Forget the Calories (Focus on the Food Value)

All calories are not created equally. Look instead at protein, carbs, fats, sugars, fiber, anti-oxidants, freshness, etc. Recommendations for eating snack foods based on their calories abound – completely overlooking the real value of the food. Low calorie yogurts for example. Many contain so much sugar, fake sugar, and chemical flavorings, (“natural” flavorings? – are they kidding?) that the carb and sugar content are equal to the calorie count. OK, so it’s less than 100 calories, but has no food value, will spike your insulin momentarily making you more hungry, and contains chemicals that may continue “giving” for a long time. Plan to snack on good quality, real food. Plan ahead and have food with you that you know is good quality and agrees with you. Some of my favorite hunger busters when I’m on the move are chlorella or spirulina tabs (they work!), or a drop or 2 of peppermint or cinnamon bark essential oil – easy to carry around and will give you a real lift.

Forget calories, snacks, chlorella, spirulina, cinnamon bark essential oil.