Finally A Fork That Punishes You When You Eat Too Fast

Do you eat like you’re in the army?

Does food fly off your plate faster than Taylor Swift changes boyfriends?
Check out the HAPIfork. It monitors how fast you are eating and how many bites you take. If you break the rules it sends you a punishing vibrating reminder.

People who eat fast usually eat more calories per meal and are heavier than slow eaters.
HAPIfork seeks to solve this problem by teaching dieters to eat slower. It connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth to track progress and bites in real time.
The HAPIfork retails for $99.
Originally on TheVerge.com

High Protein, Healthier Banana Bread To Die For Recipe

Banana bread is a classic and a great way to use over-ripe bananas.

Instead of a traditional recipe, why not make this delicious, protein packed, whole wheat version of the bread that’s really a dessert staple.

Here’s What You’ll Need

(For Bread)

• 1 1/2 scoops chocolate protein powder
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 egg whites
• 2 tbsp vanilla greek yogurt
• 1/3 cup oats

Optional: 1/3 cup chocolate chips (if you want it really chocolatey – I skipped this step)
(For Topping)

• 1/3 cup oats
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• drizzling of honey
• sprinkling of cinnamon

Quick and Easy Directions

Preheat oven to 350 and then mix dry bread ingredients in a medium size bowl. Add bananas, egg whites, and greek yogurt, and mix well.
Spray a bread pan with nonstick spray, then pour mixed ingredients into the pan.

In the same bowl (which should now be mostly empty), mix topping ingredients with clean hands. Be sure to sprinkle enough honey into the mix so that the topping begins to stick/clump together. Sprinkle topping over the bread mix.
Put in the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean (the topping will still be gooey, but the bread should be solid and clean).

Just remember that this banana bread is still a dessert, not really a type of bread……..
Originally developed by recipe writer, Carly Taylor, on Createliveblog.com

Deadliest Burger in All the Land- Like Eating a Whole Stick of Butter!

Chili’s, we gotta hand it to you.

Only you can create a single patty burger that has a whole day’s worth of calories and 2 days worth of saturated fat!

Introducing the Jalapeño Smokehouse Bacon Burger

Sounds innocent enough….

But wait….
This Chili’s Big Mouth Burger has:

1,910 Calories- A Day’s Worth

126g Fat(43g saturated)- 2 Days’ Worth

5,290mg of Sodium- 2+ Days’ Worth

I’m sure you’ll want fries with that and let’s throw in a portion of one of their fat and calorie laden apetizers..
Ouch! This makes both my diabetes and my heart disease hurt!
If you like deadly burgers like this, check out our 7 Hamburgers of the Apocalypse.
Originally on Eat This, Not That!

Fructose Is Making You Fat

I saw a news report the other day that explained the more we eat fructose-based foods, the more likely we are to consume more calories.

They say the fructose foods are not giving us the feeling of fullness. The glucose sugar foods leave us with a little more satiety.

The research in the story was from the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

At first, I didn’t think much about this because of recent negativity surrounding high fructose corn syrup. But, then I got to thinking about how I feel when I eat foods high in fructose—not full and likely to eat more!

Fructose vs. High Fructose Corn Syrup

Feeling confused yet about the difference in types of sugars?

Ajouter une légende

High Fructose Corn Syrup: High fructose corn syrup is about half glucose and half fructose. The current standing is that high fructose corn syrup is not to blame for obesity. However, the main concern is that it is so concentrated, and makes foods more shelf stable, so it is overwhelmingly thrown into foods that it did not used to exist in before.

• Fructose: A simple sugar found in many plants that is absorbed quickly into our bodies.
• Glucose: Also a simple sugar, and our body’s main source of energy.
• Sucrose: White table sugar composed of glucose and fructose.

Why is Fructose Making Us Eat More?

After eating glucose foods, research participants had higher hormone levels that indicated fullness. After eating the fructose foods, participants had lower levels of the satisfying hormones. Fructose does not appear to reduce the appetite or begin the process of feeling full. Glucose does.
This makes sense to me as humans were meant to use glucose efficiently because glucose molecules are the building blocks of where we get our energy from.

