Health News
On September 2nd, my 30th birthday, I was on Showcase MN at the Minnesota State Fair giving advice for healthy food choices at the fair...no, a corndog wasn't on on the list. But, here is one you can enjoy at home!
Morning Star "All Natural" Corn Dogs are ANYTHING but healthy! If you need more information on why these ingredients are so terrible for your cells, click HERE.
Ingredients: WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), ENRICHED YELLOW CORN MEAL (YELLOW CORN MEAL, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, WHEAT GLUTEN, CORN OIL, CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SOYBEAN OIL, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SALT, METHYLCELLULOSE, DEXTROSE, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (CORN PROTEIN, SOY PROTEIN), EGG WHITES, NATURAL FLAVORS, BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, MOLASSES), SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, NONFAT MILK, POTATO FLOUR, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SOY FLOUR, CARRAGEENAN, MUSTARD FLOUR, ONION POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM, AUTOLYZED YEAST, PAPRIKA (COLOR), GARLIC POWDER, SOYBEANS, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, HYDROLYZED TORULA AND BREWER'S YEAST, WHEAT, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL?, GUM ARABIC, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (CORN GLUTEN, SOY PROTEIN, WHEAT GLUTEN), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, LACTIC ACID, RED #40, CITRIC ACID, BLUE #1.
NO one wishes harm on their children, but if you feed them trans-fats, you are unknowingly setting them up for severe health issues. This is because trans-fats in foods are like BIG SUV's trying to park into a "compact" parking spaces of our cells that are reserved for healthy Omega 3 fats (DHA). When this happens, our neurotransmitters responsible for focus, mood, and memory have a hard time finding and recognizing their receptors due to the inflammation of the membranes on the brain cells caused by the consumption of trans fats.
Brain levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine (important for mood and focus) are lowered by 95% when you ingest trans fats. BUT what is even more disturbing, is that when you switch to eating 100% trans-fat free our brain remains unable to produce normal amounts of dopamine in the hippocampus (the part of the brain most responsible for consolidating memory). This is one reason for the high rates of ADHD and depression. To read more on Brain Chemicals, check out my book: Secrets to Controlling Your Weight Cravings and Mood
To learn more on specific foods and how it effects our mood and our children, I have a very shocking class called Food Mood Energy and Weight Loss for only $25 and I also have a Healthy Kids Class. Just pay here to get the slides and video! :)
"HEALTHIFIED" CORNDOG
4 TBS coconut flour
4 TBS beef broth or veggie broth
1/2 tsp gelatin
2 egg
2 grassfed hot dog
Coconut oil for frying
In a medium size bowl, heat the broth and mix in the gelatin to dissolve. Add in the coconut flour and the egg. Let sit for a minute to thicken up. Wrap the batter around the hotdog (I had to use my hands). Add coconut oil or ghee to a skillet on high (or use THIS corndog skillet), once the skillet is hot, place the corndog in the oil and roll around until all side are cooked. CORNDOG! And this was my favorite way to use coconut flour! Makes 2 servings.
TIP: To help "breading" stick to foods, stir 1/2 tsp of unflavored gelatin into the "flour." Meat and gelatin are composed of proteins that form tight bonds with one another.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per corn dog)
Traditional Corn Dog = 250 calories, 29 carbs, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein
?Healthified? Corn Dog = 142 calories, 12.7 g protein, 6.7 g fat, 3.4 g fiber, 6.1 g effective carbs
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Option: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a mini muffin pan. Place 1 TBS of breading in the muffin tin. Place a 1 inch piece of hot dog into the dough. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy with homemade ketchup!
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Health News
Corndogs
On September 2nd, my 30th birthday, I was on Showcase MN at the Minnesota State Fair giving advice for healthy food choices at the fair...no, a corndog wasn't on on the list. But, here is one you can enjoy at home!
Morning Star "All Natural" Corn Dogs are ANYTHING but healthy! If you need more information on why these ingredients are so terrible for your cells, click HERE.
