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Diet and Nutrition

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Denver's ten best vegetarian dishes in non-vegetarian restaurants

    Picking the Best Vegetarian Dish in a Non-Vegetarian Restaurant for the Best of Denver 2012 was a tough task. The owners of omnivorous restaurants have really gone above and beyond lately to cater to lacto-ovo vegetarians and totally plant-based eaters alike. In no particular order (save for number ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Announcement: We have a winner of our Michael Pollan contest

    Journalist, author, professor and sustainable living advocate Michael Pollan is lecturing at the Paramount Theater tonight, and yesterday, we held a contest that would give one Cafe Society reader the opportunity to snag a pair of complimentary tickets to his presentation. We asked readers to submi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Freshcraft's vegetarian selection and beer list hits the spot

    Freshcraft, which opened in 2010 on Blake Street, has earned nods from us for having a fantastic bottled beer list, and we've been looking at the myriad vegetarian options on the menu for quite some time, but we only managed to make it to the craft-beer-and-fresh-food joint this past Monday night. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Reader: NuVal has no value to people who really care about food

    The NuVal system now in use at King Soopers is supposed to be "nutrition made easy," rating foods on a scale of 1 to 100. "Basically, the way scores are calculated, we look at thirty different nutrients -- both that are considered good and not so good -- to get a score," says Robert Keane, spokesman ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    A pilot program places healthy vending machines in Denver schools

    A few hours after lunch, students across America start to get cranky. Their blood sugar plunges, their eyes glaze over, and their stomachs start to rumble. They find a quick fix in the school's vending machines by gorging themselves on greasy potato chips and sugary sodas. Energy levels skyrocket be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    NuVal scores food based on nutrition in King Soopers and provides some surprises

    For anyone who has ever spent too much time in the grocery store, wrinkling their foreheads while reading ingredient lists and pondering the nutritional benefits of calcium sorbate or xanthan gum, NuVal is designed to help. The nutritional rating system scores most food on a 1-100 scale -- and the h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Top five diet trends -- and why everyone quit caring about them

    ​ Superfoods are the latest cool diet trend, despite the fact that most people couldn't pick an antioxidant or a free-radical out of a lineup. Sometimes knowing why some foods are better for you (clever marketing tool) than others isn't as important as carting around an expensive bottle of ac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    Meet at the Corner Office for the quinoa-and-garbanzo veggie burger

    ​Downtown Denver has its share of cute, modern eateries dishing up sandwiches and salads, but the Corner Office still stands out in the crowd. Its so-hip-it-hurts, yet still playful decor provides the perfect backdrop for beautiful people sipping martinis and nibbling on the food offerings. E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Sean Fowler, a Colorado native, feeds the leading Tour de France team

    Sean Fowler​Food trucks have been the signature food trend in Denver for the past year, but across the Atlantic Ocean a Colorado native is mastering an entirely different kind of mobile gastronomy. Sean Fowler, formerly the chef at Cucina Leone and Ranelles, mans a mobile kitchen and cooks tea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    DelectablePlanet.com's Lester Karplus on globalism, plant-based eating and why the elitist argument is flawed

    Lester Karplus.​Lester Karplus, co-founder of DelectablePlanet.com, has eaten veggie for almost forty years; he'll be offering up cooking demonstrations at VegFest tomorrow, which runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. We talked to Karplus about his shift toward vegeta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Denver-based Potato Board fires back at New England Journal of Medicine

    Do not mess with the Potato Board.​Don't mess with spuds. That was the message sent out yesterday by the Denver-based United States Potato Board, in response to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine that states potatoes make your body resemble Mr. Potato Head. In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    An open letter to militant vegans: Shut the fu*k up!

