You’ve most likely heard these stats: An estimated 33 million tons of food end up in US dumpsters each year, breaking down to an insane 40 percent of food in American fridges, restaurants, farms and grocery stores ending up discarded and uneaten. But for some of us, digesting numbers like…

If you’ve ever stumbled out of the blaring Florida sunlight and into the dimly lit, aqua-hued tourist spot, the Wreck Bar at Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel, you’ve probably noticed the bar’s main attraction: A stunningly beautiful and incredibly buff mermaid-tailed woman who swims by the porthole windows of the…

​​​​In the three days of juicing that led up to this moment, there was a lot of daydreaming about what food I would first break fast with. I imagined many different things but kept going back to my food porn stable: an elaborate veggie sub piled high with Tater Tots…

​​​​​​It’s day two of Juice Fast Jam 2012 (I’ve renamed it to amp myself up into this final 24 hours) and a slight weakness is setting in. I am certain of this when I fall off my bike and face-plant on the cement. It’s not even in some triumphant way like…

Last night, I dreamt of food. This isn’t some great breakthrough, as I often dream of meals so good that I honestly get a little weepy when I wake up and realize I’ve made it out of the dream state without clutching my fingertips to the never-ending pasta bowl. No,…

Like many declarations uttered somewhere between 11:30 and 11:59 last Saturday night, it sure seemed like a great idea at the time to start January with a fruit juice fast. But now, staring at this table of lemons, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup and facing the challenge of a three-day cleansing…

​This year, all of the gifts under my family’s tree from me will be vegan. Does this A.) Make me a crappy sister/daughter/niece because I’ll be slyly pushing an animal-loving agenda on my family disguised in hand wrapped caramels and  fancy dark chocolate gift sets or B.) Give me the perfect…

With house keys, engagement rings, billiard balls, and light bulbs all a part of his act, there are very few things that Stevie Starr won’t throw down his gullet. Once down the shoot, the items come right back up, completely intact.Known internationally as “The Regurgitator,” Starr has taken his “gastroesophageal…

​​If you swore off IHOP promotional day last time you waded through a crowd of eaters for your share of free pancakes on National Pancake Day, you’ll be glad to know Friday’s promotion will be a little more streamlined with a kids-only event. Show up to any participating IHOP nationwide on…

​As evidenced by the continued success of Lunchables, the KFC Famous Bowl and boxed wine, we really can be a lazy, impatient bunch when it comes to consumption. The flip side of all of these cheap and easy eats is often increased risk of obesity, hypertension and diabetes.This is why…

With shared stage time with Snoop Dogg, Julio Iglesias, and Toby Keith, you might call country music pioneer Willie Nelson the king of the odd duet. So it should be no surprise that the oddities continue as Nelson pairs up with Chipotle Mexican Grill and Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ frontwoman Karen…

There was a time before the microbrewery boom where if you were a vegan drinker, you had few options outside of Beck’s. With many beer companies sticking honey or lactose in their flavorings or finings that use gelatin, egg albumin, or fish, finding cruelty-free drinks can be as difficult as…

​Remember Garbage Island — that floating, toxic mass of plastics rumored to be twice the size of Texas? Yeah, well it’s still out there swimming somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii and getting bigger every day. If this isn’t enough to make you want to go postal the next time…

Do you ever find it a little odd that the leftover ears of corn you bought for the Labor Day cookout still sit in the back of the fridge with little to no signs of aging? Sure, this may sound awesome at first, but it has got to make you…