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Interest in dieting slims down – The Boston Globe
November 14, 2008Happy Healthy Halloween!
October 31, 2008Happy Halloween! As the health and fitness guru from YouTube, I am publishing my list of Healthy Halloween treats!
Last weekend, i spent 2 hours in Target staring at the nutrition information of all the trick or treat candies trying to figure out which ones were the healthiest so you don’t have to! I also have the cell phone images to prove it!
Holy Cow, Look at all the Candy!
But first, I want to know what your favorite Halloween candy is? Mine is and always will be the Caramello. I was disappointed to find that between the thousands of options target had to offer, none included the Caramello. The rare house that gives out these cadbury candies holds the key to my happiness on a cold fall evening in my princess costume.
Forget best, lets talk worst. My list for worst Halloween candy to be given out is as follows in no particular order: Tootsie rolls, Dots, Smartees, Dum Dums, Raisins, Necco Wafers and random unlabeled hard candies. Gross.
And now here is my list of top Halloween candy for diets…
Keep in mind this not about losing weight but choosing the lesser evil when it comes to nutritional values. It would be naive and stupid to think you’d eat an apple over a mini snickers, right?
My top 3 healthiest chocolate picks are Peanut m&m’s, 3 Musketeers, and York Peppermint Patties or Junior Mints. Peanuts have protein, the peppermint sisters have dark chocolate for antioxidants and peppermint suppresses hunger, and 3 Musketeers have the least amount of calories and fat!
Beyond that, always choose dark chocolate over milk if available for additional antioxidants, be generous – share your candy, use it in recipes, freeze for “that time of the month”. I leave you with these last words that my friends father would utter every time we jumped out of his car to our underage party – moderation girls, moderation.
Britney Spears’ Diet Does Not Include Nutrition 53
October 16, 2008Britney Spears’ new music video “Womanizer” showcases the star’s recent diet and fitness transformation. Britney is once again all the rage. She has a new documentary coming out on MTV and a hot new body thanks to a grueling weight loss program.
Photo Courtesy of Jive Records.
Britney’s diets are highly sought-after by celebrity weight watchers. Her abs workout is a red-hot searched term on the web. So just how did she do it this time?
Known for sticking to what’s tried and true, Britney has reportedly lost a total of 25 pounds. It’s easy to see if you watch the video.
According to MSNBC, Spears is losing healthfully at a rate of about 2 pounds a week. “She’s never looked so good in her life,” says a source. I beg to differ. She looked pretty close to perfect at the VMA’s when she performed “Oops I did it again” but hey, that’s just MY opinion.
The source also tells MSNBC that Britney’s secret is something called Nutrition 53. “She’s taking Nutrition 53, she’s working out, she’s grounded.” Nutrition 53, interestingly, is the supplement backed by former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski.
Do I smell a fake celebrity endorsement for a diet supplement?! I chose to do my own research to find out!
There are 3 kind of supplements being sold by this Nutrition 53 company: Neuro 1, Sleep 1 and Lean 1. Assuming she’s taking the lean, it delivers “30 g of premium protein for muscle definition, 14 organic fruit and vegetable extracts, herbal extracts for hunger control and heart healthy omega-3 & physterols!” It’s actually a meal replacement that claims to be all natural. I think it’s 200 calories and I say I think because the nutrition facts can only be seen as a pdf and it’s so small that when I try to make it bigger, I can’t make out the last two numbers.
Anyway… CelebTV contacted Romanowski and here is what he said, “I have to be very careful to protect the people that do take my product. Most of Hollywood is taking Lean 1 right now. And, it’s the best tasting meal replacement and a lot of really high profile people have had phenomenal results with it…you can put two and two together.”
Spears recently told OK! Magazine that, “I’m the healthiest I’ve been all my life. My diet has a lot to do with my getting into shape. I have no sugar. I don’t eat fruit or even fruit juice because of the sugar. I eat chicken and salmon and rice. I eat avocados. I’ll have egg whites for breakfast and sometimes turkey burgers for lunch.” This is consistent with her other revelations regarding her regimen.
My gut feeling is that this is a ridiculous claim in order for this supplement to make money. I highly doubt Spears is using Lean 1. My final verdict is NO, she’s not using Nutrition 53 but that Bill Romanowski is just another money hungry hotshot trying to make a dime off of the pop star’s return to the spotlight.
