Since I am on a food theme today, I am going to share the 10 worst snack foods that are on the market right now. These are foods that might induce you to have a liver cleanse after eating!
French Fries
Donuts
Chips (Potato and Corn)
Soda (including Diet)
Cupcakes and Snack Cakes
Candy Bars
Pork Rinds
Fat-Free Cookies
Crackers
Pretzels
Does this mean that chocolate is a GOOD snack food?
Do you remember those little chocolate candies that were actually diet pills in disguise? I can’t remember the name of them. I am sure that they weren’t the best weight loss pills, but they sure did taste good.
Now, with all the hype that dark chocolate can be good for you, I thought I would share this delicious recipe from Prevention Magazine.
Chocolate Pudding with Bananas and Graham Crackers
TIME: 20 minutes + chilling time
SERVINGS: 6
3 whole graham crackers, crushed
1 lg ripe banana, sliced
1â„2 c sugar
1â„4 c unsweetened cocoa powder
3 Tbsp cornstarch
1â„8 tsp salt
3 c 1% milk
1â„2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1â„2 c semisweet or dark chocolate chips (MUFA)
1. DIVIDE graham cracker crumbs evenly among 6 custard cups or ramekins. Press into bottom. Top with banana, reserving a few slices for garnish.
2. MIX sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt in large saucepan. Stir in milk. Whisk over medium heat until pudding thickens and comes to a boil.
3. COOK 1 minute longer. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Pour into prepared custard cups. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours. Top each serving with 1â„4 cup of the chocolate chips and garnish with reserved banana.
Nutritional Info Per Serving
391 cal, 7 g pro, 65 g carb, 4 g fiber, 15 g fat, 8.5 g sat fat, 6 mg chol, 150 mg sodium
Who knew that Raisins could take a good song and make it seem horribly cheesy. The California Raisins was a rhythm and blues band of claymation raisins. The concept was created in 1987 for the California Raisin Advisory Board. The writers used the song “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye and the commercial was a big hit. Eventually The California Raisins would star in more commercials, two television specials, a Saturday morning cartoon and produce four records.
The clay puppets were going to be thrown out, but instead were shipped to Animateclay.com. You can see pictures of the original clay raisins on the site.
Gastric bypass surgery is becoming increasing popular among celebrities. Most claim that they have tried all kinds of diets and weight loss supplements such as leptovox. They feel that this kind of surgery is their last result. Celebrities that have undergone the surgery include Randy Jackson (American Idol), Carnie Wilson, Sharon Osbourne, Al Roker, Roseanne Barr, and Starr Jones.
Is this making the surgery more popular among the general population as well? It seems to be. More people are requesting the surgery, but surgeons do not like to perform the surgery unless all else has failed and the patient is morbidly obese. In society today, we are always looking for the quick fix but this may not be the answer.
The procedure reduces the size of the stomach and basically re-routes food to the intestines causing patients to eat less and full fuller faster. If you eat too much, you will feel extremely sick. This is high-risk surgery and there have been reported deaths. A study by the University of Washington found that 1 in 50 patients die within a month of the surgery. That, I would say, is pretty risky.
The Burger King song from the 1970s is still in my head. “Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders don’t upset us.” I found a clip of one of the old Burger King commercials. Don’t you just love their hats?
Why do we always think that celebrities are the model to follow when it comes to a href=”http://www.lab88.com/”>weight loss? Let’s take a look at the facts:
Basing your weight loss diet on the next celebrity fad is probably not a good idea. Unless of course you are a multi-millionaire and can afford it!
I remember Fresca from the 1960s and 70s, but didn’t realize that it was even still around until someone brought two bottles to a party the other night.
Fresca is a product of the Coca-Cola company and was first introduced in 1963. It has always been marketed as a sugar-free, grapefruit-flavored drink. The only ingredient change came in 1985 when the ingredient saccharin was replaced by aspartame. Fresca was a favorite drink of President Lyndon B. Johnson. It was also slated to be the drink of the NHL in 1967, but the NHL backed out and Fresca never really became a popular drink.
Fresca has become more popular recently and has even received a packaging facelift. With the facelift, two new flavors were introduced – Peach Citrus and Black Cherry Citrus. The original flavor is called Original Citrus.
Many celebrities today claim to be health food nuts. You would think that they have a special garden of life where they can grow foods that make them look younger and thinner!
Here are some celebrities favorite health foods:
Kate Walsh – brown rice and sesame oil soy sauce
Jennifer Love Hewitt – Wasabi peas
Marg Helgenberger – tuna fish salad
Diane Farr – steamed artichokes
Virginia Madsen – popcorn made with olive oil
Ali Larter – red peppers and cucumbers with dip
Joely Richardson – vanilla frozen yogurt with strawberries
Dana Delany – Almonds
Ever wonder how much everyday items have increased in price? Here are a few items with their prices from the 1970s. What do you pay today?
Alka Seltzer, $0.39
Bananas, $0.12 per pound
Toilet Paper, $0.13
Cool Whip, $0.38
Ground Beek, $0.98 per pound
Grapefruit, $0.99 for 10
Frozen Vegetables, $0.25 for two packages
Potato Chips, $0.89 for a 24 oz bag
Sugar, $0.39 for 5 pounds
Medium Eggs, $0.25 per dozen
Wow! You sure could get a lot for less than $1.00! If you want to see the entire list, Visit The People History.
It seems that our society is all about excess. I remember growing up that a lot of the young people in my classes were thin. Now, when I take my daughters to school, I see a lot of kids that are overweight. Americans spend over $30 billion dollars a year on diet products for weight loss. Average Americans are about 1 inch taller and 25 pounds heavier than they were in 1960. Finding a program that is right for you is the key. And of course, being more active. Her is one woman’s experience. Note that she tried many different diet programs for weight loss. Don’t we all?
