Fillers and Sugars Matter In Your Beverages

When looking for almond milk, it is often IMPOSSIBLE to find a healthy brand without all the unnecessary fillers and sugars. As consumers, we often forget that in order for a liquid to have a shelf life, there has to be some sort of additive(s) in it. Food manufacture's aren't dummies either, and study after study has proven that humans are addicted to sugar, so they know the more sugar they put in their products, the more people will consume them. 

I often get the question "is chocolate gluten free?" Followed by "I CAN'T GIVE UP MY CHOCOLATE!" 

Unfortunately most chocolate on the market today is filled with gluten and other nasty fillers that your body doesn't need and can't process. For example, I checked out one of the largest distributors of chocolate, Hershey's, website for their nutrition facts, and saw they had two "gluten free options" for chocolate. Here is the list of ingredients for their Almond JOY Bars. Although, I'm not sure how much JOY corn syrup and trans fat is going to bring you! 

Category: Entrees; Quick & Easy Dinner

TrueGlutenFree Stir Fry: Gluten-Free, Soy-Fee, Corn-Free, *Paleo Option

 Ingredients:

• 1Tablespoon of Coconut Oil; I love Tropical Traditions
• 5 Handfuls of Kale
• 2 Carrots
• 1 Parsnip
• ½ Sweet Onion
• 1 Pepper; any color will do
• ½ Avocado
• ~ 1Teaspoon Raw Coconut Aminos; try Coconut Secrete. This is a great gluten-free and soy-free alternative. I’ve found soy hard to digest being gluten sensitive.
• ~ 1 Teaspoon Dulse Flakes; has a great mild flavor and especially great to add if you have hypothyroidism as it provids a great serving of iodine
• ~ 1 Teaspoon Sesame Oil
• Optional: Wild Rice; try Goose Valley Organic Wild Rice