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>containing up to a 15% solution of water, seasoning (salt, spice, modified food starch, monosodium glutamate, nonfat dry milk, maltodextrin, gum acacia, flavorings, fractionated coconut oil), soy protein concentrate, sodium phosphates, spice extractives.
And of course most people who look out for MSG don't even know that they're often eating the same culprit compound under other names:
(Edit: this is a copy-pasted list I found on multiple sites, and I just grabbed from the last one I happened to be on. This appears to be a better source with a less sensationalized list)
Names of ingredients that always contain "processed free glutamic acid":
Glutamic acid (E 620)2
Glutamate (E 620)
Monosodium glutamate (E 621)
Monopotassium glutamate (E 622)
Calcium glutamate (E 623)
Monoammonium glutamate (E 624)
Magnesium glutamate (E 625)
Natrium glutamate
Anything “hydrolyzed”
Any “hydrolyzed protein”
Calcium caseinate, Sodium caseinate
Yeast extract, Torula yeast
Yeast food, Yeast nutrient
Autolyzed yeast
Gelatin
Textured protein
Whey protein
Whey protein concentrate
Whey protein isolate
Soy protein
Soy protein concentrate
Soy protein isolate
Anything “protein fortified”
Soy sauce
Soy sauce extract
Anything “enzyme modified”
Anything containing “enzymes”
Anything “fermented”
Anything containing “protease”
Vetsin
Ajinomoto
~~Umami~~
Names of ingredients that often contain or produce "processed free glutamic acid" during processing:
Carrageenan (E 407)
Bouillon and broth
Stock
Maltodextrin
Oligodextrin
Citric acid, Citrate (E 330)
Anything “ultra-pasteurized”
Barley malt
Malted barley
Brewer’s yeast
Pectin (E 440)
Malt extract
AFAIK, they are all varieties or closely related species of tangerines. This link talks about the origin countries of all but the satsuma (which is Japanese).
The clementine is notably seedless, and is reproduced by grafting branches onto other root stock, but this is very common in the fruit industry anyway (for instance, most French wine grapes are apparently growing on rootstock imported from California, due to their fungal resistance).
I can't speak to their flavor differences.
Yeah these are store bought. Unfortunately, this grocery store (HEB) is only in Texas and northern Mexico. I think you should be able to find similar ones elsewhere though. A rule of thumb that I follow for whole wheat items is try to make sure they have 2g of fiber per 100 calories, and that it is truly 100% wheat, instead of just multi-grain or 7 grain. http://www.fooducate.com/app#page=product&id=0A4F755C-742D-11E1-AFF9-1231380C18FB
Inaccurate, I believe. They're probably more like 3 for 240 calories.
Edit: Yep. http://www.fooducate.com/app#page=product&id=97395DF8-FA73-11E1-83D2-1231381BA074
I know this because I worked at Walmart for 2 years and my fat coworker ate either these or their chocolate chip cookies every day.
Best vegan cheeses that I've founder are the Trader Joe's brand vegan mozzarella cheese (Linky). They come the closest (and I mean really fucking close) to actual cheese taste and texture.
Mind you, I'm anything but vegan, but I'm severely lactose intolerant (used to not be), so I'm forced to eat lactose free cheeses.
More people turning to veganism and other dietary restrictions are making companies to create products that actually aren't shitty. Kinda like Ben and Jerry's dairy free ice creams. Actually sobbed the first day I had that because I hadn't been able to enjoy ice cream (one of my favorite things) for the past 15 years. They finally created a product that tasted AND felt exactly like the real thing.
I still haven't seen a good cottage cheese or string cheese.
Editing to say that I stand corrected! Lisanatti Rice Cheeze Snack Sticks exist. The website is down, but they appear to be vegan. I'm going to have to try some!
Editing again to say they contain casein. FML.
Sweet peas probably have corn syrup for added sugar.
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=5C8CC4E4-E10A-11DF-A102-FEFD45A4D471
Although I had to look around to find one that didn't actually just use sugar.
>Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour [Flour, Reduced Iron, B Vitamins (Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Folic Acid)], Corn Syrup, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable and/or Animal Shortening (Soybean, Cottonseed and/or Canola Oil, Beef Fat), Whole Eggs, Dextrose. Contains 2% or Less of: Modified Corn Starch, Glucose, Leavenings (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate), Sweet Dairy Whey, Soy Protein Isolate, Calcium and Sodium Caseinate, Salt, Mono and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60, Soy Lecithin, Soy Flour, Cornstarch, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Sorbic Acid (to Retain Freshness), Yellow 5, Red 40. source
= Twinktastic!
Agreed! We need so much more of this on this sub. Sharing your creations is definitely great, but I need actionable info and tips like these!
