Organic fruits: Are you in or not?
Organic strawberries were a big seller at the O.C. Fairgrounds farmer's market last Thursday. The first time I went to an Orange County supermarket, I thought I’d get some organic apples. They were in...
View ArticleWhat’s the best low-calorie ice cream?
My refrigerator knows when it’s the start of summer. It begins stocking up on boxes and cartons of ice cream. They just appear out of nowhere, and the fridge has a system in place, because the one...
View ArticleNatural chicken back in all local Chipotles
In April the Fast Food Maven reported that Chipotle Mexican Grill was enduring a supply-chain issue that left many Southern California restaurants without the naturally raised chickens that have...
View ArticleGym gets O.C.’s first ‘healthy’ vending machine
Healthy vending machines, as a business venture and as a movement, are officially up and running in Orange County. Even if there are a few kinks to be ironed out. Last month we told you about the San...
View ArticleWhat’s the fast-food capital of America?
Downtown Plano, Texas (cue "Good Bad and the Ugly" theme). Photo posted to Flickr by Bill Hammond. The money blog Bundle.com crunched some spending numbers for the 100 largest cities in the U.S. to...
View ArticleYou make the call: Is it blueberry or mold?
I’m cleaning out the pantry, and this package of blueberry bagels, which I bought for the kid, has me puzzled. I never expected the doughy treats to be bursting with real blueberry juiciness, but these...
View ArticleL.A. stands by school flavored-milk ban
A student at a San Francisco elementary school drinks a bottle of Nesquik chocolate milk during lunch last November. Photo by Justin Sullivan, Getty Images. The Los Angeles Unified School District is...
View ArticleDenny’s brings the cheese with 1,690-calorie dish
Notice the salt shaker is empty. All of it went into this sandwich, which has 3,330 milligrams of sodium. Photo from Denny's. Now this is more like it, Denny’s. Nearly 13 months ago, I mocked the...
View ArticleMarijuana candy urges legalization
California voters refused to legalize marijuana last year, but it’s perfectly legal to buy candy that looks like the cannabis leaf. The ring pops, called ring pots, are flavored like sour apple. They...
View ArticleBed Bath & Beyond pulls tissue holder that emits radiation
Metal tissue holders sold at Bed Bath & Beyond stores in Orange County have been found to emit low levels of radiation and consumers should not use them, the California Department of Public Health...
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