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replacing sweets with protein bars ?
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How is it ridiculous? I am well acquanted with the field of chemistry and so I am using my scientific knowledge objectively to battle common misconceptions within food.
Admittedly, Coca-Cola loses the vitamin battle, but it's a good job that literally no diet is composed of exclusively soft drinks, and that multi-vitamins exist.
Assuming you are a fellow chemist and this is in fact, a joke.
A good opportunity to spread this awareness photograph for those who do not get it.
Mr. Giggles
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Well, that's one way to look at it.
Numerically, yes we see that two apples amounts to more calories, but part of weight loss is also developing the healthy life style that comes with it and that means finding healthier replacements for the bad things.
jakonovski
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Coke and vitamin pills, the diet of the future!
And I have a Master's degree in biology, I'm a licensed personal trainer and nutritionist, so what?
I already said, noone is argueing that apples do not contain sugar.
But they are a great substitution for other sweets if you have sweet cravings. And definitely better than Coke.
I think it's pretty clear that the dieticians within our society are nowhere near reaching a consensus as to what constitutes 'healthy' and what doesn't. There is so much misninformation within the world of food.
Calories In vs Calories Out, whilst trying to balance Protein/Carbs/Fats in a reasonable proportion is probably the best you can safely do.
Why are you a nutritionist and not a dietician?
sixteen-bit
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the best bars.
I'm German and I sometimes don't have the right vocabulary, I'm sorry
Mr. Giggles
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lol. Well, I disagree...that consensus was reached years ago. Natural whole foods will always trump processed foods.
And no simplifying to calories in vs calories out is how one acquires deficiencies in minerals and vitamins.
jakonovski
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I had a banana while out biking the other day, gained like 3 pounds on the spot. I got a bit shaken, but then at home I had some GAMER FUEL and some peels here.
How about banana dunked in chocolate?
Generally the micronutrients in most fruit are in very small amounts (not enough to be relevant for moderate consumption) and your body's ability to absorb said micros through fruit isn't that great so eating fruit for its micronutrients isn't as useful as old sentiment would have you believe. This is based on recent-ish research.
I'm not 100% on the details and I have to read the research more extensively, but this is my understanding.
I'm not 100% on the details and I have to read the research more extensively, but this is my understanding.
Hari Seldon
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I'm no expert, but this line of thinking was why everyone started eating transfats in the 1950s, which we now know is about the worst thing you can possibly eat.
Oh yeah, sorry.
When it comes to breakfast/lunch/dinner, I will without fail recommend whole foods. However for base level snacks I consider the difference to be relatively slim ant not worth obsessing over, it's usually helpful for people to keep these things in their diet for a while whilst cutting down, lest they want to be miserable.
Tbh though, even with processed food you'd have to try quite hard to be deficient in vitamins and minerals.
Mr. Giggles
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Freedom = $1.05
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protein bars can be loaded in calories. so long as youre not under the illusion of them being some sort of diet food then sure.
Mr. Giggles
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Ah well, when you say it like that I agree - weaning them off slowly definitely helps the diet stick.
To the last bit, I agree, although I think that by itself is worthy of separate discussion.
Beardz
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Not true either.
It's highly processed food designed to be sold for a profit by the same mega companies selling you chips and soda. Marketing them towards health and fitness is brilliant.
……forgetit
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That's exactly what I'm saying lol, but yeah, you got it.
Are you fucking kidding me?
This is why you should never take nutrition advice from the Internet.
billy beane
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Read what's in the protein bar. Some are good, but others have just as much sugar as a candy bar, sometimes even more.
Fiber, Vitmains and Antioxidents are worthless!
The Truth About Sugar
An interesting documentary on sugar by the BBC, I think this might help some people in the thread.
An interesting documentary on sugar by the BBC, I think this might help some people in the thread.
justjustin
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Protein bars? I guess they're a little more satiating than typical sugary snack foods. Try fruit like others have said. It's fine to eat because the fiber and nutrients helps your body process the sugar more efficiently. Just don't drink juice since that really is just sugar.
I... what? I'm not saying you're lying and something tells there's more to your story than just this detail but... what? Can someone explain this please?
Did you replace 6 apples with one protein bar or what?
Yeah an apple isn't even 100 calories. I mean maybe if it's huge.
Was thinking this as well
balladofwindfishes
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Anti-fruit stuff will never not make me smile in its ridiculousness.
Well for protein I went with chicken and egg whites, along with fruit. I didn't use fruit as a protein substitute, I mean
SpinningBirdKick
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Protein bars alone won't give you much benefit without exercising and tweaking the rest of your diet accordingly.
ersocaster
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My fiance replaced sweets with various kinds of fruit - apples, oranges, grapes, pears, plums, etc.. She lost 20 pounds in about 4 months. It was impressive how much it worked.
It's one thing to look at a diet from the outside when you are only considering one ingredient, versus actually experiencing the diet yourself. Fruit works wonders for losing weight.
Terra Firma
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Assuming you are a fellow chemist and this is in fact, a joke.
A good opportunity to spread this awareness photograph for those who do not get it.
It's missing amygdalin, a substance that is metabolized into hydrogen cyanide by the body and is lethal.
(found in apple seeds)
ersocaster
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It's lethal if you eat something like 40 apples a day.
These blanket statements ignore the context of the chemicals.
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