The Truth on New Whey II

Here's a little product knowledge about one of my favorite supplements out there right now, New Whey Liquid Protein.

Stop by your local Vitamin Shoppe, GNC, or 7/11 and pick one up! Enjoy your protein kids! And tell me what you think....

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The Truth on What Kids Love

Good Morning Troops! If you haven't already check out my childhood obesity video on YouTube. I also wanted to point out that kids love New Whey Liquid Protein...at least my kids anyway. They don't need the entire bottle but it would be a good idea to mix it in their orange juice in the morning so they get that extra nutrients everyday. Here's my daughter London posing with it last week.

A lot of moms also ask me if this is a good product to get their sons. This is the perfect drink for after soccer practice and for after a good workout or run. I highly recommend it to many different groups of people from bariatric patients, to athletes and people looking for a healthy snack alternative. 

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The Truth on Shake Time!

Here's a recipe my friend Dr.Diesel cooked up called Dr. Diesel's Infamous Pennzoil Protein Shake.

Ingredients:
1 Handful of Ice
2 scoops of Multi-Pro Belgium Chocolate Protein 
1 whole banana
Heaping spoonful of Peanut Butter
1 cup water
1 cup milk (whole for hard gainers)
1 scoop of NWN L-Glutamine

Blend in blender and enjoy! If you guys out there have any delicious and healthy recipes you'd like to share post them on my facebook wall or leave me a comment bellow. 

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The Truth on Childhood Obesity

Today I'm talking to everyone about a serious issue in the United States, Childhood Obesity. Its going on all over the United States. We need to start learning about the issue, stop being sensitive and get our kids healthy. The way to do this is to lead by example. So get to a gym and take your children with you before its too late for them and the bad habits are already created.

Instead of this-

We should see this-

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The Truth on Recipes III

Here's another delectable recipe using Multi Pro Whey Isolate Protein Powder:

Good Morning Cappuccino Protein Bars

Ingredients:
2 scoops of Belgian Chocolate Multi Pro Whey Isolate or Cappuccino Protein Powder
1/4 cup Rolled Oats
4 Egg Whites
1/4 tsp. Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup Applesauce
2 tbs. Ground Coffee, optional

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix eggs and oats and then the rest of the remaining ingredients. Spray nonstick cooking in 8"x8" baking dish. Spread the mixture in an even layer in the dish. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the edge starts to pull away from the sides of the dish. Let cool for 5 minutes and cut into bars.

Makes 9 bars. Enjoy and don't forget to leave me comments and feedback about the recipes I've been giving you guys. Until next time...

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The Truth on Recipes II

Hello again. As promised after the fantastic feedback I got from last weeks recipe, here's another:

New Whey Nutrition No Bake Choco-rounds

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Peanut Butter
1/2 cup Honey
1 1/2 cup Nonfat Dry Milk Solids
1/4 cup Cocoa
1 scoop of Belgian Chocolate Multi Pro Whey Isolate
2 cup Rolled Oats
1/4 cup Chopped Peanuts, optional
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

Directions:
Mix ingredients. Shape into balls. Set in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
Makes 2 Dozen Cookie Balls.

Simple right? Let me know how it goes. Also don't forget to check out my website.

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The Truth on Recipes

Hey there Truth Army. People ask me a lot about protein powders and shakes. But what a lot of you don't know is that protein powder can be used in many different ways. So today I'm going to give you a recipe using New Whey Nutrition's Multi Pro Whey Isolate Protein.

Vanilla Cinnamon Oven-Dried Apple Slices


Ingredients:
2 tbs. Lemon Juice
2 tbs. Water
2 tsp. Mild Curry
1 Full Scoop of Vanilla Cinnamon Multi Pro Whey Isolate
1 cup Applesauce
1 tbs. Light Margarine
8 Granny Smith Apples, Cored

Directions:
Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Stir lemon juice with water and curry until smooth. Slice cored apples very thinly, then brush with curry mixture. Spread apple in a single layer on baking trays. Mix Vanilla Cinnamon, applesauce and margarine, then spread in apples. Bake in oven for 45 minutes, turning occasionally, until crisp and light brown. Cool to room temperature.

