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The Unlikely Vegetarian

By Pete Williams I’m 36 hours away from making it through Lent without eating meat and consuming only trace amounts of dairy. I’m by no means a by-the-book-Catholic, but in recent years I’ve used Lent as a challenge to make … Continue reading

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Forks Over Knives (and Urologists)

By Pete Williams I finally got around to watching Forks over Knives, the excellent food documentary released last year that examines the claim that many degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and … Continue reading

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Fitlife Foods: Great Tasting, Great for You

By Pete Williams SAFETY HARBOR – David Osterweil calls the cuisine “indulgently healthy.” With names like Citrus Salmon Salad, Patong Chicken, Havana Pulled Pork, and Ab Tight Tenderloin, it’s clear Fitlife Foods has found the unlikely combination of tasty meals … Continue reading

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Chipotle’s “Super Bowl” Promotion

By Pete Williams Chipotle Mexican Grill is having some fun with the NFL’s aggressive protection of its Super Bowl trademark, promoting a burrito party pack for the “Super Big Internationally Televised Professional Football Bowl Game.” There it is, the words … Continue reading

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FitLife Foods Founder David Osterweil on Fitness Buff

By Pete Williams Since The Fitness Buff radio show debuted in 2005, we’ve provided some of the earliest media exposure to a number of businesses that now are household names: Perfect Pushup, TRX Suspension Training, the BlendTec Home Total Blender. … Continue reading

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Chipotle Empire Grows

By Pete Williams Chipotle will open a new restaurant on Tuesday, which isn’t exactly headline-grabbing news. The Denver-based chain is up over 1,200 stores and now is in London and coming soon to Paris. The company recently opened a new … Continue reading

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My PSA for the PSA

By Pete Williams “It can be a sign of prostate cancer.” That’s what my urologist told me two weeks ago, right in the middle of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, when he phoned with the results of my PSA test. … Continue reading

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Chipotle Creates “Chipotle Cultivate Foundation”

By Pete Williams Chipotle Mexican Grill already has helped transform the way Americans eat with its”Food With Integrity” vision, using ingredients that wherever possible are sustainably grown and naturally raised. Now the Denver-based company, which has dozens of restaurants in … Continue reading

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The Chipotletarian Diet

By Pete Williams I love the idea of vegetarianism and veganism. I love the concept of organic foods. But this all-or-nothing approach seems stifling, impractical and impossible to sustain. One of the major beefs, pun intended, that vegetarians have with … Continue reading

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Chipotle Comes to Citrus Park

By Pete Williams Good to see Chipotle Mexican Grill open a new location in the Tampa Bay area today near the Citrus Park Mall by the on-ramp to the Veterans Expressway. Chipotle does an incredible job scouting locations. They like … Continue reading

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