More Thoughts on Trans Fat

Several years ago, when I was a freelance nutrition editor for Child magazine, I got into a heated disagreement with several of the senior editors. The magazine wanted me to write an article telling parents on how to find food products that were low in trans fat. My argument was, and still is, that if

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A Road Stop Restaurant To Recommend

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When I eat out, I usually am bothered by that restaurants serve dishes that are so out of sync with the Dietary Guidelines — portions are meat-heavy, too much bread and other carbs are served, and veggies are a mere garnish. So imagine how pleasantly surprised I was to discover Sheetz on a family trip

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Trans Fats and Menus – What Can You Do?

New York City has decided to prohibit restaurants from using trans fats in their menu items. Other cities can be expected to follow suit, causing a major change in the way that restaurants use certain ingredients for cooking and frying. As of July 2007, most cooking oils with artificial trans fats no longer can be

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