This is just one very simple and great way to use Multi Pro Whey Isolate. I'll have more recipes coming to you next week. For now I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do.

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The Truth on New Whey

Check out this video from New Whey Nutrition about New Whey Liquid Protein. 

The Truth on Diet Plans

Over the years of bodybuilding and nutrition (24 yrs) I have gained a great wealth of knowledge from other Distinct Trainers and nutritionists along with my own personal trials and errors. I have trained many woman and men all ages for about 10-15 years now. Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns in helping you get your life back into the shape that it needs to be. You will be much happier with your self once you gain control of your diet and training. The services I provide are 10-12 week diet plans, training routines and personal training one on one if you’re ever in my area. Please email me to get pricing and arrangements.

The Truth on the George Foreman Grill

Today's blog is about having the right tools for success, one of my favorite's being the George Foreman Grill. 

Now that you've watched it, tell me what you think. How do you use your Foreman Grill? And what are some of your favorite tools?

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The Truth on High Fiber Foods

Hope everyone had a good Valentine's Day. Now take that chocolate out of your mouth and lets get back into nutrition! About a week ago someone posted on my Kevin_TheTruth Facebook Page asking me diet questions on high fiber and high protein breakfast meals. It inspired me to write to all of you about the top 10 high fiber foods you want in your diet.


Here it is:

1. Beans

2. Avocado

3. Bran Cereal

4. Oats

5. Broccoli

6. Brown Rice

7. Grapefruit

8. Flax seed

9. Whole Wheat Pasta

10. Apples


I just want to add that Fiber keeps you regular and flushes the body of toxins. This is important now-a-days because of all the crap people eat. If you have too much fiber, that may cause the opposite affect, constapation. You should be having 20g to 25g of fiber per day (based on a 2,000 calorie diet). Also be sure to drink plenty of water.


In addition to this list you can always throw in some Benifiber into your Crystal Light or mix it into sauces when you cook. Hope this helps! Send me questions to my twitter and facebook account and I'll take some time out to answer them. 


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The Truth on the Jersey Shore

As you all know, I'm from up North and I know a thing or two about the Jersey Shore. Not like these clowns on TV.


Take a look at this video to get an idea of what I think about them. 

The Truth on Fatburners

Fatburners! The question of the century by everyone folks…DO THEY WORK???? Well lets go way, way back in time. Back when I was a youngster, trying to learn and experimenting with all this stuff wondering what the hell works and what doesn’t. The most famous stack that we as bodybuilders and others in the history of this field experimented was the good old ECA stack. This worked well let me tell you. Simple, affordable, and effective. I would buy a 200mg caffeine bottle, a thing of aspirin and then the ingredient of choice Ephedrine. You would mix the 3 together in these dosages 2x a day and what a hell of a burn would you get. Sweet like no other and nice flow of energy. 200mg caffeine stacked with 25mg of ephedrine and a pill of aspirin. The famous underground guru who passed away (correct me if I am wrong) formulated this combo. The synergistic properties of all 3 together were needed to really get the most out of the stack. Everyone used this back then and some people still do, the only draw back is the crash when you come down sucks. For weight loss its an excellent stack to get the body’s generators burning and turn that metabolism on.

Now we have Jacked 3D , 1MR, BetaNOX, Hydroxycut, etc. A little more advanced on the ingredient side but all trying to accomplish the same goal; to be a pre-workout/weight loss formula. I will tell you this I use the 1MR because of the fact that I don’t need to take 3-4 scoops to get a feeling like some brands I wont call out at this time. I use this product in the morning at 5:00 am to get my blood flowing and body up and ready to kick ass in the gym. Second I use the betanox liquid at around 1:00 pm to keep focused and awake after that big lunch in the middle of my day. The beatnox can be used as a preworkout also but I like it as a little wake up call with the combo of the AKG, Caffeine and Beta Alanine. No worries about the tingling feeling it will go away in about 15 -20 minutes and then I am focused for what I am doing with no crash. The caffeine is causing me to burn unwanted calories also. I personally feel that anything without caffeine or the new ingredients being used is a waste of money and bullshit. So I will end this the way I tell several clients and others who always are looking for that MAGIC PILL OR POWDER there is no substitute for handwork and eating right. These 2 will produce results maybe not as fast but they will work also. Especially if your broke and have no money...welcome to America baby!

