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Kellog's Introduces Two New Pop Tart Flavors For Peanut Butter Lovers

Steph — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:06:00 +0000

Pop Tarts are billed as a breakfast food, but they’re perfectly acceptable as lunch, dinner or a snack in my world as well! Imagine my delight when I heard that Kellog’s is ready to debut two new Pop tart flavors to their already impressive lineup. Peanut butter and jelly Pop Tarts were discontinued back in [...]

McDonald's Ready To Launch Three New Quarter Pounders – Hungry?

Steph — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:08:32 +0000

We’ve lost Chicken Selects and the Angus Burger, but McDonald’s has just announced that they will add three new versions of the Quarter Pounder to their menu. They sound pretty appetizing! Chicken Selects have been gone for awhile and it was announced just last week that McDonald’s is discontinuing the 1/3 lb Angus Burger as [...]

Food Distribution Set For Tomorrow

J. Patrick — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:54:14 +0000

There is going to be a food distribution Saturday, May 11th, beginning at 9:30am for those in need of assistance. There will be volunteers who will deliver food packages right to your car. It happens at the Great L akes Technology Center at 4800 S. Saginaw, in Flint. The food distribution is sponsored by the [...]

Could Eating More Pizza Reduce Your Odds Of Getting Cancer?

Steph — Sun, 05 May 2013 12:00:55 +0000

This almost never happens in our grown up world. Something that tastes good, a food that you crave and can’t get enough of might have honest to goodness health benefits! A research team from Italy has concluded that people who ate pizza on a regular basis are far less likely to suffer from colon, mouth [...]

Twinkies Will Be Back In Stores By July – Made by Non-Union Workers [Video]

Steph — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:41:36 +0000

America’s favorite snack cake will be back in stores by July, but there’s a catch. Executive vice president of Hostess Brands, LLC, Michael Cramer, revealed late yesterday that the company will resume the production of America’s beloved Twinkie in July of this year. He fully expects the product to hit store shelves in the second [...]

Are We In For Higher Bread, Cereal and Flour Prices Soon?

Steph — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:25:40 +0000

Old man winter just doesn’t want to let go of the mid-west this spring. The snow, rain and freezing temps have been relentless, and those conditions don’t mean great things for the crops trying to grow in that region of the U.S. Wonder what that means we’ll pay more for in the grocery store soon! [...]

Is Eating Too Many Samples At The Grocery Store A Crime?

Steph — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:00:03 +0000

Erwin Lingitz dropped by his local grocery store to pick up a prescription and left in handcuffs. Why? He hogged the free samples. 68 year-old Erwin Lingitz was confronted in April, 2010 as he was exiting his local Cub grocery story, and ultimately taken to jail. He was busted for helping himself a little to [...]

Hang On Sloopy – You Can Do It

J. Patrick — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:54:06 +0000

On of the best things about Thanksgiving is the food. At our house that includes the pets who always seem to beg their way into an extra treat. Sloopy the Chihuahua had to work a little extra for his holiday treats. Check out the video for all the fun!

Beware Airline Food – FDA

J. Patrick — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:42:10 +0000

The Food and Drug Administration has given us a reason to reconsider eating on an airline. In their investigative work they discovered the presence of mice, ants and roaches in airline food. The news makes that sealed package of pretzels sound delicious, doesn’t it? There are health documents that discuss more than a thousand severe [...]

The 15 Grossest Instagram Shots of Thanksgiving Dinner

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:30:00 +0000

There are tons of things we love about Thanksgiving, like how it’s socially acceptable to dress up as a pilgrim in public. (Other people do that too, right?) ObviouslyÂ boats full of gravy will trump square-buckled shoes every time though. Unless said gravy has been passed through the Hudson filter on Instagram and made thoroughly unappealing. [...]

