New vending machine sells nothing but bacon for just $1
The machine, located in the Animal Science Building at the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, dispenses ready-to-eat bacon for just $1.
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A New Restaurant Germ Worry -- The Pepper Shaker?
According to a microbiologist, the dirtiest thing in a restaurant is . . . the pepper shaker. It's covered in more germs than the toilet. It's because pepper is plant-based, and no one ever cleans the shaker. So apparently E. coli loves to grow there.
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GrubHub's Top 10 Foods of 2018 Shows the Trendiest Food in America Is . . . the Bean Burrito?
Apparently when I buy myself something frozen for dinner at a gas station I'm not being "sad" or "lonely" . . . I'm being TRENDY.
GrubHub just released their list of the top 10 foods of 2018, which is based on the jump in how much they were ordered this year compared to last year.
And believe it or not, the trendiest food in America is . . . the BEAN BURRITO. We ordered 276% more bean burritos this year than we did in 2017, and no other food had that big of a jump.
The rest of the top 10 foods of the year are:
Poke bowls . . . chicken sliders . . . baby back pork ribs . . . chicken burritos . . . chicken sandwiches . . . cauliflower rice bowls . . . chicken and waffle sliders . . . parmesan chicken . . . and buffalo cauliflower.
The top breakfast items were peanut butter acai bowls and detox juice . . . the top late-night items were stuffed jalapenos and spicy miso ramen . . . and the top desserts were brownies and Oreo cookie cupcakes.
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Fast Food Hamburger Prices Have Skyrocketed in the Past Decade
The entire point of fast food is that it's FAST and CHEAP. So what happens when only one of those two things is true?
According to a new report, the prices of fast food hamburgers have SKYROCKETED in the past decade. They've gone up 54%, and the average burger now costs $6.95.
Of course, there ARE still cheaper options at the big chains . . . but even places like McDonald's have some burgers that cost well over $5.
So why have the prices gone up? Because the fast food joints realized we'd PAY MORE when they saw us doing it at slightly nicer places.
One analyst said, quote, "You used to go to fast food places with $5 and . . . get change. But when fast casual came around, like Chipotle and Five Guys, you expected to hand over $10. This changed how much fast food could charge."
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