by Lauren Slayton | Dec 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
Did you know the average American consumes 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day? At 16 calories per teaspoon, that is adding 352 calories a day. Over a week, that translates to ingesting an additional 2464 calories. Did you know a 12-ounce can of sugar-sweetened...
by Lauren Slayton | Dec 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Years ago, I remember meeting Kara Goldin in the expo hall at a convention. She had one of the off-to –the-side booths reserved for small companies. I sampled my first Hint water; it was watermelon (or was it pear?). I loved that Hint had no sugar juice, dyes or...
by Lauren Slayton | Dec 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Perhaps you think it’s a festive time of year and I get that. There’s the music and the decorations, the parties and the treats. To me though, it seems like a bit of a conspiracy. Even the songs “Feed the World”, “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” and for...
by Lauren Slayton | Dec 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
It was the summer of ‘93; I had a thrilling job at The Lobster Roll (aka Lunch). Despite my lovely attire of a uniform t-shirt and khaki shorts, I was seeing someone. He told me he noticed that I was friendly with one of the cooks (approx. weight 425). His...
by Lauren Slayton | Dec 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Which black circle is larger? I’ve mentioned my adoration for Brian Wansink before. For those of you who aren’t enthralled with food research he’s the author of Mindless Eating. Much of his research focuses on external cues that affect our eating. Everything...
by Lauren Slayton | Nov 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
A month ago, I satisfied my school cravings and assigned myself cooking homework. My goals were to buy and use a slow cooker, to enter the scary world of baking and, for extra credit, make a dish without a recipe. Many of you jumped on the homework bandwagon...
