Lucky Charms Give Away

Lucky Charms Is Giving Away 15,000 Marshmallow-only Boxes

General Mills

They know what the people want.

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The marshmallows are the real stars of Lucky Charms cerealthis link opens in a new tab (anyone who claims otherwise is for sure a cop), and General Mills knows it. That's why the food manufacturer is capitalizing on our love of candy for breakfast by bringing back its Lucky Charms Marshmallow Only promotion—only this time they're going big.

Year's Worth of Free Doughnuts

Krispy Kreme Is Giving Away Golden Tickets for a Year's Worth of Free Doughnuts

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Plus, the "O'riginal" glazed green doughnuts are coming back.

Free Bacon Cheeseburgers & Frosties

Wendy's Is Giving Away Free Bacon Cheeseburgers and Frosties 

Actually, you can get 10 if you play your cards right. 

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The only thing better than a cheeseburger is a free cheeseburger, and the only thing better than a free cheeseburger is 10 free cheeseburgers. Luckily, that's exactly the deal that Wendy'sthis link opens in a new tab is offering right now, although in order to take full advantage of it, you need to play your cards right.

Starbucks Changes

Starbucks Is Making Major Changes to Its Rewards Program — Here's What You Need to Know

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Start stockpiling those stars! 

Seafood fraud

Seafood fraud investigation finds 1 in 3 businesses sold mislabeled fish

The seafood you buy at the supermarket may not always be what it claims to be on the label. One in five samples of fish tested from markets and restaurants were mislabeled, according to a new report out Thursday morning. The U.S. imports about 90 percent of its seafood and once those shipments cross the border, the report says they are rarely tracked all the way to your table.

Free Pancakes

Free pancakes! IHOP giving away freebies in annual Pancake Day fundraiser Tuesday

By Kelly Tyko

The pancakes are free at IHOP Tuesday, but the chain hopes customers will "flip it forward for kids."

From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time Tuesday, International House of Pancakes has its 14th annual free pancake giveaway with participating restaurants giving away free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes. Some locations will have extended hours until 10 p.m.

Cutting Carbs

Cutting Carbs Could Actually Shorten Your Life

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Science agrees: Stop cutting out entire food groups.

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This article originally appeared on Shape.com. 

So you know how everyone (even famous trainers) and their mom swears the keto diet is the best thing that's ever happened to their body? Turns out, restrictive diets like keto could actually have seriously harmful consequences—like shortening your life span, according to a comprehensive new study published in the journal Lancet.

Whole Foods Raise Prices

Whole Foods Prices Are Going Back Up on Hundreds of Items

By HALLIE DETRICK

After a brief reprieve from the “whole paycheck” prices at Whole Foods under Amazon’s ownership, shoppers are likely to see their weekly bills rise again as prices go up on hundreds of products.

Most Popular Beer

The Most Popular Beer in America

Bud Light leads by a mile

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Beer drinkers have lots of choices. Bud Light, however, leads the way in terms of popularity.   (Tom Gilbert/Tulsa World via AP)

People may rave over their favorite craft brews, but the most popular beer brand in America is, by far, Bud Light.

New Mini Ice Cream Pops

Counting calories? Halo Top's new mini ice cream pops could be a game changer

Kelly Tyko

Halo Top Creamery has a new, portion-controlled way to indulge.

The brand, which started the low-calorie, high protein ice cream revolution with its pints in 2012, is adding "snackable mini ice cream pops" to its lineup.

‘Natural Flavors’

Are ‘Natural Flavors’ Really Natural?

Food manufacturers add flavorings to a surprising number of basic products, like Breyers Natural Vanilla ice cream.

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By Roni Caryn Rabin

Q. I heard that “natural flavors” added to flavored seltzer water are not natural, because of a loophole in the regulations covering additives. Is that true?

Tyson Foods Recall

Tyson Foods Recalls 18 Tons of Chicken Nuggets After Reports of Contamination

By CHRIS MORRIS

Tyson Foods is recalling more than 36,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets after consumers reported finding soft, blue pieces of rubber inside the popular food.

Ben & Jerry's 3 New Flavors

Ben & Jerry's 3 New Flavors All Have Cookie Dough Cores

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The new ‘Cookie Dough Core’ pints have a giant glob of dough running right down the center.

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According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2019 is the year of the pig. (Maybe that explains McDonald’s current bacon obsession.) But the guys over at Ben & Jerry’s have a history of doing things their own way, and today, the brand announced that — for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream fans at least — 2019 is going to be the “Year of the Dough”… specifically, cookie dough, that is.

Craft Brewery Finally Open

Disneyland’s Very First Craft Brewery Is Finally Open

Jenna Peffley

CARLYE WISEL 

A long-awaited Disneyland opening is finally here — and no, we’re not talking about Star Wars Land. Craft beer obsessives can finally rejoice, because the California theme park resort just welcomed its very first on-site brewery.

Free Bacon

McDonald's is giving away free bacon for one hour

KATE TAYLOR

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The deal is meant to highlight three new bacon-centric menu items, including cheesy bacon fries.

• McDonald’s says it’s giving away free bacon on January 29 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• During that window, the company says, customers can get two pieces of bacon on the side of any order, whether a burger, a Filet-O-Fish, or a hot-fudge sundae.
• The deal is meant to highlight three new bacon-centric menu items: the Big Mac with bacon, the Quarter Pounder Bacon burger, and cheesy bacon fries.

Drinking Coffee & Alcohol

Drinking Coffee and Alcohol Every Day Could Actually Help You Live Longer 

CAILEY RIZZO

You may want to rethink your New Year’s resolutions. A new study suggests that drinking alcohol and coffee may help you live longer.

Artificial Sweeteners

Artificial Sweeteners, Not Good, Not Bad

Sugar substitutes offered no health benefits, but they didn’t do any harm, either, a review of studies found.

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By Nicholas Bakalar

Artificial sweeteners offer no health benefits, a large review of studies found. But it found no proof that they do any harm, either.

Adding Bacon

McDonald's goes bacon crazy: Cheesy Bacon Fries, Big Mac Bacon and Quarter Pounder Bacon

Zlati Meyer

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McDonald's is going hog wild.

The chain is launching Cheesy Bacon Fries on Jan. 30, along with the Big Mac Bacon burger and Quarter Pounder Bacon burger, the company said Wednesday.

Food Allergies

Millions of Americans incorrectly think they have food allergies, study finds

BY ASHLEY WELCH

New research suggests Americans may be over-diagnosing themselves with food allergies. A study published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open estimates that nearly 19 percent of adults think they have food allergies, but less than 11 percent actually do.

Sour Patch Kids Cereal

Sour Patch Kids Cereal Is Real — Here's How to Get It

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2018 is wild. 

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Reese's Puffs were seriously ahead of their time. In the past few years, there's been a major uptick in cereal versions of snack aisle staples, from Nutter Butter and Chips Ahoy! (tiny breakfast cookies!), to Hostess Honey Buns and Donettes (itty bitty pastries you eat with a spoon!), to Oreo O's (a '90s-kid favorite that made a comeback in 2017). And now Sour Patch Kids has joined the morning junk food party with a (tangy, sugary) cereal of its own, although the internet kind of knew this was coming.