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Nutrition Made Tasty!

Taco Bell Soft Taco

January 26, 2011 · by John Hays ·

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Taco BellTaco Bell Soft Taco.  I love the taste of them, I’m not gonna lie.  Many a late night driving around I’ve popped in, grabbed a few, and had them finished by the time I’ve gotten home.  However, with the recent lawsuit, let’s take a closer look at exactly what we’re eating:

 

“Yes, I’ll have a Taco Bell soft taco, please!”

“Taco Bell soft taco! Sure thing, that means you’ll be enjoying a “warm, soft, flour tortilla filled with seasoned ground beef, crisp, shredded lettuce, and real cheddar cheese” that actually is made of (from the website)

Seasoned Ground Beef

Beef, Water, Seasoning [Isolated Oat Product, Salt, Chili Pepper, Onion Powder, Tomato Powder, Oats (Wheat), Soy Lecithin, Sugar, Spices, Maltodextrin, Soybean Oil (Anti-dusting Agent), Garlic Powder, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Citric Acid, Caramel Color, Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali), Silicon Dioxide, Natural Flavors, Yeast, Modified Corn Starch, Natural Smoke Flavor], Salt, Sodium Phosphates. CONTAINS SOYBEAN, WHEAT

Cheddar Cheese

Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto (Color), Anti-Caking Agent. CONTAINS MILK

Lettuce

Iceberg Lettuce

Tomato

Tomatoes.

Tortilla

Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine, Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Ground Corn treated with Lime, Vegetable Oil (Cottonseed Oil, Citric Acid), Contains less than 2% of the following: Salt, Fumaric Acid, Calcium Propionate and Potassium Sorbate (use as Preservatives). CONTAINS: WHEAT Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine, Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Ground Corn treated with Lime, Vegetable Oil (contains one or more of the following: Corn Oil, Soybean Oil) with TBHQ and Citric Acid (to preserve freshness), contains 2% or less of the following: Salt, Calcium Propionate and Potassium Sorbate (to preserve freshness), Furmaric Acid, Dough Conditioner. CONTAINS: WHEAT Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine, Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Ground Corn treated with Lime, Vegetable Oil (contains Soybean Oil) contains 2% or less of the following: Salt, Calcium Propionate, Potassium Sorbate (to preserve freshness), Furmaric Acid. CONTAINS: WHEAT Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine, Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Ground Corn treated with Lime, Vegetable Oil (Cottonseed Oil, Citric Acid), contains less than 2% of the following: Salt, Fumaric Acid, Calcium Propionate and Potassium Sorbate (use as Preservatives). CONTAINS: WHEAT *Will Contain One Of The Ingredient Statements Above, Depending Upon Regional Suppliers

“No no, see, I’m gonna go healthy and get the Taco Bell soft taco with chicken!”

“OHHH…good choice, sir!  Well then that means you’ll be having

Southwest Chicken

Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat, Water, Seasoning [Salt, Maltodextrin, Spices, Garlic Powder, Chili Pepper, Paprika, Onion Powder, Carrageenan, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Natural Flavoring, Mixed Triglycerides, Yeast, Modified Corn Starch, Corn Syrup Solids, Yeast Extract, Alginates (Sodium, Calcium And/Or Ammonium), Cellulose, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate Used To Protect Quality, Not More Than 2% Silicon Dioxide Added To Prevent Caking, Soybean Oil], Modified Food Starch, Sodium Phosphates Soy Lecithin (Used As A Processing Aid). CONTAINS SOYBEANS

“Mmmmmm, load me up!!”

It’s all part of a nutritious, simple, affordable, handy daily meal, right?  Gotta feed our kids the right kinda stuff, right?  Make em grow up big and tall and strong!  Hmmmmm……maybe that 5 minute trip to the grocery store to buy actual chicken breasts, some whole grain tortillas and some low fat cheese, lettuce and tomato isn’t such a bad idea after all….I mean, 5 ingredients vs like 50…..just seems easier, right?

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Protein Bars Compared: Part 3

October 1, 2010 · by John Hays ·

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So after much delay, here is the 3rd, and most likely final for now, protein bars compared! This group happens to include what is currently the healthiest overall bar, the Greens Plus bar (although plans are in the works for Beachbody to reduce the P90X bars’ sugar content by 10g, thus making it the healthiest bar on the market).

