Dr. Adam Pearlman and his wife Larise walk through a smoothie shop showing how to read labels and make better choices. They recommend adding kale, skipping fruit juices, and watching added sugars instead of just counting calories.
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Dr. Adam Pearlman and his wife Larise.
180 calories.
The 'Hulk Strawberry' (from another chain).
May 2018.
Hi, I'm Dr. Adam Pearlman. My wife Larise. Today we're going to talk about healthy eating on the go and specifically going to go to one of our favorite smoothie stores. You know, certainly one of the things that Larisa and I enjoy is going out to eat. We want to make this a part of also the way we live a healthy lifestyle. And so how do we make those sort of decisions? How do we develop the sort of habits around eating healthily, even when we're eating out and on the go? Let's go. All right, menu for you. The first thing, obviously, looking at the menu, but what's nice about the menu here is that they break down what's in all the different foods. They even give you the calories. You still need to be a little bit careful because it can be hidden things. There's strawberries, but are the strawberries just fresh strawberries or are they in some sort of sauce and they have added sugar? You can really get a lot of calories in a smoothie if you're not careful. Not here, but another chain has a smoothie called the Hulk Strawberry. That smoothie has more calories than a Burger King double cheeseburger with fries. But when I look at the menu here, Detox island, spinach, kale, mango, pineapple, bananas and ginger. But at 180 calories, I'd be hungry before I even walked out the door. So I like the health nut. I like blueberries, a lot of antioxidants. I'll probably, maybe even look to add some peanut butter there just to give me even a few more calories, which is okay for me. I had a good workout this morning. Great. So let's order. I'm interested in the health nut. Oh, you don't mind if I order first, do you? Sorry. I'm interested in the health. I limit sugar. I limit refined grains like white bread, and I limit processed foods in general. And maybe add a little more fiber. Can you put some kale in there for me? Absolutely. That'd be great. I always look for added fruit juice. Like, if there's apple juice or things like that, I'll substitute that out. It's great for flavor, but, you know, adds a lot of sugar. The substitutions really didn't make much of a price difference, which is nice, too. Just made it a little bit healthier and didn't really make it more expensive. Cheers. People are often challenged with how to eat healthy on the go. For me, it's in the science, I think really suggests this idea of limiting sugar, refined grains, processed foods, more vegetables and fruits, and more whole foods. Right. So that's a good approach. Even a menu like this, you have options to get something in a bowl as opposed to have it in a wrap. Maybe limit some of the carbohydrates or the simple carbohydrates that you may be getting. There's actually some recent research that looked at even when they did genetic testing to see are you more sensitive to a low carb diet or were you better for a low fat diet. It didn't really seem to make a difference. What made a difference was the quality of the diet. And you didn't need to count calories. So quality, not quantity. Limit sugar, limit refined grains and limit processed foods in general, and you're on the right track to a healthy life.
