First, a quick update. Last Wednesday when I was on the
radio show , I was at 270. As of this morning, even with a weekend away, too
much champagne, (but sticking to my food!) I’m at 268. Change is good. Here’s a
graph showing my loss over the past 90 days and why I have reached out.
No one should lose that slowly! LOL We will see how it goes
and what I need to shake up next!
So let’s talk about labels. Labels on food. They are there,
they are filled with lies and crap and you need to know how to wade through the
crap to find out the truth.
First off, this mostly applies to the US as other countries
have different guidelines for labels. We are, unfortunately, provided with
marketing crap and not a lot of good stuff. Why? Well, one, because we tolerate
it, and two, because people buy crap and like it!
For instance, my friend Kristin bought this milk. She said
it reads lactose free so it’s ok for dairy free, right?
Look at it. Technically, yes it’s okay for dairy free, but
what the heck is “lactase enzyme” ?
When you buy food, read the INGREDIENTS. I often don’t even
bother with the nutrition panel because it doesn’t tell me what is IN the
product. I want to know what is used to make the product, I don’t want all that
gobbledygook!!
Here’s another example. For the past 6 months, I have leaned
on KIND bars as a crutch. A way to avoid the candy machine. A few weeks ago, I
stopped. About 10 months ago, I had some protein bars in the my drawer and shared
a photo of one with my accountability partner. He replied, “nice candy bar.” I
was shocked to instantly realize he was right. It was a candy bar. Then, I got
lulled into KIND bars. They are whole nuts, you can see the nuts!!! Yum!!! And
so good. Gooey and chewy and…. Wait. Stop. Hold on. Read the ingredients. Here
it is:
The cold, hard facts, for me, at least, these are not dairy
free (milk powder), and they contain honey AND sugar AND glucose (yes, that’s
SUGAR!). Holy moly. Good bye sweet KIND
bar, see ya when I want candy. ;)
Please understand, these are MY truths. For ME, where *I* am
in my journey, these products don’t fit. They contain too much added sugar. 5
grams doesn’t seem like a lot, but considering the 15 grams of fat (mostly good
fat) but way too much sugar for this girl!
I really encourage you to read labels. Read the ingredients,
don’t read the nutrition panel, at least not until you have read the
ingredients and know what you’re getting into!
One last tip, a tip that I learned a really long time ago,
from a brilliant food combiner. When you go shopping, if you stick to the outer
perimeter of the store, you will probably find every single thing you need to
eat healthy, whole real food. Honest. Try it sometime! (I will say that the Nob
Hill in my area obviously knows this because they put hot fudge right with the
ice cream, cheaters!) J
Make it a great day!
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