Saturday, September 15, 2007

Calories news 15/09/2007

Many N.Y.ers are clueless about calories, our survey shows (New York Daily News)
In a Daily News quiz of fast-food favorites, 50 New Yorkers were stumped when trying to pinpoint the number of calories in Big Macs, bagels and egg rolls.

In The Kitchen: Near Death By Chocolate Cake (KLTV 7 Tyler)
  This is a lighter verion of the popular death-by-chocolate dessert. 206 calories and 8 grams of fat per serving.

British package labels to include global warming impact details (ABC 7 Chicago)
Package labels provide a lot of useful information, such as a food's ingredients or calories. Now shoppers in Britain can also check labels to find out how much their food contributes to global warming.

Low carb and calories
Good article about how a low-carb diet provides fewer calories than a high-carb diet.

Chicken chain takes on Southern fryers (AP via Yahoo! News)
Robert Bowman loves his chicken, especially when it's breaded and loaded in a fryer. "When I go on a trip, that's all I'll eat is fried chicken. I just like fried chicken," the 67-year-old retired postal worker says.

 
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