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...current study, Devine found that half of the mothers and fathers surveyed depended on 12 of the 22 mealtime coping strategies. Fathers tended to skip family meals, eat at work or feed their families take-out meals; mothers were likely to skip breakfast and buy restaurant or prepared entrees instead of cooking. "We know that when people eat together as a family, diets of both the parents and the children tend to be better. But often our jobs don't allow us to eat together at home as often as we'd like," says Devine. "This is more common than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Working Person's Diet: Too Busy to Eat Right | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

Therefore, I ask all Harvard students to consider fasting—not as an experiment on religious grounds, but rather to improve as a person and learn something about oneself along the way. Tomorrow, skip the scalloped potatoes and reflect a little instead...

Author: By Bilal A. Siddiqui | Title: Days of Deprivation | 9/9/2009 | See Source »

...long time we questioned whether or not eating patterns had anything to do with gaining weight," says obesity expert Dr. Louis Aronne of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He points to previous observational research suggesting that people who skip breakfast in favor of massive meals in the evening hours tend to be overweight. "We had no proof that it's a real problem," says Aronne, who was not involved in the study. "If an experiment like this is replicated in humans, it might clarify for us just how much time of day matters when it comes to obesity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Midnight Snacks: More Fattening Than You Feared? | 9/5/2009 | See Source »

...Judge's gifts parallel those of his leading man. His plotting is full of funny, unpredictable moments but lacks the grating hysteria of the comic genre. In one scene, Joel arrives at a party, sees Cindy, then leaves. To skip a party scene involving romantic interests is tantamount to blasphemy in the wacky-comedy genre, but it's the right decision on Judge's part. We're never sure, until the end, exactly how things are going to end up for Joel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mike Judge's Extract: Full of Flavor | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

Today FlyBy also noticed corn bread, broccoli, Salisbury steak, and mac and cheese (which seemed particularly yellow-orange). As with most Greenhouse fare, the offerings seemed more brightly colored than your typical dining hall food, which we suppose is a good thing. Just one note: FlyBy recommends you skip the coleslaw and potato salad, unless you like your food sampled first by tiny flies. Consider yourself warned...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach | Title: Where Did the Indian Food Go? | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

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