Category Archives: Nutrition
The Cholesterol Myth: It May Not Be Bad For You After All
So here's a little known fact that we've been meaning to write about for quite some time - cholesterol may not actually be bad for you. And we're not just talking about "good" HDL cholesterol. We're talking about total cholesterol, which is actually a composite of high density lipoproteins ...
How Often Should You Eat The Wild Salmon Salad At Dig Inn?
The short answer: as often as you'd like. But keeping reading if you'd like to learn more about how we arrived at this answer. As we've previously discussed, the main reason you want to watch how much fish you're eating is because of the risk of consuming too much mercury and/or PCBs. But ...
Happy Fourth!
Happy 4th of July, everyone! Just a brief note to let you know that all 5 of our locations are closed for the holiday today. Sorry to disappoint any of you who were looking forward to your daily dose of Dig Inn, but now you have a great excuse - feel free to go ahead and splurge a little t ...
Links We Dig – Quality Reading for a Healthful Lifestyle
Hey, all. Hope the short week is wrapping up nicely for you. Sorry about missing last week...was traveling in Chicago and running around most of the weekend. This week's list is extra awesome to make up for it...lots of interesting stuff happened in the food world over the last few days. Enjo ...
Coming Soon: Kale, A Leafy Green Veggie That’s Best When Served Fresh
We're really excited about kale over here at Dig Inn, and it will soon be added to the menu (slated for mid-June) as a delicious cold salad. If by chance you ate at our 52nd Street location yesterday, you may have been lucky enough to get a taste a little early (52nd Street doubles as our t ...
Links We Dig – Quality Reading for a Healthful Lifestyle
Alright...two Fridays in a row! Vs. posting this over the weekend I mean. Might be a first for me. Going to try to keep this up... Really great bunch of articles this week. Enjoy! The Truth? Healthy Living Requires Effort. Source: Weighty Matters This is a great post that tells it lik ...
Customer Question: What Kinds Of Cooking Oils Do You Use?
We're often asked what kind of cooking oil we use in our recipes, and the short answer is primarily extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) and canola oil and not that much in general. But there's more to it than that so let me explain in more detail. Cooking oil basics Oils are fat and fats are rela ...