle of talking, she jumped up to...

by Erika Nicole Kendall

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Can We Really Trust Nutrition Labels?

We're calorie counting, but is the FDA getting in our way?...

by Erika Nicole Kendall

tagged: calorie counting, FDA, government, healthy foods, myths, nutrition labels

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