10 "Healthy" Foods That Are Worse Than You Think

Talon Fitness
13 Jun 202415:07

Summary

TLDRThis video script uncovers the truth behind 10 commonly perceived 'healthy' foods that may not be as beneficial as believed. From sugar-laden yogurts and pre-packaged oatmeals to deceptively simple white rice and high-sugar fruit juices, the script sheds light on the hidden pitfalls in popular nutrition choices. It emphasizes the importance of understanding food preparation, ingredient quality, and portion control for a balanced diet, advocating for informed eating and debunking the myth of 'trap foods'.

Takeaways

  • 🍼 Yogurt is often perceived as a healthy food, but many varieties contain high levels of sugar and lack the protein content that makes it a nutritious choice.
  • 🥣 Flavored prepackaged oatmeal can be a trap due to its high sugar content, which rivals that of a glazed donut.
  • 🍣 Sushi, while containing nutritious fish, is often served with high amounts of white rice and sugary sauces, making it less healthy than it seems.
  • 🔴 Baked beans are high in sugar and can be deceptively unhealthy despite being made from nutritious navy beans.
  • 🥩 Deli meats can contain harmful chemicals, preservatives, and additives, making them a less healthy protein source than whole cuts of meat.
  • 🍹 Fruit juices often have added sugars and lack the fiber and nutrients found in whole fruits, making them a less healthy choice.
  • 🌰 Hazelnut spread contains a high percentage of sugar and should not be considered a health food despite its nut content.
  • 🍪 Granola, while made from healthy ingredients, is calorically dense and can easily contribute to excess calorie intake when eaten in large amounts.
  • 🏃 Sports drinks are designed for athletes and should not be consumed casually as they are essentially sugary water.
  • 🍫 Dark chocolate with high cocoa content can be nutritious, but most commercially available varieties contain too much sugar to be considered truly healthy.
  • 🥗 The script emphasizes the importance of being aware of 'trap foods' and making informed choices to maintain a balanced and healthy diet.

Q & A

  • What are 'trap foods' as mentioned in the script?

    -Trap foods are items that are commonly perceived as healthy but may not contribute significantly to one's health when consumed, often due to their preparation methods prioritizing flavor over nutritional value.

  • Why is yogurt often considered a trap food in the context of the script?

    -Yogurt is considered a trap food because many varieties found in stores, especially those with added fruit flavors, contain high amounts of sugar and lack the protein density that healthier yogurt options like plain Greek yogurt provide.

  • What is the issue with 'fruit at the bottom' yogurts according to the script?

    -The problem with 'fruit at the bottom' yogurts is that they often contain a significant amount of corn syrup and little fruit juice, which hardly provides the nutrients expected from fruit, leading to a high sugar and low protein content.

  • What is the recommended alternative to flavored prepackaged oatmeal mentioned in the script?

    -The script recommends making oatmeal from scratch using plain oats, as this allows for control over the ingredients and quantities, avoiding the high sugar content found in many prepackaged varieties.

  • Why does the script classify sushi as a trap food?

    -Sushi is considered a trap food because, while the fish itself is nutritious, the typical American sushi roll often contains a large amount of white rice and is accompanied by sugary sauces, which can contribute to a high calorie intake without the corresponding nutritional benefits.

  • What is the main issue with baked beans as described in the script?

    -The main issue with baked beans is their high sugar content, which can reach up to 25 grams per 250 grams of the product, making them a less healthy option despite being made from nutritious navy beans.

  • Why should deli meats be approached with caution according to the script?

    -Deli meats should be approached with caution because they often contain chemicals, preservatives, and additives that are not beneficial for health and may even be associated with health problems such as carcinogenic effects.

  • What is the problem with fruit juices as discussed in the script?

    -Fruit juices are problematic because they often lack the fiber and beneficial nutrients found in whole fruits, and many contain added sugars, making them essentially liquid calories that are easy to overconsume.

  • Why is hazelnut spread criticized in the script?