    ​Dear militant vegans: Please, please, for the love of all things holy, do a favor for everyone -- non-militant vegans, vegetarians and carnivores alike -- and shut the fuck up already.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Are vegetarian standards different in New Mexico? Larry Gutierrez of Little Anita's thinks so

    Beef broth does not a vegetarian chile make.​Yesterday we finally got to chat with Larry Gutierrez, the president of Albuquerque-based Little Anita's, and he seemed confused as to what, exactly, constitutes vegetarian cuisine. Earlier this week, we reported that Little Anita's -- which veggie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Mercy for Animals has a solution to Taco Bell's legal woes: Go vegan

    If there's hardly any beef, then why not go vegan?​Taco Bell has been sued by Alabama-based law firm Beasley Allen, which claims the chain was using too little beef in its "beef." And because this country loves meaty litigation, Taco Bell turned around and sued right back, claiming that not on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Taste-testing the brown rice and the Garden Blend at Chipotle: The verdict

    ​When we heard that Chipotle was testing some new items at its location at 371 East Alameda Avenue, we leapt for joy, shouting, "Pride of our city! Purveyor of aggressively decent burritos all across our land! Expanding its menu! Huzzah!" Then we found out what those items were: a new "Garden ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Martin Luther King Jr. Early College wins EatWell@School culinary competition

    The winning team plating the winning dish​LiveWell Colorado sponsored a nine-week after-school culinary program with three Denver high schools that culminated in the winning team from Martin Luther King Jr. Early College taking home first place at the competition last Friday. The all-female te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Man loses 27 pounds on the Twinkie diet

    Get skinny-- eat Twinkies​Popular diets speak to our society's insatiable desire to pin blame for the saddlebags and love handles on some evil type of food. But if you think stuffing yourself with meat and cheese (since you're cutting carbs) is a surefire way to get thin, you're probably not g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Terry Nichols is going to have to stick with prison gruel

    Gruel it is for convicted Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols.​Terry Nichols has lost his drawn-out plea for more wholesome prison fare. Last Thursday, Colorado U.S. District Court Judge Christine Arguello dismissed the convicted Oklahoma City bomber conspirator's claims that he needs a diet of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Rudi's buns win more than a passing glance from Good Housekeeping

    ​Good Housekeeping has been keeping an eye on a lot of buns lately. The ladies' magazine recently voted Boulder-based Rudi's Organic Bakery's buns the hottest of them all. Rudi's buns won out over the likes of Sara Lee and Pepperidge Farm buns in a taste test comparing eight brands of whole ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Congressman Jared Polis wants kids to have healthy lunch options

    No Lunchables would be found in this congressman's childhood lunchbox.​No tater tots or fruit cocktail were harmed in the upbringing of Congressman Jared Polis. No Cheetos or Little Debbie snack cakes either for that matter. In fact, Colorado's second district congressman says he brought hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Nutrition guru can't stomach own Power Meal

    Gary Null​Irony, thy name is Holistic Medicine If you're a proponent of alternative medicine, make sure you're taking the correct dosage of tree-hugging meds -- or you could end up buried under the big branch. Gary Null, a nutrition author and self-described health guru with his own line o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Rage drummer Brad Wilk signs bottles of Olade this weekend

    ​"I was on tour with U2 in 1997, and I woke up one morning and I had lost my eyesight by like 50 percent," remembers Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk. "I just felt horrible -- like I had a hangover, but I hadn't been drinking." When he finished the tour, Wilk went to the doctor and ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 11, 2010

    The Tasting Cafe could be the recipe for healthy, inexpensive eating

    ​"I was on tour with U2 in 1997, and I woke up one morning and I had lost my eyesight by like 50 percent," remembers Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk. "I just felt horrible -- like I had a hangover, but I hadn't been drinking." When he finished the tour, Wilk went to the doctor and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    A taste of the Tasting Cafe

    Ellen JaskolHow do you make kids happy with healthy food? Ask Mary Meitus.​Marty Meitus's longtime job as food editor disappeared with the Rocky Mountain News last February. But she's been putting her down-time to very good use: She created a pilot program for the Supplemental Nutrition Progra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Marathon runner wants to help you make strides in the kitchen

    ​You don't have to be a marathon runner to appreciate the relationship between food and your physical well-being. That's the message that Deena Kastor -- Olympic bronze medalist and former Alamosa resident -- plans to share in a cookbook that's not about counting calories and fat content, but ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Stephanie Tourles makes the case for raw food

    ​Stephanie Tourles is the author of the just-released "cook" book Raw Energy: 124 Raw Food Recipes for Energy Bars, Smoothies, and Other Snacks to Supercharge Your Body. She'll be appearing at the Tattered Cover LoDo, 1628 16th Street, on Monday, January 11, at 7:30 p.m. to sign copies of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Dietitian Suzanne Martin takes on holiday eating

