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Entries from LAist tagged with 'carbs'

August 3, 2008

While some may still be dismissive of the current craze against high fructose corn syrup, chalking it up as just another food anti-fad (much like the hysteria about carbs in the 90's and saturated fat in the 80's), it can't be denied that the American diet is disproportionately full of processed sugars. An article in the NY Times today discusses just how much of our diet is filled up with added sugars and processed vegetable......

Continue Reading "Food Trends & The Growing American Appetite"

February 22, 2007

Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah. Bread is back, we know (Bread Bar anyone? How about Le Pain Quotidien?). So don't worry, the farinaceous wonder hits out stomach's everyday. Yet still, we need to watch the consumption levels sometimes, especially when training for a race. So what to do when the pasta cravings hit hard and deep? The low to no carb pasta options are slim or just weird: Shirataki This is the weird one. These......

Continue Reading "Carb Smackdown: Shirataki vs. Whole Soybean Pasta"

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