NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – When Hillary Clinton told a radio show that she always carries a bottle of hot sauce in her bag, she was accused of “pandering” to the perceived tastes of black voters.
Her comment quickly trended on social media, and she needed to dispel the accusation.
“I wasn’t pandering to the black community. As a matter of fact, I was pandering to the Asian community. It’s Sriracha, for heaven’s sake,” she told The Adobo Chronicles.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Five Starbucks locations in Washington, D.C. began serving wine, beer and other small plates Tuesday afternoon. It is part of the Seattle-based coffee company’s strategy to increase sagging revenue by trying to capture the happy hour adult crowd.
Not to be outdone, Starbucks Philippines has announced that effective this Friday, its locations across the country will start serving San Miguel Beer, along with a Filipino favorite appetizer, sisig. The new menu will be available every day after 5 p.m.
As part of its initial promotional period, Starbucks will serve complimentary sisig for every bucket of San Mig Light purchased by customers.
Customers under the age of 21 will not be allowed to purchase beer, but senior citizens will be entitled to the usual 20% off.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – If you consume wine and coffee or eat chocolates on a regular basis, you no longer need to feel guilty about it.
In a stunning announcement today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reclassified wine as fruit and coffee and chocolate as vegetables. This means that it will now be much easier for Americans to follow the government’s nutritional guide, MyPlate, released in June, 2011.
MyPlate is the current nutrition guide published by the USDA — a pie chart depicting a place setting with a plate and glass divided into five food groups. It replaced the USDA’s MyPyramid guide, ending 19 years of USDA food pyramid diagrams.
MyPlate is divided into sections of approximately 30 percent grains, 40 percent vegetables, 10 percent fruits and 20 percent protein, accompanied by a smaller circle representing dairy, such as a glass of milk or a yogurt cup.
MyPlate is supplemented with additional recommendations, such as “Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.”
USDA says that it just makes sense to classify wine as fruit since it comes from grapes, and to consider both coffee and chocolate as vegetables because they come from plants.
For many years now, consumers have been barraged with studies and news articles about the health benefits of wine, coffee and chocolate. The USDA announcement should not come as a surprise.
Here’s to a healthier, fun diet!
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