Ugh, food. Do you ever just get sick of eating? Having to cook or buy food, chew and swallow it, and then clean up afterward? (No? Me neither. But humor me here.) A man named Rob Rhinehart wanted to get rid of the tedious task of eating food. So he created his own "Soylent," a nutrient drink that gives his body everything it needs. He wrote about the experiment in a post called, "How I Stopped Eating Food: Mostly."

People, he freakin' loves the stuff. "I haven't eaten a bite in 30 days, and it's changed my life," he writes. And he means that in a good way. Would YOU ever want to try this out?

New York City's big soda ban was recently dumped out by a judge, and I thought that made sense. It seems silly to spend so much money on lawyers (which the city did) for what is essentially a drop in the bucket when it comes to bad health habits. Why pick on big sodas but not a host of other bad-for-you products like fast food, overly-caffeinated drinks, and cigarettes? But that said, it seems like Mississippi, the fattest state in the country, is overdoing its move in the opposite direction. Lawmakers just passed a law to ban limits on size portions and requirements for calorie count menus, which will be required by the new health care law. What on earth could anyone have against calorie count menus?

You know those people who tell you PMS is all in your head? They're assholes. And they're also wrong. Of course PMS is real. I know, because I feel so amazing when I DON'T have it. Exercise probably helps. At least, I'm assuming it would be much worse if I didn't exercise (shudder). Drinking does not help. But what about eating? I don't mean feeding the PMS monster chocolate donuts. I mean, sure there's some kind of food that would tone down the Incredible Lady Hulk.

Well! There! Is! Maybe. Look, I don't know for certain if these foods really do cure PMS or just take off a little bit of the edge. But if I can eat my way out of that monthly hell, and if it's actually delicious, I'm willing to try. PMS-curing foods? Tell me whatcha got.

Milk supposedly does the body good, but what is that white stuff, exactly? It's so creamy and it makes so many delicious other foods: Cheese, yogurt, ice cream. Milk can be a super food packed with many essential nutrients. But it's also highly controversial. What's with the added hormones? Do we REALLY need to drink it to be healthy? And what's with the rumors that milk contains pus? Here are 11 fascinating facts about milk.

Eggs. They're funny little things. They're not quite round. They're packed with protein. They're really messy if you break them. And there's that pesky question: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

I can't tell you the answer to that question. But I can tell you all kinds of other surprising facts about eggs. Welcome to the strange and amazing world of eggs. Did you know ...

As more Americans, kids especially, are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, it's important to have a national conversation about what people should be eating. We need to talk about how we make, sell, and buy our food. But some suggestions are out of line, like that of The New York Times columnist Mark Bittman, who's calling for a ban on soda purchases with food stamps. Because, really, who am I to tell people what they can and can't spend their money on.

It's an argument with merit: sugary drinks cause obesity, which creates health problems, and therefore we should try to help people make healthier choices. But if you tell someone he or she can't have a soda, what's next?

Don't get me wrong. I can barely get through the morning without at least one cup of coffee. So, I have nothing against caffeine in and of itself. But when you start adding it to snacks like Cracker Jacks, Houston, we have a problem ...

Pepsi Co's Frito-Lay is launching a new product line called Cracker Jack'D, featuring two products called Power Bites that contain caffeine. Just what the world needs, caramel popcorn snacks that make kids even more hyper. And on the heels of stories like those about deaths linked to energy drinks, is this really the best idea?

No one disputes the fact that obesity is a major problem in this country. Bottom line, Americans are fat. Reversing that epidemic is the problem and we just can't agree on the best way to do that. Well, Los Angelinos think they may have the answer. The city council has just declared "Meatless Mondays."

The idea behind it is that meat consumption isn't just a big contributor to weight problems, it has also been linked to heart disease as well as colon, prostate, kidney, and breast cancers. "Eating less meat can prevent and even reverse some of our nation's most common illnesses," said councilwoman Jan Perry, who led the motion. Translation: meat is evil. While I applaud this noble attempt to make citizens healthier, this plan is destined to fail.