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Healthy logos can be far from healthy.

Posted by Trainer Doug 21,January 2012 Leave a comment

January is always the big month for diet resolutions.  People rush out and stock up on boxes of frozen pre-made meals, unhealthy fat burners and stacks of artificially flavored beverages.  Unfortunately, all the education that’s now available about a natural wholefoods diet never penetrates their cerebral cortex.  Instead, the public gets drawn towards the pretty pictures of foods that seem to be a great solution to their problem: obesity and artificial overload.

Here’s a pretty picture:  blue, green, yellow and yes..the Healthy Choice logo.  How pretty.

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Lets take a look at the Healthy ingredients in this pretty picture:

whole grain pasta (water, whole grain wheat flour [UltraGrain], wheat semolina, egg white), water, chicken tenderloins (chicken tenderloin, water, olive oil, contains 2% of less of: isolated soy protein product [isolated soy protein, modified food starch, cornstarch, carrageenan, soy lecithin], dextrose, salt, potassium and sodium phosphates, potassium chloride, paprika, flavoring, caramel color), spinach, cooked shrimp, onions, diced tomatoes, broccoli, red pepper, salted chablis, garlic (contains high maltose corn syrup, salt), contains 2% or less of: butter, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice concentrate, modified food starch, chicken base (chicken meat and natural chicken juices, salt, chicken fat, sugar, hydrolyzed [corn and wheat gluten, soy] protein, dried whey, maltodextrin, yeast extract, natural flavoring, disodium insinuate and disodium guanylate, natural extracts of turmeric and annatto), sugar, Italian seasoning (sea salt, garlic, dehydrated onion, spices, red bell pepper, soybean oil), salt, spice, sodium phosphate.

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Now,  I want you to envision your leanest and best body.  Next, I want you to envision yourself living a wholesome, natural type of lifestyle…..Finally, do you think eating the ingredients above that are highlighted in bold will get you one step closer to feeling vibrant, healthy and powerful?

If you answered yes then you need to remember this, ” Food is a chemical.  Chemically it affects you hormonally, physically and emotionally. “  So if you said yes again I want you to eat a delicious box of disodium insinuate and disodium guanylate plus top it off with a big bag of Riceworks Brown Rice Chips 

Yes, both may taste great but try to cleanse your body completely for 2 weeks of  any artificial foods, chemicals, etc….  Then eat these foods again and see how you feel.  I guarantee your body will react as if you just ate a foreign virus causing you headaches, stomach bloat and a nice scratchy throat.

So, Bonn appetite.

If you really want a frozen healthy choice premade meal, then walk down your favorite natural foods section of your local supermarket (Wholefoods).  Choose a natural,wholefoods frozen type meal.  Read the ingredients.  Keep the fat content below 10 grams of fat per meal and select your favorites.  Eat sparingly only when needed.  Stick to basics: lean protein, organic veggies, organic greens and omega 3,6 fats.  Drink water and more water.

I’d love to hear your suggestions of good healthy, frozen meals.

P.S: to give Healthy Choice justice..they now carry a natural array of frozen meals which I have not analyzed.  However, from a quick glimpse I would say they are loaded with lots of refined ingredients that are far from gluten free.

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Fat burning recipe cookbook doesn’t help you lose weight.

Posted by admin admin 21,June 2011 Leave a comment

 

So, have you seen this? Fat burning recipes to make everyday foods burn fat…

Are you kidding me???

This so called guru wants you to buy a cookbook which supposedly will show you how to burn fat by adding hot sauce, cinnamon …blah blah and blah.

Yes, there are certain foods like blueberries, green tea extract etc..that have fat burning qualities but honestly do you think by eating these so called ” fat burning foods” your going to just start shedding weight.  No way.  Again, it all comes down to calories.   Just make sure your calories are from all natural food sources .   Your body will look alot different if your eating a 200 calorie fast food burger vs a 200 calorie sushi dish.  Stick to eating lean and clean as much as possible.

Ladies do yourself a favor. Try to live by a wholefoods type of diet, keep your calories in check, sweat your ass off and cheat a little (just make sure your cheat foods are made naturally without any of the icky preservatives and fake sugars.) example: if you crave chocolate than eat a small piece and make sure its organic and 70% cacoa (paul newmans’ dark chocolate).