    -Hazelnut spread is criticized because it typically contains a high amount of sugar—about 50% of its content in a 40-gram serving—and often includes unnecessary high omega-6 oils, making it far from a healthy food choice.

  • What is the issue with granola as a snack, as mentioned in the script?

    -The issue with granola is that it is calorically dense and can be very easy to overeat, especially when it is combined with additional sugars, oils, and other ingredients, which can contribute to unnecessary calorie intake.

  • Why are sports drinks considered a trap food in the script?

    -Sports drinks are considered a trap food because they are designed for replenishing electrolytes and glycogen after intense physical activity, but when consumed casually, they offer no additional benefits and are essentially sugary water.

  • What is the potential misunderstanding about dark chocolate according to the script?

    -The potential misunderstanding about dark chocolate is that while high-cocoa-content dark chocolate can be nutritious, many products marketed as dark chocolate contain high amounts of sugar and do not meet the nutritional standards of true dark chocolate.

  • What is the overall message the script conveys about nutrition and food choices?

    -The script emphasizes the importance of being aware of the true nutritional value of foods, even those perceived as healthy, and encourages making informed choices by controlling the ingredients and preparation methods of meals.

Outlines

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🍦 The Trap of 'Healthy' Foods: Yogurt and Beyond

This paragraph discusses the misconception that certain foods are healthy when they are not, focusing on yogurt as an example. It points out that while yogurt is widely considered a nutritious dairy product, many commercial varieties contain high amounts of sugar, particularly 'fruit at the bottom' and 'blended' yogurts. The speaker suggests that plain Greek yogurt is a better choice due to its higher protein and lower sugar content, allowing for healthier customization of flavor. The paragraph also touches on the importance of being aware of food preparation methods and ingredients to avoid these 'trap foods'.

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🍲 The Hidden Dangers of Flavored Oatmeal and Sushi

The speaker continues the theme of deceptively unhealthy foods by examining flavored prepackaged oatmeal, which is high in sugar, and sushi, which despite containing nutritious fish, often comes with a high-carb, low-nutrient rice component. The paragraph emphasizes that while oats are a great source of fiber and nutrition, the added sugars in flavored versions can negate their health benefits. Similarly, sushi, especially when it includes large amounts of white rice and sugary sauces, can be a 'trap food' despite its reputation as a healthy choice.

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🥫 The Perils of Processed Foods: Beans and Deli Meats

This paragraph highlights the issues with processed foods, such as baked beans and deli meats. Baked beans, despite being made from nutritious navy beans, are often packed with sugar, making them a 'trap food'. Deli meats are also called out for containing artificial preservatives and additives that can be harmful. The speaker advocates for choosing whole, unprocessed foods like fresh meat and making homemade versions of processed items to maintain control over ingredients and avoid health pitfalls.

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🍹 The Misleading Health Claims of Fruit Juices and More

The paragraph addresses the misleading health claims of fruit juices, which often contain added sugars and lack the beneficial fibers and nutrients found in whole fruits. It also touches on the high calorie density of foods like hazelnut spread and granola, which can contribute to weight gain when consumed in large quantities. Sports drinks are criticized for being unnecessary for casual consumption and essentially sugar water, while dark chocolate, despite its nutritional benefits, is still high in sugar and should be enjoyed in moderation. The speaker concludes by emphasizing the importance of balance in nutrition and being aware of common pitfalls in food choices.

🌟 Conclusion: Advocating for Informed Food Choices

In the final paragraph, the speaker concludes the video by reiterating the importance of making informed food choices and maintaining a balanced diet. They encourage viewers to do their own research and to be advocates for their own health. The paragraph serves as a reminder that while many foods may be marketed as healthy, it's crucial to look beyond labels and understand the nutritional content and impact of what we eat.

