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Donuts are healthier than muffins

    Can it be that a sugar donut is healthier than a plain muffin? The calorie count is much higher on a plain muffin than a sugar donut. TwoFoods: Food Comparison is a nifty tool to compare two foods side by side to see exactly how they stand up to each other. A plain generic muffin has a whopping 1909 calories, while a sugar raised donut from Dunkin’ Donuts has an average of 230 calories. Very surprising. So it’s time to go do battle and let your body win when you compare foods side by side.

    Dunkin’ Donuts sneakers for Boston Marathon

      It takes about 11 dozen donuts ($110) to buy a pair of Dunkin Donuts sneakers. The shoes are sold on saucony.com. Each year, Saucony creates a pair of custom running shoes for the Boston Marathon, and the 2018 edition is devoted to Dunkin’ Donuts. I might veer off the marathon and go to get a box of donuts.

      The Peanuts Munchtime Cookbook

        Peanuts is a merchandising juggernaut. This is not the first time that Peanuts printed a cookbook. Food has always played a significant role in the Peanuts’ universe. The Peanuts Munchtime Cookbook is a treat for fans of all ages. It is beautifully put together by Weldon Owen publishing with easy recipes and luscious art that your eyes can munch on.

        Smell fresh like cheese and bacon

          Nothing like washing your air with cheese shampoo and conditioning it with bacon conditioner. People might start asking you if you had a McDonald’s breakfast before going to work. The duo set is brought to you by Einstein Bros., the bagel guys. You can get the set when you purchase Cheesy Wakin’ Bacon sandwich. As long as you do not smell like lox, then all is good.

          Ice-cream poutine dessert drizzled with chocolate sauce

            This is sacrilegious! Poutine dessert with ice-cream. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice-cream poutine. Swiss Chalet, a Canadian chicken rotisserie restaurant chain has unleashed the mother of all desserts. The fries are hand-cut golden potatoes and topped with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce.

            Lobsters on waffles

              There is no waffling in the restaurant business. KFC introduced their Waffle Double Down sandwich last week. Red Lobster has a Cheddar Bay Biscuit waffle topped with a buttermilk fried lobster tail dish.

              Mascot: Hamburger Helper Helping Hand

                Hamburger Helper mascot must be the most famous left-hander. He was introduced in 1977. He is also known as the Helping Hand or “Lefty.” The mascot was created because of lagging sales. Sales took off right after the commercials aired. It’s estimated that more than 1 million households eat Hamburger Helper for dinner each weeknight.
                Chris Parnell from Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock has been the voice of Hamburger Helper Hand since 2010.

                Life-like personality pillow that looks like a pig

                  People are strange. Image your head resting on a life-size pig on a spit pillow. This glistening shiny pillow is quite unique and disgusting at the same time. Are these pillows Rocky Balboa approved? You want to look away but at the same time are intrigued. These pillows are quite soft. I will buy one when pigs fly.
                  If that does not grab you, you can buy pillows in shapes of pizza, chicken legs and thighs, and other foods.

                  Cleaning with Coca-Cola

                    Move over Mr. Clean, here are 7 things you can clean with Coca-Cola. Now just imagine if it can do these things around the house. What does it do to your stomach?
                    Clean the toilet bowl.
                    Remove grease stains from clothing.
                    Remove baked-on grease from pots and pans.
                    Remove corrosion from car battery terminals.
                    Restore shine to coins and jewelry.
                    Strip rust from nuts, bolts, and tools.
                    Remove bugs from a dirty windshield.

                    Slice of Sauce: A Better way to sauce

                      Imagine ketchup in slices. Slice of Sauce from the upstart company, Bo’s Fine Foods, is a new way of looking at condiments as we know it. It’s about time ketchup catches up with the 21st century with a new innovative way to sauce. No more ripping condiment sachets with your teeth. No more messes.

                      How to eat pizza

                        Think it is easy to eat a reluctant pizza? Jon Burgerman illustrates a fun book for kids called “How to eat Pizza.” It’s the story of a slice of pizza that does not want to be eaten. Well, it is not a piece of cake as you will see.

                        Branded: How did Dr Pepper get its name?

                          A pharmacist named Charles Alderton created Dr. Pepper in 1885. Alderton worked at a drugstore in Waco, Texas, owned by Wade Morrison. Legend has it that Morrison named it “Dr. Pepper” after the father of a young girl he was once in love with.

                          Getting mushy: Choke-proof food for Japanese elderly

                            Did you know that in Japan more people die from choking on food than from car accidents? Scientists are making choke proof food in Japan to help stop the epidemic.
                            “Engay is Japanese for “swallowing”, something that can become increasingly difficult as people age: more Japanese now die each year from choking than in traffic accidents.”

                            Star Wars: Porg-fect Easter eggs

                              These Star Wars inspired porgs colored eggs should be a hit in the galaxy this Easter. Just in case, the eggs are Wookiee approved. They are too cute to eat.