News Nugget: The new 64-calorie (and below) beers

Have you seen the ads for all the new ultra low-calorie beers? It’s not about 100 calories anymore. Now, a battle is brewing to cut calories way down, like to just 64 calories (Miller Genuine Draft 64), even 55 calories (Budweiser Select 55). Both have less than three percent alcohol compared to 100 calories and [...]

News Nugget: Coco-Cola to sell 90-calorie cans of pop

Earlier this month, Coke announced it was going to display larger calorie information on its products. Now, it says it will sell 90-calorie mini cans of its soft drinks to help people manage their calories. The smaller pops will come in the Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Cherry Coca-Cola and Barq’s Root Beer brands and will [...]

News Nugget: Are corner stores making kids overweight?

Just how much do city kids eat at corner stores after school? A new study looked at the snacking habits at K-8 Philadelphia schools where half of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. Results show children usually buy chips, candy and sweetened drinks, spend an average of $1 each time, and eat [...]

10 Football Fatties: Highest-calorie appetizers at America’s top sports bars

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What happens when appetizers at America’s top sports bar chains face off calorie to calorie… and fat gram to fat gram? FatFighterTV digs in to see which game day grub scores the most unhealthy penalties.

Tags: Appetizers, calories, fat, Food & Nutrition, football, nachos, quesadillas, sliders, sports bars, wings

Cut WAY back on sugar, says American Heart Association

Have you seen the video report we did here at FatFighterTV about all the hidden sugar in so many foods out there? You might be shocked at some of the places we found it! Now, the American Heart Association says most Americans are getting 22.2 teaspoons a day of added sugar and it’s time to [...]

Back to Basics: Your guide to 7 summer calorie-burners

In the summer, I like to exercise outside as much as possible – soak in enough sun (with sunscreen on, of course!) to make up for all those dreary winter months. I almost always wear my heart rate monitor to track the calories I burn. But this simple guide from the American Council on Exercise [...]

PB2 giveaway

If you love peanut butter as much as I do – which is VERY MUCH – but wish you could ditch a lot of the calories and fat, PB2 is coming to your peanut butter-loving rescue! I just bought some a few weeks ago and I’ve been adding it to my almost-daily protein shakes and [...]

News Nugget: Restaurant chains could soon reveal calories

Counting calories may soon become easier to do at restaurants. Chains have now agreed to support legislation that would require them to post calories on their menus. Restaurants with 20 or more locations would have to list the number of calories in each item. And if someone asks, they would also have to show them [...]

News Nugget: Menu labeling bill on Capitol Hill

It’s back. A bill Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced that would require nutrition labeling on chain-restaurant menus across the country was reintroduced today. If the Menu Education and Labeling (MEAL) Act passes, fast-food and other chain restaurants would have to post calories on menu boards and list calories, saturated fat, [...]

Portion explosion!

You’ve probably heard that portions have gotten bigger over the years, but do you know how much bigger? Check out some of these popular foods and see how different things were 20 years ago than they are now.

Tags: bagel, calories, cheeseburger, Food & Nutrition, french fries, portions, sandwich, spaghetti and meatballs, turkey

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