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Vegetarian Fast Food

Obur Kedi — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 20:41:58 +0000

According to an article I read today, McDonalds introduced new vegan options, including the McAloo Tikki, Crispy Chinese Sandwich, Salsa Wrap, and a vegan pizza pocket called the McPuff in India.

You can reach to the article from here.

I agree with the writer, and I wish they offered the similar options in the US.

(via 360 Eats.com)

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Food Industry a Target in Obesity Fight

Obur Kedi — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 03:08:41 +0000

J.M. HIRSCH, an Associated Press writer, wrote an interesting article about the obesity problem in the US, and the current lawsuits against the food industry.

It’s tempting to blame big food companies for America’s big obesity problem. After all, they’re the folks who Supersized our fries, family-portioned our potato chips and Big Gulped our sodas. There’s also [...]

Some Statistics

Obur Kedi — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:30:38 +0000

Here are some statistics about food born illnesses at several countries.

Average Number of cases of foodborne illnesses in the United States: 76 million (or 26 people in every 100) Average Number of cases of foodborne illnesses in Canada: 2 million (or 6 people out of every 100) Average number of foodborne illnesses in France: 750,000 cases (or 1.2 [...]

Caffeine

Obur Kedi — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:11:22 +0000

There is an interesting story about caffeine at National Geographics. The story also has a video show with beautiful pictures by Bob Sacha.

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Choosing the Fish

Obur Kedi — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 09:24:23 +0000

I like learning new stuff about foods. During one of the check-ups, my doctor and I started talking about which foods we need to consume, which foods we need to avoid. He advised me to eat smaller fishes, since they have less toxins in their body.

Everybody knows the phrase “Big fish eats the small fish”. [...]

Diet Energy Drinks

Obur Kedi — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:14:27 +0000

There some energy drinks in stores for almost a year. I can understand the necessity of energy drinks, even though I cannot approve using them for most of the times.

Energy drinks increase the metabolism with caffeine, sugar, and some other ingredients for a short time. It is not recommended to consume them after egzersize, or drink [...]