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Keywords

💡Trap Foods

Trap foods are items that are commonly perceived as healthy but in reality may not contribute positively to one's diet. In the video, this term is used to describe foods that are often marketed as healthy but are actually high in sugar, fat, or other unhealthy components. Examples given include fruit at the bottom yogurt and blended yogurts, which despite being labeled as healthy, contain high amounts of sugar.

💡Yogurt

Yogurt is a dairy product that is typically considered a healthy food due to its protein content. However, the video points out that many commercially available yogurts, especially those with added fruit flavors, can be high in sugar and not as nutritious as they seem. Plain Greek yogurt is suggested as a healthier alternative due to its higher protein and lower sugar content.

💡Oatmeal

Oatmeal is a whole grain that is nutritious and high in fiber. It's often recommended for a healthy diet. However, the video discusses how prepackaged, flavored oatmeal can be a trap food because it often contains high levels of sugar, which can be counterproductive to health and weight loss goals.

💡Sushi

Sushi is often seen as a healthy food option due to its use of fish, which is high in protein and omega-3s. The video, however, describes how standard sushi, particularly when it includes large amounts of white rice and sugary sauces, can be considered a trap food because of its high carbohydrate content and potential for rapid absorption and storage as fat.

💡Beans

Beans are a nutritious and versatile food that are high in protein, fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals. The video mentions that baked beans, which are high in sugar, can be a trap food. The high sugar content can negate the health benefits of the beans themselves, making them less healthy than perceived.

💡Deli Meats

Deli meats are often chosen for their convenience and perceived health benefits as a source of protein. However, the video explains that these processed meats can contain chemicals, preservatives, and additives that are not beneficial for health. Choosing unprocessed, real meat is suggested as a healthier alternative.

💡Fruit Juice

Fruit juice is often considered a healthy alternative to soda, but the video argues that it can be a trap food due to its high sugar content and lack of fiber compared to whole fruits. The loss of beneficial nutrients during the juicing process makes fruit juice less healthy than consuming the actual fruit.

💡Hazelnut Spread

Hazelnut spread is a popular treat that is sometimes mistaken for a healthy food due to its nut content. The video points out that typical hazelnut spreads contain a high percentage of sugar, making them less healthy than they appear. They should not be considered a health food and are more akin to a dessert.

💡Granola

Granola is made from oats, nuts, and seeds and is often seen as a healthy snack option. However, the video describes how granola can be a trap food because it is calorically dense and can be high in sugar and unhealthy fats when not prepared properly. Portion control is key to avoiding the pitfalls of granola.

💡Sports Drinks

Sports drinks are designed to replenish electrolytes and glycogen stores after intense physical activity. The video explains that when consumed casually, without the need for rapid replenishment, these drinks can be a trap food, offering unnecessary sugars and calories that do not contribute to a healthy diet.

💡Dark Chocolate

Dark chocolate with a high cocoa content can be nutritious and contains beneficial antioxidants. However, the video notes that many products marketed as dark chocolate contain high amounts of sugar and do not meet the criteria for being truly healthy. The term 'dark chocolate' is often misused, and consumers should be aware of the actual cocoa content to make healthier choices.

Highlights

The talk discusses 'trap foods', which are commonly perceived as healthy but may not be as beneficial as believed.

Yogurt, often considered a healthy dairy product, can be misleading due to added sugars in flavored varieties.

Fruit at the bottom and blended yogurts can contain high amounts of sugar compared to protein, making them less healthy than thought.

Plain Greek yogurt is recommended for those seeking a healthier, protein-rich option.

Prepackaged oatmeal, despite oats being nutritious, can be high in sugar and not as healthy as homemade versions.

Sushi, while containing healthy fish, can be a 'trap food' due to the high carbohydrate content from rice.

Baked beans are highlighted as a 'trap food' due to their high sugar content, despite being made from nutritious navy beans.

Deli meats are criticized for their chemical preservatives and additives, which may not be beneficial for health.

Fruit juices are called out for their lack of fiber and potential added sugars, suggesting whole fruits as a better option.

Hazelnut spread is criticized for its high sugar content, which undermines its potential health benefits.

