Would you like your chicken nuggets “fresh” or “real”? The nation’s fast food chains are trying to shed their reputation for serving junk food loaded with chemicals. “This demand for fresh and real is on the rise,” said Greg Creed, CEO of the parent company of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut.
In fact, “fresh” and “real” have risen all the way to No. 6 and 7 on the list of customer demands behind “fat,” “salt,” “carbs,” “sugar” and “cheap.”
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Backlash: Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid was hospitalized after he injured himself while exercising at his home in Nevada. An exercise band broke, striking him in the face and causing a fall that broke several ribs.
Along with the Senate gavel that Reid will pass to new Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, Reid said he planned to give McConnell some exercise equipment as a goodwill gesture.
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Decisions, decisions: You’re going to have to choose between the season premieres of “Downton Abbey” on PBS and “Celebrity Apprentice” on NBC, both airing at 9 p.m. Sunday.
Although considering the C-list celebrities on “Apprentice,” (Gilbert Gottfried?) we’d prefer to see the upstairs-downstairs cast of “Downton” in the boardroom with The Donald. Our money would be on the Dowager Countess.
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