Why Americans are obese: chocolate milk

Here’s another shocker from an American supermarket. At first you’d think it’s milk, it’s found in the dairy aisle after all. But actually this is not milk. Although it has “as much calcium as milk”.
It’s also called “Healthy and Delicious” and “Light”. But what is it really?
More marketing
This has “Zero cholesterol and saturated fat”, and “Only 90 calories”. Must be good for you, right? In case you don’t get the message they spell it out for you:
It’s one of the healthiest ways going to satisfy that daily chocolate craving. Bye-bye, guilt. Hello, bliss.
So what is it?
The Nutrition Facts
Ingredients: All Natural Soymilk and All Natural Cane Juice. Doesn’t that sound very natural?
It’s “free of lactose, dairy, cholesterol, eggs, casein, MSG, and worries”. It’s free of a lot of things (like decent nutrition). But it’s not free of sugar. In fact, it’s almost all sugar:
- 1.5 grams of fat
- 3 grams of protein
- 14 (!) grams of sugar
The 14 grams are per serving, there are 8 servings in this, so the “guilt-free” chocolate drink contain a massive 114 grams of sugar.Ā Unbelievably, even with all this sugar, they still add extra artificial sweetening (Stevia).
This hidden sugar bomb is marketed as a “healthy” option to real milk in America. It’s one reason why the American obesity epidemic is out of control.
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I wanted to punch him. Cherries ARE a wonderful food--but NOT because they are fat-free. In fact, eating them with cream only improves them.
At least he wasn't touting fat-free Froot Loops or something, I guess. *sigh*
Skim milk happens to be awful as well for people wanting to lose weight. All milk sugar and slightly insulinogenic milk protein, skim milk is OK for bodybuilders wanting to grow their muscles, but really bad for anyone wanting to lose body fat.
If you want milk, drink real milk. If you want a good low-calorie drink, chose water.
I know this goes against conventional wisdom today, but consider what has happened to the obesity rates while we believed in that.
As for milk chocolate being "part of moderation in your diet", that's a fairy tale that candy companies want you to believe in. Eat candy if you like, but your weight and health will always be better off without it.
I have to keep reminding myself that this is a free country and that consumers can buy and consume whatever they want or need or desire, but in my mind, I think about grabbing all that junk and replacing it with healthy meat, berries, non-starchy veggies, high fat dairy, etc.
That said, I used to drink chocolate almond milk, which is increasingly popular here. It's even worse--20g sugars per 8oz serving.
Unfortunately it isn't only the Americans who have been brainwashed like that. I think it's most of the western world ... :-(
Here are the ingredients: Reduced sugar, high protein, high calcium, reduced fat milk, lactase enzyme, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3.
Reduced sugar is the first ingredient, so I'm not sure how to take that, but I only drink every now and then so I don't think it's too big a deal.
Second what vitamins do you think you gonna miss? C? D? There is plenty of vitamins in LCHF diet.
Third, there are plenty examples of people lose weight without watching calories or exercise. Eat right and your body adjust the calories for you. Its not easy to overeat on LCHF. Its easy to overeat when you add plenty of carbs.
*Everything* in moderation :-0
Do a search at the USDA's Nutritional Database on a Porterhouse Steak.. be amazed at the extensive list of vitamins and minerals you will find there!
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
A nice juicy steak with some steamed broccoli served with butter is a complete meal that has *everything* in moderation.
Its often that cow kasein thats making the trouble.
And its probably a breading thing.. becuse wild cows dont have it!