    Suzanne Martin, Mile High registered dietitian​Gravy boats are waiting to sail you away to the land of bigger pant sizes this holiday. But Denver dietitian Suzanne Martin, a registered nurse with a Ph.D., says you can still enjoy waist-busting pleasures responsibly, and has served up some tips ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Visiting dietitians keep special requests to a minimum while in Denver

    Hungry, thirsty dietitians before hitting Denver restaurants​ The annual American Dietetic Association Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo is drawing to a close in Denver. One of the world's largest organizations of food and nutrition professionals, the ADA focuses on the latest food-service t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2009

    Milking It: Kellogg's Low Fat Granola with Raisins

    ​​Low Fat Granola with Raisins Kellogg's Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: What isn't in this stuff? There's whole oats and whole grain wheat, some of it fused together in random wads, like meteorites collecting fragments during the trip through space, other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Pouring on the high-fructose irony

    ​​Low Fat Granola with Raisins Kellogg's Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: What isn't in this stuff? There's whole oats and whole grain wheat, some of it fused together in random wads, like meteorites collecting fragments during the trip through space, other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    The Commerce City Pizza Crop Circle: A Sign That Extraterrestrials Love Pepperoni?

    ​​Low Fat Granola with Raisins Kellogg's Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: What isn't in this stuff? There's whole oats and whole grain wheat, some of it fused together in random wads, like meteorites collecting fragments during the trip through space, other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    Papa John's Gets a Pizza the Action

    ​​Low Fat Granola with Raisins Kellogg's Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: What isn't in this stuff? There's whole oats and whole grain wheat, some of it fused together in random wads, like meteorites collecting fragments during the trip through space, other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2008

    Chipotle Bags Brown Rice

    ​​Low Fat Granola with Raisins Kellogg's Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: What isn't in this stuff? There's whole oats and whole grain wheat, some of it fused together in random wads, like meteorites collecting fragments during the trip through space, other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2007

    Life by Chocolate

    ​​Low Fat Granola with Raisins Kellogg's Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: What isn't in this stuff? There's whole oats and whole grain wheat, some of it fused together in random wads, like meteorites collecting fragments during the trip through space, other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2006

    Call It Melo-Yellow

    ​​Low Fat Granola with Raisins Kellogg's Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: What isn't in this stuff? There's whole oats and whole grain wheat, some of it fused together in random wads, like meteorites collecting fragments during the trip through space, other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2006

    Captain Dan, Energy Man

    ​​Low Fat Granola with Raisins Kellogg's Rating: Two-and-a-half spoons out of four Cereal description: What isn't in this stuff? There's whole oats and whole grain wheat, some of it fused together in random wads, like meteorites collecting fragments during the trip through space, other ... More >>

  • News

    August 3, 2006

    Pour It On

    Dan Mayer is fueled for the energy boom.

  • Music

    May 4, 2006

    Vitamins

    Vitamins EP (Self-released)

  • Dining

    August 19, 2004

    Drunk of the Week

    Hops Grillhouse and Brewery

  • Film

    May 13, 2004

    McRibbing

    A man eats fast food for a month. Guess what happens?

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Low-Carb Menu

    The Palm

  • Dining

    February 5, 2004

    Bite Me

    All Atkins, All the Time

  • Dining

    October 9, 2003

    Bite Me

    Kitchen Magician

  • Dining

    June 6, 2002

    Food Fetishes

    Oil's Well That Ends Well.

  • News

    May 4, 2000

    Old Wounds and Family Scars

    An estranged father and son find something in common: their kidneys.

  • News

    March 16, 2000

    Chewing the Fat

    How pork rinds became a health-food fad.

  • Dining

    November 5, 1998

    A Stirring Experience

    How pork rinds became a health-food fad.

  • News

    January 8, 1998

    A Bitter Pill

    Vitamin crusaders burned out of a right-wing radio station find the official version of events tough to swallow.

  • News

    May 15, 1997

    The Big Queasy

    The junk-food guinea pigs of Grand Junction have had some strange gut reactions to olestra.

  • News

    March 8, 1995

    TOUGH TO SWALLOW

    CU WAGES A DRUG WAR OVER THE PRENATAL VITAMIN MATERNA.

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