How To Eat 1200 Calories at Quizno's (Not As Hard As You Think)

Holy crap... I was recently raving about Quizno's. Um, no more. Not to say they still don't have their "500 Calorie" meal choices, but some of these subs are just downright misleading. For example, the vegetarian sub- 1220 calories and 75 grams of FAT. The tuna sub? 2090 calories and 175 grams of FAT. You could have a cheeseburger and fries and a regular ass Coke and be better off. Seriously.

http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/11/19/quiznos-subs-calories-disasters/

Misfortune Cookies

I don't know why I find this hilarious, probably because I have seen this in action. The messages in fortune cookies are typically vague, banal and optimistic. (i.e.- You will have a rainbow day.) But some cookies are now serving up some surprisingly downbeat advice. Here are some of my favorites:

• “Today is a disastrous day. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.”
  
• "It’s over your head now. Time to get some professional help.”


• "Perhaps you focus on yourself too much."
  

Bernard Chow, marketing coordinator at Wonton Food, says he had not set out to insult anybody when he asked his team of freelance writers to come up with some new messages. “We wanted our fortune cookies to be a little bit more value-added,” Mr. Chow said. “We wanted to get some different perspective, to write something that is more contemporary.” Wonton Food, the largest fortune cookie maker in the country, produces about 4.5 million cookies a day.
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/dont-open-this-cookie-bad-day-inside/20071008091609990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

Food for Thought

Thought this was kind of interesting... perhaps a good way to detain people at your house at a dinner party...

People trying to watch what they eat may want to cover their...ears? In a study at Georgia State University, participants ate nearly 18 percent more calories on average when listening to music and fat intake was nearly 25 percent greater!! The speed of the music (surprisingly) didn't have a significant impact. The researchers concluded that music distracts people, making them eat more...

Did you know 38 percent more time was spent eating on average when music was playing during a meal?

Lettuce for Chips

I don't know why anyone would take "dieting" tips from Oprah, but here goes (sorry to the Oprah fans). These are her tips to "curb" hunger... not that any of them are groundbreaking, but always a nice reminder. I am surprised that "drink water" isn't on there. I feel like that is the universal one right now.

1. Pile on the protein.

2. Fill up on fiber.

3. Bring on the nuts.

4. Take a brisk walk.

5. Keep your hands busy.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/09/17/soothing.hunger/index.html

And Americans Are Shocked They Are Fat?

Since I recently purchased a blender, I was searching for low calorie smoothie recipes this afternoon. My search took me to Rachael Ray's website (to see what the fuss is about) when low and behold....I have discovered one of the most significant contributors to the obesity epidemic in the United States: Rachael Ray's No Repeats. For those of you who may not be aware, Rachael Ray devised a plan where she would post a week's worth of recipes and a corresponding grocery list. This is a genius idea because cooking at home is allegedly "healthier" than eating at a restaurant (think butter) and having a meal plan + grocery list delivered to your computer screen is one of the best things since sliced bread (in this context white wonder bread). Just print, shop, and prepare easy home cooked meals, right? So far this meal plan could only have served to make Ms. Ray a multi-millionaire friend of Oprah Winfrey....and EVERYONE WHO FOLLOWS THE PLAN OBESE! Consider this weeks recipes: Monday...Sweet and Spicy Chicken Breasts (not bad) paired with Curry Rice Salad (WTF) a salad made from rice? Isn't that an oxymoron? and Orange Scented Cornbread. Tuesday...."Bread Painting" (gross) Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes (not too bad) except that on Wednesday....Shrimp and Penne is featured on the menu, and on Thursday....two more types of pasta are featured: Gary Sinise's Kids Pasta (a millionaire friend I am sure) and Walnuts, Ham & Cheese Bowtie Pasta (again, yuck and I am sure kids hate walnuts). So to sum up the week, we have chicken, pasta, pasta, (pasta + pasta) and then the week ends on Friday with Walnut Rice Chicken, Shrimp Wonton Cups and 5 pounds. Her plan should be called Rachael Ray's 365: To Obesity ! Maybe we should do a documentary on this.