Someone posted a Fooducate link the other day on here and I've started looking at it to satisfy this need. It's good stuff but we can do better! http://www.fooducate.com/
It seems that may be one reason
>1. Spices have antimicrobial and anti parasitic properties, and help protect people from meat and other protein that spoil rather quickly in a hot climate. They also help to mask off flavors of meat about to go bad. From an evolutionary perspective, the people who prepared spicy dishes had a higher chance of survival, and instructed their offspring to use spices as well.
>2. Spicy food causes people to sweat, which is the body’s way to cool off. More precisely, the spices trigger an increase in the metabolism, which raises the body’s temperature a little bit. This induces sweating as a mechanism for cooling off.
>3. Hot weather acts as a natural appetite suppressant; spicy food acts as an appetite stimulant.
From Wikipedia
>There is also evidence that capsaicin may have evolved as an anti-fungal agent
I'm a fellow chicken salad warrior. My go to is diced celery, grapes and apples. I add some paprika and salt as well. Usually wrap those up in these little miracle tortillas I found a trader joes that are 45 calories per.
Spring rolls are cooked then frozen so there isnt really anything 'raw' about it besides its pale color. Also if this ingredients list is right, there isnt really any risk from these ingredients: http://www.fooducate.com/app#page=product&id=FD8076C8-DCEF-11E2-A48E-1E047F2017A1
Besides shitty ingredients,
Here's some information about that cheese.
>#####INGREDIENTS >Swiss Cheese (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Aged Over 60 Days), American Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Monterey Jack Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Cream, Whey, Skim Milk, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Sorbic Acid (Preservative).
First off, it contains American cheese, which is definitionally a type of processed cheese. Second, when you take multiple types of cheese (such as Swiss and Monterey Jack), melt them down and mix them with water, whey, salt, sodium citrate, and other additives, swirl them together and extrude them into a tube, that is very, very much processed cheese.
Bruh its just sparkling water it doesn't have any calories or sweeteners.
Edit: Just noticed the fruit in the logo... sorry for being a dick. Looks like it has 10 calories and 2 grams of (real) sugar. I know that's a different flavor but I figure it's probably the same.
Could you elaborate on why it's worse than natural peanut butter? I hear this all the time, but it doesn't seem to be reflected in the nutritional information. If you look at the nutritional information of both Jiff and pure natural 1 ingredient peanut butter they are basically identical. The only major difference is jiff has more sodium, which shouldn't matter to me since I don't have high blood pressure and don't need to cut sodium. Also, Jiff seems to add a small amount of sugar, but the total amount of sugar in both is fairly similar.
I get the whole fewer ingredients is better thing, but to be honest, the nutritional information is almost identical and Jiff tastes 100000x better. Just saying fewer ingredients is better doesn't cut it unless there is actually tangible evidence that the additional ingredients Jiff uses are somehow worse for you without changing the nutritional information, which seems a bit suspect.
"Healthy" is almost never a simple yes or no answer. Fooducate is a pretty good site that breaks it into categories.
It does look like it has a lot of sugar, but also a lot of fiber. I'm not sure where you're seeing 2g of sugar, everything I pull up has 18g or more per serving, which is only a cup.
My breakfast every day:
- Trader Joe's chili-lime chicken burger cooked on the George Foreman grill.
- Spoon or two of Yucatan guacamole on top.
- Some Trader Joe's salsa style vegetarian refried pinto beans on the side. Amount varies by how hungry I am.
I've never added up the calories. My approach is to include protein, fat, vegetables, and legumes at every meal.
These Banquet Turkey Sausages are super super tasty and you get 2 for 90 calories. I usually eat 2-4 of those depending on how hungry I am with some eggs. Protein filled breakfasts keep me full and happy until lunch!
Believe it or not, up until relatively recently Panera bagels used L-cysteine, a dough conditioner commonly derived from duck feathers. One of the sneaky ways that a bread product might be non-vegan even if it seems otherwise fine.
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=post&id=565D402C-6857-9D2A-4D57-B2B9AC139F32
Costco sells precooked grilled chicken strips in 32oz packs. This exactly fits my lunch meal preps and it costs less than the usual chicken breast I buy at the store. So less time AND less money? I bought 10lbs worth to start.
Since almond milk is targeted toward vegans and lactose-intolerant people it is usually safe
I looked up the ingredients online and everything seems like it's probably vegan (Vitamin A Palmitate is sometimes animal product-derived but it's usually synthetic and considering it's targeted to vegans… it's probably OK):
http://www.fooducate.com/app#page=product&id=DFE4FD54-E112-11DF-A102-FEFD45A4D471
(Also note that it uses vegan D2 instead of sheep-wool-derived D3)
You can try an app like http://isitvegan.net/ if you want to check ingredients quickly
A lot of products are also labelled vegan nowadays
Yeah I understand the ethical part but I don't think eating something so processed is any better for you. Have a look at the ingredients.
I've cut back on meat myself, I instead substitute it for heaps more actual plant based food, vegetables, beans, nuts etc. Since you're still eating some meat you don't need to worry too much about lacking protein.
