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So long, salad bar: Grocers get creative, consider robots to revive prepared food
Grocery stores have shut down self-serve salad bars during the pandemic. They’ve taken away displays of fresh olives and dips. And they’ve replaced giant kettles of ready-to-ladle hot soup with sealed to-go containers.
The deli and prepared food areas that used to draw traffic to stores and differentiate grocers have fallen from favor as customers worry about the spread of the coronavirus, cook more from scratch and try to limit their time in stores.
Grocers are trying to revive those parts of the store with new approaches. At Publix, salad bars and hot bars have reopened, but employees dish out each item. Wegmans moved hummus, olives and more behind a counter where cheese shop employees fill orders. And at Texas-based H-E-B, some coolers carry prepared meals from local restaurants and a former food bar became an ice chest of beers.
So long, salad bar
Robotic waiter makes some restaurant customers recoil
Palm Springs Stores on the Chopping Block in Kroger-Albertsons Merger
California’s $20 fast food minimum wage could be hiked again
... and replacing them with something even worse
Costco workers slam ‘entitled’ shoppers over infuriating free sample demands
Outrage erupts as Chicago announces it will provide free CONDOMS to all public school children ages 10 and up
Elementary schools will receive 250 condoms initially from the Chicago Department of Public Health, while high schools will receive 1,000.
When they run out, principals will be tasked with asking for more from CPS and the CDPH.
'Young people have the right to accurate and clear information to make healthy decisions,' CPS’ top doctor, Kenneth Fox, said in a recent interview, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
'And they need access to resources to protect their health and the health of others as they act on those decisions,' Fox continued.
'What is happening to this country?'
Teacher taught 6-year-olds that it 'feels good' to touch penis, vulva
Reality TV star encourages her 12-year-old daughter to take pregnancy tests
NY Times blasted for defending 'pornography literacy'
Pole dancing class for children causes outrage
Teachers Are Quitting in Droves
Not ONE incoming 8th grader at LeBron James' school has passed state's basic math test in over three years
Son runs away from home due to parents' polyamorous lifestyle
'Romeo and Juliet' clause exempts consensual teen sex
Fed-up parents in affluent town take matters into their own hands as they hit out at school board's 'LGBTQ+ plan'
Mayonnaise is disgusting and science agrees
For much of the past year, I have fought a one-sided battle with a popular fast casual restaurant chain that we’ll call “Ready.” Unlike most restaurants, Ready doesn't make sandwiches, assemble salads, or otherwise perform acts of cookery upon customer request. Instead they sell nominally healthy, whole-ingredient-based pre-made soups, salads, and sandwiches. Because I’m lazy and impatient, I’m Ready’s perfect customer and not just because Ready has a location in Popular Sciences’ building. They also have another four locations (including one that sells beer) along my commute. So you'd think that Ready sandwiches would be a regular part of my nutritional rotation. But they aren't, because Ready’s sandwiches are disgusting.
The problem is that Ready saturates almost every sandwich with a miasma of mayonnaise. When Ready doesn't use mayonnaise, they use a yogurt dressing which is mayonnaise for people who are ashamed that they're eating mayonnaise. The shame is justified, the yogurt dressing is not. Sometimes Ready uses a less vile condiment, like a whole grain mustard—a condiment with dignity. But when they do, the powers that be cannot allow its presence to go unmolested. No, the mustard gets mixed in with mayonnaise in an abomination called mustard-mayo. Mixing Sriracha with diarrhea doesn’t improve the presence of the latter. Why would adding mustard to Satan's sauce improve the situation?
Mayonnaise is disgusting, and science agrees
Lil Uzi Vert Says You Could 'Rob' Them Using Mayonnaise
5 Foods That Can Increase Your Body Odor
Red meat: The amino acids in red meat leave a residue in your intestines during digestion. Intestinal enzymes break down that residue, which then mixes with bacteria on your skin during perspiration and intensifies your odor. It's an effect that's hard to avoid: Since meat is harder to digest than other foods, Kallel says, your body has to work harder to process it. "As a result," he says, "your sweat glands may respond by secreting more perspiration."
Fish: There's no question about the health benefits of consuming fish. Years of research have shown that omega-3 fatty acids, commonly found in fish oil, are essential for brain function and play a key role in reducing one's risk of heart disease. Two fish-based meals a week has become a commonly accepted guideline. But choline, a member of the B-complex vitamin family that is found amply in fish like tuna and salmon, delivers a natural fishy smell.
