Healthy Eating

Miss Pop Rocks Loves Some Whole Foods Boys

Is The Reign Of Whole Foods Over?

Whole Foods Recalls Ground Beef; Leaves Fancy Rhetoric Intact

Whole Foods Recalls Ground Beef; Leaves Fancy Rhetoric Intact

Sheryl Crow Has A Bag For You

Hurricane Ike Cuisine: Gourmet Canned Goods

Your New Eco-Friendly Water Transportation Device

Best Tofu/Soy Products

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Fat City

Vegetarian soul food? Naturally Yours serves up "buffalo things" and smothered steaklet

Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy

Ziggy's Healthy Grill

Kale to the Rescue

Times like these call for food superheroes: foods that are tasty, healthy, easy to fix and -- most of all -- cheap. And, if it's your thing, easy to grow, too. And that's where kale comes in. Kale is one of the more unappreciated leafy greens, playing second fiddle to its more well-known cousin ... More >>

Anniversary Feast

Times like these call for food superheroes: foods that are tasty, healthy, easy to fix and -- most of all -- cheap. And, if it's your thing, easy to grow, too. And that's where kale comes in. Kale is one of the more unappreciated leafy greens, playing second fiddle to its more well-known cousin ... More >>

Heaven, or Hell?

Saints & Sinners walks a line between satisfaction and disappointment

Oh Baby, Baby--King Cake

It's King Cake season from now until Mardis Gras. We got this one at the Whole Foods on Magazine Street in New Orleans. The little baby looked sort of lonely out there naked in the cold. The little figurine of a baby used to be stuck inside the King Cake by the bakery. The person who got the baby ... More >>

$13 at A Moveable Feast

Where: A Moveable Feast, 9341 Katy Freeway, 713-365-0368 What $13 Gets You:  A sandwich to beat Subway any day. $13 will get you more than a sandwich at this popular health food store cum restaurant named after Ernest Hemingway's memoirs.  And if sandwiches aren't your thing, you can fil ... More >>

94 Percent Dogma-Free

At Ziggy's, health food includes burgers and fries

Calorie Restrictors Stay Hungry in Hopes of Living Longer

An SMU biologist searches to unlock the secrets to the fountain of youth

The Whole (Foods) Story

An SMU biologist searches to unlock the secrets to the fountain of youth

Get Grilled at Culinary Kreations Cafe

An SMU biologist searches to unlock the secrets to the fountain of youth

Sandy's Produce Market

One healthy meal at Sandy's Produce Market will wipe away all of your high-cholesterol sins

McRibbing

A man eats fast food for a month -- guess what happens

Best Fish Market

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Remembrance of Eggs Past

Maybe nutrition isn't a one-size-fits-all proposition

Caveat Vendor

A converted cigarette machine peddles a new addiction: Miniature art

Best Bread

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More Junk from Whole Foods

Photo by Robb Walsh​"We sell a bunch of junk," Whole Foods founder John Mackey told the Wall Street Journal when he announced the new focus on health foods that's supposed to be taking place at Whole Foods this fall. Mackey hopes to stop the decline in the sales of beans, nuts and whole grains ... More >>

Vegetarian Thanksgiving

Photo by Major Clanger There will be no Tofurky on this year's table.​Eating Our Words isn't a vegetarian (or -- perish the thought -- a vegan), but we have a lot of friends who are. And for those folks, Thanksgiving can be a nightmare of avoiding the main show (that dried out or deep-fried ... More >>

Do You Know What Your Kids Are Eating? Be Careful -- It Might Look Like This

​While some schools around town go to great lengths to provide healthy options for students, most cafeterias reside outside the bounds of culinary decency: processed meats, stale breads, cups of colorless fruit. It's not that anyone wants our fine city's future to dine on lard and green turkey ... More >>

Whole-Wheat Pasta Versus Regular: Spaghetti Corazon

​It's New Year's resolution season. We've started small: drinking more green tea, taking the dog for an extra walk, and switching to more fiber-rich foods. The gym will come next week, we swear. Keeping with the small changes theme, we decided to try something we swore would never land on our ... More >>

Top 5 Roughage Foods

justmakeit​After a weekend of meat and carb, that immovable-brick-in-the-stomach feeling is inevitable. If you need a little kick-start to get things, um...moving, eat a lot of this stuff and get your body back on track. Just keep your social calendar free as you wait for the magic of Mother N ... More >>

Three Easy Recipe Swaps

​Dieting is tough. Sometimes, you may think that your favorite recipes are now off limit, that you will have to say bye-bye to making until you reach your goal weight. Not true! Here are some simple swaps for your at home cooking and baking to effortlessly shave off calories. Swap: Eggs for e ... More >>

Spinach Linguini with Creamy Alfredo Sauce

Spinich linguini with creamy alfredo sauce​ Finding a good balance is the key to success in life. This is especially true when it comes to your food. Though most of us want to eat at least somewhat healthfully, we also want our food to taste better than an old shoebox. I love pasta and I ... More >>

Bohemeo's Baja Vibe

Fish and shrimp tacos rock.

