Good Snack, Bad Snack
I just love the advent of the yogurt shop. That stuff tastes good, doesn’t it? It’s crap for the most part, yet every now and then I love to indulge!!! So, about the grocery store dairy section ‘light’ yogurt you buy thinking it’s so healthy, right? Read the label on Yoplait; (or any brand) they all have same ingredients. You will find a boat load of high fructose corn syrup. Did you know high fructose corn syrup is illegal in food in Europe (and other places) but PREVALENT IN OUR FOODS HERE! I digress, see my recent post on the book “In Defense of Food”.
When out and about and you want that TCBY type, or Yogurt Planet dessert, make sure it’s in moderation, that is, not frequent. Once a week. Here are ingredients in your average fat free yogurt fruit flavored treat: (note first one)
Ingredients: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Strawberry Puree, Nonfat Milk, Whey, Stabilizer (Cellulose Gel, Mono and Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan), Strawberry Concentrate (Strawberry Juice Concentrate, Natural Flavors, Beet Juice [For Color]), Lactic Acid, Yogurt Culture.
I’m okay with most sugar free foods and I strongly suggest you never eat “fat free” foods. They just add high fructose corn syrup! ugh!

I’ll cut to the chase. Good snack? Look right
Bad snack – See below

There’s nothing as good for you as whole foods, unchanged as much as possible by human hands. You’ll live better, longer, happier and healthier.
Warm regards,
Margo
Posted in Eating & Nutrition, Fitness, Health, Lifestyle, Weight Loss on 06/26/2009 03:22 pm by margo-personaltrainer
I have a private Personal Training studio in Austin, Texas, in my home. I will also go to my clients homes - and will bring any apparatus if its needed. I believe in a balance of muscle toning/strengthening, flexibility, and cardio/aerobic exercises that are fun and bring results. I also offer expertise and experience in proper and effective nutrition plans for ideal body weight and weight loss, without deprivation. Each clients program and sessions are geared to them personally, to fit into their lifestyle, to be long lasting and effective.