It goes without saying that what we eat should have nutritional value. What we choose to eat either takes us closer to our goal, or takes us father away from it.
Forgetting calories for the time being, the more nutritious our food or snack or drink, the better it is for our health and fitness. But even more so if we’re trying to build and sculpt muscle.
Things go south when we choose high calorie / low nutrition foods, say for example, cheese puffs or pork rinds. Lots of calories, high fat, very low nutrition — and easy to shovel large amounts mindlessly into our mouths while our attention is focused on other things like TV or the internet.
Knowledge requires a whole 5 seconds of research, which can be as instant as a Google search: Enter “nutritional content Big Mac.” This will open a handy chart on the right side of the page with the calories and fats at the top followed by the basics. If we’re serious though, we’ll dig deeper through the list of search results for a complete rundown on whether the nutritional values of a Big Mac make it a smart choice. (Nope.)
If you search “nutritional content mcdonalds french fries” the chart on the right shows a picture of the product and states “378 calories” and 18 g. fat. But at the top of the search results, McDonalds paid-for advertising shows the same picture but states “270 calories” and 0 g. trans fat, which seems to contradict the chart to the right. But “0 g. trans fat” doesn’t mean 0 g. fat, or fat-free. Trans fat is just one of the fats contained in McDonald’s french fries. They don't mention the others in this ad. McDonald’s wants to deceive you by not divulging the true total fat content, so again, you have to look close, read slowly, and not be eager to fool yourself or allow others to fool you.
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