American flavored imitation pasteurized process cheese food.
Il n'y a pas la moindre trace de lait dans la liste des ingrédients.
> It is 5 grams but that should still be 3.75 calories. The big 0 calories is a lie if that's the case.
Because in the US, they are allowed to round anything below 5kcal to 0:
> French’s is playing up how low they go... as in calories. One serving of Classic Yellow Mustard has 0 calories per 1 tsp serving on the Nutrition Facts. The average mustard has 5 calories, meaning 3 - 7 calories (because it is supposed to be rounded to the nearest 5), although FDA allows any amount under 5 calories to be expressed as 0, so French’s Classic could very well have 4.5 calories.
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=post&id=57A34D22-5240-7708-4594-8692A7F9CB43
> Uhh you're crazy. Lots of food is calorie free.
You should make sure you're not wrong before calling people crazy. What food is calorie-free? Some drinks are, thanks to sweeteners, but what food do you think is calorie-free?
Trader Joe's has Pizza Veggie Burgers which clock in at 3 net carbs per burger.
Can we all demand that they make their soy cheese vegan too, then? Here's the form....
Edit:
This is the non-vegan soy cheese I'm talking about.
Ingredients:
> soy base (cascade mountain filtered water & organic soymilk powder), casein (milk protein), expeller pressed canola oil, natural flavorings, organic rice flour, sodium & calcium phosphates, sea salt, citric acid, carrageenan, organic annatto extract (color), potato starch and/or cellulose fiber (to prevent caking). (source)
Nope.
"Carbon monoxide has another interesting property - it can be used on meat and fish to make them look more fresh: the CO molecules delay the discoloration of the flesh that would otherwise indicate it is starting to rot. There is also a small benefit in gassing - it kills some potential parasites." & "The amount of gas used is tiny, and it does not pose any direct health risk."
Source: http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=post&id=57A34CD5-5D30-A8E0-435D-B0FE58805B51
It isn't exactly cheese. It is pasteurized process cheese which according to fooducate is:
But what is in pasteurized cheese product? Truth is, we don't know exactly . . .
>If you remember the ubiquitous "government cheese," well, you're looking at a modern version of this technological "marvel." Originally created during WWII and given to soldiers, welfare recipients, schools and disaster victims, pasteurized process cheese product is here to stay.
>The reason we don't know what's in it is because pasteurized process cheese could contain cheddar cheese, colby cheese, real cheese trimmings or "rework" process cheese.
Some brands of margarine actually have dairy products as an ingredient.
Kroger brand.
http://www.fooducate.com/app#page=product&id=95CE7A36-E105-11DF-A102-FEFD45A4D471
>Vegetable Oil Blend (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Soybean Oil), Water, Salt, Whey (from Milk), Soy Lecithin, Vegetable Mono and Diglycerides, Potassium Sorbate (Used to Protect Quality), Citric Acid, Artificial Flavors, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene (for Color).
Land O Lakes.
http://www.landolakes.com/product/14000/margarine---sticks
>Ingredients: Vegetable Oil Blend (palm oil, palm kernel oil), Soybean Oil, Water, Buttermilk, Contains less than 2% of Salt, Soy Lecithin, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Vegetable Mono and Diglycerides, Lactic Acid, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta - Carotene (Color). CONTAINS: Milk, Soy
Blue Bonnet.
http://www.hannaford.com/product/Blue-Bonnet-Spread-Tub/708731.uts#
ngredients: WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, SALT, LESS THAN 2% OF: EMULSIFIERS (MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE, PRESERVATIVES (SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA), WHEY, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR). CONTAINS STATEMENT: MILK, SOY.
Margarine was originally invented as a blend of skim milk and tallow, so it has never been non-dairy until the recent spate of oil-based margarines.
I believe they use the Kirkland dogs which I recall being only one 1g. According to a few sites I found seems accurate http://www.fooducate.com/app#page=product&id=51109694-D948-11E1-956E-1231381BA074
The sausage or brat they serve I believe is much higher though
Thank god Publix also carries La Croix, their own brand of flavored seltzer and Zevia sodas. When I gave up Coke, I gave up diabeetus.
According to this site, it is technically vegan, though it might not be depending on your views on palm oil. Hope that helped. :)
Start from heavy whipping cream to get rid of milk sugar carbs...
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=recipe&id=56679CB6-09F5-3546-4E20-9261D8039401
I prefer Pyure granular sugar sweetener (stevia/erythritol) to pure stevia, YMMV.
According to Worldhunger, there's 795 million people going hungry in the world.
According to fooducate, there's 140 calories per 6 hash browns, which is about 25 calories per hash brown.
If we say that "going hungry" means you need 1200 calories on average, we'd need 954 billion calories to feed the 795 million people.
At 25 calories per hash brown, we'd need 38 billion 160 million hash browns to feed all the people.