The Truth does Shake Time!

Over there in the Jersey Shore they've got T-Shirt time...I've got the world premiere of SHAKE TIME! 

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The Truth on Valentine's Day

Hello Truth Army. Valentine's Day is just around the corner and I'm sure you all want to be in tip top shape for what may ensue that night! Make sure you step it up, and work hard to get optimum results and show your significant other, just how much you care.


New Whey Nutrition is holding a Valentine's Day Video Contest to get you guys motivated to get your workout on. They know there are a ton of New Whey Liquid Protein lovers out there, so they want you, the people to make a short video of yourselves (not like that...) about why you love it so much. Below is a flyer with all the information. Good luck everyone! Can't wait to see your videos!


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The Truth on Organic Food

Organic food seems to be the big thing as we move ahead in time. I think they are great and wonderful for us to eat but really how many of us hard working middle class slouches have the money they charge to buy organic carrots  or organic eggs, organic lettuce. Shit with Obama raising taxes on everything how are we, especially going to afford Organic anything? Now back to why Organic is good…

Here’s the definition of Organic, here we go:

“In reference to the guidelines of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), when we say organic foods, it pertains to any 100% organic meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals given no growth hormones, and to all plants and vegetables produced without using synthetic chemicals such as pesticides, and fertilizers made with ionizing radiation or bioengineering.” [http://www.theorganicfoods.net/] According to this same article, organic produce has more nutrients than produce from none organically farmed animals, fruits and vegetables. It also claims that Danish research has shown that the pesticides used are linked to heart disease and cancer.

In a nut shell organic is great and better for all of us in the long run but who the hell can afford it? I will just eat my eggs the way I have always eaten them drink my steroid induced cow milk and cook up my biologically changed and altered chickens. My key to growth is not for everyone! I am sure I have followers who agree! Following me is not for the weak and as Dave Polumbo says, "this is where the Big people Dwell". Thanks for the quote Dave I hope you don't mind!

What do you think Truth Army? Do you eat organic or not? Let me know and your reasons for doing so. Until next time…

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The Truth About Breakfast of Champions

An important rule of thumb: don't skip breakfast. I am sure
everyone has heard this by now but how many people do you know still do this? People assume by skipping meals you’ll eat less. Wrong this just means
you’ll snack more and then eat larger portions at the meals you do eat. Do me a favor and don’t assume because when you do…you make an ass of you and me!

These are simple but effective breakfast options to help start the day off right:

Egg whites

You want egg white rather than whole eggs because they are low in fat and high in protein. They contain 0 saturated fat and 0 cholesterol. The yolk itself has 4.5 g of fat 1.6 of which is saturated fat, and 210 mg of cholesterol.

Whole wheat toast


Like eggs whole wheat bread is also low in fat and cholesterol. Contain more nutrients than white bread such as Vitamin E, Iron, Magnesium, Zinc, B Vitamins and fiber. Wheat is good but the best alternative to white bread is whole wheat bread.

Oatmeal (not the instant ones they are enhanced with sugar)


Its loaded with Fiber, protein, and nutrients including Vitamin E, Zinc, Copper, Iron, Selenium, and magnesium. You can have it with water or milk, which will add calcium to the mix.

Fruit

Fruit contain natural sugar so if you’re going to have them the ideal time is in the morning. You can have berries, melon and lemon, kiwi and plums. Steer clear of bananas, pineapple, grapes, and dried fruit.

