Happy Meal no longer happy...

The New York Times reported that promotional toys with fast food meals have seen its last days in Santa Clara, California. The promotional toys will be banned unless the child sized portion cheesburgers and chicken nuggets meet certain nutrition requirments.

“What we’re trying to do is de-link the connection between unhealthy food and toys.” Said Ken Yeager, the board president of the nonprofit Institute of Medicine.

To read the entire article visit New York Times

Fun Food Facts

Ice Cream is Chinese Food

The founder of McDonald's has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology

Carrots Really Can Help You See In The Dark!

You're More Likely To Be Hungry If You're Cold!

It Takes 3500 Calories To Make A Pound Of Fat!

The Average Person Eats Almost 1500 Pounds Of Food A Year!

For more fun food facts visit this website...fun food facts

Healthy Fast Food???

Who doesn't love fast food....but with fast food comes alot of extra baggage concerning calories and grams of fat. However it is possible to eat somewhat healthy when going to fast food establishments.

Here are a few tips...

1. Always gets water with your meal!
2. "undress" your food. Ask for no cheese or no mayo when you order
3. Avoid buffets....even salad bars

Here are more tips on how to eat healthy at fast food establishments....fast food

Mothers Day Gift Ideas

What would a mom love more than a brand new set of pots and pans, bread maker, or top of the line Espresso Maker. Mothers Day is coming up May 9th and if still don't know what to get your mom here a few great ideas on what to get her.

Most people tend to get scared when getting their mom cooking supplies, because it implies more work for them in the kitchen. But some of these ideas will surprise you, and your mother.

Top 10 Mother's Day Gifts

Hot Dog Eating Contest 2009!!!

Joey Chestnut wins the 2009 Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest for the 3rd year in a row, where he sets a new world record of 68 hot dogs, beating his previous record by 9 hot dogs!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb8PISPynCk

Michael Phelps Diet

Almost all of us are aware of Michael Phelps rediculious 12,000 calarie diet.

Here is specifically what he ate while training for the 2008 olympics

Breakfast: Three fried-egg sandwiches loaded with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise. Two cups of coffee. One five-egg omelet. One bowl of grits. Three slices of French toast topped with powdered sugar. Three chocolate-chip pancakes.

Lunch: One pound of enriched pasta. Two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayo on white bread. Energy drinks packing 1,000 calories.

Dinner: One pound of pasta. An entire pizza. More energy drinks.

The new list of the top 40 restaurants in the United States is out.

Nine of the 40 restaurants are located in New York. I was looking for some price range for some of these restaurants but couldn't find any. My guess is if you are able to afford these retaurants you really don't care what the price is.

Top 40 Restaurants in the US