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Healthy Eating

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    What's Cooking This Week?

    Every year, my mom serves up a classic Irish-American meal for St. Paddy's Day. With visitors in town, I didn't get a chance to enjoy the slow-cooked corned beef and cabbage, so I'll be making a weeknight deli sandwich version instead along with some other favorites. Here's what I'm making: Black ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Bare Bowls Are Remarkably Filling at New Food Truck

    On a gorgeous, unseasonably warm Thursday in January, the new Bare Bowls truck made its debut in back of The Menil Collection building. Despite the fact that it was its first day out, it didn't lack for customers. A crowd that averaged five people persisted during our visit. Bare Bowls is the late ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    What's Cooking This Week

    Last week's Broiled Halibut and Skirt Steak Chimichurri really hit the spot. This week I'll be dabbling in the world of fusion cuisine with a pizza made on naan and an Italian stuffed meatloaf with garlic snow peas. Just be thankful I'm not making Chicken Tikka Lasagna...actually, that sounds delici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Eat Smart: Top Brain Boosting Foods

    With the multitude of mind-numbing reality television shows that I can't stop watching and people like this parading around the internet, it's become blatantly obvious; I'm getting stupider more stupider just more freaking dumb by the second. Luckily, research has shown that what you eat plays an im ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Sourdough Bread: A Starter (Part Three)

    I probably scared a few of you off last week. It's okay. I get it; food that smells bad and is known to harbor a host of bacteria can be slightly off-putting. The weak-stomached or hypochondria-prone among you will be glad to know that my starter no longer smells. Well, that's not entirely accurate, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Chef Chat, Part 1: Nicole Hudson of Conscious Cafe

    Photo by Mandy OaklanderNicole Hudson of Conscious Cafe​A hand-painted sign delineates the entrance of Conscious Cafe, a Nation of Islam-run vegetarian hangout in the Third Ward. It's only been open for about a year, but the cafe already has devoted regulars. Nicole Hudson is the co-owner and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Where Are We Drinking?

    This health food cafe might not be known for its bellinis, but that doesn't mean they aren't good. Can you guess where we're sipping this summer brunch cocktail patio-side? ​Leave your best guess in the comments section below.

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Yoga Fuel, Lazy Yogi Edition: H-E-B Sushi and Spring Rolls

    ​Don't let my piece about fried zucchini blossoms fool you--I'm really a pretty lazy cook. My husband does most of the cooking and food shopping at our house, so when he's out of town on business I tend to do more "assembling" than "cooking" for my meals. It only takes a couple of days before ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Top 5 Healthy and Unique Smoothies

    ilovemypit​For nearly two years I lived without a blender. I know, talk about a hardship, right? Well, the dog days are over, because I have been reunited with one of my favorite kitchen appliances once again and am making up for lost time. In addition to being a blender enthusiast, I also h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Eating for Your Workout

    gocarts​When you're trying to lose weight, tone up or get ripped, it may seem like food is the enemy. However, not eating before or after your workout can actually sabotage your efforts, which is good news if, like me, you treat any invitation to eat like an invite to the royal wedding. Thoug ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2011

    Murs

    gocarts​When you're trying to lose weight, tone up or get ripped, it may seem like food is the enemy. However, not eating before or after your workout can actually sabotage your efforts, which is good news if, like me, you treat any invitation to eat like an invite to the royal wedding. Thoug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Pork No Longer "The Other White Meat"

    How has pork inspired you today? ​Many of us have lived the better part of our lives believing pork to be "The Other White Meat." In fact, a 2000 study by Northwestern University found the slogan to be the fifth most recognizable tagline in the history of modern advertising. Yet last summer th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Give Your Kids That Candy

    Photo courtesy of New Grounds​Let's say your kids hit the "cool" houses this year at Halloween -- the ones that don't give away crap like apples and toothbrushes -- and brought home one hell of a haul. Congrats to you for living in a neighborhood with decent neighbors! Now what to do with all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Eating On $20 For One Week

    Pro Tip: Eating on $20 a week is a lot easier when you keep a relatively well-stocked pantry.​Last Sunday, after a day of blissful gorging at Yelapa Playa Mexicana and Zelko Bistro, I realized that I needed a break. Even when I'm not eating for work, I find myself eating out far more than I e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Top Five '80s Cereal Commercials

    If the food police wanted to really control childhood obesity, then they would just go into every grocery store in America and set fire to the cereal isle. But, we know that the sugar-coated cereal lobby led by Sam the Toucan, Dig-Em the Frog and their evil leader Tony the Tiger is just too powerful ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Healthy Alternatives: Mongo's Bowl

    ​Mongo's Mongolian Fire Pit (11200 Broadway Street, Ste 400, Pearland) is one of our favorite dining establishments in the relatively new outdoor mall that is known as the Pearland Town Center, despite its location on the outskirts of town. Though there isn't anything particularly original abo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Healthy Alternatives: Baba Yega's Black Bean Burger

    ​Fellow Houstonians, in case you haven't noticed: summertime is very near. We can feel it as the sun's rays turns our parked cars into saunas and feel it as the balmy air ruins our carefully styled hair. And though this is a somewhat welcome change after the harsh winter we endured, we know t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Pop Tarts Buh Bye (Yes!) But What About Those Jews and Muslim Kids Who Don't Eat Pork?

