What Are you Hungry For? Full Life's Healthy Lifestyle Blog

The Friday Fight: What happens in Vegas....

They say everything's bigger, brighter and bolder in Vegas.  Maybe that's why Vegas ranks as one of the Top 50 UNhealthiest cities in the country. Check out this Turkey Brisket Sammich, submitted by a Full Life fighter himself while in Vegas.   How does one even eat this?  Anyone want to make a bet on the calorie count?

As a reminder fighters, I don't post these outrageous meals to tempt or frustrate you. I post them to congratulate you for living a HEALTHIER lifestyle..to acknowledge that this is the kind of culture and behavior you fight against every day.  So go ahead, applaud yourself for choosing your health over the norm.  Remember, being healthy isn't about good luck (especially not here in Vegas!) or good genes...it's about making good choices and being good to your body!  Now that's something I'm willing to bet on.

The Friday Fight: Deep Fried ....BUTTER!

What is the Friday Fight?  With so many people struggling with their weight in this country, it is clearer than ever that there is a major Gap between our environment and healthy behaviors. At Full Life, we want to congratulate you for fighting this Gap every single day, for choosing fruits and vegetables, whole grains, or meal replacements instead of fast food or for going for a walk instead of staying at your desk!  So with the Gap in mind, every Friday, I'll be ransacking Alicia's blog to bring you the Friday Fight - examples of the nation's most outrageous high fat, high calorie foods - to keep you on your toes and help you win the battle against the Gap! We know you're poised for the challenge!

This Friday's Fight?   Just when you thought America couldn't get any worse than the creation of deep fried Twinkies...the Lone Star state brings us (drum roll pleeeeeassse)... Deep Fried BUTTER!

Served at the Texas State Fair, this heart attack waiting to happen weighs in at 810 calories, and that's BEFORE they add the crispy coating and deep frying.  So I'm guessing atleast 1500 per bite. Pure fat, fried in fat.  Sounds like a recipe for obesity. 

And the kicker??  An article about this and other fair dish cites a dieticion who says "All foods contain some nutrition, even the deep fried butter dish..."  I'm sorry, but deep fried butter is not OK and and never will be OK for your diet.  The longer our country keeps telling ourselves that this kind of food is ok, the longer we'll keep fooling ourselves into a long term health crisis.  Will the FDA ever step in here? Anyone? Bueller?...

And that's your Friday Fight. Have a great weekend and remember, nothing tastes sweeter than healthy diet success!

Do you have an example for the Friday Fight?  Send it our way!  Email Natalie at FullLifeCoach@gmail.com