Carly Weaver

McDonald’s is known throughout the world for its fast food creations like the Big Mac, the McFlurry, and the Filet-O-Fish. It’s known for its salty, addicting french fries and its red-headed clown mascot named Ronald McDonald. It's known for its golden arches and dependable convenience no matter where you are. The burger conglomerate is known for many, many things...but there's one thing it’s not known for: being a [...]

In 1964, Chick-fil-A perfected what’s now on the menu as the Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich – two toasted, buttered buns that enclose a breaded, seasoned, boneless chicken breast and a few dill pickle chips – and the recipe hasn’t changed since. The family-owned restaurant quickly grew into a fast food empire, and today people across America can’t get enough of its simple-yet-delicious offerings, from fried chicken nuggets to [...]

Over the years, an innumerable amount of fad diets and new approaches to eating have taken off across America and beyond. There’s been the Atkins diet, the South Beach diet, the Blood Type diet, the Raw Food diet. Paleo, Keto, and Whole30. High-fat, low carb, plant-based...the list goes on and on.  It can be hard to keep track of all of the different dietary lifestyles that exist today, let alone which ones are right for [...]

Maybe you’ve found yourself walking down the aisles of Whole Foods or your local health food store, scanning the many products that line the shelves, and you wonder whether you’re reading some of those labels correctly. Or maybe you’ve been out to dinner at a fancy restaurant and you end up pointing to the dish you want to order on the menu because you’re afraid you’ll butcher the actual name of the item. There’s no shame in [...]

When you think of Hawaii, a pineapple is one of the things that might instantly come to mind (aside from other obvious imagery like beautiful sunsets, rolling waves, and lush mountains). But it makes sense why so many of us tend to associate Hawaii with pineapples; the spiky, exotic golden fruit has long been a symbol of the islands.  Home to the Maui Gold Pineapple Company and the Dole Pineapple Plantation, there's no [...]

Eating out – and especially eating on the go – can be really tricky on a gluten-free diet. From the buns on our burgers to the breading on our chicken fingers, gluten is pretty much everywhere. But with so much of America eating gluten-free today, whether due to an allergy or simply a dietary choice, it’s becoming easier and easier to find meals that fit the bill for a gluten-free lifestyle. Even at our favorite fast food [...]