The document is a note from the CEO of Personal Trainer Food discussing nutrition labels and healthy eating. It summarizes that while Americans are very educated about nutrition from reading labels, processed foods are worse than realized and are a major cause of obesity. It recommends eating natural, unprocessed foods like meats, vegetables, eggs and cheese as was done before the 1970s when obesity was not a problem in America. The goal is to transition to natural foods to learn healthy eating habits that can be maintained long term.
The document is a note from the CEO of Personal Trainer Food discussing nutrition labels and healthy eating. It summarizes that while Americans are very educated about nutrition from reading labels, processed foods are worse than realized and are a major cause of obesity. It recommends eating natural, unprocessed foods like meats, vegetables, eggs and cheese as was done before the 1970s when obesity was not a problem in America. The goal is to transition to natural foods to learn healthy eating habits that can be maintained long term.
The document is a note from the CEO of Personal Trainer Food discussing nutrition labels and healthy eating. It summarizes that while Americans are very educated about nutrition from reading labels, processed foods are worse than realized and are a major cause of obesity. It recommends eating natural, unprocessed foods like meats, vegetables, eggs and cheese as was done before the 1970s when obesity was not a problem in America. The goal is to transition to natural foods to learn healthy eating habits that can be maintained long term.
! FACT: Americans are the most nutritionally educated consumer in the world and yet we are the most obese country in the world. Why? ! ! We have been forced to read labels very carefully over the past 40 years due to manipulative ! marketing tactics by food companies and diet companies. We have been somewhat mislead into believing that processed foods are okay or ‘not that bad’. Now we are discovering they are actually a lot worse for us than anyone could have ever imagined. ! ! Before 1970, no one in America had to read labels and interesting enough America did not have an obesity problem. Why? Because we ate natural food (meats, vegetables, eggs, cheese, etc.). No one knew what a calorie was and no one worried about eating fat from meat or dairy. Also, we rarely ate sugary or processed foods because they had to be homemade or purchased at a restaurant. So what happened? ! ! In the late 60’s fat in food was deemed as the culprit for heart disease (while it was actually due to smoking) and all the food companies, medical experts and government began the fat free revolution. Sugar, High Fructose corn syrup, enriched white flour and preservatives were overlooked. Thus the food industry began adding these overlooked ingredients to their foods and within about 5 years obesity began its alarming increase and ‘dieting’ was born in the USA. I sincerely do not believe there was a conspiracy. They were simply doing what they felt was the right thing. ! ! Fast forward to today. We have become convinced that natural fat (meat, butter, cheese, etc.) is the culprit and that grains and fruits should be the main staple of our diet. We have also been told that it’s okay to cheat every X# of days if you stay within your points or calories. Let me be very candid…this is incorrect. ! ! The only way to lose weight and keep it off is to learn to eat natural foods and to avoid the ‘overlooked’ foods, listed above, plus most grains and fruits. Our goal at Personal Trainer Food is not to help you lose 10lbs in 1 day. It’s to help you transition from processed foods to natural foods so that when you go off our program, you will know what to eat and what to avoid. ! ! So while you read the nutrition label information below, try to remember that calories, fat, carbs, etc. are pretty irrelative because you are eating nature’s food… meats, vegetables, eggs, cheese and nuts…the foods we ate before America was obese. Product Name Serving Size Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar Trans Fat Dairy Gluten MSG Peanuts Soy (Oz) (g) (g) (g) (mg) (g) (g) Cheddar Omelet + Maple Sausage 5 380 5 32 17 760 4 1 Yes No No No No Western Omelet + Maple Sausage 5 340 6 28 15 620 4 0 Yes No No No No Plain Omelet + Maple Sausage 5 340 5 29 15 550 4 0 Yes No No No No Cheddar Omelet + Plain Omelet 7 380 6 29 22 810 4 1 Yes No No No No Cheddar Omelet + Egg Patty 5 390 6 30 21 960 3 1 Yes No No No No 2 Plain Omelets 6 340 6 26 20 600 4 0 Yes No No No No Plain Omelet + Beef Sausage 5 400 3 35 18 720 2 0 Yes No No No No Western Omelet + Beef Sausage 