Web site keeps an eye on foods we’re searching for

The recipes we need the most? Chicken. The diet plan that most tempts us? Weight Watchers. The fruit we need the most information about? Cranberries. The spice that most intrigues us? Ginger.

Those answers come from The Lycos 50, a list of last year’s most popular online search subjects for those who used the Internet search engine.

For instance, should anyone wonder if we’re still in the grip of high-protein diet mania, fish and turkey were the two most popular food searches on Lycos.

The top 10:

1. Fish

2. Turkey

3. Cookies

4. Chocolate

5. Candy

6. Pizza

7. Chicken

8. Cheese

9. Salsa

10. Mushrooms