I love reader questions. This was a question that accompanied the
photo above.
Lauren- this just appeared in my news feed. When it sounds too good to be true, it
usually is. Can you "cheat
clean?"
Where to start... yes, it
might be possible to “cheat clean” if this refers to having some delicious and
seemingly indulgent food without it leaving messy traces on your body. These
traces could be temporary and take the form of bloat or perhaps they linger on our
thighs or around the middle. Hu Kitchen’s amazing dark chocolate almond butter
bar, Nibmor spiced hot chocolate and Bare Burger come to mind if I were to
think of “clean cheats” but I don’t like this terminology at all.
In life or in food
cheating and getting away with it doesn’t sound right. I may be a bitch but I’m
not a cheat. Fibbing, lying or “fudging” aren’t in my repertoire. I much prefer
the word treat to cheat. And of course there are foods and drinks that are
treat-worthy. In The Little Book of Thin
I explain Treat Training. Cheating leads to guilt, with treats the guilt is
gone because you plan for these foods. You’re busy, I’m busy food and diet
guilt is a waste of your time.
And now for the ad in
question. Is this cheating cleaning (there has to be a way to insert a drumroll
sound)? You can look for yourself but I spy sucralose (aka splenda) in these snack bars. If nuts, fruits and vegetables are “clean”
foods, in this weird cleanliness analogy, splenda and all its fake sugar pals
are dirty. This company may feel “low carb” and “gluten free” make it clean
but I’m deeper than that. You’re not clean if you’re artificial deep down, not
in my book.
We have a twitter chat
tonight at 8pm #wellnesschat where I’ll discuss how to have your (holiday) cake
and wellness too. Come join.
What do you think of “cheat clean”? Have you tried these bars?
Do you like bars? And worthy treats, what are your favorites this time of year?
And in case you thought
the cheating ad was bad, this is definitely worse.
And no reader, it wasn’t
your PMS that made you think so. "Surprise him with a new body" a topic for another rant or just gross.
