The latest North & South (September 2013) has an excellent article about carbohydrates titled “Carbohydrate Addiction is Real – and it’s killing us”. It states that “the number of obese people in the world is now greater than the number who are starving” which is something I wrote about in an earlier blog. Along with the obesity is the huge increase in people suffering diabetes. In China there are 90 million people with the disease and in India 908,000 people died from related causes in 2011. In New Zealand the statistics are just as frightening with the ever growing costs of
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Protein Powder
ProZone Protein powder is made specifically for ProZone from casein , not whey, so is not involved in the scare over contaminated protein. Protein powder is a wonderful source of protein for making quick easy snacks/meals like smoothies and porridge. ProZone protein is 91% pure protein and is still on special at $75 a kilo. Go to the shop to order it now.
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Wellington’s Shaking!
I feel a bit prophetic after writing my blog on Friday about having some emergency rations like Zone bars on hand just in case. I hope that everybody came through the earthquakes okay. I live on the top floor of an apartment building on the Terrace in the middle of Wellington. We had a smashing time up there with things flying off shelves and breaking. The worst casualty, apart from my nerves, was an unopened bottle of port bought duty free a few days earlier. I’ve lived in Wellington all my life and have been through lots of earthquakes but
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What’s For Lunch?
Contributed by Kevin Bateman In my last blog I moaned about McDonalds® discontinuing my favoured lunch choice option. I often have Middle Eastern kebab salads for lunch. The food court in the BNZ centre in Wellington has two places that make these, Kebab Queen and Jim Bom. I prefer Jim Bom, a small place that also does pasta and pizza so eyes right there. For about $8 you get a heap of fresh salad with sauces and a generous serving of lamb or chicken or a mix of both. These meals come naturally without bread or rice. There are also Middle
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I’m Angry at McDonalds
Contributed by Kevin Bateman One of the perks of the Gold Card is free coffee at McDonalds® and an occasional coffee won’t do me any harm, especially a free one. With this incentive I checked out Mackers for a quick cheap lunch option and I discovered a reasonable choice that would be OK now and then to have with my now and then coffee. The McD Chicken Caesar Wrap. The cover on the seared (grilled) version showed per serving, protein 30.8g (4 blocks), fat 14.7g (5 blocks) and carbohydrate 29.3 (3.25 blocks). I discarded some of the wrap and enjoyed
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Childhood Obesity
There was an article in the DomPost (June 5) about childhood obesity that made disturbing reading. It quoted Otago University Associate Professor Rachael Taylor who stated that “30 precent of Kiwi children are already overweight or obese at 2 to 4 years of age and that 80% of parents of preschoolers do not recognise that there child is overweight because of the normalisation of the bigger person”. She also said that “if you are obese as a teenager you are far more likely to be obese as an adult”. Zone nutrition is suitable for all ages. We have children doing it
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Affordable meals
Last Sunday (12 May) on the Good Sorts spot on TV1 there was a lovely lady who cooks good nutritious meals for her family of 6 for under $20 a day. They always get protein and lots of vegetables. She looks out for specials in the supermarket for both meat and vegetables. It was a really heartwarming piece and dispelled the myth that people can’t afford to eat properly. I’ve been using a slow cooker for stews, soups and a few other meals. I’m pretty new to cooking (just goes to show that you are never to old to learn!)
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Diabetes
Last weekend (12 May) there was an interesting Insight programme on Chris Laidlaw’s show on National Radio about diabetes. The terrifying truth is that the rate of increase in diabetes in this country is threatening to overwhelm our health system in the not too distant future. Barry Sears has made the same observation in America where he says that diabetes is going to ultimately bankrupt the country. Listening to the Insight programme there is so much positive work going on to try and educate people but there was an interview with a 52 year old woman who has Type 2
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Milk in Schools
A bouquet to Fonterra for introducing milk back into schools. While many of us remember milk at school as being a warm and rather unpleasant experience, Fonterra are providing fresh milk and the fridges to keep it in. For many of the children it will be the best nutrition that they get all day and it will definitely help them to focus and learn better at school. Hats off to Fonterra for such a positive contribution to the community.
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