Monday, March 11, 2013

Your Favorite Acai Bowl: A Ticking Time Bomb?

For a few years now everyone has been talking about Acai. Acai this, Acai that. Acai is America's new superfood and the answer to all of your problems.

As many things in life, if it seems too good to be true...it probably is.

Acai may be a powerhouse of vitamins and minerals, but it also packs a whopping caloric punch. You know that Acai bowl you've been scarfing down after pilates? It could have as much as 640 calories!

You seriously may as well have a Big Mac!

Here's the caloric brakdown, ingredient by ingredient:

240 calories of Cranberry Nut Trail Mix Granola, (0.66 cup)

113 calories of Blueberries, fresh, (0.50 pint as purchased, yields)

100 calories of Sambazon Acai Pack, (1 serving)

93 calories of Banana, fresh, (1 small (6" to 6-7/8" long))

40 calories of Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Milk, (1 cup)

37 calories of Blackberries, fresh, (0.50 cup)

18 calories of Strawberries, fresh, (5 medium (1-1/4" dia))

This could be a serious hindrance to your diet plans. So next time you want to reach for that Acai bowl, just reach for  a banana and blueberries, and throw it in a blender with a Sambazon Acai pack. It's just as delicious, and you'll be avoiding the sticky heavyness of the infamous acai bowl.

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    I was married at 32 and immediately tried to get pregnant. When I was unable to conceive I had blood tests for fertility and was told that I had an FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) of 54 and would not be able to have children. Even though the doctors knew that I had been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis since age 25, no one bothered to check my thyroid levels. my TSH was measured at .001. My Synthroid dosage was lowered. a friend advise me to contact a spiritualist who help with fertility with his medicine, i collected his contact and explain my situation to him he prepared for me a herbal medicine which i took as describe by him. became pregnant very quickly, I had a successful pregnancy. I have my baby august 2017. to get pregnant at age 35 with my 2nd child in september 2019, thank you sir , this is his email contact if you require his help babaka.wolf@gmail.com or Facebook at priest.babaka

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