Getting food that requires a lot of work to consume is helpful. That’s why I often go for seafood dishes with clams, muscles, and shrimp that hasn’t been de-tailed. Slowing down to prepare each bite helps me eat less.
What can I say—we’re suckers for ambiance. But if I am going to leave my home and spend a little money, I’d like to experience an environment that’s unique and lovely. So, yes, we’ll turn down the place that allegedly has the best burritos in town if the décor is sad and tired.
Sometimes, at particularly heavy restaurants like barbecue joints, they just order sides. A side of baked beans, collard greens, and cornbread—for example—can be a whole meal in itself.
Menus are designed to make you crave more food, believe you’re hungrier than you are, check your calorie guilt at the door and believe everything is a good deal. That’s why you walk into a restaurant expecting to spend $20 and end up signing a check for $50. That bill can be a little shocking, […]
No matter where you’re from, what your religion is or what sort of culture you grew up in, you’ve probably always experienced eating as a social activity. At work, everyone gets their lunch break around the same time, encouraging communal eating in the break room. Major holidays revolve around meals, with an entire phone tree […]
If you are someone who has struggled your entire life with poor digestion symptoms, ranging from gas, constipation, and diarrhea to nausea that leaves you without an appetite and severe bloat, then you’d be doing yourself a disservice by not researching the low FODMAP diet. FODMAP is an acronym that stands for several compounds found […]