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A Sugar By Any Other Name…
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Recently Scott had mentioned in the comments about his finds at his local Trader Joe’s in his quest to keep a Paleo shopping cart. One of the items he mentioned caught my attention and I decided to give it a try. I can’t really call this a recipe, as it is far too simple, but this might be the ticket for those pressed for time. It’s as easy as this — grab your crockpot, throw in your meat of choice (I used chicken drumsticks) and top with the simmer sauce. Add enough water to halfway fill the empty jar, shake it up to get the last bit of curry and add that to the crockpot. Let ‘er rip for 6-8 hrs for chicken (adjust cooking time depending on your meat) and voila — food is ready when you get home from work, or when you wake up in the morning. Sure, you still want to prepare a vegetable to go with your meal, so make a salad or cook up some asparagus, but the nice thing is that you have a well seasoned protein as the centerpiece of your meal.

Another thing Scott commented on was the ridiculous proliferation of sugar as an ingredient these days. What really gets confusing is recognizing all the forms that sugar can fall under. It would really be easy if they just called out “sugar” on the label, but instead they play word games with the unsuspecting public. An easy one that most have heard us trainers rant about is high-fructose corn syrup. I believe the tricky one that may have slipped by some people is “evaporated cane juice”. While they’re good about avoiding the HFCS, the cane juice tends to be a common additive in Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods items. One of our favorite sites, Whole 9 Life, recently ran an article called Sugar=Sugar=Sugar. Please hop on over and take a look as it discusses all the alter egos sugar can hide behind. It will be a vital tool in your efforts to read labels, since the manufacturers are getting sneakier by the day!

WOD 06.24.10

Make Up Day

12 Responses to “A Sugar By Any Other Name…”

Drew
June 24, 2010 at 9:10 AM

I fell asleep on the drive home from the gym and just woke up so about 14 hours of sleep. Take that Anna.

It’s a good thing my office chairs has wheels because I am so sore, I am rolling my happy ass everywhere today…

Marcus
June 24, 2010 at 9:36 AM

Sleep: 2330 to 0645

Jenna
June 24, 2010 at 9:57 AM

babe, you should never lie to your friends… (don’t worry Anna, I got your back)

;)

Xuan
June 24, 2010 at 9:59 AM

1-7:30.

Will be back in today, but I’m still sore from Monday WOD. Damn back squats.

I think a cage match between Anna and Drew would be sweet. Or that old American Gladiators event where they hang from the rings and try to get past each other!

Brian
June 24, 2010 at 10:28 AM

Drew… I’m fighting the good fight. Sabotage was initiated again last night. Might have pushed it out the sleep start time to 11pm

Team Drew Team Drew Team Drew!

Pooja
June 24, 2010 at 10:51 AM

11:30-8:30. opps! hit snooze 1 too many times!

and what awaits me when i wake up… an italian defeat =(

Marcus
June 24, 2010 at 10:52 AM

Brian, I had heard that you were chanting Drew’s name last night while in bed with Anna. That’s pretty disturbing man….

Anna
June 24, 2010 at 11:05 AM

Thank you Jenna! I need somebody on my side. :)

ruth
June 24, 2010 at 11:10 AM

Lol! If Anna and Drew battle it out on the rings I think the ‘refs/sabatours’ Jenna and Brian should get a challenge too!

Michael H
June 24, 2010 at 11:39 AM

Whoa couples war! We will remain swiss on this one.

Sleep log 00:00 – 06:00, at the tail of the pack, maybe if I just take a vacation and sleep in every day until the end of the month I might be able to catch up

Sean
June 24, 2010 at 4:54 PM

Active rest today. Swam 800m at an easy pace.

CrossFit Intrepid » Monday Check-In
August 9, 2010 at 6:05 AM

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