5 Foods That Can Increase Your Body Odor
Man tells fellow Chick-fil-A customer he smelled like cigarette smoke
Ohio school board unanimously fires 7 coaches after Jewish student-athlete was allegedly forced to eat pepperoni pizza
The incident unfolded at the McKinley Senior High School in Canton on May 25 when the 17-year-old player said that head coach Marcus Wattley told him to sit in a chair in the middle of their gym and eat an entire pepperoni pizza. The student had been absent from a voluntary strengthening and conditioning practice.
Gilbert said that the student was under threat of having the other players being punished if he refused to eat the pizza. They also implied that he might be kicked off the team, he claimed. The student received therapy over the trauma from the incident.
Ohio school board unanimously fires 7 coaches after Jewish student-athlete was allegedly forced to eat pepperoni pizza
Football player SUES his coaches for $4m for forcing him to eat pepperoni pizza
Christian lifeguard gets an exemption to raising the rainbow flag
School bus driver charged with child abuse after allegedly pulling 6-year-old boy’s hair
School janitor makes sick confession about tampering with children's meals
Substitute teacher charged with assaulting student at elementary school
Man Accused of Beating 5-Year-Old Allegedly Targeted Boy 'for Being Gay'
Man Praised for Telling Grieving Parents They 'Made' Him Get Vasectomy
For a while, life was good. He got married, had a couple of dogs and lived in a modest house. But the sudden death of his brother on his honeymoon left his parents "devastated" for more reasons than one.
"My mom said that when we had kids I should name one after my brother," the man said. "I wasn't really thinking straight so I told the unvarnished truth. I had to choose between kids and paying off my student loans."
Man Praised
Why So Many People (Myself Included) Are Experiencing Family Estrangement
Jay-Z's 'son' makes heartbreaking plea
The Irony Behind Women Who Don't Want To Have Kids Is Actually Really Funny...
Dad's brutal admission that his 'blood starts to boil' any time he has to spend time with his kids sparks outrage
'The baby's skin is on his lips!'
Inside the vigilante group of New Yorkers who hunt rats at night
Rats aren't only a part of New York City’s underground — they're an inseparable part of its pop culture. There’s Master Splinter from the Ninja Turtles, Pizza Rat, and even Cannibal Rat. But for every celebrity rat, there’s another 250,000 to 2 million anonymous rodents living in the city — and the city health department is fighting to bring down.
Last year, three people in a Bronx city block made the news for contracting leptospirosis through rat urine. Only two survived.
Inside the vigilante group
Wildlife experts urge Americans to catch, cook and EAT rat-like rodents terrorizing the nation
Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa’s property was ‘breeding ground for infestation’
Hotel employee, 26, dies of rare rat-linked virus
Rats attack ritzy NYC block
Parents, 24, are charged after hairy beast starts eating their six-month-old twins
RAT INFESTATION TAKES OVER MASSACHUSETTS CITY
'Worst I've ever seen'
NYC unleashes rat death squad to gas vermin with carbon monoxide
3 MV Hondius cruise ship passengers dead
Counsellor Suggests Gay Parents More Likely To Abuse Kids
Cheryl Parrott, a counsellor at Rich Relationships Counselling in Sydney, Australia, implied same-sex relationships could be unsafe for children, in comments made public on Tuesday.
“Research has shown that children are safest in their biological families. That the highest rate of child abuse is usually perpetrated by an adult not the biological parent of a child,” she wrote.
“In a same sex relationship one (if not both) of the adults will not be the biological parent of that child.”
Gay Parents More Likely To Abuse Kids
Lesbian couple tortured boy, 12, until he shrunk and died
Vile nickname lesbian used for foster boy, 12, who she and wife are accused of torturing to death
Gay Dads Can Be Toxic Too
N.J. LGBTQ+ group undergoing major review after exec is charged with hitting child
Sadistic lesbian foster moms made boy, 12, wear soaking wetsuit and joked 'Shiver, shiver dumb f**k' before his horrific death
Gay Dad Breaks Silence After Fierce Backlash Over Video “Mocking” Surrogate Baby
Gay dads speak out after viral fight video
Baby taken in by gay couple died after torture and sexual abuse, court told
Trans woman and her lover are accused of abducting her 10-year-old and taking the child to Cuba to have sex change surgery
Tweet to the Black community was a ‘poor choice of words’
A Twitter user tweeted at the fast-food chain Friday: “grilled spicy deluxe but still noooo spicy nuggets…………@ChickfilA…..”
