Showing posts with label Recleanse Apple Berry Fiber. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recleanse Apple Berry Fiber. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

More Reasons To Eat Protein Rich Yogurt!

Another Reason To Eat Yogurt!



Besides being an amazing snack, there seems to be a lot more benefits to eating yogurt than just taste! Many are weary of yogurt- either thinking it is too high sugar/carb or at the opposite end, thinking it is 'diet' food.

Well, Researchers recently studied the hunger curbing effects of yogurt. They discovered that the subjects that ate yogurt with 8g of protein and 3g of fiber per serving, had a 76% reduction in hunger (appetite) as compared to those who ate a calorie-matched yogurt on another day. They found that 2hrs after eating the PROTEIN RICH yogurt, the subjects ate less food at lunch. The Yogurt used in this study isn't available in North America yet- only Europe- where they honestly have THE BEST YOGURT SELECTIONS (it was Danone Shape Lasting Satisfaction Yogurt-FYI)- but that doesn't mean we can't make our own!
 
Greek Yogurt (or any no-sugar added) works with adding some Fiber (if you like fruity flavors, try ReCleanse Apple Berry Fiber) or add a Fiber Supplement to it. I love adding protein powder, or blending in cottage cheese to up the protein intake! This is another reason to add fiber cereal/vitamuffins/high protein cereal to amp up the fiber too! Granola is another fantastic option- aim for low sugar, high fiber (Dixie Diners, Fiona,Sensato Foods ,Flax Z Snax ) or low carb granola!

Try adding some raspberries ( 8g fiber per cup!) or other high fiber fruit (Blackberries 7.6g/cup, apple 4.4, avocado has 13.6g/cup)! Grating an apple into the Yogurt with Cinnamon, and sweetener is AMAZING!!! TRY IT!
I say bring on the parfait glass, amazing protein ice cream, protein cakes etc! Besides tasting amazing, you are getting probiotics, protein, carb and fiber in a healthy snack!

 
I recommend making Faux Protein Yogurt Frosting.
- Yogurt
(if you have time- blend it! It gets airy!- and for 'tang' add WF Mayo, cream cheese, cottage cheese etc)




I leave you with a $20 worth of Giant White Mushrooms. I eat them all day, everyday! Great way to add bulk, and vitamins!


Love is the only wealth that man absolutely needs. Love is the only wealth that God precisely is. Hate is an obverse form of love. You hate someone whom you really wish to love, but whom you cannot love. Perhaps he himself prevents you. That is a disguised form of love. You can only hate someone whom you have the capacity to love, because if you are really indifferent, you cannot even get up the enough energy to hate him. Hatred is the frustration or blockage of normal, free-flowing love. - Sri Chinmoy

Friday, April 9, 2010

ReCleanse Apple Berry Fiber Review

Since I ran out of my beloved Fibersmart and 4Fiber today and didn't have enough $ to buy new ones, I decided to grab the last marked down tub of Prairie Natural's Recleanse Apple Berry Fiber powder. I have used their chews before- and they are EXCELLENT in terms of taste- but never the powder. I was looking for something that I could eat 'pudding style' like the 4Fiber/Fibersmart. I measured out 24g and mixed it with some Sugar Free Vanilla syrup. The texture is grainier- not flaxy/nutty/grainy/ground like the other ones. Kind of like baking soda. It tastes great, but didn't thicken as I had hoped. This would be BEYOND amazing in Greek Yogurt, Cottage Cheese, smoothies, ice cream, cream cheese (as a dip). Seriously- it actually got a bit frothy and you could see the berry/banana in it. It didn't taste artificial AT ALL! It has NO sugar (Stevia and Xylitol) and is all natural with zero fillers and psyllium. The labels are extremely confusing and listed no nutritional information. 2 years ago I inquired about this and the company was kind enough to send me lab reports.

The stats are as follows:
Recleanse Apple Berry Powder 6 gram serving:
Calories: 20
Fat: 0.5g
Saturated Fat 0g
+ Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 0%
Potassium 25mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 4g 1%
Dietary Fibre 3.5g 14%
Sugars 0.25g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
Protein 1g

The Chews:
1 Tablet              6 Tablets
Calories 3 (13kJ) 18 (75kJ)

Total Fat 0.0g   0.0g

Saturated Fat 0g 0g

+ Trans Fat 0g  0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0mg

Sodium 1mg  6mg
Potassium 0mg  0mg

Total Carbohydrate 1g  6g

Dietary Fibre 0.85g  5g

Sugars 0g 0g

Sugar Alcohols 0g 3g

Protein 0g 0g

Note you need to chew 6 mini tablets in order to get the fiber. They taste so good and I have eaten the whole bottle in one sitting before (my stomach DID NOT thank me for that later!)
I highly recommend this- tastes GREAT