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Emilie Richardson-Dupuis

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10 Foods You’re Supposed to Eat With Your Hands & 10 You’re Definitely Not

Some Foods Want Fingers, Others Absolutely Want a Fork. Food etiquette can get oddly confusing once you move beyond the most obvious basics. Some dishes are clearly meant to be picked up, bitten into, and…

by Emilie Richardson-Dupuis Apr 8, 2026

The 10 Best Fast Food Milkshakes & The 10 Worst

Some Shakes Are Worth the Extra Calories & Some Are Just Regret. A milkshake should be simple to get right, but that's never stopped plenty of chains from turning out cups that taste thin, overly…

by Emilie Richardson-Dupuis Apr 6, 2026

20 Foods With Terribly Misleading Names

The Dishes That Sound Like One Thing & Show Up as Something Else Entirely. Food names aren't always interested in helping you out. Some sound healthier than they are, some suggest ingredients that are nowhere…

by Emilie Richardson-Dupuis Apr 2, 2026

20 Fast-Food Ordering Hacks That Cut Calories Without Feeling Like a Diet

Smarter Orders, Same Drive-Thru Energy. Fast food gets blamed for a lot, but the truth is, you don't need to swear it off just because you want to eat a little lighter. In many cases,…

by Emilie Richardson-Dupuis Apr 1, 2026

20 Foods You’ll Only See in Extreme Situations

When Hunger, Weather, or Sheer Desperation Takes Over. Some foods exist not as a delightful snack to buy at the grocery store, but for situations when something has gone awry, whether that means a power…

by Emilie Richardson-Dupuis Mar 30, 2026

The “Healthy” Foods That Can Backfire If You Eat Them the Wrong Way

Liza Summer on PexelsHealthy eating sounds simple until you realize that even nutritious foods can get a little complicated in real life. A food can have a great reputation and still work against you if…

by Emilie Richardson-Dupuis Mar 26, 2026

10 Ways European Eating Habits Are Healthier & 10 Ways They Aren’t

A Comparison That’s Not as Simple as People Think. Americans love to talk about European eating habits as if the whole continent has secretly figured out health, while in the U.S., we're doing everything wrong.…

by Emilie Richardson-Dupuis Mar 26, 2026

20 Foods That Have Sparked Lawsuits

When Dinner Ends Up in Court. Food lawsuits usually start in a pretty ordinary place: a label, a claim, an ingredient list, or a product that didn’t behave the way people expected. Sometimes the issue…

by Emilie Richardson-Dupuis Mar 25, 2026

Good News: Pasta Is Healthier Than You Think

Mike Kilcoyne on UnsplashNo, this isn't a trick, and no, we're not talking about zucchini "noodles" or pasta that's actually made from beans. Good old-fashioned pasta gets blamed for a lot. It gets treated like…

by Emilie Richardson-Dupuis Mar 24, 2026