Subject: Diet and Nutrition

• What will they think of next?

  January 23, 2008

• The Skinny: Ichiban Teppanyaki & Sushi

  June 26, 2008

• The Skinny: 75 Thai Taste

  July 24, 2008

• Fried: Apple fritters at Wishill's Donut House

  August 13, 2008

• The Skinny: Keegan's Grill & Taproom

  August 21, 2008

• Veggie Boy vs. the Corn Refiners Association

  August 29, 2008

• The Cap'n Does Lean Cuisine

  February 7, 1990

• SECOND HELPINGS

  April 13, 1994

• SECOND HELPINGS

  January 26, 1995

• Second Helpings

  September 5, 1996

• Second Helpings

  January 9, 1997

• The Lite That Failed

  May 15, 1997

• Cart Blanch

  June 24, 1999

• Fried: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

  October 29, 2008

• Best Vegan Restaurant

  Desert Greens Cafe

  September 20, 2001

• Best Wurst Case Scenario

  Schreiner's Fine Sausage

  September 20, 2001

• Wyatt Urp

  Would you like fries or a side of tequila with that sandwich?

  February 21, 2002

• Barring Good Sense, Arguing Good Taste

  Letters from the week of July 25, 2002

  July 25, 2002

• best Healthful Eating

  Persian Garden Cafe

  September 26, 2002

• Low calories, high steaks

  February 20, 2003

• BEST HEALTHFUL EATING

  Soma

  September 18, 2003

• BEST PLACE TO LOW-CARB

  Low Carb Mall

  September 30, 2004

• Caffiend: Sobe Adrenaline Rush

  I've never been a huge fan of Sobe's juice drinks, but the Sobe Adrenaline Rush energy drink is by far my favorite of all energy drinks (and I've tried tons). It's delicious and loaded with caffeine, and a 16 oz. can of AR contains less sugar than a 12 oz. can of Mountain Dew.

  December 1, 2008

• Fried: Sam's Cafe Spinach and Portabella Mushroom Quesadilla

    My new favorite at Sam's Cafe. Loyalty is not my strong suit. I like to try new places and new things; ask me what my favorite restaurant is, and it's probably one that opened last week. But with the economy collapsing, the newspaper industry in a particularly awful place, and a cold front (for Phoenix, at least) chilling the air, I've found myself turning more regularly to oldies-but goodies. McDonald's french fries. A petit filet at Durant's, washed down with an ice-cold mar

  December 10, 2008

• Caffiend: Socko Energy Drink

  Socko is made right here in the Valley, at Bliss Beverages on Scottsdale Road. The company, founded five years ago by 32 year-old Jordan Harwood, has been fairly successful in its short existence, teaming up with World Wrestling Entertainment to produce the Hulk Energy drink, and raking in an estimated $4 million a year in profits. The upstart company took off so quickly that Harwood was profiled in Forbes just a year after founding it.

  December 15, 2008

• Caffiend: Jolt's Wild Grape Endurance Shot

  Jolt Cola, created in 1985, was the first soda to contain obscene amounts of sugar and caffeine, well before the first "energy drinks" started to hit store shelves. So it's not unrealistic to expect Jolt's new Endurance Shots to offer a high-octane rush superior to other energy shots, such as the "5-Hour Energy Shots" that started appearing at Walgreens about two and a half years ago.

  January 5, 2009

• Caffiend: AriZona Green Tea Energy Drink

  AriZona Green Tea is one of the most popular pre-made teas, so when we heard the company made a new Green Tea Energy Drink, we figured we'd give it a try, despite our reservations about how strange a "lightly carbonated" green tea might taste.Looks like: The can is black, embossed with cherry blossom trees (also featured on the regular AriZona Green Tea cans), and Asian-inspired images in gold, including two warriors battling in front of a pagoda.Smells like: A regular, leafy green tea.Tastes li

  February 9, 2009

• Enviga Tea by Coca-Cola and Nestle Forced to Back Off Health Claims by Arizona and Other States

  Thanks to a settled lawsuit brought by Arizona and other states, cans or bottles of Enviga, a green tea made by Coca-Cola and Nestle, must now include a disclaimer to let people know the product won't cause weight loss. Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard joined fellow top cops in 26 other states to stop the high-profile companies from using phrases in the marketing of Enviga that might have fooled consumers. The product may increase the body's metabolism and inc

  February 26, 2009

• Caffiend: Red Line Xtreme

  You know an energy drink is "extreme" when more than half the label is filled with warnings in .3 font. An eight ounce bottle of Red Line Xtreme gives a litany of cautions: "Do not consume Red Line on an empty stomach," "Do not exceed recommended serving," "Do not use for weight reduction" (even though the bottle's motto is "Feel the freak, feel the freeze, watch the fat drop off with ease!")So this stuff is supposed to be pretty heavy-duty. It's a legend among tech geeks who used to consume it

  March 9, 2009

• How do health-conscious stores Fresh & Easy, Sprouts, and Sunflower compare with the mainstream?

