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HCG Diet is a Scam!

The “HCG Diet” is so far fetched, I have a hard time even talking about it without sneering. 

A fertility hormone, virtually lost within a liquid homeopathic remedy, that helps you lose weight when you place a few drops under your tongue? Believe me… not a chance! The 500 calorie diet that is prescribed to go along with the supplement may help you lose weight, but it’s nothing more than a starvation approach to weightloss and that can be performed without the supplement; although I’m certainly not advising that either.

There’s no “evidence based” information anywhere that states HCG (or Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) aids in weightloss… Buyer Beware!  

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Organic Optimum Blueberry Cinnamon Cereal!

Quick and convenient Grains to go! And it really tastes good too!  (Trader Joe’s stocks this cereal.) 

INGREDIENTS: Organic whole wheat meal, organic wheat bran, organic evaporated cane juice, organic soy flour, organic flax, organic puffed Kamut® Khorasan wheat, organic barley malt extract, organic soy fiber, organic oat bran, organic freeze dried blueberries, sea salt, organic cinnamon and tocopherols (natural vitamin E) – That’s it!  Only 3 grams of fat, 7 grams of fiber and 9 grams of protein per serving!

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Organic Multigrain Artisan Sandwich Bread!

Trader Joe’s Organic Multigrain Artisan Sandwich Bread

This is another great choice for those who need convenient Grains to go!

Organic Ingredients Include:

Unbleached Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Vita Grain (Barley, Corn, Millet, Triticale and Rye), Sunflour Seeds, Sea Salt, Flax Seeds, Oats and Whey – That’s it! 

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 slice (42g)
 
Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat 10

Calories 100

 
% Daily Values*
Total Fat 1.5g 2%
  Saturated Fat –  
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 170mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 21g 7%
  Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
  Sugars 0g  
Protein 4g  

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