Granola, while nutritious in small amounts, can be calorically dense and easily overeaten.

Sports drinks are only beneficial for replenishing electrolytes and glycogen after intense physical activity, not for casual consumption.

Dark chocolate, especially those with high cocoa content, can be nutritious but should be consumed in moderation due to sugar content.

The importance of balance in nutrition is emphasized, suggesting that enjoying food in moderation is key to a sustainable diet.

The video encourages viewers to do their own research and make informed decisions about their dietary choices.

The speaker shares sympathy for those struggling with nutrition due to a lack of information or misleading marketing.

The talk aims to raise awareness about common dietary pitfalls and provide alternatives for healthier eating.

Transcripts

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today I finally wanted to expand this

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series with something that I think can

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benefit both those that are new and

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experienced in the realm of nutrition

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when you listen to enough different

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people talk about healthy foods you

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start to hear a lot of the same examples

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unfortunately there's a fair amount of

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foods out there that are considered

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healthy that are really not helping as

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much as you'd think or even at all and

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possibly more importantly there are a

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good amount of foods out there that are

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great nutritious and un fattening that

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are prepared in a way that prioritize

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flavor over Health many of these are

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presented as healthy until you actually

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start digging into how they're made and

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what they're made of in the nutrition

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World these are often referred to as

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trap Foods today I want to go over 10 of

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the most common foods that many people

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believe are healthy that in reality are

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only good for at best expanding your

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waistline when I think trap Foods the

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very first thing that comes to mind is

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yogurt and this is quite possibly the

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most important one because yogurt is

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generally agreed upon to be a

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top-of-the-line dairy product one of the

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healthiest foods out there and one of

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the most accessible ways to include

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protein in your diet but I would be

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willing to bet that every single person

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who's eaten yogurt has at some point

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fallen for the Trap the problem is when

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I'm browsing through the yogurt section

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the actual healthy protein dense per

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calorie variant seems to be actively

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hidden among an ocean of different

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flavors and names of fruit at the bottom

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and Blended yogurts seriously next time

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you're at the grocery store see for

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yourself the overwhelming majority of

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the time fruit at the bottom yogurt is

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just the worst because it's basically

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false advertisement granted most of it

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is fairly standard yogurt but at the

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bottom is a ton of corn syrup and a

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little bit of fruit juice that hardly

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contains any of the nutrients you'd hope

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to get from fruit anyway your usual size

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cup of Fruit at the bottom yogurt which

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is about 150 g typically contains

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anywhere from 15 to 30 gam of sugar and

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5 to 10 g of protein you know what else

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has that ratio a Reese's cup Blended

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yogurts are a bit better typically a 150

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g cup contains 10 to 20 g of sugar and

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10 to 15 g of protein simply put this is

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still not good for something that you

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are most likely relying on as a healthy

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protein Source if you're eating yogurt

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for health purposes plain Greek yogurt

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is what you're looking for it's going to

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have 15 to 20 gr of protein in the same

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amounts and 5 gr of sugar at the very

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most with none from added sugars then

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you could add what you want for flavor

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from there if you want to add some fruit

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good because you can control it you know

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you're including fresh fruit containing

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a controlled amount of more complex

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sugars and nutrients and antioxidants

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you'd actually expect to get from Fruit

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untainted by some company who is trying

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to Market it or preserve it and just a

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personal recommendation cinnamon tastes

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great in yogurt but again it all comes

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down to control and with fruit at the

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bottom yogurts and Blended yogurts it's

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tough to do that staying in the realm of

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breakfast foods the next trap you're

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likely to encounter is oatmeal but

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specifically flavored prepackaged

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oatmeal now oatmeal itself is great it's

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nutritious it's fibrous it's satiating

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and it allows for plenty of variety

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realistically oats are probably the best

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grain and because of this it's one of

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the first additions to many people's

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diets when they decide to make a change

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oatmeal for breakfast getting the day

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started right it's not a bad call the

