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What Joe Montana Would Really Eat Before A Game Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images By Sophia Lo/Jan. 26, 2022 3:27 pm EST Watching athletes compete might make you wonder what exactly they eat while training or before a game. For Olympic athletes’ meals, diets can really range based on what sport they play, but breakfast and protein are often part of the meal plan. When Simone Biles is training, she eats oatmeal and fruit, but she often orders a meal from UberEats during the day....

Why You Should Start Cleaning Your Cheese Grater With A Lemon Robert Stedman/Shutterstock By Olivia Bria/Jan. 17, 2022 4:43 pm EST If you are a person who loves to cook but hates to clean afterwards, this one’s for you. Whether you are a novice or a pro chef, you more than likely have several kitchen gadgets necessary for a meal. The cheese grater is one of those kitchen staples that helps with shredding foods into finer pieces (fruits, vegetables, and the most obvious, cheese)....

Why Your Drink May Taste Better With A Straw, According To Science Nitr/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 4:20 pm EST Although the days of plastic straws are largely numbered due to environmental concerns, there are still other alternatives available for those looking to sip their soda, cocktail, frozen dessert, or smoothie. You may want to accept a straw if they’re offered because as it turns out, slow and steady wins the race when it comes to the flavor of your drinks....

A Hong Kong Factory Found This Scary WWI Weapon In Potatoes Tavrius/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Oct. 15, 2021 3:25 pm EST Whether on the news or by word of mouth, we’ve all heard the stories: someone found something weird in their food. Allegedly, bandages have shown up in Pizza Hut crust, feathers were spotted in McNuggets, and someone once discovered a fingernail in their Taco Bell nachos. If you aren’t grossed out yet, the claims go on and on....

Antoni Porowski Swears By This Starbucks Breakfast Amy Sussman/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Sept. 30, 2021 4:11 pm EST Chef, author, and “Queer Eye” star Antoni Porowski loves all things food. According to Thrillist, he believes that cooking doesn’t have to be elaborate. In his cookbook, “Antoni: Let’s Do Dinner,” the chef made a conscious decision to share relatable recipes. “I didn’t want it to just be a one-off, where they try a recipe once, but it has 20 different elements, so they don’t want to make it again,” he explained....

Costco Shoppers Are Celebrating The Return Of Its Coffee Advent Calendar Triff/Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/Sept. 29, 2021 9:08 am EST Costco shoppers are in for another holiday treat thanks to the return of a popular coffee advent calendar for the 2021 season. The @costcohotfinds Instagram and TikTok accounts are run by self-proclaimed Costco addict Laura, who released a video featuring the buzzworthy item. In the short clip, she shows off the advent calendar, explaining what you’ll get for only $12....

The flavor spicing up Costco’s spice rack Instagram Costco has somehow not only copied a very profitable game plan in adding seasonings to its offerings, but also somehow found a way to make eating vegetables fun and enjoyable for even the more picky non-veggie eater. An account on Instagram called @costco_doesitagain discovered an Urban Accents brand seasoning called Balsamic and Roasted Onion Veggie Roasters, and even the name could make mouths water....

Everything You Need To Know About Whole Foods’ New Plant-Based Bacon YouTube By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 5:26 pm EST Nothing is better than a side of bacon next to a stack of pancakes, or a couple strips of bacon to complement a cheeseburger. Wrap bacon around just about anything, and you’ve automatically upgraded your recipe. Then again, your arteries and the nearly 80 million pigs who are at the front end of the US food chain might disagree (via USDA)....

Gwen Stefani And Blake Shelton Nailed Their Christmas Timpano John Shearer/Getty By Molly Clark/Dec. 28, 2021 6:01 pm EST Every family has their Christmas cooking traditions. Maybe yours has a killer secret cookie recipe, or perhaps every year you gather around while Grandma slices into her annual bûche de noël. Musical artists and newlyweds Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are no different: It turns out that the couple has many holiday food traditions to choose from for their future Christmases together, as Stefani once told Bon Appétit that as a child, her Christmas mornings always began with cinnamon rolls prepared by her great-grandmother....

How Authentic Tacos Are Different From The American Version Shutterstock By Gene Gerrard/Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 2:21 pm EST Tacos are so popular in the U.S., you’ll find a specialty taco in every state in America, and many of them are pretty close to the real thing you’d chow down in Mexico. But the most common American version that people know is the crunchy hard-shell tortilla crammed with ground beef, tomato, and lettuce, a fistful of yellow cheese, and a large dollop of sour cream....

