We serve up advice in the Toronto Star’s The Dish column. Popular restaurant/take-out foods are sent to a lab for analysis, and we give it a thumbs up or thumbs down based on the numbers.
March 1, 2013 — Urban Herbivore’s Sweet potato and date muffin
February 15, 2013 — Ravisoup’s Corn chowder with blue crab and Thai basil
October 18, 2012 — Bannock’s Roast duck poutine pizza
September 7, 2012 — Ho Su Bistro’s Chicken bibimbap
August 24, 2012 — Terroni’s Santo Stefano pizza
July 27, 2012 — IKEA’s $1 breakfast
July 20, 2012 — Costco’s quinoa salad
June 1, 2012 — iQ Food Co
May 4, 2012 — Prairie Girl’s chocolate cupcake
April 26, 2012 – McDonald’s Smoothies
April 13, 2012 — Quiznos subs
March 13, 2012 — Panera Bread sandwiches
March 1, 2012 — Whole Foods Rosemary Chicken meal for two
February 16, 2012 – Bento Sushi
December 2, 2011 — Three healthy meals at Tims
November 17, 2011 — Chicken supreme bento box, Sushi on Bloor
November 3, 2011 — Soba noodle salad, The Cereal Bar
October 21, 2011 — Rice with chili chicken, Yueh Tung Restaurant
September 30, 2011 – Chicken pot pie, Costco
September 23, 2011 — Veggie dog
July 14, 2011 — Stuffed salmon plate, IKEA
July 8, 2011 — Moxie’s steak dinner
June 16, 2011 — Chicken salad with apples and pecans, Costco
June 3, 2011 — Junior League nachos, Wayne Gretzky’s
May 20, 2011 — Large garden salad, East Side Mario’s
May 6, 2011 — Take out oatmeal
April 28, 2011 — Veggie Thali, A1 Sweets
April 22, 2011 — Spinach and cheese pie w Greek salad, Jimmy the Greek
April 7, 2011 — Yogurt parfait, Loblaws
March 18, 2011 — Cream puffs, Beard Papa’s
March 10, 2011 — Beef pho, The Sprout
March 4, 2011 — The Dish: Looking back on a year of counting calories
February 24, 2011 — Cultures, Smoothie and Salad Trio
February 10, 2011 — Mandarin’s Combo Platter for One
Feb 4, 2011 — Duff’s Famous Wings
Jan 21, 2011 — Green Goddess Bowl, Fresh
Jan 14, 2011 — Spicy salami sandwich, Sandwich Box
November 29, 2010 — Salmon lunch, Longo’s Market
November 12, 2010 – Potato rosti, Marche
November 4, 2010 – Mango Bubble Tea
October 14, 2010 – Chicken Shawarma Plate, Villa Madina
October 7, 2010 – Classic Breakfast, Wimpy’s Diner
September 16, 2010 – Apple Bran Muffin, Big Carrot
September 3, 2010 – A Day at the Ex
September 3, 2010 – Saag Paneer Roti, Gandhi Cuisine
August 26, 2010 – Sweet Potato Fries, Rogers Centre
August 12, 2010 – Falafel pita, Tov-Li
July 29, 2010 — Jamaican Beef Patty, Randy’s Take-out
July 22, 2010 – Chicken Quesadilla appetizer, Jack Astor’s
July 8, 2010 – Spaghetti & meatball dinner, Old Spaghetti Factory
June 25, 2010 – Asian Sesame Salad with Steak, Fit for Life
June 17, 2010 – Bagellini, Bagel World Express
June 11, 2010 — IKEA Cinnamon bun
May 27, 2010 — Meateor Pizza, Boston Pizza
May 20, 2010 – Street hotdog
May 7, 2010 – Burrito Boyz
April 23, 2010 – Lemon tart, Dufflet’s
April 16, 2010 – Veggie samosas, Ali Baba’s
April 2, 2010 — Tim’s breakfast sandwich, Tim Hortons
March 26, 2010 – Sushi, Bento Nouveau
March 12, 2010 – Veal Parmesan Sandwich, St Lawrence Market
March 5, 2010 — Pad Thai, Spring Rolls
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