At 7 for 50 cents, you'd have to buy 5 451 428 572 packs of hash browns, with a couple of hash browns left over.
That would end up costing $2.726 billion.
Congrats on the successful date and the outlook for a followup!
BTW these things are a godsend for keto people who really like their coffee. I keep a few on-hand:
Freshly cleaned high carbon steel will often flash rust if it's exposed to the oxygen in the air, especially while wet/damp. A little bit of rust isn't going to hurt you or the pan and the flash rust can usually just be wiped off. There are chemicals that will help prevent flash rust that you can add to the rinse water and some of them are even safe for food surfaces but there really isn't any point - just wipe the flash off and re-season the pan.
If your "vigorous scrubbing" isn't removing all the rust, especially in the pits, rather than double down on the elbow grease a little bit of acid can be used. Barkeeper's Friend contains oxalic acid, which is very mild or you can kick it up a notch and use phosphoric acid (yeah, the stuff in Coke and a lot of other foods) which will actually convert the iron oxide (rust) to a form that is water soluble.
Edit: I am wrong, the food court is fine.
Hey OP, I hate to rain on the pizza parade but I think there may be honey in the crust.
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=D2A623AA-594B-11E0-A55F-1231380C180E
If you have a Trader Joe's around, they have a Sprouted MultiGrain that is only 7g Carbs per slice, and its tasty.
http://www.fooducate.com/app#page=product&id=A61FACFE-47C4-11E0-A55F-1231380C180E
TBH unless you're really into open pit cooking, Trader Joe's has very nice blister-pack entrees, like pot roast, that are inexpensive and pretty good quality, and will be watertight in a cooler.
Also, tuna & bean salad with some balsamic vinaigrette, onion and garlic is really healthy and needs no cooking. A salad with hard-boiled eggs, mozzarella and veggies is always easy for minimal cooking.
Also easy are beans and rice dishes if you use canned beans and cooked rice (e.g. cooked brown rice in a little 2-serving bag). Canned beans & cooked rice work over just about any irregular heat source and a quick few minutes' boil makes it very well. You can put any amount of veggies and spice in the pot for a well rounded meal.
I take a lot of fruit, nuts, seeds, some protein powder and Zone bars.
If you have a fire, corn on the cob in a husk, roasted in the coals is something you have to try!! They're even good the next day, cold! Also potatoes in foil roasted in the coals is easy.
The Quiches are one of our go to week preps and its pretty good. Lots of veggies chopped with an egg and sometimes cheese. I have been buying the low carb tortilla's and making breakfast burritos. Filling them with eggs, veggies and something like black beans. Oatmeal is pretty quick and cheap. Just stay away from the flavored ones, they are pretty high in sugar and calories usually. I have also made a full batch of waffles, let them cool, put them in a large zip lock bag and freeze them. Just throw them in the toaster and top with something like peanut butter or fruit or a good jelly.
Tortilla's (I get them at walmart): http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=B40397B4-E107-11DF-A102-FEFD45A4D471
According to this, the ingredients are:
tahini (sesame seed sauce), lemon juice, citric acid, water, garlic, salt.
So yes, its vegan.
so, going off of trader joe's brand here: http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=8DE1FCDA-2AF1-11E1-AFF9-1231380C18FB
> Ingredients
> 57% speculoos (wheat flour, candy sugar, margarine [palm oil, canola oil, coconut oil, rapeseed oil, water, salt, emulsifier {vegetable mono-and diglycerides from fatty acids}, citric acid, lactic acid, color added {beta carotene}, butter flavor (non dairy)], sugar, soy flour, sugar syrup, raising agent {sodium hydrogen carbonate}, cinnamon, nutmeg), palm oil, canola oil, sugar, emulsifier: rapeseed lecithin.
so 57% speculoos cookies. i would imagine they're using their own cookies:
https://www.amazon.com/Trader-Joes-Speculoos-Cookies/dp/B00BE6NCW2
serving size is 32g or 4 cookies. so, some basic math:
32 / 4 = 8g per cookie
600g * 0.57 = 342g of the jar is cookies
342 / 8 = 42.75 cookies
I am.
However, Kraft boxed mac & cheese does not have MSG in it. Neither does Costco's Kirkland mac & cheese.
Definitely seconding the egg white suggestion. I use the egg whites that come in a carton and they're great. I like to add a little salt to them, then wilt in some spinach with some sliced onions and mushrooms. Tons of protein, basically no fat aside from the spritz of pam I used to cook it in, no carbs aside from the little that's in the veggies, and very filling.
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=B87200B6-E115-11DF-A102-FEFD45A4D471
These are really lean too, and tasty: https://www.morningstarfarms.com/products/morningstar-farms-chik-n-strips-product.html#nutrition-modal
I like tossing them in salads, wraps (especially lettuce wraps!), and sandwiches.