How Spilled Gruel Led To The Creation Of Wheaties Wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/Dec. 21, 2021 7:49 am EST You know it by its bright orange packaging and the collection of world-class athletes that have adorned its boxes throughout the years, but perhaps you didn’t realize it took a fortuitous accident to invent Wheaties cereal. In fact, the company that “discovered” it, the Washburn Crosby Company — the forerunner to what would become General Mills — wasn’t even in the cereal business at the time....

MasterChef Junior Season 8: Info We Know So Far Instagram By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 12:25 pm EST FOX’s “MasterChef” spinoff, “MasterChef Junior,” has been a success since it debuted back in 2013. This should come as no surprise to even the most casual viewer — after all, there’s so much to like about the program: All the food, challenges, competition, drama, judges, and guest stars of the original Gordon Ramsay show; plus some adorable, charming, and surprisingly talented young cheftestants....

Mexican Shepherd’s Pie Recipe Cyndi Sterne/Mashed By Cyndi Sterne AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 15, 2021 11:28 am EST Ah, jolly ole England. The country that has given us The Beatles, Cadbury eggs, and our obsession with William and Kate (or, tbh, the entire Royal family). They have also graced our palettes with amazing delicacies that were created and originated in these parts, like fish and chips and Yorkshire pudding. We can also thank the English for the ultimate combo of meat and carbs that is Shepherd’s pie, also referred to as cottage pie....

Overnight Oats Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 8:34 am EST Rolled oats are a super healthy, nutrition-packed food that is full of vitamins and nutrients like vitamin B1, folate, zinc, iron, copper, and more, according to Healthline. But nutritional value is just one of the reasons chef, food writer, and registered dietician Kristen Carli of Camelback Nutrition & Wellness is a fan of this easy meal....

Padma Lakshmi’s Relatable Dog Meme Has Instagram Laughing Eugene Gologursky/Getty By Justina Huddleston/Dec. 23, 2021 2:56 pm EST Padma Lakshmi is probably most well-known for being the host of Bravo’s “Top Chef,” but she’s also a cookbook author, and is the creator and host of her own food and travel show, “Taste the Nation,” on Hulu. Luckily for fans of her work, she’s also pretty active on social media. She’s a frequent poster on Instagram, and she often shares recipe videos and personal photos....

The Non-Traditional Way The Big Holiday Food Fight’s Kym Whitley Celebrates Christmas Amy Sussman/Getty Images By Justina Huddleston/Nov. 19, 2021 3:39 pm EST For many of us, the holidays are all about tradition, but not everyone’s traditions are the same. Take Kym Whitley, the charismatic host of “The Big Holiday Food Fight” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Her family does have a Christmas custom, but it’s not what you might think of when you hear the word “tradition....

The Odd Reason A Costco Shopper Returned Their Coconut Shrimp AS Food studio/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Dec. 1, 2021 12:44 pm EST Shopping at Costco can be a fun experience. According to Cheapism, the store has managed to hold on to more than 1 million loyal members who enjoy shopping at the store and sifting through its products. The stores are fairly massive, too. Consider this: One of its biggest outlets is 235,000 square feet....

The One Kitchen Gadget That The Pioneer Woman Thinks You Should Be Using - Exclusive The Pioneer Woman By Steven John/Dec. 21, 2021 9:02 am EST Ree Drummond has made a name for herself (that name being The Pioneer Woman, of course) thanks to her cooking prowess. On TV, in cookbooks, on her website, and in her branded lines of cooking, kitchen, and home goods, her life is food-centric, and she wouldn’t have it any other way....

The Real Story Of How ‘W’ And Alton Brown Met On Good Eats Jason Merritt/term/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Oct. 7, 2021 4:56 pm EST TV personality Alton Brown is rather entertaining to watch. According to The New York Times, Brown was fascinated by the world of food television in the 1990s. He didn’t mind acting on a whim and pursued a degree at the New England Culinary Institute. Post that, he hosted the show “Good Eats” on Food Network, inspiring many viewers with his unique content that combined cooking, science, and history....

The Untold Truth Of Ice Cream Trucks Ben Gabbe/Getty Images By Emily Alexander/Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 11:48 am EST The ice cream truck jingle elicits memories of hot summer days and cool treats. It’s not as common as it once was to come across an ice cream truck making its way through the neighborhood these days, but those that do exist drive on. Ice cream trucks seem inherently nostalgic, but there are many companies working hard to make on-the-go ice cream more than just a distant memory of the long lost days of yore....