Brand Flavor Cost Size Cal Prot Fat Sugar Sodium
Greens+ PB Choc $2.89 2.08 oz 260 16g 12g 18g 35mg
Detour Runner Choc PB $1.69 1.76 oz 210 12g 7g 8g 130mg
PowerBar Vanilla Crisp $1.19 2.29 oz 240 8g 3.5g 26g 200mg
Bora Bora Hula Cacao Hazelnut $1.67 1.4 oz 200 3g 13g 11g 50mg
Perfect Foods Bar Carob Chip $2.68 2.7 oz 283 18g 15g 17g 75mg
Organic Food Bar Protein $2.69 2.65 oz 330 22g 13g 24g 5mg
Nu Go Organic Dark Choc Almond $1.99 1.76 oz 180 10g 5g 13g 60mg

 

  • Greens Plus Dense, fairly tasty.
  • Detour Tastes a bit like a butterfinger, but less sweet.
  • 61-0001 Sweet taffy consistency.
  • Bora Bora Tasty crispy with whole hazelnuts.
  • Perfect Foods Bar Tastes amazing, just like peanut butter cookie dough.
  • Organic Food Bar Interesting flavor, grainy, almond butter mixed with dates.
  • Nu Go Organic Slightly chewy crispies covered in dark chocolate.

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Protein Bars Compared: Part 2

August 23, 2010 · by John Hays ·

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The protein bars research continues, with some tasty results!

Brand Flavor Cost Size Cal Protein Fat Sugar Sodium
Clif Z Bar Chocolate Brownie $0.69 1.27 oz 130 3g 3.5g 10g 125mg
Clif White Choc Mac Nut $1.19 2.4 oz 240 9g 7g 21g 160mg
Kind Plus Almond Walnut Mac $1.99 1.4 oz 210 10g 15g 7g 65mg
thinkThin Chocolate Mudslide $1.69 2.1 oz 230 20g 8g 0g 120mg
Pro Bar Fruition Peach $2.39 1.7 oz 160 3g 2g 21g 20mg
Balance Gold Choc PB $0.99 1.76 oz 210 15g 6g 14g 135mg
Clif C Raspberry $1.29 1.4 oz 130 2g 4.5g 17g 15mg
Bumble Bar Choc Chip $2.19 1.6 oz 200 5g 11g 12g 50mg
Luna White Choc Mac Nut $1.19 1.69 oz 190 9g 7g 11g 210mg
P90X Peak Performance Chocolate Fudge $2.00 2.29 oz 260 20g 8g 13g 200mg
  • Tastes exactly like a chocolate brownie.
  • Chewy, like a granola bar, tasty.
  • Very sweet, nutty, sticky.
  • Extremely chocolatey, soft and chewy, very tasty.
  • Thick, chewy, fruity, tasty.
  • Very soft, chewy, nice chocolate/peanut butter flavor.
  • clif-bar-cranberry-apple-134973 Soft, chewy, fruity, like a larabar.
  • bumble bar Tons of little seeds, honey, weird taste.
  • Crispy, sweet.
  • Tasty chocolate coating, chewy, slightly crunchy.

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Protein Bars Compared: Part 1

July 29, 2010 · by John Hays ·

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Protein Bars.  We’re always looking for something quick, something easy to snack on, even replace a meal with when we’re busy or on a long trip, so we go into the nearest convenience store and grab whatever they’re trying to push as protein bars.  It looks healthy compared to the candy bars, it usually comes from a brand we grew up with, it says chocolate somewhere on the label.  In other words, we’re in a hurry and it’s the lesser of two evils.

While it’s easy to bypass the obvious least healthy options like Snickers Marathon Bar (chocolate, caramel, high fructose corn syrup..mmmm, healthy!) and the various Kellogg’s bars like Nutrigrain (high fructose corn syrup AND sugar?), beyond that it’s often a random grab.  If it says protein or energy really big, it must be healthy and give you the best kind of fuel, right?

So I thought it might be worth investigating a bit further, do a series of comparisons of all the various protein bars out there. I’ve started with the following 7, and will continue finding more as a regular blog feature:

Brand Flavor Cost Size Calories Protein Fat Sugar Sodium
Larabar Ginger Snap $1.39 1.8 oz 240 5g 14g 20g 0mg
Vega Chocolate $3.29 2.2 oz 240 10g 10g 22g 10mg
Odwalla Chocolate Chip $1.29 1.6 oz 200 5g 7g 15g 90mg
Kashi GoLean PB & Chocolate $1.49 2.75 oz 290 13g 6g 31g 280mg
Pro Bar Original Blend $3.00 3 oz 370 9g 18g 23g 35mg
Halvah Chocolate $1.99 3 oz 150 2g 9g 7g 15mg
Green Superfood Chocolate PB $2.99 2.22 oz 270 12g 14g 19g 190mg

 

  • Larabar is a fruit & nut based bar, very gingery to the point of burning your tongue, chewy texture, not bad but wouldn’t want it every day.
  • VegaBarFinalLg Vega whole food energy bar is similar texture to Larabar, but completely tasteless and dry.
  • Odwalla is a tasty trail mix bar with chocolate chips on top.
  • Kashi GoLean Chewy has a nice chocolate coating, thick peanut butter filling, slightly powdery but tasty.
  • Pro bar is an interesting mix between a trail mix bar and a chewy fruity bar, filling.
  • Halvah tasted great, melting chocolate outside, butterfinger type inside.
  • Greens Super food is a chewy, somewhat crunchy bar, tastes like a green superfood, alright, not great.

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