Pepperidge Farms is a cookie company, their bread sucks.
San Luis is one of the better sourdoughs that is widely available. 0g of sugar.
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=57E47C88-E106-11DF-A102-FEFD45A4D471
I recommend Maesri's curry paste for Thai curries. http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=1534390C-E118-11DF-A102-FEFD45A4D471
Just cut down on the amount of coconut milk used in a recipe!
I think its not anything too bad. your counting the cals and you use up the extra ones you had, to get something sweet for yourself. I sometimes do that, note with Ice cream, but now that I think about it, sounds good lol. I think that even with this I would still try and make myself eat les of it. Like one day you eat the hole portion, the next day try and eat only 3/4 of it, then be like this for a week or two and then go down to maybe 2/4 and so on. You don't have to cut it all out, but let there be days when you eat les of it, and when you maybe eat more of it (like the 4/4 being the highest amount).
I don't know what this treat is, so had to read what's in it lol :D http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=post&id=57319A35-CCFC-7263-4E53-ADEDD4D11C8B
A TBM will actually start to think something else. "Now I can justify pounding down a couple of cans of Monster Energy Drink, Ultra Sunrise. It's way more healthy than that sinful black coffee."
If you live near a Trader Joe's, try the apple cranberry fiber mini-cakes. The bran muffins are useless, but these suckers have 14 grams of fiber in each one. It's like eating a hockey puck but it's the only thing that works on my IBS-C. I had a GI specialist years ago who told me about these and said that they were the only things that worked when she had serious C problems when she was pregnant.
I would have one of these every morning with a cup of tea or chai to wash each bite down. They're terrible but dear lord do they work. You have to keep them in the fridge because they don't have any preservatives so they'll get moldy. On bad days, you can eat 2 of them and they will clear you out.
Edit: forgot about this tea. Again, it tastes terrible so I make one small, concentrated 1/4 cup of it and add some coconut milk to help with the taste and then drink it as fast as I can. I only use it when nothing else is working and it's not comfortable but it gets the job done.
[](/1c) also its been ~24 hours, so here's ur reminder that u did that thing, b/c i didn't see a ponk renounce post.
It actually does.
Coke has 32g per serving: http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=B8ED68AE-DC6F-11E0-8977-1231380C180E
His "tea" has 42g: http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=C490045A-D944-11E1-956E-1231381BA074
Both are bad for you
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=recipe&id=55DA0D9F-85F1-23CD-4F48-88E67F569272
Found the recipe if anyone wants to try. I might try this out now. Thanks for the reminder and I'll let you know how it goes
I just looked up the ingredients of that "juice". First ingredient after water? HFCS.
That counter top looks like a meal of HFCS. Bleeeecch!
Do you have a Trader Joes near you? My husband really likes this sausage: http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=267A8C72-6F50-11E0-A55F-1231380C180E And it is lower in sodium that anything similar I've seen. I believe it is nitrate free.
I know this is not what you are looking for, but my method:
1. Open container of plain greek yogurt. Spoon into bowl.
2. Pour dry oats onto said yogurt. I'm partial to this oatmeal mix from trader joes
3. Add a little milk for lubrication, and maybe some sliced banana
4. Yum. And no cooking required.
Hi. I don't know how to cook much, my family doesn't support my keto diet, and I work an unpaid internship so I also don't cook much or don't spend a lot of time doing so. My go-to recipes are:
- Tuna salad. You open a can of tuna, pour it in a bowl, and mix it with a spoonful of mayo. Delish! You can replace the tuna with chicken or eggs, but canned tuna is definitely the quickest thing.
- Trader Joe's Reduced Carb Tortillas which have 3g of net carbs, laughing cow swiss cheese, Sriracha sauce, and bacon/hot dog in the middle. They're great if you miss wraps and such.
- Salads. These are like the easiest thing ever. I can make them in less than fifteen minutes. Lettuce, sunflower seeds/ pistachio/ nuts of your choice for the crunch, mozzarella/fetta cheese/blue cheese/ cheese of your choice, avocado (mmm) if you like it, and then a meat if you want, but you don't have to. All this with vinegar and sriracha sauce. Tastiest thing ever.
- Miss sugary foods? Whipped cream. Eat it off the container. At least I do cause no one else in my family eats it.
- Snacks are easy. Nuts. Measure them, though, but a small amount should get you full bc nuts.
Those are my two cents.
Also, please seek help with your depression. We care about you here.
Don't know what prevented you from simply turning the can around to look at the label, but I found you a link
Looks like they cut it with rice flour in order to reduce the fat. It probably doesn't have the full flavor of straight parm, but I don't think it's going to harm your organs either.
> > Ingredients > > Water, Almond Milk, Sucrose, Soy Protein Isolate, Coffee Extract, Taurine, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Salt, Caffeine, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Flavors, Pantothenic acid, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, inositol, l-carnitine, ascorbic acid (preservative), niacinamide, milk thistle extract, panax ginseng root extract, pyridoxine hydrochloride, guarana seed extract, cynocobalamin. >
Huh, it seems really odd to add gelatin to milk.
