| Prince Charles suggests McDonald's food should be banned
Prince Charles suggested Tuesday on a visit to the United Arab Emirates with his wife the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla that banning fast food cafes and restaurants, especially McDonald's, was crucial for improving people's diets, Sky News TV Channel reported. Talking to Nadi Tiara, nutritionist in Imperial College London Diabetes Center in Abu Dhabi, Charles said, "Have you got anywhere with McDonald's? Have you tried getting it banned? That's the key." The UAE are world's second nation to have the largest number of diabetics. More than 20% of population aged between 20 and 79 suffer from diabetes in this country. A McDonald's spokesman called the remark "disappointing". He said other members of the royal family "have probably got a more up-to-date picture of us". "This appears to be an off-the-cuff remark, in our opinion," she said.
Smoke Out Delivery Dude for Fast Food
A knock on my door usually means one of two things: Either the Chinese food delivery man finally found my address, or my dealer wants to show off the latest Big Buddha strain he just got off some bro downtown for hella cheap. But unless Hermes is also sporting bloodshot eyes, I feel rude answering the door with a cloud billowing out of my living room. Smoking etiquette requires a sesh with my dealer for sure, but every time I'm handed my Kung Pao chicken, I wonder if a Trainwreck spliff would trounce my measly tip. Once in a while, some mad dasher from Domino's will give my roomies and me a "Smells good in here" or a "Looks like I got here just in time." I used to just neglect the small talk for what it was worth, but I've come to understand how easy it is to include your meal ticket into the rotation.
Council May Step Into Fight Over Fast Food
The City Council has a beef with soon-to-be implemented nutritional requirements for thousands of restaurants. The chairman of the council's Health Committee, Joel Rivera, is introducing legislation on Wednesday to water down a rule recently approved by the Board of Health mandating that eateries post calorie counts and nutritional information on menu boards or near cash registers. "People going to Burger King are not the kind of people who care about the calorie count," a senior adviser to Mr. Rivera, Michael Nieves, said yesterday in a telephone interview. Mr. Nieves said patrons who do care about eating low-calorie foods naturally opt for lower-calorie items on menus, such as salads. Like other opponents of the measure, he said complying with the menu board requirement would be too onerous and expensive for businesses, particularly because of the endless combinations of ingredients.
Grocers pull recalled peanut butter
Several area grocery stores pulled recalled jars of peanut butter off their shelves Thursday, taking no chances after the brands were linked to a salmonella outbreak. Food Lion in Stanleytown, Kroger and Wal-Mart all removed the recalled peanut from their shelves on Thursday. Wal-Mart carried both the Great Value and Peter Pan brands, while Food Lion had the Peter Pan brand. ConAgra Foods Inc. told consumers to discard certain jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter after the spread was linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened almost 300 people nationwide, The Associated Press reported. Lids of jars with a product code beginning “2111" can be returned to ConAgra for a refund, the company said. Affected jars were produced by ConAgra at a plant in Sylvester, Ga.
Del Monte in the Doghouse?
Del Monte (NYSE: DLM) divulged its third-quarter numbers during yesterday's trading session. Let's have a look at the maker of food products for not only humans, but for canines and felines as well. Yep, that's right. Whether you prefer cats to dogs or vice versa, Del Monte has you covered. Good thing, too, because the company's decision to enter the pet-food business has really paid off in terms of top-line growth. Del Monte credited its portfolio of recently acquired Meow Mix and Milk-Bone with driving a 15% gain in sales growth, translating to $907.2 million in revenues. Income from continuing operations, however, remained flat at just over $45 million, or $0.22 per diluted share. The company's consumer-products business isn't faring too well right now. Net sales for this segment saw a 2% decrease, while operating income dived 12%.
Keeping creatures warm
Thats the number one winter warning the Copper Country Humane Society has for local pet owners.
Animal cruelty is a year-round problem, but winter brings its own host of particular problems, said Lindsay Clouthier of the CCHS.
Unfortunately in the state of Michigan, there is no law that says you cant keep your dogs outside 24/7, she said.
The CCHS said animals are prone to frostbite, hypothermia, poisoning and dehydration from winter-related issues if owners dont take proper precautions.
Dr. Jack Rauch of the Negaunee Veterinarian Clinic said they see animals in the winter that have suffered frostbite on the ears and foot pads. A symptom of frostbite is that the ears will turn white, he said.
Also, they wont be warm, but cool to the touch, he said.
Hot Sake - Food News You Can Use
- A lovely family story, centered around the casual Puebla Mexican Food restaurant in the EV, was recently told in the The Villager. Some of the food is quite good, we are partial to the roast pork tacos served just as they should be, simply dressed with cilantro, onion and a bit of tomatillo salsa. - A glimpse of early spring from Zoe Singer at Grub Street; early Greenmarket favorites – rhubarb and spring garlic - have started arriving from far flung growing regions at your local high-end grocers. - If you don't have time to read On Food and Cooking cover to cover, and following up with the works of Hervé This and other assorted cooking gurus, this page of kitchen myths is for you. Among the questions answered, the age old does hot or cold water boil faster? (via Megnut) - Following up on two of the hot topics recently bubbling around in the food blogosphere, we find that former times critic Mimi Sheraton provides some color over at Slate for the Bruni-Chodorow public dustup, and there appears to be an off the record response from the Food Network to the hubbub Anthony Bourdain started with his skewering of the networks often unappealing on-air talent.
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