Holy Guacamole!!!

Trap Food #3

FACT: At first glance, if we remove the chips from the picture here

and concentrate on the “goodness” of the guacamole, things don’t

look too ominous for our chances of holding onto a flat

stomach. However, “dip” deeper(wasn't that clever) and you’ll find that just one

tablespoon of this stuff can have 40 calories (almost 2/3 of which

comes from fat!). The bigger problem? On average, we consume

about 8-10 tablespoons per serving with our healthy sized dips,

not to mention the chips that are being used to scoop it all up!

How often do you eat of chips and dip and how much?

MEAL PLANNING

Breakfast - 7:00am

English Muffin with

Peanut Butter

1

Banana

Glass of Skim Milk

Snack #1 - 10:30am

Plain Greek/or Soy Yogurt

(Fage) with sliced

peaches and almonds

Bottle of Water

Lunch - 1:00pm

Cajun Grilled Chicken

on a Whole Wheat

Wrap with lettuce,

tomato and salsa

Bottle of Water

Vegeterian/Vegan:

Lunch - 1:00pm

Meat Substitute(Soy, Tempah)

on a Whole Wheat

Wrap with lettuce,

tomato and salsa

Bottle of Water

FINAL THOUGTS

Look, if you're going to lose a battle to a food in the fight for weight loss, please don't let it be Guacamole! I know it's addictive to fill up on chips and dip before your meal, but hopefully the stats I provided should inspire you skip out next time you're at Chuy's and save more room for your entrée.

THIS BLOGS TIP

Try not to eat within at least 1 hour of working out. This will allow your muscles to receive the blood flow instead of your stomach.

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