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problem is people tend to go for the

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flavored prepackaged oatmeals and those

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are just loaded with sugar your average

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serving size for oats is half a cup

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anywhere from 40 to 50 g your typical

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flavored packet of oatmeal will contain

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12 to 15 gam of sugar in that amount to

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put things in perspective that's about

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as much sugar as there is in a glazed

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donut now I understand maple syrup brown

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sugar they're great I like them too but

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eating that every morning is going to

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add up and not help if health or weight

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loss are your goals fortunately the

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solution is going to sound pretty

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familiar it's the exact same as yogurt

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make it yourself oats themselves are

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pretty cheap and easy and for flavor

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again you're in control of the

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quantities it doesn't take much maple or

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brown sugar to taste good though I

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personally prefer honey cinnamon some

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peanut butter or better yet fruit

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berries bananas stuff like that again

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it's all about control and getting the

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first meal right can really set the

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tempo for the rest of the day especially

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if you're trying to lose fat making your

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opening meal a sugar bomb is probably

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not going to help this next one breaks

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my heart a lot because one of the most

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hidden perceived as healthy trap Foods

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out there is Sushi now don't get me

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wrong fish is amazing we've been over

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this several times on top of sushi you

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typically have Sashimi of salmon tuna

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Yellow Tail shrimp eel octopus Etc and

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they're all phen phenomenal they are

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truly some of the most nutritious Foods

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on the planet with highlights being low

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calorie protein and Omega-3s the problem

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is as with a lot of things the ratio in

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standard Sushi fish on rice at least in

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the US you're getting at best oneir fish

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and in rolls you're getting much less on

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top of usually some kind of sugary sauce

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and what's taking up the rest maybe some

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fruits and vegetables but usually a heap

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of white rice now in the past a lot of

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people got on to me about putting white

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rice down one of the most common points

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Point people made was many people

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especially from Asian countries eat a

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ton of white rice and they're among the

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healthiest on Earth and you can't tell

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me with a straight face that this is a

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causation instead of a correlation

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because let's take a look at everything

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else they eat plenty of seafood full of

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protein full of essential fats

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nutritious fresh plant Foods loaded with

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micros and all of it untainted by

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processing and harmful nutrients like

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added sugars trans fats excessive

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omega-6s and preservatives and they walk

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everywhere there average citizen puts

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the average American to shame in terms

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of health and diet and I think they can

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afford to let white rice slide white

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rice is by nature a simpler carbohydrate

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it lacks a complex nutrient profile and

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is thus very quick to be broken down and

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absorbed into the bloodstream to be

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stored as fat if not used quickly now

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you'll often find athletes and

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bodybuilders use this to their advantage

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eating it before a workout for energy or

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using it to refill their glycogen stores

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much like sugar white rice is basically

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just fuel your body needs fuel your body

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doesn't need this much fuel especially

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since I've never seen someone eat sushi

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and then go exercise right after so eat

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sushi and enjoy Sushi I know I sure do

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appreciate the fish because that's what

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everybody's actually there for anyway

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but just please acknowledge that Sushi

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as we know it is a trap food and more

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than anything appreciate Ginger over the

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last couple years I've talked a lot

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about beans and they're pretty great

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unfortunately I personally grew up on

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baked beans they were quite possibly my

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family's go-to side dish and they are

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without a doubt a trap food as I said

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beans themselves are great nutritious

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cheap accessible versatile it's really

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hard to go wrong with them when people

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start including them the natural train

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of thought is that it doesn't really

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matter what type and for the most part

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they're not wrong so they tend to go for

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the most well advertised the one with

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the fancy label and the promise of a

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hearty home style dish and wait is that

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bacon yeah they're trapped what's

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labeled as baked beans in most stores

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contains roughly 25 g of sugar per about

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a 250 g cup that is basically gram for G

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the equivalent to most sodas now yes

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underneath that sugar coating is

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typically navy beans one of the more

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nutritious kinds providing protein fiber