Get Ready For 'Food Beer, and Wine Fest' Coming Next Saturday

J. Patrick — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:06:06 +0000

Get ready! It's happening on Saturday, November 10th from 3-9pm. It's the first ever "Michigan Food, Beer, and Wine Fest" , and you need to be there! Tickets are on sale now and are available at Whigville market in Grand Blanc, the Fenton Winery & Brewery in Fenton, the Country Smoke House in Almont, and the studios of Cars 108! There will be more than 90 wines,

and 60 beers to sample. Here's all the details:

10 Food Myths You Probably Believe

Ruth Waxman — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:53:22 +0000

All too often we get carried away believing (or worse, repeating) everything we are told and don’t spend enough time questioning what’s actually been said.Â We’ve picked 10 very common health mantras you hear everyday and weeded out the worst of the lies, because we want you to eat all the avocados. All of them. 1. [...]

11 Snacks More Dangerous Sounding Than Flamin' Hot Cheetos

Emerald Catron — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:34:13 +0000

Several schools across the country have banned Flamin' Hot Cheetos because they are so unhealthy and dangerous to kids. What about these snacks? They seem *at least* as terrifying as something that promises to be hot as fire. It certainly can't be safe for kids to eat these. Also, we want some.

Learn To 'Flip' Over Your Food

J. Patrick — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:47:55 +0000

If you like to cook and appreciate the fine art of preparation then here are some tips to help make it easier and more fun to flip your food. Chef John from Food Wishes gives away his secrets in the following video using balls of cheese as his teaching tool.

Halloween Candies That Need to Come Back

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:25:43 +0000

It’s that time of year again when we apologize to our pancreas and then eat until we're sick -- Halloween candy season! Everywhere we turn, we’re bombarded with chocolate and gummies and sour things and those peanut butter taffies in the wax paper wrapping that no one ever eats. Somehow those things have survived the ages but our favorites have gone by the wayside. It’s bittersweet heaven on earth.

Secret Fast Food Menu Items From Starbucks, McDonald's and More Revealed

TheFW Staff — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:56:48 +0000

Believe it or not, most fast food joints and quick service chains actually offer a lot more variety and ingenuity than their menus would suggest — they just hide it from you for some sad, sad, reason. We just want our fast food to be as disgusting, er, as tasty as possible, so we’ve pulled [...]

Autistic Boy Denied Lunch – Parents Owed Money To The School

J. Patrick — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:30:01 +0000

Parents of a 5-year-old autistic boy are upset with their son’s school because, they say, the staff refused to feed him lunch due to an unpaid bill and left him to finish out the remainder of the day hungry. According to Silvia and John Caravella of Matawan, New Jersey, their son John Robert was not [...]

Would You Eat a Food You Hate for Money? [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:25:07 +0000

I paid Cars 108's Jeremy Fenech to eat Brussels Sprouts. Watch the video here.

Would you eat a food you hate for money?

Cute Toast Is Hot New Food Trend [VIDEO]

Steph — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:00:21 +0000

Are you thinking about what you might fix for breakfast this weekend? How about some cute toast? It’s the hottest new trend in food right now. See what it’s all about after the jump. &amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;a href=”http://now.msn.com/now/About_msnNOW.aspx?videoid=4ca3b9d3-9e51-c58a-c4e7-4361a8f1faaa&amp;amp;amp;src=v5:embed:syndication:&amp;amp;amp;from=shareembed-syndication” _mce_href=”http://now.msn.com/now/About_msnNOW.aspx?videoid=4ca3b9d3-9e51-c58a-c4e7-4361a8f1faaa&amp;amp;amp;amp;src=v5:embed:syndication:&amp;amp;amp;amp;from=shareembed-syndication” target=”_new” title=”The latest trend in food art is cute toast”&amp;amp;gt;Video: The latest trend in food art [...]

Free Food Distribution In Flint

J. Patrick — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:54:13 +0000

Three local forces have teamed up to distribute food to those in need in our community. The Greater Sunrise Rotary, The Salvation Army and the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan are sponsoring the giveaway next Thursday beginning at 10am. Read more for all the details. It begins at 10am on Thursday June 7th and will [...]