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Copycat Recipes: The Budget Restaurant Experience

August 18th, 2009 at 09:23am Under Delicious Dinners

Growing up, going to restaurants was an especially rare treat. For some reason that I never quite understood, my parents had this odd aversion to restaurants of any kind, from the nicest sit-down restaurants to fast food joints. My parents vehemently despised the restaurant environment and only wanted to eat at home. My brother and [...]

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Healthy Dining Out Options for the Kiddies

April 7th, 2009 at 03:27pm Under Healthy Choices

Yesterday, I posted on the importance of finding a healthy option when dining out. While it’s great that many restaurants are now providing healthy meal choices on their menus, sadly it seems that children are being left behind. Most Kids Menus offer fried chicken strips or nuggets with a side of greasy fries and sugar-filled [...]

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When Health Food Goes Wrong

April 6th, 2009 at 03:48pm Under Healthy Choices

While it’s nice to see that some restaurants are at least trying to incorporate healthier eating into their menus, sometimes the thought isn’t all that counts. Many restaurants “healthy” choices aren’t all that healthy at all!  For example, the Blimpie Veggie Supreme has 1,106 calories — that’s the equivalent of four and a half McDonald’s [...]

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