October 3rd, 2008 |
Proactol |
365 views |
8. Pasta Salad
300 calories
14 grams of fat
When the main ingredient for a snack or a side is pasta, you’re asking for trouble. That’s because pasta is made from highly-refined flour, which means quick-burning carbs and a huge spike in blood sugar. Not only does it save you a hundred calories, but the egg salad [...]
October 3rd, 2008 |
Proactol |
250 views |
7. Granola Bars
200 calories
15 grams of sugar
Ever wonder what keeps a granola bar together? The makers of one of America?s favorite (and most misunderstood) snacks use mostly high-fructose corn syrup as their glue, which in turns quickly raises blood sugar and cancels out any of the potential benefits you might otherwise get from the [...]
October 3rd, 2008 |
Proactol |
387 views |
6. Fruit Smoothies
600 calories
120 grams of sugar
Unless it says 100 percent fruit, your “fruit” smoothie is likely made with ice cream, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and a few token chunks of banana. All told, this popular afternoon snack has as much sugar as six Haagen Dazs Vanilla and Almond ice cream bars. Ouch.
October 3rd, 2008 |
Proactol |
101 views |
5. Turkey Burger
850 calories
50 grams of fat
At home a turkey burger might be a decent choice, but in the restaurant wrld it means high-fat ground turkey, heavy mayo, melted cheese, and a big, pillowy bun. It’s the equivalent of three 8-oz sirloin steaks.
September 30th, 2008 |
Proactol |
130 views |
How many calories do you need? Well, that depends on a lot of things. Your age, sex, type of work, physical activity, all come into play. There is no one answer for this type of thing. I have to warn you, I don’t believe the general ideas on how many calories a person should have. [...]
September 30th, 2008 |
Proactol |
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4. Chicken Wrap
700 calories
35 grams of fat
How wraps got such a good rap is beyond us, since they’re really just over sized tortillas, packing up to 400 calories on their own – that is, before the onslaught of cheese, meat, and dressing it houses! You’d get the same number of calories from 20 strips of [...]
September 30th, 2008 |
Proactol |
267 views |
3. Tuna Melt
950 calories
55 grams of fat
Plain tuna out of the can is healthy; tuna drenched in mayo, shrouded in melted cheese, and slicked with another layer of dressing is not. You’d be better off eating three six-inch roast beef sandwiches from Subway!