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4:30PM Angus Kidman | Most of our Food Week coverage presumes that you want to eat in the first place. That’s a reasonable assumption for most Lifehacker readers, but something that’s rather less likely with toddlers. Is there any way to get a grumpy child to favour vegetables over junk food? More »
How To Deal With Fussy Eaters
4:30PM Angus Kidman | Most of our Food Week coverage presumes that you want to eat in the first place. That’s a reasonable assumption for most Lifehacker readers, but something that’s rather less likely with toddlers. Is there any way to get a grumpy child to favour vegetables over junk food? More » 
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Distinguish Snacks From Treats For A Healthier Diet
7:00AM Azadeh Ensha | The best and worst thing about food is the variety, especially if you’re prone to copious amounts of snacking. To help keep your waistline in check and your taste buds content, distinguish your snacks from your treats. More »
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Watch Fewer Food Ads For Less Couch Snacking
9:30PM Kevin Purdy | You’re smart enough to know that take-out pizza doesn’t look as good as on TV. Same with the chips, the candy bars and ice cream. But your stomach might disagree, and lead you to eat more when you’re channel surfing. More »
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Food Combos More Nutritious Together Than Separate
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Certain foods just go together, like red meats and rosemary, garlic and fish, and oatmeal and orange juice. Men’s Health suggests those pairings and others exist for a reason—your body wants more of their nutritional synergy. More »
Start Your Healthy Eating Habit
6:00AM Tamar Weinberg | Get into a healthy diet by following a Calorie Counter’s excellent beginner’s diet guide. Learn the basics of nutrition and get definitions of nutritional facts (calories, fat, carbohydrates, sodium, etc.). Craft a diet after determining how many calories you should be consuming each day, and then select the foods that will supply those calories. Organise your food intake, whether with a written plan or with improvisation. Most importantly, once your diet is planned, be consistent. Once you understand the basics of nutrition, turn your diet into a permanent way of living and you can make it healthy and a lot of fun. The Beginner’s Guide to Diet, Nutrition & Healthy Eating [a Calorie Counter] More »
See Your Food’s Contents at Foodsel
12:00AM Kevin Purdy | Getting nutrition information from labels and fact sheets is a good start to any diet plan, but getting a handle on those abstract numbers isn’t always easy. Foodsel, a free food analysis web site, offers a visual take on a wide variety of store-bought and fast foods. Using the site, one can see, for instance, that a Wendy’s Homestyle Chicken Fillet Sandwich has nearly the fat content of one-third of a stick of butter, can check out a circle chart of its fat, protein, and starch content, and note that it should power an hour and 10 minutes of rock climbing (the stats pictured above are for a 12-inch Pizza Hut pizza). Foods can be searched for through a basic text box, by manufacturer, and by categories of nutrients—helpful if you were looking for, say, foods high in polyunsaturated fat and protein. For more nutri-data geekery, check out aCalorieCounter and NutritionData. Thanks Raymond! Foodsel More »
