There’s the top events of 2008, the best websites for 2008, and the best inventions, the best books, the best movies, the best of just about everything. There’s a flipside to the best and that’s the worst. Welcome the worst foods of 2008.
let the restaurant industry have it with both barrels, with a list of the of the year. We can’t be too surprised about Taco Bell’s 1,390 calorie fully loaded nachos. Kind of a given, don’t you think? But what about Starbuck’s signature hot chocolate, weighing in at 430 calories without the whipped cream?
It boils down to choices and educating ourselves. While nutritional information is usually readily available–except for Olive Garden–the onus is on us. If we want to eat healthy, we have to make the effort. Frankly, I have little faith in published information. After all, it depends on who’s doing the cooking.
My solution is to do the cooking. I avoid process, packaged, or store made foods. I want to know what I’m eating. I want to make good choices. Making my own meals allows me to avoid the worst foods of 2008.
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