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Originally Posted by canadjineh
Sorry to say but approx. 68% of the calories in those things is from fat. Something you might be able to use in maintenance ONCE IN A WHILE but not as a P1-3 protein The percentage shown after the fat grams is the percentage of daily suggested allowance of fat that 1 serving (piece/stick) provides & not the percentage of calories in the product that is fat. Hard to explain...
Like grades of ground beef - surprisingly 82% of the calories in regular ground beef comes from fat and even extra lean ground beef USDA 57% of the calories come from fat. http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nu...an---30%25-fat)
A better snack (though probably not P1 as there may be sugars involved) is beef or turkey jerky - not the chopped and formed kind though, real meat slices marinated & dried.
Sorry, but I'm sure the coach will tell you too, just Also I just noticed there is dextrose in the jalapeno one = ADDED SUGAR
Liana
Not to start a controversy for those on P1...as there is a snack built into the day, and it is needed.
But it is time to come to terms with the idea snacking is probably one of the
behaviors that contributes to weight gain and obesity long term. During your time on this diet that is a big thing to start to consider, and is not one our society and lifestyle in the western world embraces willingly.
There is the opportunity to take hold of the behaviors that need to be modified while on
any diet. For maintenance the LACK of much snacking is possibly one that has been ignored. There is a myth that frequent small meals and snacks contribute to weight loss or maintenance. In reality, snacking between meals continually causes the insulin levels to rise and prevents fat burning.
Dr. Oz recently did a session with a physician ( ??Trying to remember his name...so sorry senior moments prevail sometimes???
) who explained myths about weight loss for most people...and the "smaller meals and snacking often" was a HUGE myth for most because of this metabolic fact.
Seeing how it was explained on the air was simple and very enlightening for me. In myself, and I will let others deduce if this is a physiologic response they may need to manage in their own metabolic future... meals are meant to supply energy...and probably more than/or even one snack a day, which should be small and energy replenishing may be a bad habit or expectation for the future. In fact rethinking snacking altogether was the outcome for me. Quite honestly...we who have weight issues (and that includes someone who has reached goal...) really need to decide if a snack is necessary...and perhaps not be so eager to find something too tasty or tempting! The metabolic scenario that happens after snacking is not helpful to weight loss OR maintaining...
If I can find this segment on line I'll post it; but the upshot is to imagine how your body carries around the glycogen to burn for energy from your last meal...( They actually used a golf cart and drove in circles, and threw something in the back every time you "ate" or consumed any calories)
The ideal is for most or ALL that you are putting in the back of the cart gets burned before the next meal so it does not get converted to fat, as more stuff goes into the cart. Best is to rarely have too much in your "cart" so that can actually happen. Ergo...the cart that always has something in it is constantly replenishing fat stores ..as well as energy because you just ate again.
Obviously, with a faulty metabolism, or as we age there is the GOOD chance you will not burn at the fastest rate anyway. Hmmm...eating more often leads to the opportunity for fat to be replenished...eating becomes not just an energy resource. It's a ticket to fat-ville for a lot of people.
If this makes sense...rethink snacking and your attitude about what a snack is....especially for maintenance. Your meals will be bigger...your calories are going up...Do you
REALLY need snacks? P1-2 are time to get your head wrapped around this fact that, is reality for most of us. And be honest when you think about this...how does YOUR metabolism roll...??
We all already know the answer.....And I don't know anyone who is able to make the calendar go backwards...every year we burn less than the year before... NOT GOOD!!!
If this visual helps anyone...I'm glad...I will try to find the segment.