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and a lot of essential vitamins and

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minerals but it's still not really a

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worthwhile deal and to me a big part of

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it is again control and awareness when

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you drink a soda you expect sugar and

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you can account for that but for the

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novice individual who hears beans are

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good for you and they think oh well

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baked beans are my favorite and then

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they're not even aware of the potential

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detriment the fact that they might as

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well be eating a cup of beans with a

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glass of soda please if your goal is

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healthy weight loss like I know a lot of

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people's is make the switch it'll make

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things a lot easier for a lot of people

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when they start on the nutrition Journey

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they're told to prioritize protein and

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for many people the easiest most

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accessible protein is meat unfortunately

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in their search for easy meat many fall

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into the Trap of deli meats now meat

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itself is a protein dense micro dense

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allar around pretty safe and healthy

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food F group that being said there are a

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few known exceptions to this most people

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are aware that processed meats are not

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worth it and higher fat Meats aren't

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going to do you that much good past a

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certain point but deli meats seem like

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such a weirdly innocent gray area

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because the problem with deli meats

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isn't necessarily traditional processing

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or excessive fat or a lack of nutrients

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the problem is chemicals preservatives

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additives many of which I can't even

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pronounce properly these are artificial

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they exist purely for the intentions of

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taste and preservation and definitely

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not human consumption because they are

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associated with a ton of problems not

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least of which being carcinogenic and

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what's so annoying is that this one is

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such an easy fix just get real meat real

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chicken breast real turkey breast if

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cost becomes an issue buy it in bulk and

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freeze it just don't be thinking this

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borderline rubber-like material is a

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good choice for a lean protein Source

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you will regret it next up we've got a

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popular childhood favorite fruit juice

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now fruit is amazing we've been over

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this many times fruit juices on the

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other hand are a problem because of

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something that we've talked about before

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they're liquid calories especially from

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sugar are so much easier to consume when

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they're liquid first off fruit juices

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lack a lot of the nutrient appeal of

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fruits you lose a lot of fibers and a

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lot of beneficial micros and plant

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compounds in the skin nutrients are

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Stripped Away little by little until

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eventually you might as well just be

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drinking a fruit flavored glass of water

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with granulated sugar now most fruit

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juices you'll find don't go that far but

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they'll often make up for it with added

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sugars in my personal experience all of

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Apple orange grape grapefruit

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pomegranate cranberry pineapple and

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Cherry juices more often than not

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contain added sugars added in after the

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juicing process much like yogurt it

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feels like they make an active effort to

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hide fruit juices that don't contain

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added sugars and their quantities always

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blow me away if you drink fruit juices

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to try to avoid other sugary drinks

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they're hardly helping you and if health

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or weight loss is your goal please just

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eat real fruit

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the next trap food we've got is another

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common childhood favorite hazelnut

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spread now nut Butters are generally

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considered to be a safe nutritious

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Middle Ground of a treat barring

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hydrogenation they're generally dense

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enough in protein and healthy fats to

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make up for potential pitfalls hazelnut

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spread though takes it a bit too far it

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really doesn't even deserve to be in

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these same sentence as nut Butters in a

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40 G serving size of your typical

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hazelnut spread about 20 G of that will

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be sugar guys that's 50% this is

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literally diabetes in a jar then they

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add typically some unnecessary High

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omega-6 oils like palm oil and at this

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point you're barely getting any of the

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hazelnut or even cocoa advertised under

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no circumstance can your typical

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hazelnut spread ever come even remotely

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close to being considered a health food

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don't fool yourself into thinking that

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this is an apt replacement for a healthy

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meal sometimes with trap Foods it's not

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even about the quality of nutrients but

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the sheer quantity of calories that you

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can eat in a tasty snack and to me

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nothing exemplifies this better than

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granola granola by definition is just

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fine it's really just oats nuts and

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seeds it's very fibrous it's full of

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healthy fats and it's overall a great

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snack in reasonable amounts the problem

