What Did That Say? I Ate What?!

What Did That Say? I Ate What?!

What Did That Say? I Ate What?

While I was out and about today, I wandered over to a popular end cap. It was shiny and full and lots of people were heading over to it checking it out.

Fancy, Shiny, Squishy Bag of "Food"

Now, since being on RealW8 and changing to a healthier lifestyle, I no longer eat anything from bag, box, package. But, call it temptation, call it curiosity, call it courage, I took a LOOK, a peek. I picked up the somewhat soft squishy package of spaghetti sauce, turned the package over to read the label. Look at what I saw?!

Check Out This Label!

Can You See All The Chemicals on this Label?

What is Some of This Stuff? Is That Food?

Water
Sugar
Tomato paste (tomato, water)
Modified starch (corn)
Iodized salt
Artificial beef and sausage flavors
Parmesan cheese
Butter
Chili
Black pepper
Oregano
Bell pepper
Acetic acid
Monosodium glutamate
Onion
Garlic
Sodium benzoate (as preservative)
Aspartame
FD&C yellow no. 5
FD&C yellow no. 6
FD&C re no. 40

phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine

What Does That All Mean?

What?! No way!
Ingredients are listed by volume, so, start at the top to see what it has MOST in it.

Sugar

Water and SUGAR!
We now know sugar is not our friend and is tied to diseases and health issues.
Read more here:
http://www.asantae.com/Web/ww/en/products-drlundell.dhtml

Starch and Salt

But what about
Modified starch (corn)http://alifelesssweet.blogspot.com/2009/05/because-you-askedmodified-food-starch.html
Iodized salt
http://www.cncahealth.com/health-info/general/the-truth-about-salt.htm

Those aren't good for us!
Artificial beef and sausage flavors
Do we even WANT to look this one up. Maybe it's best we NOT KNOW what artificial beef and sausage flavors are.
YUK!!! And that salt!!!

Chemicals

How about these CHEMICALS?!
Acetic acidhttp://www.drugs.com/pro/acetic-acid.html
Monosodium glutamate
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/04/21/msg-is-this-silent-killer-lurking-in-your-kitchen-cabinets.aspx
Sodium benzoate 
http://www.naturalnews.com/033726_sodium_benzoate_cancer.html
Aspartame
http://aspartame.mercola.com/
phenylketonurics: contains phenylalanine
http://www.dreamviews.com/extended-discussion/52863-warning-phenylketonurics-contains-phenylalanine.html

Fake Colors - More Chemicals and Petroleum

And then these fake colors?!
FD&C yellow no. 5http://www.fitnessquests.com/2010/06/what-is-fdc-yellow-5-tartrazine.html
FD&C yellow no. 6
http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/702444/FD%26C_YELLOW_6/
FD&C red no. 40
http://www.red40.com/index.html

Is That Even Food?

I keep thinking, what?
Why would anyone want to eat that?
Do you know what all those horrible ingredients will do to your body?

Make it Up Fresh! 

Why Not Make it Up Fresh? Fresh Food = Healthy Lifestyle

Why not stick with your whole food, real food?
Get real tomatoes, real garlic, real onions, real black pepper, water and a real sweetener, like barley malt and make it up fresh.
No Chemicals.
No Fake colors.
No preservatives.

Better for your body. Healthier Lifestyle.

Simple. Easy. Fresh.

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What a Nut! Pistachios

What a Nut! - Pistachios

Pistachios - roasted

We've all heard about how great nuts can be for us, but when I grabbed for some pistachios, it made me wonder about them and how they differ from other nuts.
 I wondered, 
are they the nut with the most fat? 
The most vitamins? 
The most calories?
 I mean, they are green! That has to make them different already right?

I went searching around and discovered this.

"Try snacking on a serving of pistachios. They’re one of the lowest calorie, lowest fat, highest fiber nuts. Plus, a serving of pistachios gives you 49 kernels – more than any other snack nut!"

I'm amazed by this little nut.
It's such a great nut, it has an entire collection of its wonders at sites like this one:
www.pistachiohealth.com/
And I thought I was just getting a great small snack!

The power behind RealW8 helps each of us to make better choices. You'll find yourself craving healthy food choice, like pistachios instead of sugary treats! Part of The RealW8 Way to a healthy lifestyle.

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Pick Your "No's"!

Yes. I said it. Pick your "No's"!  Quirky little phrase that I am sure you'll remember. You'll be able to say it, giggle, and use it as a powerful tool to a new You! Wondering what "No's" have to do with anything?  Well, what if I told you that your "No's" are the building blocks to anything you want to change about yourself and your 'habits'. They are your boundary limits and once you set them, you start to create yourself, your world around you, how you interact with that world, in essence Your Lifestyle. I'm a Lead Coach for my RealW8 weight loss team, so I hear this often "If I do this, where do I start" With RealW8, and our team, we really encourage you to pace yourself wherever you are in your commitment to yourself. To do this, it starts with you. And I encourage my teammates to start small. Pick a "No" Pick just one thing, anything that you feel you can get rid of from your normal food choices and make that one thing be your "No". Maybe your "No" could be soda. Or maybe a food from the processed food category, like Fast food hamburgers, Fries, Chips, or Canned Goods. Whatever your choice you just need 1 to start. Pick a food that you can say no to, then each and every time you are facing it on your RealW8 journey, remember  "Pick Your "No's" Armed with your RealW8 and your new found power phrase, "pick your "no's", you'll  change your habits one "no" at a time and build blocks to a healthier lifestyle in 'no' time! ——————————————– If you’d like to begin your RealW8 weight loss journey, or if you’d like to become a coach and help not only yourself, but your family and friends as well, or if you’d like to become business partners and learn how to earn money while losing weight email me at Islandgirl.a@gmail.com friend me on FaceBook http://www.facebook.com/alicia.delosreyes.hankins or Use the contact tab here on this website. I can get you started RIGHT and on your way to success!

Better Than Ice Cream?

What Could Be Better Than Ice Cream? The Acai Bowl!

Through our RealW8 support team, we help people create new habits by encouraging  small, easy, changes towards better choices. Next time you are looking for an ice cream shake or a mountain of ice cream scoops, try an Acai Bowl instead. We gave it try. Here, in Hawaii, we have  Down to Earth organic and natural store. Your neighborhood whole food, organic, natural food type store may also serve it up! What's in an Acai Bowl? Well, each vendor may concoct their own secret recipe, but there seems to be some basic ingredients for the general Acai Bowl, fozen acai, fruit, and granola. Yes! Simple, yet so tasty! Here's the Down to Earth Acai Bowl Acai, Bananas, Apple Juice, Agave and French Vanilla Almond Granola Acai bowls are incredibly refreshing, naturally sweet, and a great natural energy boost. It's just like having a berry ice cream!  Easy Ice Cream Replacement Give it a try! It's a simple, easy, small choice towards better choices, Acai Bowl instead of Ice Cream. You can do it! ——————————————– If you’d like to begin your RealW8 weight loss journey, or if you’d like to become a coach and help not only yourself, but your family and friends as well, or if you’d like to become business partners and learn how to earn money while losing weight email me at Islandgirl.a@gmail.com friend me on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/alicia.delosreyes.hankins or Use the contact tab here on this website. I can get you started RIGHT and on your way to success!