Fast Food Bites, Vol. II
July 12, 2010 by OCstrength
Filed under Diet, Featured
Fast Food Bites is a series of short posts, designed to set you free from the media lies that have plagued the nation for far too long. Made possible thru huge food corporations, and active lobbyists, the common folks have been brain washed into believing lies about the current state of our food supply. These posts are designed to educate my beez in peez, in order to make better diet and nutrition choices.
1. Canola Oil is ‘healthier’ because it contains less saturated fat. FALSE. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Canola Oil is technically ‘Canada Oil’ and it is obtained from the poisonous rapeseed tree. There is nothing natural about this stuff at all. Canola oil is refined, or manufactured, genetically modified, and most of the omega-3s are lost during the refinement process. At times, the oil is also partially hydronated to make it more shelf stable. We all know by now, that means trans-fats. Trans-fats are killers. And don’t give me this crap about how your family and ancestors have used it for years with no problems. Bullshit! The genetically modified canola hasn’t been around too long, and the food lobbyists pushed this crap on the public after the FDA struck a deal with Canada. Look it up…I dare ya!
Oh, the same goes for ‘Soy Bean’ oil. Genetically modified soy is HORRIBLE…and soy bean oil is in tons of processed products. It’s cheap to make, mixes well with most processed products, and is probably one of the main reasons why we have so many ‘girly men’ and fertility problems these days. Soy kills testosterone! Guys…Test is good!
A gallon of illness from Costco.
2. Eating or drinking a post workout shake IMMEDIATELY after a workout is a great idea. FALSE. This is a tricky one. For years, I have heard you should immediately flood your muscles with protein and replenish the ’sugar’ you lost during your workout. It is true, you should eat within an hour or so after your workout. However, doing so immediately, will simply stop the production of HGH. Human growth hormone (HGH) is something all of our bodies produce….not just Bonds and McGwire. It is important to note that HGH and insulin both compete and one cannot exist with the other. As soon as you ‘replenish’ the sugar…the HGH stops. And to be honest, I don’t think chocolate milk is a very good idea if you’re trying to LOSE weight. Keep the sugar low at all times…
Try waiting a good 30-45 minutes before you have anything to eat or drink besides water after your next workout.
Got Milk?! Huh? You mean, got a needle?
3. Fat free milk is healthier…it has less calories. FALSE. Sure it has less calories, but so does dirt. Milk was designed by cows, and nature, to take a 75lb calf to 1,500lbs in about 2 years. What do you think that does to humans? A ‘cow’ is a common name given to fat people…but still we’re told it is healthy, needed, and should be consumed to the tune of 3 servings per day. What’s my point? Once your done sucking on the bottle or the tit, you don’t need a milk mustache anymore.
But if you are going to consume it, go organic, and full fat whole dairy. Why? First off, you’ll lose most of the nutritional value in the milk once the fat is removed. You’ll probably get a higher dose of sugar (the bad stuff) and the process in which the milk fat is removed is very dangerous to our health.
Avoid milk when possible, and stop drinking fat free milk. Do you really think our ancestors sat around thinking about how to get the fat out of milk and reduce calories? C’mon! Or we all realized milk fat was causing all the problems, we took it out, and now the entire country is healthier? Yes, we can now survive the common cold and simple infections (things that killed many in the past) but now we have been introduced to many chronic diseases that NEVER existed 50 years ago. The only thing that has changed is our diet.
No, folks. Pasteurization made it possible to store milk for long periods of time. Thus opening the flood gates to massive dairy farms to mass produce the hell out of it. The low fat media craze justified the de-fattening of the milk.
Oh yeah, it can also lead to infertility in females. But to be honest, that may not be a bad thing for most people. Sorry…
A mothers job is never done. Milking.
4. Nuts, such as almonds, walnuts, or cashews, are too high in fat for me to eat. FALSE. Portion control is the key here. Nuts are very calorie dense, but if you can show some self control…they’re well worth eating. Nuts contain essential fatty acids our bodies cannot make. The NATURAL fat in nuts make you full, satisfied, and offer many nutritional benefits. I think it’s important to point out; I am writing about RAW nuts. Nothing ‘honey roasted’ or salted, or peppered with your favorite sugary topping. You may cut calories by switching to one of those INSANE 100 calorie snacks, (nuts are 170cals per oz) such as mini cookies, brownie bites, ritz, or whatever else they have now…BUT…you know, antifreeze is also very low in calories! Seriously, have you read the ingredient list on those snack packs? Crazy shit…
Low calories are nice…but you have to weigh in all the variables. You know what else has 100 calories? 25g of pure sugar. That is about 6 and a half teaspoons of sugar. You’ll probably get the same nutritional benefits as well.
Oh yeah, peanuts….are actually legumes, and not nuts at all. They contain much more omega 6 fats and should be used very sparingly. Why do you think they’re so much cheaper?
100 calories, zero benefits.
Fight the lies!
-Mike.
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