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is that no one eats it in reasonable

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amounts an ounce of your typical granola

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is over 100 calories and the stuff can

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be quite addictive and let's face it

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nobody ever has granola without dressing

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it up a little bit extra sugars extra

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oils chocolate dried fruits and if you

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buy it from the store preservatives you

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honestly might have a stroke reading the

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ingredients list like most things in

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this video there is a way to make it

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just fine but nobody's going to go out

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of their way to do that and anyone

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already struggling with their weight is

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fairly likely to splurge on something

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like this even when made properly this

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is a calorically dense food that passed

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a certain very easy to pass point is

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going to contribute little but extra

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calories something that most people

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either don't want or as I keep harping

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on would at least like to be aware of

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now this next one for the longest time I

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didn't actually actually know was a

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problem for people but I definitely now

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think it fits in the Trap definition

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that being sports drinks now sports

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drinks do have their place they are

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designed for athletes during athletic

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events what a concept they're a quick

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and simple way to replenish your

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electrolytes and glycogen stores after

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some intense physical activity where you

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burn through those but when you drink

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them casually there's no need for these

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nutrients they're just sugary water and

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I can't tell you how many people

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especially kids choose these over sodas

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thinking it's a healthier option I mean

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I guess technically it is but 99% of the

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time they're just beta sodas in 12 fluid

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ounces roughly 360 ml popular sports

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drinks will contain about 20 to 25 gram

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of sugar while your typical soda will

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have about 30 to 35 gram in the same

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amount it's kind of the equivalent of

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changing from a double chocolate chip

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cookie to just a regular chocolate chip

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cookie except in this case it's liquid

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so not satiating and it's glorified by

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the whole Sports World yeah they're a

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much bigger trap than I initially

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realized

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and the last food that I consider to be

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a trap food that I want to talk about

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today is dark chocolate now proper dark

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chocolate pushing 80% cocoa does have

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its Merit it's quite nutritious

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definitely not low calorie but very

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nutrient dense gram for gram it contains

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more protein than eggs more fiber than

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pretty much every vegetable in existence

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and a very impressive microc content

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including copper iron magnesium

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phosphorus and zinc cocoa is also full

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of flavonoids that have antioxidant

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properties and are shown to help heart

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health how however these in reality

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should be a nice bonus to a treat you're

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already enjoying in moderation because

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calling dark chocolate health food is

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still a bit of a stretch even in that

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80% cocoa chocolate the other 20% is

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still mainly sugar and that is the best

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case scenario because most Foods

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advertised as dark chocolate don't even

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make it that far many brands have

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chocolate variants that go by some other

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name with the word dark in it because it

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doesn't actually pass as dark chocolate

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there's not enough cocoa and too much

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sugar but most people just browsing the

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shelves are not going to notice if dark

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chocolate is something that you see

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yourself indulging in at least make sure

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you check the amounts that are in it and

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there you have it 10 foods that you may

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have once thought were healthy that

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you'll never get trapped by again I feel

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the need to reiterate that I am fully

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advocating balance in your nutrition

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fats have their place carbs have their

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place sugar has its place enjoy your

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food and keep a good relationship with

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it because if your perfect diet makes

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you miserable you're not going to follow

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it anyway with many of the foods I've

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talked about today I believe I've made

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it clear that there is a better

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alternative literally just right around

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the corner but more importantly I just

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wanted to bring awareness to some of the

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most common pitfalls people have hit

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after they've already made the decision

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to make a change in their life I have

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full sympathy for people who actively

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try to work on themselves and struggle

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due to a lack of information or Worse

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straight up deception hopefully videos

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like this can make the road on that

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Journey a little smoother now if you

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enjoyed the video or at the very least

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learned a little something I encourage

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you to subscribe to let me know to make

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more like this go ahead and let me know

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down in the comments what other topics

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you think could fit in a format like

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this and remember that all I ask is that

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you do your own research and advocate

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for your body you only get the one

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