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Fast Food of the Future

The Future of Portable Food

If we've learned one thing from the KFC Famous Bowls, it's that Americans love to find absurd ways to make food more convenient and efficient. OhGizmo! has a pair of food related innovations that stop shy of a "failure pile in a sadness bowl," but at least one still crosses the line in to fast food ridiculousness.

With only six locations nationwide, Korean-based BBQ Chicken USA is a somewhat obscure fast-food chain, but it is bound to make waves with its new Col-Pop Chicken menu item. The dual-leveled cup features a top section for chicken nuggets that fits above the bottom soda container. Yes, you can have warm soda and cold nuggets in one easy-to-carry vessel!
The Future of Portable Food

On the slightly more useful side, but still somewhat of a novelty, is Cereal on the Go. The ingenious, two-compartment container keeps milk or yogurt cold in a bottom-insulated cup with the help of a freezable gel pack, while keeping cereal dry and crisp in a attachable bowl until it's ready for consumption. Cereal on the Go even comes with a foldable plastic spoon. As clever as it is we're not sure how much we'd be eating cereal "on the go," and the idea of carrying around a container of milk in our bag or briefcase that could open and ruin everything inside scares the hell out of us, but we'll file these doodads under "nifty!"

From OhGizmo!

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Fast Food Heat Lamps Can Cure Hemorrhoids

Heat Lamps Can Cure Hemorrhoids
Who needs Preparation H when you've got food-warming lights? Apparently those big infrared radiating bulbs are the secret to hemorrhoid relief. Hemorrhoids form when veins where the sun don't shine become inflamed. It turns out that when a concentrated form of the same infrared light used to keep Big Macs warm is shined on the affected area, for less than a second, it helps shrink the inflamed area.

Doctors say the blast of heat is relatively painless, but then again, they always say that. Recovery takes about a day, then you can get back to your pre-inflamed derrière routine.

From ABC7

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Fast Food Targets Kid Bellies Online

Fast Food Shoved Down Kids' Throats Online

Intuitive Media recently conducted a poll of 3,000 children of which 43 percent of respondents said they were more likely to eat a food or snack if they saw it online. 61 percent said they visited food sites.

The Internet often blurs the line between editorial content and marketing -- especially when it comes to dealing with children (re: Disney, Barbie, et al). The BBC is now reporting that many fast food outlets are exploiting certain loopholes in British law, which prevents the marketing of unhealthy foods to youngsters online.

Fast food chains are targeting children through games, videos and cartoons hosted on their Web sites. The companies claim the content is not advertising, but editorial content. Some sites, such as McDonald's Kids Zone, cover their butts further by requesting that users under 16 get a parent's permission before entering the areas of the Web site with such content. However, there's no way to verify that children are asking for or receiving this permission. And in the picture above, could McDonald's have stacked the deck in the 'Enter' button's favor any more?

From The BBC

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