Sat, Nov-29-03, 11:40
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There and Back Again
Posts: 1,590
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 200/194.4/140
BF:42%/42%/20%
Progress: 9%
Location: Northern Colorado
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So glad you liked it!
Hi, Karen. I was glad that I'm not the only one who thinks the Hood Carb Countdown Chocolate milk is yummy! All of us have different tastes and tolerance levels for faux milk beverages, but I will say that my two little boys love this chocolate faux milk and are asking for it at breakfast in the morning.
In fact I used the Wal-Mart Great Value sugar-free syrup (2 g net carbs) per MaryB's recommendation (thank you, MaryB!) in milk and had them drink it, which was okay, but they preferred the Hood product. I agree that it has a little bit of a bitter aftertaste, but not bad and priced well. I do think that the GV chocolate syrup will be great on lc ice cream, particularly.
My boys are actually extremely picky eaters, so I was very pleased because the Hood stuff is so nutritious with the extra protein and vitamins.
BTW, the Hood people are very friendly and will respond to your emails. I wrote to them thanking them for their excellent products.
My little guys are both ADHD, and I've found that a good breakfast with some solid protein gives enough balance for toast with jelly or waffles with syrup or half a regular bagel (they don't mind the sugar free Log Cabin on their waffles or pancakes). I try to get them to eat at least 1 egg for breakfast. I've also switched the kids to Iron Kids Honey Wheat bread (at Wal-Mart and Safeway)which has more fiber and vitamins than most bread and fewer net carbs, but is very soft. I also use Smuckers Low Sugar jelly (Wal-Mart and Safeway). It still has sugar but less than regular jelly, and no taste difference. The kids like it and don't complain. They also like the natural peanut butter (I buy it at WalMart in the big container) with no complaints.
This simple dietary change has helped them to be better-behaved in school, and I've noticed a slight body composition change--more muscular and less tummy on both boys. Neither kids are fat, both are active, but my older son was starting to develop a tummy (He was a big cracker and starchy food eater), and with both parents having a weight problem, and Dad with T2 diabetes, I was worrying a bit. I think that balancing out meals with more protein, particularly cheese and nuts, has been very helpful in optimizing both boys' health. When they want crackers, I encourage ones with cheese or peanut butter, and I try to limit the candy and french fries although I don't forbid it. I'm also sure to give them a multivitamin every day--Sam's club has a decent fruit-flavored chewable that is inexpensive.
I think that as a whole the missing nutritional piece in most diets is adequate protein.
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