Edit: I just did some googling and I think this is the product. For those who don't know, you should be careful with anything that has added omega-3.
Hot Fries are a nasty food-like product that are as much like a french fry as an onion ring is like a funyon. I have absolutely no experience in this area and I am genuinely asking for your expertise here (rather than questioning it), can you tell from a list of ingredients whether your observations would be true of a food (and I use the term loosely) such as this?
http://www.fooducate.com/app#page=product&id=A3730434-E107-11DF-A102-FEFD45A4D471
Blue bell is definitely awesome, I can't imagine any other ice cream I'd rather eat honestly, although HEB brand ice cream isn't too bad, it also does the light and fluffy thing but the ice cream they don't do it to is simply....mouth watering
I'm looking at you Caramel Pecan Turtle! it's my favorite ice cream and reminds me of home
Cage-free labels are questionable and often dont mean anything. I have not looked at the other links but often the cage-free label is used on many industrially farmed eggs.
http://www.fooducate.com/blog/2010/10/19/confusing-egg-labels/
In some cases you can find humanely raised in California or maybe in the Northeast but often you are stuck really wondering if it is worth the extra payment. Often times I err on the side of fiscal responsibility and personal health and end up buying eggland for the omega 3 count.
It has been a while old friend, but I still remember
hmmm... must go get some now that I think of it....
mayo gets a bad rap, but it is actually less likely than many other things to go bad, as it is very acidic.
You could buy chips that are baked but not sure if they are really that much better. Tostitos makes some. Compare these to see the difference.
Tostitos scoops:
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=536FA49B-69DF-60E3-428D-B7C61FD9D3F7
Tostitos oven baked scoops:
https://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=25912500-22B8-11E3-A74D-1E047F0525AB
I'm pretty sure it's yam fiber, and a website that's not theirs but seems pretty accurate and has the correct nutrition info says this. I don't have a box right now since Costco is so far and that's like the only reason I go XD.
I think he may be referring to American Cheese and other processed cheese products like Cheez Whiz and Velveeta.
Yeah, definitely check the ingredient list on any juices. Ingredients are listed by "ranking" of most to least. Kern's ingredients are: Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Guava Puree, Pear Puree Concentrate, Natural Flavor, Malic Acid, Pectin, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Carmine Color.
This means that it has more high fructose corn syrup than fruit puree, which you definitely want to avoid if you're looking for something even remotely "healthy".
This website has some good info, and gives you some better alternatives. Kern's actually rates very poorly as far as fruit juices. http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=B32C25A4-E10C-11DF-A102-FEFD45A4D471
I know a bit about biochemistry and there is some difference between how our body metabolizes fruit sugars vs HFCS. From a practical perspective, it doesn't really matter how different sugar molecules effect us: less overall sugar is better than more overall sugar. But skipping fruit drinks with added sugar is probably best unless you're treating it as a dessert :)
I make my own Gatorade for cramps. In the spices section of your grocery store, there should be a salt alternative for people trying to lower their sodium intake called Salt Lite. It's a mixture of salt and potassium which also tastes salty. It's supposed to trick you into thinking that you've added more salt to your food than you actually have, but it's a mixture of the same two ingredients in sports drinks. I put 1/4th a teaspoon of that in a water bottle, add a squirt of the store brand (Kroger) Crystal Lite to make it taste good. They make some with B vitamins in it and one with caffeine and B vitamins. I have some of each. I top it off with water and shake it up. I will also add a 1/2 teaspoon of creatine in there if it's the drink I'm going to take with me after breakfast.
The deleted submission has been flagged with the flair (R.5) Misleading.
This might give you a hint why the mods of /r/todayilearned decided to remove the link in question.
^(It could also be completely unrelated or unhelpful in which case I apologize. I'm still learning.)
if you want to get cut, cut your carbs. Look into ketogenic/carb cycling diets.
Good place to learn more: https://www.ruled.me
This noodle works great for that approach:
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=56BE57C4-4FBD-EFC5-4E65-A3CA01DC117B
Oh, and as xander mentioned.. Zoodles!
>Brown rice has about a 10% lower glycemic index, so you could argue that it's marginally healthier than white rice
GI doesn't translate to real world use very well. The structure of the carb is more important in this case (complex vs simple).
http://www.gnolls.org/1029/fat-and-glycemic-index-the-myth-of-complex-carbohydrates/
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=post&id=57A34E42-AA67-E664-48CB-B584B96A2D13
BK has the world's worst onion rings! They're not even real onion rings. They're made out of dehydrated onions:
> water, bleached wheat flour, dehydrated onion, modified corn starch, yellow corn flour, sugar,gelatinized wheat starch, contains 2% or less of :salt, guar gum,methylcellulose, fructose, onion powder, food starch-modified, sodium alginate, sunflower oil, natural flavors, grill flavor (from sunflower oil), canola oil, wheat gluten, modified palm oil, sodium tripolyphosphate, whey, dextrose, garlic powder, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate), spice, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, yeast extract, corn starch, sorbitol, dried yeast, calcium chloride. parfried in soybean oil.