Ingredients: WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), ENRICHED YELLOW CORN MEAL (YELLOW CORN MEAL, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, WHEAT GLUTEN, CORN OIL, CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SOYBEAN OIL, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SALT, METHYLCELLULOSE, DEXTROSE, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (CORN PROTEIN, SOY PROTEIN), EGG WHITES, NATURAL FLAVORS, BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR, MOLASSES), SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, NONFAT MILK, POTATO FLOUR, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SOY FLOUR, CARRAGEENAN, MUSTARD FLOUR, ONION POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM, AUTOLYZED YEAST, PAPRIKA (COLOR), GARLIC POWDER, SOYBEANS, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, HYDROLYZED TORULA AND BREWER'S YEAST, WHEAT, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL?, GUM ARABIC, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (CORN GLUTEN, SOY PROTEIN, WHEAT GLUTEN), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, LACTIC ACID, RED #40, CITRIC ACID, BLUE #1.
Brain levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine (important for mood and focus) are lowered by 95% when you ingest trans fats. BUT what is even more disturbing, is that when you switch to eating 100% trans-fat free our brain remains unable to produce normal amounts of dopamine in the hippocampus (the part of the brain most responsible for consolidating memory). This is one reason for the high rates of ADHD and depression. To read more on Brain Chemicals, check out my book: Secrets to Controlling Your Weight Cravings and Mood
Children who start at age 3 or 4 eating a steady diet of fast food, pop tarts, commercially prepared fish sticks, stick margarine, cake, candy, cookies and microwave popcorn can be expected to have a harder time focusing, an increase risk of depression, have heart disease and strokes at earlier ages. BUT even if you avoid typical "junk food," you must remain a detective! I have seen trans-fats in refrigerated SALSA!
Healthy Family Class
"HEALTHIFIED" CORNDOG
4 TBS coconut flour
4 TBS beef broth or veggie broth
1/2 tsp gelatin
2 egg
2 grassfed hot dog
Coconut oil for frying
In a medium size bowl, heat the broth and mix in the gelatin to dissolve. Add in the coconut flour and the egg. Let sit for a minute to thicken up. Wrap the batter around the hotdog (I had to use my hands). Add coconut oil or ghee to a skillet on high (or use THIS corndog skillet), once the skillet is hot, place the corndog in the oil and roll around until all side are cooked. CORNDOG! And this was my favorite way to use coconut flour! Makes 2 servings.TIP: To help "breading" stick to foods, stir 1/2 tsp of unflavored gelatin into the "flour." Meat and gelatin are composed of proteins that form tight bonds with one another.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per corn dog)
Traditional Corn Dog = 250 calories, 29 carbs, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein
?Healthified? Corn Dog = 142 calories, 12.7 g protein, 6.7 g fat, 3.4 g fiber, 6.1 g effective carbs
Option: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a mini muffin pan. Place 1 TBS of breading in the muffin tin. Place a 1 inch piece of hot dog into the dough. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy with homemade ketchup!
- Samoa Cookies
Even though they claim, tran-fat free, this isn't true. Partially hydrogenated oils are listed in the ingredients. If you look closely the cookie photo says "per serving." If the total amount is less than 1 gram, they can claim this, but even 1 gram...
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About 60% of clients that I see are taking a prescription drug for depression or anxiety. Could our food supply be affecting our brain health? I KNOW so! It is not your fault for these low moods. We just need to start eating quality "food" rather than...
- Brownie Cut Outs
I know we all prefer convenience food...it is hard to take the time to bake, but when you dig deep and look at the ingredient list of common items, you realize the importance of making your own food. One popular American diet program has a so called "diet"...
- Sticks And Dip
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NO one wishes harm on their children, but if you feed them trans-fats, you are unknowingly setting them up for severe health issues. This is because trans-fats in foods are like BIG SUV's trying to park into a "compact" parking spaces of our cells...