Gallery of Regrettable Food - I Lileks it!

Note:
There is a really cool video at the end of this post.
Least I think it's neat.
Then again, I also get a kick out of the dish of green worms pictured above.
Er, I mean green "peppers."

If you aren't familiar with James Lileks of Lileks.com,
Allow me to make the introduction.

Fandom of 3, (Dana points), James.
James, the Fandom of 3.

There.
Now, if you have a few minutes, head off of to his site. It has retro hotel stuff, old ads, comics, all sorts of kitsch. I highly recommend the Gallery of Regrettable Food. If you really enjoy it, there's a book that's available at Amazon and your local bookseller.

I own the book, I think it's a hoot.

And, since I'm in love with everything retro...well, most things, maybe not the food, I thought I'd toss in another reason to visit Lileks' site. The videos. I love the video below - if it works - it just makes me smile and all the "new" devices of days past. (If the embed doesn't work, head here to 1958.)

Autumn Contest - Win Free Kitchen Stuff!

Oooooh!
Free stuff. Nice stuff, too.

My pal Lisa from The Cutting Edge of Ordinary is giving away...

1. Baking - from My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan
2. A lovely set of Fall bowls
...and a bunch of other things.

To enter:
Simply head to The Cutting Edge of Ordinary and leave Lisa a comment telling her your favorite thing about Fall.

That's it.
How easy is that?

And, while you are there, take a moment to read about her very tasty treats.
So...off you go...

I thought I Was Making the Healthy Choice

I thought I was making the healthy choice.
Apparently not.

I regularly read the blog "Food For Thought" by Cynthia Sass, R.D.
Practically each day I learn a new and useful tidbit of info.
Today was no exception.

Today's entry, entitled "The Wrap on Tortillas" included this nugget:

Taco-sized tortillas are quick calorie cutters.
Using two 6-inch soft yellow corn tortillas instead of the same sized flour version saves 110 calories and adds an extra gram of fiber to your daily intake. That’s nothing to sneeze at since shaving off 110 calories a day can mean losing (or not gaining) 10 pounds in a year’s time.

I had NO idea.
Honestly.
I thought that a fluffy, light colored flour tortilla would have less calories than a thick grainy corn tortilla. Hmm. And, fiber. I never thought of that.

Sure, she's not likely talking about the thick handmade tortillas from Guatemala.
(My poor niece is cringing at the mere mention...)

She likely means your ordinary machine-processed tortilla.
Like when I stop at the Taco Bell, I choose the flour because I think of it as the wiser choice.

Did I just admit I eat at Taco Bell?

Cynthia continues:
Corn tortillas count as a whole grain.
Whole corn is a powerhouse member of the whole grain family.
A recent study found that corn has almost twice the antioxidant activity of apples!

Really?
Corn?
Anti-oxidants?
Never thought about it.

The article has much more, but I'll let you head on over and read the rest yourself. Who knows? You might end up learning a little tasty tidbit everyday from Cynthia...like I do.

Okay...I'm off...
To eat some blueberries, or raspberries, or corn tortillas...