Sorry I’ve been away for so long. Things have been busy, and I haven’t been setting enough time aside for Hell Food. No longer! Hell Food is always a good time to think about my own health, as well as inform the public. A month or so ago I promised to write about eating healthy at fast food restaurants, and I shall start that now. My first fast food restaurant to investigate is McDonald’s.

McDonald’s has made a small effort to offer healthy options on their menu, though they still sell mostly hamburgers. It is possible to eat somewhat healthy now. The offer their own version of a healthy diet right here. In terms of calories, the meal choices look okay, but there is one obvious thing you will see once you order their meals. They’re not very filling. Most of McDonald’s food is very calorie dense, with lots of added sugars. You will not feel full after having a hamburger, small fries, and small Coke. Your body will continue to feel hungry and for 650 calories of intake, you’ll not have much to show for it.

However, in recognizing that for some families, McDonald’s represents a cheap source of food, I will lay out here what I would recommend you eat there:

1) Snack Size Fruit & Walnut Salad (without yogurt)
2) Caesar Salad (without chicken or cheese)
3) Side Salad
4) Medium French Fries
5) Apple Dippers

That’s it. That’s all I can recommend. As a vegan, I can’t endorse a meat product. As a health food site, I also can’t endorse a meat product. Oh, and if you want something to drink, just get water.

Writer/director/actor Kevin Smith, aka Silent Bob, decided to drop some weight for the new year. To spur him along, he’s chronicling his journey over at SilentBobSpeaks.com, in a weekly segment he calls “Fat-F*ck Vs. Food.”

Just letting you know that, from here on in, Monday will be the blog day in which I write about what I’ve lost (if I’ve lost), and what I want to eat so badly that I’d be willing to step on all your necks just to get a taste… but won’t, because I’m committed to a cause.

First post here.

Spoiler: obscenities abound, so read with caution.

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From: DawnWatch - news [at] dawnwatch.com
Date: Feb 1, 2007 1:06 PM
Subject: DawnWatch: Veggie cooking demo, reversing diabetes lecture — Phoenix and elsewhere 2/1/07…..

Dr Neal Barnard of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is on a book tour promoting his new book, “Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes.” He is currently in Arizona.

This morning, Thursday February 1, the Phoenix show Sonora Living, on ABC 15, included a cooking demonstration by chef Jason Wyrick, executive chef of the Vegan Culinary Experience. Wyrick was diagnosed before age 30 with diabetes and reversed it with a healthy vegan diet. He cooks a 20 Minute Black Bean Chipotle Chili. You can watch the demonstration on the show’s website at http://www.sonoranliving.com. It starts at about fifteen minutes past the hour.

Please take just a moment to thank the show and let them know you would love to see more veggie cooking demos. You can email them at sonoranliving [at] abc15.com.

Feedback matters!

The show also publicizes a lecture by Dr Barnard on how diet can offer dramatic improvements for those Americans living with diabetes.

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