Mo’s Bacon Bar- Review
I was in Whole Foods today doing some work, and as I bought my cup of tea I noticed an interesting item near the checkout: Mo’s Bacon Bar, 
which is a piece of applewood smoked bacon wrapped in milk chocolate! The idea is that people like salty things mixed with sweet things, and what doesn’t bacon or chocolate go with?
While a piece of bacon wrapped in chocolate sounds regrettably like something Homer Simpson would be drooling over, for fun, I checked the nutritional breakdown. Only 2 grams of protein per serving, 15 grams of carbohydrates, and 11 grams of fat.
If they were to add a little more bacon, take out some of the chocolate, and switch from milk to dark chocolate, I may be able to call it semi-nutritional- and okay to eat as an occasional treat. However, milk chocolate brings down the house here- too much sugar without the anti-oxidants to save it!
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Still, the bacon aspect of the bar IS in fact fairly healthy, as it is not overly processed, and contains some good fat that will slow down the absorption rate of the chocolate into your bloodstream.
My conclusion? If you’re a bacon and chocolate lover, don’t deny yourself! Just keep in mind this is not exactly the stuff fit bodies are made of as part of a healthy diet on a regular basis.
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10 – Magic bullets and holy grail of weight loss
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The 10 Most Beloved and Unhealthy Gaming Snacks by Shaun Clayton
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Beware the prepackaged, processed foodstuffs
Diet Pills Show Weight-Loss Promise by Brian Rooney and Bonnie Mclean
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Introspection is key to understanding your feelings related to cravings and eating habits
Acting like you’re possessed by an eating demon or like you’re a rapacious zombie is a sign of emotional self-estrangement and a lack of self-responsibility
Diet drugs are band-aides that don’t deal with the root cause of bad eating habits and mental states
Nutritional misinformation and oftentimes disinformation by the so-called experts keep people unhealthy
Dealing with psychological processes rather than “disease states” is most helpful for weight loss and health and fitness issues
Engaging in preventative maintenance is far better than doing damage control at the doctor’s office
No “magic pill” can substitute for psychological insight and self-reliance
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Low Carb Diet List
There are several great low carbohydrate diets out there that work, but what foods are best on these diets? I decided to make a low carb diet list to give some tasty options when it comes to proper eating, the low carb way!
Here are 6 foods to consider when eating low carb:
1. Nuts. I can’t live without my nuts! They can help keep you satiated and provide you with great monounsaturated fats and protein. Great for snacking between meals. Almonds, walnuts, cashews, macadamia nuts…all good. Keep in mind that peanuts are not nuts, although they do contain a good amount of healthy monounsaturated fats as well.
2. Berries. Blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries are loaded with antioxidants, have fiber, and are some of the most healthy foods you can eat.
3. Eggs. Make sure to go for the free range kind. Eggs are loaded with nutrients. Don’t worry about dietary cholesterol in eggs- recent studies have proven that eating cholesterol does not cause high cholesterol.
4. Fish. We need omega 3 fatty acids and fish is the best place to get these. Mercury may be a concern with eating a lot of fish, so taking high quality fish oils can be just as effective.
5. Meat. The key with meat is quality. For beef, make sure you are getting grass fed beef, which has far more omega 3 fatty acids, more nutrients overall, and from far healthier cows than regular beef. For lunch meat, make sure you are getting the preservative-free kind of meat- no nitrates or phosphates!
6. Think Thin bars. Yes, I’m throwing in a non-whole food option (sometimes eating whole foods is just not convenient). I just discovered these last year. They have many great flavors and each bar has 20 grams of protein!
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Does it take fat to burn fat?
Even as the information about the benefits of eating dietary fat become more widespread, it still seems counter-intuitive to many people to eat fat to burn fat! It does seem like at the literal level, if you eat fat, you would naturally get fat.
And the anti-fat mania that started in the 1980’s is still believed to be true today by way too many people.
We should probably have two different words to describe these two things, since it doesn’t work like that. In fact, diets that are higher in fat have been shown to be much healthier than the traditional high-carbohydrate diet.
So how does eating fat burn body fat?
1. Dietary fat, along with protein, both tell your brain that you are full, and it’s time to stop eating. Carbohydrates don’t do this at all! You can continue eating carbs for as long as you want, and the part of your brain which tells you you’re full will not be activated.
2. Dietary fat also burns much slower than carbohydrates. This results in staying full for longer (as mentioned above), and having sustained energy for longer, eliminating the need to eat as many calories as with low-fat, high-carb diets, which rely much more on will power and exercise regimens than do low carb diets.
Lastly, fat tastes good! I know that traditionally, people believe that if something tastes good it must be bad for you. But, outside of trans fats, replacing carbohydrates with tasty fats in your diet, like almonds, avocados, olive oil, coconut oil, etc. will allow you to burn more fat- and get down to your optimal weight.
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Does Lou Dobbs have a weight problem?
As many have already heard, Lou Dobbs, the controversial CNN talk show host, has resigned and will be leaving the network.
All the talk is about his stance on immigration and what he will do next.
I’m only singling Lou Dobbs out because he is making the most recent news, but it amazes me how many overweight men go on TV on a regular basis, being seen by millions of people, and this is completely acceptable. Women don’t have it so easy. It is much more difficult to carry extra weight as a woman and to become an anchor or reporter on a major television network.
Even more amazing is overweight men like Dr. Phil selling diet and nutrition books and supplements!
Why do we have double standard here? Should being overweight be okay for TV personalities, male or female, or should this be unacceptable?
As we have discussed on our podcast and in our book, carrying extra weight is often a psychological barrier that must be overcome- through self-analysis and understanding, rather than through grinding workouts and exercise routines. Nutrition, of course, also plays a huge role in fat loss or achieving optimal weight, however, even with the perfect diet prescription, it is very difficult to get down to or maintain this ideal weight.
Having this double standard doesn’t serve anyone. It makes it okay for men to be unhealthy, and puts far too much pressure on women to go above and beyond what men have to do to make it in TV land.
The issue here is the “should” that is involved. Should women have to be a certain size to get on TV? Should it be acceptable for men to be overweight in the public eye? We have to bring this down to an individual level. If someone wants to be healthy and fit, then yes, they should be concerned about extra weight they may be holding.
Can we make up universal rules for society to stick to in terms of health and fitness? No. But what we can do is understand the importance of our own personal health, and make decisions in our own lives that benefit us, both on the emotional and physical level. At the same time, it can help to stop worrying about television personalities and what they may look like, or what “society” thinks is acceptable.
To get back to the original point here: Dobbs, while not obese, is likely a great candidate for our plan. If he spent 1 week doing some of the written sentence completion exercises in our book, and two weeks getting rid of any carbohydrate addictions, he would be well on his way to having a fit and healthy body!
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