    ​Pop Tarts are exiting the Houston ISD breakfast program. As Hair Balls detailed a month ago, union leader Orell Fitzsimmons attacked the district's use of Pop Tarts and other surgary, processed foods in its breakfast program at a board meeting -- and apparently made some headway.This morning, fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Recipe: Mom's Banana Bread

    ​This is Mom's banana bread, which she created when she was craving sweet things while on Weight Watchers. It has a nice, dark texture versus store-bought banana bread, and it keeps you fuller longer because of the extra fiber. The recipe, after the jump.

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2009

    Thanksgiving with Santa

    Get grateful with the big guy

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Flaxseed Fad?

    ​Acai berries, whole grain, probiotics and fiber are about to be usurped by flaxseed. Once seen mostly in specialty health food stores and used as an additive to salads, breads and soups, flaxseed-infused products are making their way to the same store shelves that stock things like Cheez-Whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    W Burger

    Photo by Robb Walsh​The burger at the W Grill has a lot going for it. The half-pound Angus beef patty is nicely grilled and fairly juicy. There's a choice of white or whole wheat buns. The whole wheat bun I tried was dense and moist, though not very well toasted. There is nothing wrong with th ... More >>

  • Dining

    August 13, 2009

    Major decision at Bohemeo's

    Photo by Robb Walsh​The burger at the W Grill has a lot going for it. The half-pound Angus beef patty is nicely grilled and fairly juicy. There's a choice of white or whole wheat buns. The whole wheat bun I tried was dense and moist, though not very well toasted. There is nothing wrong with th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    $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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Whole Foods Mothership Burger

    There aren't that many hand-formed burgers to be had in Austin. So I was surprised when Jer, the grill cook at the Whole Foods flagship location at 5th and Lamar, patted out my burger to order. When I complained that a third of a pound was kind of skimpy, she made it extra large. She also gave it to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    The Menu of Guy Clark's "Texas Cookin'"

    If you're like me, you've probably, finally, eaten your way through the last of the holiday leftovers. (If you've never had deep-fried Cajun turkey, by the way...) You could always start that healthier diet you're always talking about, and exercise, but who are we kidding? It's time to re-stock tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2008

    Intercontinental a Xanadu of Healthy Food, Group Somehow Says

    Houston has never really been known for its healthy eating, what with all the "Fattest City" this and the "Most Fast Food" that.But it appears there's one area where we are not totally in the grip of the fried-food cabal: The airport.Bush Intercontinental Airport came in fourth in a nationwide surve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Intercontinental A Xanadu Of Healthy Food, Group Somehow Says

    Houston has never really been known for its healthy eating, what with all the "Fattest City" this and the "Most Fast Food" that.But it appears there's one area where we are not totally in the grip of the fried-food cabal: The airport.Bush Intercontinental Airport came in fourth in a nationwide surve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2008

    Your Hurricane-Supply Kit Just Got A Whole Less Organic

    Houston has never really been known for its healthy eating, what with all the "Fattest City" this and the "Most Fast Food" that.But it appears there's one area where we are not totally in the grip of the fried-food cabal: The airport.Bush Intercontinental Airport came in fourth in a nationwide surve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2008

    Your Hurricane Supply Kit Just Got A Whole Lot Less Organic

    Houston has never really been known for its healthy eating, what with all the "Fattest City" this and the "Most Fast Food" that.But it appears there's one area where we are not totally in the grip of the fried-food cabal: The airport.Bush Intercontinental Airport came in fourth in a nationwide surve ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 4, 2007

    Ziggy's Healthy Grill

    Crispy till the end

  • Dining

    September 21, 2006

    Skipping the Skimping

    Field of Green's

  • Dining

    August 24, 2006

    Pomegranate Martini

    Ziggy's Healthy Grill

  • Dining

    December 29, 2005

    Giant Burger

    Hobbit Cafe

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    Care and Feeding

    Whole Foods wants lobsters to live large before dying

  • Resolutions

    January 20, 2005

    Think Thin

    Diet season is here -- which one will you choose?

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Pizzeria

    Diet season is here -- which one will you choose?

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Grocery Store

    Fiesta

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Putt-Putt

    Celebration Station

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Hot Dog

    Naturally Yours Café

  • Dining

    June 26, 2003

    Savoring Summer

    Thai Spice

  • Dining

    October 17, 2002

    Bread Head

    Michael Zakowski's Krafts'men Bakery turns out hemp loaves and more

  • News

    June 6, 2002

    The Big Deal

    Vending machines are leaving Texas school cafeterias. But the mother lode of "minimal nutritional value" has hardly gone away.

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001

    Best Veggie Burger

    Hungry International

  • Dining

    April 20, 2000

    Hole Foods

    Relocated and rechristened, the Hobbit Café's still has a way with healthy cuisine

  • Dining

    March 23, 2000

    Hot Plate

    Baba Yega

  • Dining

    December 17, 1998

    Hot Plate

    Baba Yega

  • Dining

    June 13, 1996

    Chefs' Defection

    Baba Yega

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