We have been making our own fruit shakes at home for several weeks now. We were going to Jamba Juice everyday, but at a cost of over $5 per Smoothie everyday, that option was going to add up. Jamba Juice alone saw profits of over $300 million in 2007. So I wanted to stop adding to their bottom line.
Also even though most smoothies are composed primarily of fruit, they can have a very high sugar content. Some are often especially high in sugar, and can replace fruit with fruit juice. Jamba Juice’s Citrus Squeeze is made of orange juice, pineapple juice and strawberries, and contains 440 calories, four grams of fiber, and 97 grams of sugar. Its greatest health benefit is the extremely high dose of vitamin C.
When making smoothies at home, you should make sure to incorporate less sugar and more fibrous fruits, such as bananas and raspberries.
They help in your weight loss program by:
- Reduce your urge to eat. Fruit smoothies are packed with ingredients proven to keep you full for hours, so they reduce your urge to eat!
- Boosting your metabolism. Food choices at breakfast time can determine your blood sugar levels for the rest of the day. Studies show when there is a combination of carbohydrate, protein and fat, which slow digestion, the sugar is gradually absorbed into the blood. The result is a higher level of energy for many hours and lower fat-making insulin levels. Adding Flax Oil or Wheat Germ can to a protein-rich fruit smoothie, is an excellent combination of carbohydrate, protein and fat.
- Faster weight loss with smoothies. Various studies have shown that consuming the same amount of calories in a smoothie making losing weight faster then if you ate the same amount of calories in food.
Here’s our Banana Berry Metabolism-boosting protein-rich fruit smoothie:
- 1/2 c fresh (or frozen unsweetened) blueberries
- 1/2 c fresh (or frozen unsweetened) raspberries
- 1/2 c fresh pineapple slices
- 1 tlbspn whey protein
- 1 tlbspn flax seed oil
- 1 tlbspn wheat germ
- 1/2 c low-fat frozen vanilla yogurt
- 1 c ice
Tags: Fruits, Healthy Foods, Metabolism boosting, Weight Loss
Have you ever wondered what a fat loss expert and bodybuilder like Tom Venuto
has in his kitchen?
Does he have ice cream hidden in his freezer? 
What’s in his kitchen cupboards?
What appliances does Tom use to create his tasty (and waist-line friendly)
‘Burn The Fat-Approved’ Recipes?
‘Chef Venuto’ recently allowed filmaker Steve Yu into his kitchen and this rare, impromptu
video tour will give you an insider’s peek
into the culinary world of Tom Venuto (who
by the way claims to be a “Kitchen Dummy.”)
Check out what’s in Tom’s Refrigerator >>
Tom and hist Site Manager Kyle Battis have
added this video the FR.EE PREVIEW section
of the Inner Circle so that members and
Non-members alike can take advantage of
this raid of Tom’s kitchen.
I’m sure you’ll enjoy this video!
Tags: 'Burn The Fat-Approved' Recipes, Burn The Fat Inner Circle, Tom Venuto, video
A news media feeding frenzy erupted recently when a new
diet study broke in the New England Journal of Medicine…
Almost all the reporters got it wrong, wrong ‘WRONG!’ So
did most of the gloating low carb forumites and bloggers.
Come to think of, almost everyone interpreted this study
wrong.
Some valuable insights came out of this study, but almost
everyone missed them because they were too busy believing
what the news said or defending their own cherished belief
systems …
My buddy and Fat Loss expert Tom Venuto reviewed this study
and I invite you to come see what this study REALLY said by
visiting the Burn The Fat Inner Circle.
I posted Tom’s article in the FR.EE Preview area so you don’t
even have to be a current member of the Inner Circle in order
to check it out…
Tags: Burn The Fat Inner Circle, Fat Loss, low carb study, Tom Venuto
Olympic Abs vs. Simple Fitness
NY Times Article by TARA PARKER-POPE - Published: July 31th, 2008
So I admit that like most people, I have been obsessed with Dara Torres’s amazing 41-year-old abs. For those who haven’t been paying attention, Olympic swimmer Ms. Torres has become an iconic figure ever since a stunning Robert Maxwell photo of her appeared in The New York Times Magazine.
As my colleagues at the Rings blog have noted, Ms. Torres and her “phenomenally ripped” belly have become the “physical ideal for mothers, women at or approaching middle age, and just women in general.’”
But I’m going to suggest a new candidate to represent the physical ideal for women, young and old and in the middle. As reported in today’s Times, Estelle Parsons, a star of the Broadway show “August: Osage County,’’ has been winning acclaim not just for her acting but for the high level of fitness her demanding role requires. What’s amazing is that she is 80.
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Did you know that foods like plantains, red peppers, pineapple, walnuts, chickweed & evening primrose can help you in your weight loss program? Well they can. They all contain an amino acid called tryptophan which is a key ingredient in Serotonin. We’ve all heard that tryptophan in turkey makes you feel sleepy, well its that process which supports a synthesis of serotonin in your brain as well, making you feel full.
The thin membrane that surrounds each cell is called your cell membrane and like the skin of a cherry, it’s what gives your body tissues their shape and substance. By eating generous amounts of vegetables, fruits, grains & legumes you can protect your “skin” from the damaging effects of free radicals.
Jonny Bowden, PhD, C.N.S. is a board-certified nutrition specialist and a nationally known expert on weight loss and nutrition and he has just written a new book on Healthy Foods called
The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why
Losing weight starts in your mind.
Think about that for a minute. Losing weight is like any other goal. It begins with a vision for the future, with an idea of the way you would like things to be (in this case your body), and with an image of what you would like things to look like.
If you’re like most people I know who’ve tried to lose weight, you’ve probably attempted this before. Either you’ve been frustrated and unsuccessful, or you’ve been temporarily successful and then gained the weight back.
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Jungle tea, as some here call the harvest from wild tea trees in more remote areas, has been picked by villagers for centuries, and in imperial times it was sent to the emperor. But only recently have the profits started rolling in for the wild-tea pickers, who have divided forests of tea trees along ancestral lines and are increasingly selling to larger concerns.
“Twenty years ago no one had the idea that tea could become so valuable,†said Chen Jinqiang, an official in Xishuangbanna.