Foods Highest in Fructose

1. Sweetened sodas
2. Applesauce and other canned fruit packed in syrup
3. Agave
4. Apple juice and grape juice
5. Fat free dressings (they add more sugar to make them fat free!)

*Apples also made this list, but I did not include. When we eat the whole fresh fruit, there is no need to limit our fresh fruit intake because of the fiber content.

Foods Highest in Glucose

Summer squash

1. Molasses
2. Oranges and tangerines
3. Toaster pastries and Pop Tarts (This isn’t an excuse to eat these!)
4. Celery

How do you feel after eating/drinking foods or beverages high in fructose?

Like to Drink? Look What it Does to Your Face!

A new app shows you what you’ll look like in 10 years, factoring in your current alcohol consumption.

Princess Kate really needs to put down that pint!

This frightening app is brought to us by Drink Smarter, a website funded by the Scottish government. They are trying to curb the problem of binge drinking in their country.
I tried it and I just now quit hyperventilating after seeing my after picture!

Energy Drinks That Give You Pep Without Giving You Cancer

Whenever one of my patients mentions “energy drinks”, I cringe.
What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Processed, chemically enhanced liquid that contains caffeine.
I thought, “Are there any energy drinks out there that are healthier than others?” Of course!
If you need some pep in your step choose these energy drinks instead of the bull that gives you wings.

7 Natural Energy Boosting Beverages

Steaz

Steaz makes a few different natural canned teas and an energy shot. They are all natural, contain clean ingredients, and sweeten with some stevia or carrot juice. I love all of their products, and you get a natural caffeine boost from real tea and some B-vitamins. Rating: A

FRS Energy Drinks

These low in caffeine with about 35mg coming from green tea. FRS drinks contain added antioxidants from green tea, and quercetin. Some are sweetened with Stevia but others Splenda! FRS claims you get your energy boost from the potent antioxidants that are targeted to fight fatigue, and the boost of B-vitamins. Rating: B+

Ex Drinks

Contains 80 mg of natural caffeine and use beet sugar and stevia to lightly sweeten. Most drinks do not contain anything artificial.  Watch out for the flavors that contain more sugar. Another complaint is that there is a longer list of ingredients. I like the flavors that contain some kombucha for the probiotic benefits. Rating: B

 V8 Energy Shots

This is reconstituted “vegetable” juice shot with Splenda. They say this gives you a serving of fruits and vegetables, but I am not convinced. You get a small energy boost from the green tea extract. You might as well make a cup of tea and put a teaspoon of honey in it. This would give you more natural results! 1 bottle is 10 grams of sugar. Rating: B-

Starbuck’s Double Shot Light

Simple ingredients of espresso, cream, splenda, and acesulfame K in this canned latte. Of course, I don’t prefer the artificial sweeteners. Why not get a real coffee? Rating: C+

Hawaiian OLA Energy

OLA is a high antioxident energy shot with Noni, Goji, and Acai Juices and 140mg of natural caffeine from yerba mate’ and green tea. It has a nice dose of B vitamins and only 6 grams worth of natural sugars. Be careful because the caffeine may be too high for some. Rating: A

Celestial Seasonings Enerji Shots

This is another all-natural energy shot with 100mg of caffeine from green tea. It’s sweetened with cain juice and stevia while giving a nice boost in energy and alertness. It’s easy to drink and not cough syrup tasting like the popular 5 Hour Energy. Rating: A
Remember: Do not combine any energy drinks with alcohol or drink more than one in a short period of time.
Overall, I prefer to try to increase my energy naturally by taking a quick walk, stretching, or drinking more water. If that doesn’t work, I grab a small black coffee!
How about you, do you drink any caffeine during your day?

Absurd Diet Advice From the Year 1925 and 2013

I don’t think any of our modern day diet gimmicks even come close to this one, circa 1925

“Reach for a Lucky instead of a Sweet”

Yeah, OK……
I especially like the fact that these cigarettes are “toasted”, so they don’t cause throat irritation or cough….
Just 15 or 20 kinds of cancer as well as emphysema!
It’s comforting to see we’ve evolved over the last, almost 90 years.
Or, have we?

Coca Cola Just Released Their 2013 Diet Advice

The Lucky Strike ad was originally featured on Health.com