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Scrambled Egg Muffins

Easy and delicious. These muffins are nutrition-packed and pocket-sized -- perfect for breakfast or snack time. 12 servings. Ingrediants 9 Eggs ½ cup Chopped Fresh Spinach ⅓ cup Skim Milk ⅓ cup Spelt Flour, or whole wheat pastry flour ¼ cup 2% Grated Cheddar Cheese 1 Tbsp Chopped Fresh Basil 1 Small Tomato, chopped ½ tsp Sea Salt ½ tsp Cracked Black Pepper Directions 1.

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Miracle Sweetener Stevia May Have a Sour Note

The meteoric rise of a natural, healthy alternative to sugar - a holy grail for the food industry - might just be a little too good to be true.
Delivery Boy Brings Shame and Tip Etiquette Via Blogopshere

A blog on Tumblr called 15% shames bad tippers and answers questions. The next time you think about handing the delivery guy a $2 tip, think again! On his Tumblr blog, which he has named 15%, 20-year-old Larry Fox publically shames bad tippers and rude customers.
The Skinny on Big Portions

Bigger portions mean big trouble for weight and nutritional guidelines. Portion sizes have grown over the last 60 years and, with them, so have individuals.
Food Rankings: Crafted Beer and College Dining Halls

How do your college or your favorite hops-and-barley beverages stack up in these recent rankings? Some quick numbers on the beer industry: there are currently over 2,000 breweries in the United States, and another 600 or 700 are on the way, according to an article on the Huffington Post.
The (Not So) Great GoogaMooga Recap

If you missed the first ever GoogaMooga Food Festival, here's what you need to know. This past weekend, Brooklyn's Prospect Park hosted the first Great Googa Mooga Festival.
Greek crisis drags euro, stocks, oil lower

The euro, oil and stocks fell on Tuesday as worries intensified that Greece could reject the bailout that saved it from a chaotic bankruptcy as new leadership sought to form a government two days after elections.
Cuba's little capitalists are ready to rumba

When Ojacy Curbello and her husband opened a restaurant at their home in Havana in late December, not a single customer showed up.
Sara Lee profit misses estimates

Packaged food maker Sara Lee Corp reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday and said full-year earnings would be in the middle of its forecast range.
Can an African "green revolution" help feed the world?

(AlertNet) - Her bare feet coated with mud, Sabena Gitau trudged down the rain-sodden hillside to her banana plantation, machete in hand.
Spanish chef Arzak has no plans to leave the cutting edge

Chef Juan Mari Arzak has done much to put Spain's culinary heritage on the map and aims to keep it there despite an economic crisis by researching new ideas and giving free rein to the imagination.
Catholic Bishops Say GOP Budget 'Fails Basic Moral Test,' Points to Food Stamps, Medicaid Cuts

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops may have jumped to the Republicans' defense during the national debate surrounding contraception, but on Tuesday, the religious organization questioned the GOP's moral fortitude in regards to a proposed House budget it says would gut crucial safety net program...
Catherine Scalia, ‘Hot Dog Hooker,’ Arrested For Using Food Cart As Front For Prostitution in Long Island

Catherina Scalia, who has come to be nicknamed the "hot dog hooker," was arrested on Thursday after police found the mother of four was running an illegal prostitution ring using a food cart as a front in Long Island.
Pet Food Recall Expands: Find Out Here If Your Pet Is Affected [FULL LIST]

Diamond Pet Foods is expanding a voluntary recall of nine brands of dry pet food made between Dec. 9, 2001 and April 7 due to potential salmonella contamination, this Missouri-based company announced.
Denmark's Noma wins World's Best Restaurant third time

Danish restaurant Noma was crowned the world's best restaurant for the third year in a row in an annual list, beating out top eateries in Spain, Brazil, Italy, the United States and elsewhere.