food
Beat the heat with nutritional summer treats
Summer activities in Houston’s scorching heat leave UH students in need of a refreshing treat as restaurants try to lure them in, but students should consider creating healthier homemade desserts before embarking on their...
Healthy Advice: Counting those college calories
Summer is coming, and with it comes swimsuit season, shorts, T-shirts and more skin to show off. The advent of this skin-baring season puts a lot of pressure on students to slim down, but...
In the kitchen: Lime and Cucumber shooters
Ingredients: cucumber shooter 4 limes, zested and juiced 3 cups of water 3 tablespoons of agave nectar 2 seedless cucumbers, chopped 1/2 cup of fresh mint leaves Instructions: Place ingredients into a blender and buzz until cucumber pieces have been fully...
In the kitchen: Salmon ceviche
Salmon ceviche is a dish that is so easy to make and needs very little attention. Ceviche is fish that has been cooked in citric acid; it literally cooks itself. You could leave everything...
Food to try before winter ends
Recipes: Sweet-cream crepes | Cheddar cheese grits | Glazed bacon Brown sugar-glazed bacon I have always associated the cold with breakfast foods; I am not sure why. Maybe it's the body’s natural incline to develop...
Eat fresh at the Lofts in January
Beginning in January, students will have access to one more Subway on campus. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar Students will have another dining location in January when Subway opens its doors inside the Cougar...
Expanding nutrition, not waist size
UH and ARAMARK food services are working hard to change the stigma that college students gain weight and eat unhealthy when coming to campus. “We provide a variety of healthy options for students on campus,”...
Classic burger joint brings heat, grease
Believe the hype, people. Though I’m not a fan of Guy Fieri, his “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives” stop at Midtown’s Lankford Grocery was for good reason. The Midtown burger joint is not a place for...
Southern food evolution to be discussed in lecture
The way Southern food has changed through the decades will be discussed in the next “Food For Thought” speaker series from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday in room 109 of Cemo Hall. Rebecca Sharpless, an...
Toxic sugar and pink slime
Students should start reading ingredient labels before stuffing their faces with whatever looks good in the C-store. The food industry favors price over quality, and companies are not afraid to use cheap ingredients and dubious...
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