Evidence continues to mount that trans fats are the evil fat. In a study at Wake Forest they fed two groups of African monkeys the same percentage of fat. "After six years on the diet, trans fat-fed monkeys gained an extra 7.2 per cent of their body weight, compared to just 1.8 per cent in the control monkeys."

Posted on June 26, 2006

what is megnut?

Megnut is a site about food written by Meg Hourihan. She lives in NYC. More...

recent features

The sweet (and bittersweet) taste of summer

Summer drinks should be like summer evenings: long, light and cool. Guest writer A.D. introduces some less common ones to enliven our senses during these wonderful long hot days.

Strawberry Fields Forever

Food traditions bind my family; I'm reminded of that every year when I drive to north-central Massachusetts to pick strawberries with my grandparents.

Comparing Frozen Fish to Fresh

My mother swears by frozen fish. I was unconvinced, and decided to put her statements to the test: could flash-frozen fish taste as good as fresh local fish from the Greenmarket or even fresh fish from a local supermarket?

around June 26, 2006...

I was also writing about:
Thoughts about The End of the Plate
How to cure pork in a small New York apartment
Beautiful bento lunch boxes
Related to my greenmarket griping
The expense of eating local
How to make a thermostated waterbath for sous vide
Old fashioned soda fountain recipes
Great long list of American road food spots
Bourdain at 50
There's a new natural soda on the block called Cricket