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More than heat and eat
More than heat and eat (Windsor Beacon)
The prepared ham has become so ubiquitous - honey baked and spiral cut, anyone? - at Easter, many cooks assume they can just heat and eat, leaving all their culinary creativity for the rest of the meal.

Wednesday Marks One Year Anniversary of BP Oil Spill (WOWK-TV)
Wednesday marks one year since the BP Deep Water Horizon oil well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, spilling millions of gallons of oil into the water.

Trying to stop food cravings? Not eating the foods you crave may help, a study finds (Los Angeles Times)
The prospect of going on a diet makes many people nervous. Once cravings for verboten foods set in, dieters may fall off the wagon.

Shopping for vegetables? Hit the sidewalk, not the supermarket
Shopping for vegetables? Hit the sidewalk, not the supermarket (Portland's CW32 KRCW -TV)
Forget lettuce and spinach. Start thinking mallow, purslane and amaranth. Even if you've never heard of these greens, they could be all around you, according to an interesting NPR piece on urban foraging.

Surprisingly Salty Foods: Simple Ways to Cut Sodium Intake (WISW-AM Columbia)
Subway, the world's biggest fast food chain, has announced plans to cut sodium levels in its subs by 28 percent.

McDonald's seeks to change image (Independent Online)
McDonald's Corp., seeking to change by the stereotype that working in fast food is a dead end, is holding a hiring blitz.

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