  June 26, 2008

• We Rule

  November 8, 2007

• Diet From Hell

  A valley vegan couple's fear of obesity was no picnic for their kids

  May 10, 2007

• Slim Chance

  Resolving to eat better? Here's a week's worth

  January 4, 2007

• Thanks for the Mashed Cauliflower

  November 25, 2004

• The Real Deihl

  How a Paradise Valley snake-oil salesman sprayed his way to success

  September 16, 2004

• McRibbing

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

  May 27, 2004

• LET'S GET PHYSICAL:

  Pumping up and slimming down

  January 22, 2004

• Number Crunching

  Calculating tasty calorie, after tasty calorie

  June 26, 2003

• X Man

  The guy behind the high octane, glow-in-the-dark energy drink Liquid X is working overtime to create a buzz - in the market, and in your brain.

  August 8, 2002

• Garden Notoriety

  Middle Eastern cuisine gets a peaceful treatment at Persian Garden

  November 8, 2001

• Herbs of Love

  Pills made from a Peruvian vine known as Cat's Claw are all the rage among Latino health buffs

  February 29, 1996

• FEAST AND FAMINE

  August 10, 1995

• HEALTH'S KITCHEN

  April 27, 1995

• Cooking School Secrets: Controlling Pesticides

  If cost were not part of the equation, I'd choose to eat organic everything. After all, who wants to eat toxic chemicals or feed it to our children? But money does matter and, like most of the people I know, I am always trying to find my way to a healthier diet. Studies have shown that organic produce has slighter higher levels of trace minerals, but what really makes it better for us is that the plants are grown without pesticides or other chemicals. Minimizing the amount of pesticides we ing

  April 16, 2009

• Cooking School Secrets: All Calcium's Not Created Equal

  I've been taking a calcium supplement for years. It was hard to get into the habit, but the tasty chewable ones make it easier. Turns out that I was taking calcium every day but not in a way that was most effective. When you take calcium, what you take with it and how much you take at one time can make a difference in absorption. Calcium carbonate (the most common type in supplements) should be taken with food. But our bodies only have the ability to absorb 500 mg at a time. That means if you

  April 21, 2009

• "With a Twist" Classic Cocktails Pairing Party

  August 13, 2009

• Meat 'N' Greet

  August 20, 2009

• Scottsdale Weight Loss Docs Release Smart Phone Application That Rates Nutritional Value of Our Food; Is there Anything an iPhone Can't Do?

  www.mapds.com​As if our double chins and beer guts weren't painful enough of a reminder as to how unhealthy we all are, now our iPhones can scold us into healthier eating habits, too. Two Scottsdale weight loss doctors have created a smart phone application that gauges and rates the nutritional value of the food we shove into our faces on a daily basis.Doctors Craig Primack and Robert Ziltzer of the Scottsdale Weight Loss Center are the creators of "FoodGauge," a Smartphone "app" that rat

  August 31, 2009

• Caffiend: Guru

  E. Groves​There are seemingly a gazillion energy drinks on the market, loaded with sugars and artificial flavors and colors. And while we're fans of the sweet stuff, sometimes we like to try and get a boost without all the artificial additives. Hence, the appeal of a product like Guru, a "100% Natural Energy Drink." The ingredients include sparkling water, white grape juice concentrate, cane juice concentrate, and lemon juice concentrate, along with a blend of herbs including things like ginse

  October 26, 2009

• More Proof the U.S. Is Fat--in Chart Form

  www.awesome.good.is​ If you want to see something scary, click on this transparency by awesome.good.is. It's a representation of the percentages of people in certain countries who are overweight, and surprise, surprise, the U.S. represents with the highest percent at 66.3 percent. We have to be number one in everything else, right, so obesity may as well be a priority, too. 

  November 12, 2009