From the expectation that all women love chocolate and all men love meat to the notion that women jump from diet to diet, there are a lot of gender stereotypes that focus on food. Read more...
Photo: Are we what we eat, or what we want others to think we eat? (Creative Commons via visualhunt.com)
If you don't own one already, you should. Read more...
Photo: Parasols are woefully underused in sunny Southern California.
If you regularly pay 50 cents for soy or almond milk at Kerckhoff Coffee House to avoid the discomfort of consuming dairy products, you are not alone. Read more...
Photo: A sizable portion of the student population is lactase non-persistent. People without noticeable symptoms may not even consider themselves lactose intolerant, though. (visualhunt.com)
As students, it is almost a given that we find innovative new ways of making our lives more manageable. However, as easy and useful as these “hacks” may seem on Pinterest or Buzzfeed, where they seem to grow exponentially, reality doesn’t always match up. Read more...
Photo: “Life hack” articles are a genre unto itself. (Google Images)
With diets that frequently come and go, we are inundated with a plethora of constantly changing and often conflicting information on what to eat and what not to eat. Read more...
Photo: Kale, the much-ridiculed vegetable, is somewhat of a symbol of veganism. (Creative Commons photo via Visualhunt.com)
For this week’s Coffee Commentary, we found someplace a little quieter – Noah’s New York Bagels. Originally a small neighborhood-based store, its delicious bagels have transformed it into a West Coast favorite. Read more...
Photo: (Bree Martin/Daily Bruin)
One chip. Two chips. Three chips. Then, the whole bag. And maybe a Twix bar, too. I’m sure you can relate. It’s a phenomenon that affects even the best of us – stress eating. Read more...
Photo: Enjoy in moderation. (Creative Commons photo by Brian PDX via Flickr)
