Topic “fast food”

By Stephanie Witt Sedgwick (Special to the Washington Post)

This healthful version updates the classic beef stroganoff by reducing the amount of sour cream and ditching the meat. Its mix of mushrooms and herbs tossed with linguine (instead of heavier egg noodles) creates a main course that seems indulgent.

I call for a blend of baby...

By Lisa Abraham (Akron Beacon-Journal)

He has a hand in the diets of more than 26 million Americans every day, yet most folks wouldn’t recognize his name.

Chef Daniel Coudreaut is senior director of culinary innovation for McDonald’s USA, shaping the menu that we’ll gaze upon when we pull into the drive-through or walk up to the counter of one of the nearly 14,000 U.S....

By Jeannine Stein (Los Angeles Times/MCT)

The growing worldwide obesity epidemic has been blamed on a number of factors, but a study argues that it may be inexorably linked with wealthy nations and their fast-food restaurants.

Researchers compared the number of fast-food restaurants per capita in 26 countries listed as advanced economies by the International Monetary Fund. They...

By Joey Holleman (McClatchy Newspapers)

COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a state that ranks as one of the most obese in the country, the new Miss South Carolina offers the classic example of how we got into this mess and how we can get out.

Since 22-year-old Bree Boyce won her crown earlier this month, the buzz around her weight-loss story has attracted attention from national and...

By Jessie Schiewe (Los Angeles Times)

TV isn’t the same as it used to be, especially when it comes to children’s shows.


Though friendly faces such as Mr. Rogers and Barney the dinosaur used to be popular among kids, hyper-active animated samurais and brightly colored creatures from the Gabba gang now rule the small screen.


The same can be said about...