By the way, your better off getting a subscription to magazines like cooking light or www.cleaneatingmag.com Eat Clean, Workout hard and you’ll lose weight or at least feel better :)

Simply Click Here>>>FREE DIET  and start burning calories by tomorrow! 

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Jay Robb Egg White Protein Review

Posted by Doug Doug 24,April 2011 Leave a comment

Most of you who have read my blog or get free nutrition help from signing up for my newsletter know that I’m a big believer in eating egg whites as a main source of protein.

A large egg white contains approximately 4.7 grams or protein and is made up of 40 proteins, trace minerals and vitamins.   The yolk actually is healthy from a whole foods view.  The yolk contains fat soluble vitamins (A,D,E and K), approx. 2.7 grams protein , lecithin and carotenoids.  So, if you can make eggs ( 2-3 egg whites and 1 egg) a staple in your daily diet then you’re doing your body good.  Best to make eggs this way, because eating 5-10 eggs a day is beneficial to getting lean muscle, especially for women.  Can you imagine eating 10 egg yolks?

The other day, a client asked me about ” Egg white protein powder” and whether I thought it was any good.  I personally think an egg white protein powder can be an OK source of protein.  However, not as good as the real thing.  Processing a food for protein almost always leads to loss of minerals, vitamins and micro-nutrients that chemically we can’t even find.  Yet, protein powders can provide your muscles with an amino acid ratio quickly which is needed to recuperate and build muscle.

The question really is, ” Whether there is an egg white protein powder on the market that taste good?”.  I have yet to find one.  So, my client gave me a sample of the Jay Robb Egg White Protein Powder.  I have tried his whey protein powder  which is decent tasting.   I personally like to find whole foods that I can implement into my lifestyle.  AKA: taste good and good for you.

My review of the Jay Robb Egg White Protein Powder taste little chalky but overall better than TwinLabs Egg Protein powder.  I found the strawberry flavor the best.  On a 1-10 I give this protein powder a 5 for taste and a 8 for nutrition.

Smoothie recommendation with Protien Powder:

1 Cup low-fat dairy or non dairy beverage, 1 tbsp raw  and natural nut butter, 1-2 scoops protein powder, 1 large banana, 2 tbsp all natural chocolate syrup (trader joes) and blend!


If you have found an Egg white protein powder that taste good.  Let me know.

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You don’t have the time or cooking skills to diet?

Posted by Doug Doug 17,January 2011 Leave a comment

I have so many clients say that they have no time to make healthy meals, research healthy recipes and actually have the skills to make healthy food taste good.  So, here’s a solution for finding time and a quick solution to keeping your sanity.

Answer:  Make your own Nutrisystem but make it better for you.

Go to whole foods and walk down the frozen aisle of natural foods to go.  There you go.  Pick 5 you want to try and make sure they have less than 10 grams of good fat (fat from unsaturated ingredients and oils from whole grains).  For those who are salt sensitive then make sure the salt  is  low to moderate.  Now, you can have these meals for lunch or dinner and you’ll know exactly how many calories you ate.  If your still hungry try drinking water before, during and after you eat.  Add a piece of fruit.

Now what?

Try to mix it up and have just one of these meals for variety once a day.  For the other meals, go for lean protein, lots of organic greens, fruit and a few raw nuts.  Oh yea, again….lots of water etc.

What if i crave desert?

Then go for what you like. Just find an all natural version, cut in half and make a commitment that you’ll only eat it once or twice a week.  Think about how much work it is to get into shape.  Is it worth those few minutes of pleasure?

My favorite brand of premade soups and frozen foods:

Amy’s.

By the way, go down the soup aisle of Whole Foods, Trader Joes’ or any other all natural food market.  Healthy broth (veggie or free range chicken) are a great way to cut calories and fill up.  You could even add more protein to them if you’d like.  I add broiled chicken all the time to frozen meals or soups.

Try this method out and send me a comment.  You’ll be surprised how effective and tastier it can be then just eating salad with protein.  Train hard and you’ll have a flat belly before spring.

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