6 400 3 34 18 730 2 0 Yes No No No No 1 Plain Omelet + 1 Egg Patty 5 350 6 27 19 750 3 0 Yes No No No No Cheddar Omelet & Beef Sausage 6 440 3 38 21 870 2 1 Yes No No No No 1 Egg Patty + 2 Maple Sausage 5 520 7 46 19 950 5 0 No No No No No 3 Egg Patties 5 540 9 42 27 1350 3 0 No No No No No Egg White Garden Patty + 1 Maple Sausage 3 330 6 22 20 600 2 0 Yes No No No No 2 - Egg White Garden Veg Patties 3 320 8 12 30 720 0 0 Yes No No No No 2 Egg Patties + 1 Beef Sausage 6 590 6 44 26 1260 2 0 No No No No No Nontaki Ginger Chicken Strips 3 160 6 8 15 550 5 0 No Yes No No Yes Mesquite Grilled Chicken Breast 5 100 1 3 19 390 1 0 No No No No Yes Marinara Italian Style Chicken Breast 4 110 3 2 19 810 1 0 Yes Yes No No Yes Breaded Chicken Patty 4 250 12 15 15 480 0 0 No Yes No No No Angus Burger 4 300 0 23 25 390 1 0 No No No No No Rotisserie Chicken Breast 3 120 1 3 23 430 0 0 No No No No No Grilled Tender Chicken Breast 4 140 1 5 22 420 0 0 No No No No No Teriyaki Chicken 5 150 0 8 19 440 0 0 No Yes No No Yes Meatballs 4 268 6 21 11 758 1 1 Yes Yes No No Yes Spicy Breaded Chicken Breast 4 200 16 7 18 640 0 0 Yes Yes No No Yes Garlic Herb Chicken Breast 4 120 2 3 24 790 0 0 Yes No No No Yes Bacon and Cheddar Chicken Sausage 3 180 2 11 19 820 0 0 Yes No No No No Cranberry and Cognac Sausage 3 180 5 13 14 370 3 0 No No No No No Italian Flavor Chicken Sausage 3 160 2 9 18 650 0 0 Yes No No No No Apple and Gouda Juicy Sausage 3 150 8 7 15 490 5 0 Yes No No No No Mozzarella Roasted Garlic Chicken Sausage 3 160 4 8 17 730 2 0 Yes No No No No Spinach Asiago Chicken Sausage 3 140 2 7 16 670 0 0 Yes No No No No Caliente! Chicken Breast Chunks 4 190 13 8 17 800 0 0 Yes Yes No No No Monterey Jack Chicken Sticks 2 ct 5 320 22 16 24 960 2 0 Yes Yes No No Yes Chipotle & Cheddar Chicken Sticks 2 ct 6 360 30 16 26 1380 4 0 Yes Yes No No Yes Bacon & Cheese Chicken Sticks 2ct 5 380 28 18 30 2000 2 0 Yes Yes No No Yes Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sticks 2ct 5 360 30 14 28 1700 4 0 Yes Yes No No Yes Fajita Steak Strips 5 150 3 5 23 910 0 0 Yes No No No Yes Fajita Chicken for Salads 5 133 5 2 23 760 3 0 Yes No No No Yes Meatballs Italian Style 4 320 8 26 14 900 2 0 Yes Yes No No Yes Savory Cheeseburger Stick 3 290 2 23 17 850 0 0 Yes No No No No Zesty Italian Chicken Sticks 2 ct 6 380 26 16 28 1380 2 0 Yes Yes No No Yes Butter Roasted Chicken Breast 4 130 3 3 23 510 1 0 No No No No Yes Meatballs with Onions 4 100 3 7 8 206 1 0 No Yes No No Yes Jalapeno Chicken Sticks 2ct 6 290 17 16 24 490 2 0 Yes Yes No No No Adobo Chicken Breast 3 160 1 6 26 140 0 0 No No No No No Lemon Pepper Chicken 4 140 0 3 25 780 0 0 No No No No Yes Sesame Ginger Chicken 4 220 0 12 26 80 0 0 No No No No Yes Cajun Chicken Breast 3 210 0 11 25 440 0 0 No No No No No Broccoli Florets 4 40 5 0 1 27 3 0 No No No No No Asparagus 5 27 4 0 4 0 3 0 No No No No No Mixed Vegetables 6 80 16 0 1 107 5 0 No No No No No Cauliflower Florets 4 33 5 0 1 33 3 0 No No No No No Green Beans 4 38 7 0 2 0 3 0 No No No No No Normandy Blend 5 33 5 0 1 40 3 0 No No No No No Yellow Squash 4 25 5 0 1 3 0 0 No No No No No Green Zucchini 4 20 4 0 1 7 0 0 No No No No No Bermuda Blend 5 40 7 0 1 33 4 0 No No No No No Caribbean Blend 5 40 8 0 3 40 4 0 No No No No No Antigua Blend 5 33 7 0 1 33 3 0 No No No No No Mediterranean Blend 6 53 8 2 1 280 3 0 No No No No No Capri Blend 5 40 7 0 <1 33 4g 0 No No No No No Italian Blend 5 40 8 0 1 52 3 0 No No No No No Italian Green Beans 5 33 7 0 1 0 3 0 No No No No No Sicilian Blend 5 40 7 0 1 33 4 0 No No No No No Scandinavian Blend 5 53 9 0 3 93 4 0 No No No No No California Blend 5 31 0 0 <1 38 3 0 No No No No No Oriental Stir Fry 5 30 6 0 4 360 2 0 No No No No No Brussels Sprouts 5 46 7 0 5 33 4 0 No No No No No Lima Beans 7 147 27 0 8 320 3 0 No No No No No Riviera Blend 4 40 5 0 0 20 3 0 No No No No No Nantucket Blend 3 50 9 0 0 35 6 0 No No No No No Smoked Almonds - 3 oz per day 4 340 10 32 12 300 2 0 No No No No Yes Roasted Almonds - 3 oz per day 4 360 8 34 14 0 0 0 No No No Yes No Sunflower Seed Kernels - 3 oz per day 4 320 8 30 12 210 4 0 No No No No No Pistachio Nuts - 3 oz per day 3 340 18 28 12 440 6 0 No No No Yes No Tangy BBQ Almonds - 3 oz per day 4 340 11 30 13 288 4 0 No No No No No Beef & Cheese Sticks -2 pks of 2 per day 2 120 1 10 7 440 0 0 Yes No No No Yes Mozzarella String Cheese - 2 - 1oz sticks 2 80 0 5 7 190 0 0 Yes No No No No Monterey Jack Squares- 2 per day 2 110 0 9 7 180 0 0 Yes No No No No Salami Sticks - 2pks of 2 per day 2 110 1 8 7 450 1 0 No No No No Yes Teriyaki Sticks - 2pks of 2 per day 2 110 5 7 6 400 4 0 No No No No Yes Sweet Garlic Vegetable Sauce 0.5 120 0 14 0 130 0 0 No Yes No No Yes