Try the panko onion rings from Jack-in-the-Box instead.
The non-exclusion of sweetened beverages is in the original 1964 legislation because, so they say, the administration of excluded and non-excluded foods based on content was too difficult in the pre-UPC era but it was discussed, even then.
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=post&id=57A334F1-19CB-2A00-44E7-A8B8742520BB
Hotdogs are likely causing you headaches due to nitrates. Lunch meat (like ham) that is cured might do this as well. Helpful info on nitrates in food
Cooked this using a recipe from Real Plans as a base.
Ingredients - leftover pork and turkey bacon (about 4 strips) - 2 links Trader Joe's Spicy Italian Chicken Sausage - 2 russet potatoes - 2 red bell peppers - 1 onion - 4 eggs - coconut oil and bacon grease (or whatever fat you have)
Directions: Chop onions and bell peppers in about 1/2 inch dice. Chop bacon to 1/2-ish inch pieces.
Place potatoes in a pan and cover with water (+1-2 inches). Simmer on stove until softened.
Place sausage links in a small nonstick pan and fill halfway with water. Simmer on stove, turning occasionally. When water is gone, remove from pan, let cool and slice into bite-sized pieces.
In a large nonstick pan, melt 1/2 tablespoon of fat. Add onions and cook till softened. Once softened, add sausage and bacon and cook, browning the sausage a bit and crimping the bacon.
Remove onion mixture from pan and wipe pan. When potatoes are done, drain, cool, and cut in 1/2 inch dice.
Melt 1/2 tablespoon fat in pan, and add potatoes, cooking until they are browned and crispy on all sides.
Return onion and meat mixture to pan. Add peppers, stir and cook until heated through and peppers are done to your liking. 5-7ish minutes.
When finished, fry eggs one serving at a time (I gave 2 eggs per bowl). Fill bowl with hash and place eggs on top. Garnish with parsley, green onions and / or chives.
Try Kirkland - chocolate brownie and cookie dough flavors. Understandable ingredients, 4 g net carbs, $18 at Costco for a box of 20.
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=5740D39A-8904-186E-4C3E-AD368298BB49
Erythritol and Steviol are the sweeteners. Taste is pretty darn good, without the "fake" aftertaste.
It's not awful, it's just not particularly tasty or nutritious.
Here's the nutrition info:
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=F2A3202E-1037-11E1-8977-1231380C180E
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=F2A3202E-1037-11E1-8977-1231380C180E
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=post&id=57A34CA8-F8A2-E345-4452-82CAC449664C
http://www.whatcountsforamerica.org/truthonamap/
I didn't have access to the background data as I no longer am in academia.
But you can see that in my zip code area (Bellevue is the largest city on the Eastside) obesity is well under 20%.
So I get that people are fat but 50% seems insane. That report is from 2013 but obesity hasn't gone up significantly since then.
I looked up California, and Kaiser has statistics on your obesity rates by zip codes so you could look at that. Or here, but you have to register:
http://maps.z-atlas.com/ChildhoodObesityIndex/main.cfm
And that's just kids. Of course, that's obesity, not being overweight. Still, it suggests that there are huge regional differences.
My point was just that even if rates are that high across the US, it's not easy to see in certain areas. I was expressing my shock at this phenomenon that I just don't see on a daily basis. I will say that going to the fair was pretty amazing. There were a LOT of fat people--like, not what I'd call curvy but just fat. One does wonder, how are we going to take care of all these people.
It truly is shocking and concerning because whether or not it stems from genetic and environmental factors, whatever your opinion of attractiveness is, there is no way carrying that weight around can be good for the bones or joints. Just no way. Some of those kids are going to need knee surgeries in their 20s. :(
Actually many drink have water as their main ingredient; e.g. "A full-calorie soft drink has 90 percent water, and a diet soft drink is 99 percent water."
http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=post&id=57A32D3F-B5AF-F924-45FF-848BD754CA4A
My personal favorites are....
Green Chile Chicken: Can of chicken($2). Can of green chiles($1). Onion($0.50). Spices. Rice. Done.
Cheap Fake Ass Jambalaya: Sausage package($1). Can of diced tomatoes($1). Garlic($0.10). Onion($0.50). Spices. Rice. Done.
Stir Fry: One of those premade frozen stir fry packages ($1.50 at most). Spices. Done.
