Natural Nut butters, natural or not?

I know we all love our peanut butter and are told Natural Nut butters are better but have you looked at your PB Jar lately?  Are the ingredient: Nuts and maybe Salt?  If so, you are in the clear and your nut butter is truly “Natural”.  There are so many...

TRANS-FAT TRAPS

It is important to watch those trans-fat traps… Here are a few products that have trans-fats that you may not even realize! Energy bars The ones that have a candy-like coating are most likely to contain trans fat. If you are in an emergency and a bar is all you...

The skinny on Fats

The Skinny on the Different Fats: -Saturated Fats These fats have all of their carbon atoms filled (saturated) with hydrogen. Saturated fat is primarily found in high-fat cuts of meat, poultry with the skin, whole and 2 percent dairy products, butter, cheese, and...

fat and carbs q&a

Q: I’ve read this before about combining fat with carbs and I’m just curious what the reason is behind this. *Meal composition– low-fat, high-carb meals are most effective at raising both insulin and leptin. You don’t want to combine a lot of fat with your...