Snap Kitchen

Fish and shrimp tacos rock.

College Pasta Redux

​The Holiday 15 hit you like a ton of bricks thanks to endless array of bitchy relatives insisting you try everything, right? If you're in resolution mode (e.g. getting slim enough to fit back in your Spanx), then you'll need to get back to basics with simple recipes. The fewer ingredients, ... More >>

Ingredient of the Week: Rolled Wheat Flakes

​What is it? I'm a whole grain freak. There's almost always a loaf of whole wheat bread sitting on my counter, a package of rolled oats in the pantry and whole wheat pasta just around the corner. So when I came across some rolled wheat flakes, naturally, I had to try them. According to Bob's ... More >>

Whole Foods Market Putting Salad Bars in Schools

freddy​According to a 2009 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 1 percent of adolescents ate as many servings of fruit and vegetables as recommended by the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. It sounds shocking, but then again, I'm fairly certain I could stand to ea ... More >>

In Defense of Bread

​Food critic Jeffrey Steingarten proposed that the world could be divided into two types of people: those who can enjoyably live on bread alone, and those who need all the other food groups for gastronomic pleasure. I am of the former group, but with one condition: The bread must have butter. ... More >>

Astros Spring Training: Is the Season Over Yet?

Is the season over yet?​We're approaching the end of the first week of spring training and the news for the Astros has been rather mixed. The team's not really hitting. The pitching is half-assed. And frankly, there's just not much going on to be optimistic about. So I thought I would take ... More >>

Pizza: The Perfect Quick and Healthy Dinner

Kristen Majewski​When I was still working in an office, every day I was faced with the same annoying choice: either get in a good workout or cook a good, homemade meal. No matter how hard I tried to cram everything into those few precious hours after work, I could never balance the two so I co ... More >>

Grocery Guide: Shelf of Broken Dreams

Oh, Quisp, where hast thou gone?​I love factory food as much as the next guy in Target, so I'm always surprised when million-dollar marketing efforts by executives in gleaming Chicago towers end up on the clearance shelf at 15 percent off. I actually bought Quisp. This cereal was discontinued ... More >>

Whole Wheat Couscous Pudding with Dried Cranberries and Honey

Joanna O'LearyIngredient line-up for whole wheat couscous pudding.​Reading about Mark Bittman's savory oatmeal inspired me to try a similar flavor reversal with couscous. I love the texture of couscous, especially the whole-wheat variety, which is nuttier and more filling. After some online r ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Photo by Brooke ViggianoMe me me so excited...to eat this. ​Mmm that moussaka was delish - reminded me of the Greek Easters I would spend with the Greek part of my fam growing up. With some more of my favorite holidays coming up, I'm getting a bit homesick. And since I'm food-obsessed, this we ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Photo by clairityTrying to stuff myself fuller than the bird.​Woo! Thanksgiving is almost here. I've been cooking a bit lighter in preparation, and I will continue to do so all the way up to the day when I will stuff myself fuller than the bird itself. Since I'll be cooking all day on Thursday ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Photo by thebittenword.com​Last week's Hanukkah-inspired menu was insanely delicious. We even had a few friends over one night for some Hanukkah-inspired drinking games; Dreidel has never been so fun. Since I'm going home for the New Year soon, this week I'll be trying to use up what's left in ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Photo by bitmask​Happy New Year, everybody! You know that that means; it's now time to join the gym, vow to stay true to your healthy resolutions, and give up by the time Cupid comes bearing promises of love and boxes full of chocolate-covered everything. You'll start with one or two strawberr ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Photo by alanagkellyTry Spaghetti & Meatballs w/ Oats for a healthy twist​Last week's Red Chicken Chili hit the spot. I'm still not sure which way I liked it better; in a bowl topped with a dollop of low-fat sour cream or in a whole wheat soft taco with some homemade guacamole. Either way, I f ... More >>

UPDATED: Paula Deen Rumored to Have Type 2 Diabetes, Endorsement Deal with Big Pharma

​Update: A company spokesman with Novartis called this afternoon to address the rumors that Paula Deen has signed an endorsement deal with the pharmaceutical firm, which the company says are false. Novartis issued this statement: "The rumors that Novartis has signed a multi-million dollar spok ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Photo by cyclonebill​Last week, I made a garlicky, spicy Spinach Burger with Baked Sweet Potato Fries and Whole Wheat Spaghetti and Meatballs. With meals like those, it's hard to remember you're actually eating food that's good for you. Onward this week with some more healthy delights. Here's ... More >>

How To: Lighten Up Cake

Photo by ginnerobotHow NOT to lighten up a birthday cake.​My birthday is coming up, and after the shit ton of holiday sweets I devoured last month, I'm trying to watch what I eat. But that doesn't mean I can't have my (birthday) cake and eat it too. In fact, my inner fat kid will probably try ... More >>