That isn't my picture and my packaging is very much in the trash but here's the fooducate page. It's saying there's honey but I go through the ingredients of everything I buy and I don't recall that at all, maybe they made a mistake or trader joe's changed it? I don't know why there would be honey in the first place and I mean.. I would've seen it when checking the label.. I'm doubting my entire existence now
edit: on the Trader Joe's vegan dietary list it says the ingredients of their breads vary regionally so it's possible there wasn't honey. Otherwise I'm in the doghouse for my poor reading comprehension skills :p
BK onion rings aren't even real onion rings. They're manufactured out of dehydrated onions.
The new Jack-in-the-Box panko onion rings are pretty good.
But I'm spoiled. There's a fish and chips shop near me that makes thick onion rings dipped in a tempura-like batter. Onion ring nirvana!
According to this, it's 4g per glass.
Problem with MFP is that all the data is entered by consumers, some are more accurate than others.
My new favorite snack that has a very good amount of Protein and Calories are these Dannon Triple Zero Greek Yogurts On top of being pretty good for you (ok before anyone freaks out yes they have alot of sugar) they also taste so fucking good. Idk at least for me I can eat like 3 of these easily if im hungry and it gives me good energy for a while. Price isnt too bad either, think I got 5 for 6 bucks at Publix.
Get some of the stuff that's just peanuts man. A bunch of added sugar is doing nothing for you. I wouldn't worry about the organic stuff. I like Trader Joe's unsalted which is basically just squashed peanuts, and the chunky is nice and chunky. http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=10104FB2-169F-11E0-BF92-FEFD45A4D471
I've learned a lot from this site: http://www.fooducate.com
It's a good way to compare how healthy a product is across brands and to look at alternatives. Also, it made me realize that I eat a lot of processed foods...
Um Nuka Cola in Fallout 1 & 2 was blue. http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Nuka-Cola_(Fallout)
Wal mart has you covered. http://www.fooducate.com/app#page=product&id=A961692E-11EA-11E2-83D2-1231381BA074
Thanks for posting that!
I love Quest Bars (and I know they're not for everyone on keto) but it's nice to check out a couple of other protein bar options.
If there's a Trader Joe's near you, you should see if they have biltong South African-style beef jerky in stock. They only have 1g of carbs per serving but they've discontinued it as a product and now most places only have whatever they have in stock until they run out.
My other snacky go-tos: * pumpkin seeds * pickles * pepperoni (most delis probably have a big hunk of pepperoni for sandwich-sized slices that are better & cheaper than just buying a bag of pre-sliced pepperoni) * Topo Chico mineral water (sometimes I miss the fizz of soda and TC is so good!) * Trader Joe's fruit-flavored sparkling water
I have used veggie patties sparingly that use texturized vegetable protein with success. I've used trader joe's breakfast patties as well as a couple of the morningstar patties. Typically what I do is make sure that they aren't grain based veggie patties and that the sugar is low. If they have things like corn in them I don't buy them. I try to go just for texturized vegetable protein or pea protein over things like wheat gluten.
Yup!! It took me a minute to find it. I remembered Sobe Lifewater, but had to investigate further to find it's the varieties colored red with carmine: https://lifesbadforyou.wordpress.com/2010/11/05/sobe-life-water-is-bad-for-you/ http://www.fooducate.com/app#page=product&id=445B380E-E116-11DF-A102-FEFD45A4D471
I have a friend who uses Fooducate as a guide on how well she's doing. It gives food a letter grade based on how processed it is, nutritional value, and other factors. They offer suggestions for healthier choices, too. Calories are a factor, but it's not a calorie counting app.
Cascadian Farm (a General Mills organic brand) makes a better raisin bran but it's double the cost:
>INGREDIENTS whole grain wheat, wheat bran, raisins, sugar, oat fiber, sea salt, malted barley extract, vitamin e
I don't think canola oil is absolutely terrible if OP sticks to cold-pressed canola oil. In fact, I think it would be one of the best options if the taste of olive oil is truly gross.
However, is OP sure that their olive oil hasn't gone bad? I can't imagine extra light olive oil leaving any sort of negative aftertaste. I see many people who store their olive oil on the counter in the clear glass or plastic bottle, on the back ledge or next to the stove, and sometimes in that cabinet above the vent. It does not take long for the oil to turn rancid when it is exposed repeatedly to light and heat. OP might not realize their oil is bad, since they don't use it as a base for recipes normally. I would investigate this first before bothering to buy and try other oils!
g hughes for life! lots of flavors, also 2 carbs.
http://www.fooducate.com/app#page=product&id=5371802A-F83F-3099-424F-AADC8EBFE8A8
lots of choices.
lots of times i use plain old low sugar heinz ketchup! (maybe a dot of tabasco in there).
All their frozen stuff. Those little chicken pot pies are crazy delicious. The tamales? Yumsville. Also the tamales rate well nutritionally for something that tastes like a fucking dream.
One of their garlic naan's contains eggs, the other milk.
Can you take a pic of the ingredients list?