Proving that you can make anything interesting by time lapsing it and slapping some cliche dramatic music on top, Matthew Hoyos’ video of a tortoise eating fruits and veggies is a real treat. At this speed, that tortoise is a terrifying eating machine with a vegetarian diet. As fun as the video is, I ache to know how long it took the tortoise to get through his meal in regular time.
Tag: Food
Scientists Discover A Giant Prawn
Scientists discover a giant prawn thousands of metres under the sea in New Zealand’s Kermadic Trench.
The ‘supergiant amphipod’, as it has been described, measures almost 12 inches in length – ten times the size of the normal species – and was found 4.3 miles under the surface of the ocean.
Scientists, who say the crustacean is closely related to the sandhopper, were dumbfounded by their find.
“It’s always great to be on a ship, where something unusual comes up on the deck and when there’s just that little moment, it only lasts a microsecond when everyone looks at one another and you know that you’ve got something special,” said Ashely Rowden from the New Zealand Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Mr Rowan added that they had many questions about the size of the giant prawn.
“Is it because of the environmental conditions of that location, or those specific locations of where the records have come from, is it to do with the food environment, so lots of questions start spinning around straight away,” he said.
Supergiant amphipods have been found only once before, in the 1980s, and NIWA said it has yet to determine if the latest catch was a new species.
Chocolate Cake Breakfast Could Help You Lose Weight
I knew it!
Eating chocolate cake as part of a full breakfast can help you lose weight, say scientists.
It sounds too good to be true but new research says having dessert – along with the traditional fry up – burns off the pounds.
Morning is the best time to consume sweets because that’s when the body’s metabolism is most active – and we have the rest of the day to work off the calories, a new study shows.
Eating cookies or chocolate as part of breakfast that includes proteins and carbs also helps stem the craving for sweets later.
Researchers split 193 clinically obese, non-diabetic adults into two groups who consumed either a low-carb diet that included a 300-calorie breakfast or a balanced 600-calorie breakfast that included a chocolate cake dessert.Halfway through the 32-week study both groups had lost an average of 33 lbs per person. But in the second half of the study the low-carb group regained an average of 22 lbs per person – while the dessert gorgers lost another 15 lbs each.
Costco Versus Your Grocery Store
Wondering if a Costco membership is really worth it? This grocery store vs. Costco experiment compares food prices.
Buying in bulk at Costco can save your family lots of money—depending on what you buy. To find out exactly which items are the best deals at the wholesale club, personal finance blog Squawkfox did a shopping experiment comparing unit prices on fresh, frozen, and packaged goods between a local grocery and Costco.
The results are interesting, with the local grocery store coming out ahead for fresh foods (fruits, cheese, chicken, and milk), but Costco saving almost 21% on everything else priced out:
Importantly, the quality of the frozen foods at Costco was better than the supermarket’s generic brand.
In short, a Costco membership might make sense for buying in bulk once a month for those strategic items (frozen foods, canned goods, diapers, etc.)—keeping in mind our previously tip to avoid buying soda, toilet paper, and office supplies at Costco because you can get these at the supermarket on sale cheaper with coupons. Of course, your mileage may vary, so definitely check prices yourself, but the figures above may give you an idea if shopping Costco for certain foods is worth it or not for you. Check out the full article for more tips on making the most of a Costco membership and saving more at Costco.
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