SFist: Gastronomique: How 'Bout Some Christmas Falafel?

Sal

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:54:55 -0800

Multiple stores in Chinatown on Stockton have chestnuts in their bins. Some have them loose, others have them in mesh bags. The price is about $2.49/lb or so. Trader Joe's carries shelled chestnuts.

judy b.

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:24:54 -0800

Berkeley Farms: Cedric...I agree that marketers should leave children alone. What do you think about this: http://www.bcm.edu/news/item.cfm?newsID=267

cedichou

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:02:12 -0800

A serving of egg nog is about 200 cals, if you count 8 servings in the pictured bottle (per the nutritional info on the label). Eggnog is bad for you, definitely. And if Berkeley Farms was advertising with cartoonish santa cows blatantly trying to get into the kid's school lunchbox, I'd be upset about that too...

MattyMatt

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:12:45 -0800

frankly, i worry that americans aren't obese ENOUGH. have you seen the communists lately? they're huge! we cannot allow an obesity gap!

judy b.

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:22:14 -0800

Personally, I don't think anyone should be shopping at Safeway for anything. But if you're counting calories, a glass of egg nog is much less healthy than a serving of chips: Egg Nog (sans rum) Calories: 305 Fat: 19 g Lay's Chips Calories: 150 Fat: 10 g

cedichou

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:51:16 -0800

Amber, I believe we agree. My point is that the frito-lay advertisement is trying to bypass the parents by communicating directly with the children. In that sense, children are obese due to marketing tactics, as they go around the barriers set by the parent.

Amber

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:46:28 -0800

This is America and selling snack food is a business which means they want profits and if profits are increased when marketing to children so be it. Really we have no right to complain, after all children aren't ore obese because of marketing tactics they're more obese because parents CHOOSE to feed their kids lousy food and don't encourage them to get some excercise instead turning them over to the television and video games. It all comes down to the parents that should be held accountable. They are, after all, the ones that decide what their child can and cannot eat.

cedichou

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:46:04 -0800

Derrick I had some but from --guess where-- safeway, which I stuffed my Thxgiving turkey with. I saw some at some produce store in Chinatown. I don't know right now. Peeling your eyes is fine, peeling chestnut is a pain, so maybe look for the jarred ones....

Derrick Schneider

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:35:54 -0800

I was actually thinking of covering chestnuts soon. But I haven't seen them at a market in the last couple of weeks. I'll keep an eye peeled.