Tweet to the Black community was a ‘poor choice of words’
Calling junk food bad is wrong
Chick-fil-A Employee Spits Into Fried Chicken Batter
Teacher Fired After Saying His Race Is ‘Superior’
Midwest diner erects sign banning customers who stink of WEED
America’s best restaurant winner stokes outrage with automatic 20% tip because of country’s ‘racist’ past
Papa John’s under fire for an outrageous message now printed on all pizza boxes
Scientists baffled as Earth spins faster than usual
Scientists have warned that, if the rotation rate continues to speed up, we may need to remove a second from our atomic clocks.
“If Earth’s fast rotation continues, it could lead to the introduction of the first-ever negative leap second.”
Scientists baffled as Earth spins faster than usual
A disastrous megaflood is coming to California
Map Shows States Asking People to Avoid Being Outdoors
The Earth Has 8.3 Billion People. This Is How Many It Can Actually Hold, According to Science
Gay male couples like San Francisco. Lesbians like the Berkshires
Gay male couples tend to gravitate toward big cities on the U.S. coasts, while lesbian couples tend to prefer smaller, more pastoral cities or towns, according to 2020 census figures that reinforce some preconceived notions about LGBTQ communities in the U.S.
Gay male couples like San Francisco
This is what women sexually fantasise about
‘My Gay Guy Friend Is Rude and Blames It on Gay vs. Lesbian Culture’
Why do the straights walk so much slower?
Woman claims getting off the contraceptive pill made her a lesbian
This TikToker thinks his family proves the “gay gene” exists
Idaho is one of the least populated states
Olympic drama off the ice as NBC drops analyst accused of smearing her former skating partner
Gay and bisexual people have a shorter life expectancy
A glass or two of wine a day slows ageing in men - but not in women
Elephants rarely get cancer thanks to 'zombie gene'
Less than 5 percent of elephants die from cancer, and researchers may have finally figured out why.
According to a study from The University of Chicago, elephants produce "zombie genes" that can help protect the animal from cancer.
Here's how it works: Humans and other animals carry one copy of a "master tumor suppressor" gene. Elephants have 20 copies. Scientists found that gene can trigger a "zombie gene" to come back to life with a new purpose: killing cells in damaged DNA.
Elephants rarely get cancer
‘Rescuing’ baby animals may amount to kidnapping
Here's Why Jennifer Lopez Is Not Afraid to Eat Fried Pork-chops and Rice at 10 p.m.
Jennifer Lopez might be seriously dedicated to her workouts, as her fitness posts on Instagram attest, but the superstar of Puerto Rican descent gives herself a bit of leeway when it comes to her food choices, indulging on traditional Latin dishes no matter the time of day.
Here's Why Jennifer Lopez Is Not Afraid to Eat Fried Pork-chops
Why pork is 'the healthiest meat'
Chicken might not be healthier than beef
The bald facts about diet: to avoid hair loss, you need meat
"Eating a healthy, balanced diet and avoiding excessive stress, extreme diets and fast weight loss are vital in maintaining healthy hair growth," says Lisa Caddy, a certified trichologist with Philip Kingsley, a leading authority in hair and scalp health from London.
The irony: what many people think of as a healthy diet - that is, mainly consisting of fruit and vegetables, with minimal protein and calories - often doesn't include all the elements needed for optimum hair growth, Caddy says.
To function at their best, the cells in the hair and throughout the body need a balance of proteins, complex carbohydrates, iron, vitamins and minerals.
Meats, especially red meats, are particularly important because they're the richest sources of ferritin, a stored iron that helps the body produce hair cell protein.
The bald facts about diet
Doctor reveals the surprising cause of unexplained hair loss for millions of Americans
Harmful chemicals lurk in extensions and braiding hair marketed to Black women
Is anal training a pandemic trend?
All of us have struggled with how to spend our increased alone time during the pandemic. Remember back in March when everyone was baking, and flour became as coveted as male feminists on Tinder? Well, unlike those carb-loving hipsters, some people are actually using their time during lockdown wisely. And by wisely, I mean they are learning to do something new. And by learning something new, I mean they are learning to take it in the ass.
Is anal training a pandemic trend?
Number of Convicted Sex Offenders Arrested at Biden's Border Reaches Staggering High
‘The Wire’ actor accuses school employee of sexually abusing him in 1992
What Bottoms Should Know About Anal/Hole Botox