Cream of wheat


It’s low in calories, and high in calcium and other nutrients. You can find Copper, Magnesium, Folate, Thiamine, Niacin, Vitamin A, B6, Iron, Selenium, etc in a single serving.

I like starting the day with these foods because they are a simple and effective way of eating and will allow the body to respond in a positive way. You are giving it everything it needs from the moment you wake up, to feel good all day.

What are some of your favorite breakfast foods and why? I’m also interested in knowing how often you eat breakfast per week. Let me know and stay cool!

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The Truth About Sugar

Sugar is the #1 enemy in gaining that unwanted weight. Sugar controls our insulin levels
and in turn is what helps determine how much fat our bodies store or burn away. People who have quick metabolisms can get away with eating sugar because a lot of the time it is used as a form of energy and burned off walking, lifting, etc. While others store it as ass fat or belly fat.

SUGAR ALTERNATIVES

If you slowly start to cut your sugars out and use sweeteners you will notice a dramatic change in your body as you progress.

FRUITS- FRIEND OR FOE?

Be careful, eating fruits that have natural sugars can raise your insulin levels quickly. Watermelon, red apples, grapes are all high in natural sugar so be aware of this when eating them. If you are going to eat fruits, I would do so early in the morning so this allows your body to use the energy throughout the day. Avoid juices such as orange juice, apple juice, etc. They are very high in sugars and are sometime added to make your taste buds water over them.


FROSTED WHAT?

Cereals are loaded with sugar….nuff said. And its not you’re your Captain Crunch, Apple Jacks, Cocoa Crispies, its also the high in fiber, “healthy” cereals. The kids all love these and this is another good reason why America is the land of the FAT! It all starts with the kids and then continues as we get older. And good for you for making a change, just make sure its not propaganda you are buying into and check the label.

YOGURTOPIA

Yogurt. Sounds great huh? Grabbing a parfait to be proactive can actually be worse than you think because of sugars. The best way to go would be low-fat Greek Yogurt.

JELLY BELLY

Jellys...everyone likes jelly on their toast but it’s no good. How many people you know put just one
spoonfull on their toast? More like 2-3 which is at least 45 grams of sugar to
start your day…way too much!
All this sugar will do is give you a giant rush and then in an hour or
two your body will become tired and crash.


ALTERNATIVES TO COKE

Watch what you drink! You already know you should stay away from Pepsi and Coke, or so I hope, but also we aware of the alternatives. Arizona Raspberry Iced Tea has 22 grams of sugar and if you get a 16 oz can its just as much as a soda. The way to go is Diet and Unsweetened Teas, Crystal Light, Diet Coke or good old H2O. Once in a while we give into our temptations but it doesn’t have to be as bad as you think. Next time you stop by a 7/11 look for the new Crystal Light Slurpee and enjoy without the unnecessary sugar.

This week read labels and be mindful or your sugar intake, and you’ll quickly realize how much sugar you’re having without even realizing it. Also let me know what foods you use to eat without realizing its high sugar content and what you’ve replaced it with since.

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The Truth on a 4 Week Quick Burn Program

Welcome back Truth Troops! Its officially 2011! For those of you that stayed true to your diets and worked out...congratulations! For those of you that partook in the holiday eating and drinking its ok, just get yourself back on track. This blog will be great for all of you.

Supplement Usage: 4 WEEK QUICK BURN PROGRAM

Today I am going to put together a small supplement guidance plan to help maintain and/or lose weight while doing so. There are going to be a couple things that you will need to buy to support this program.

1st. lets start with a multi vitamin so we can provide the body with the right amounts of minerals and vitamins needed to stay healthy.

2nd. Alc. Acety L carnitine is a amino acid that will help burn fat in conjuction with the others provided. I would recomend 1200 mg a day.

3rd. ALA this is a fatty acid found in the body that converts the glucose (blood sugar) into energy. It is also a anti-oxident that fights the bad chemicals in the body. Dosage is 600 mg a day.

4th. CLA another fatty acid that is high in fat burning qualities. Dosage is about 600 mg a day.

5th Caffeine is a great source of energy for you when taken in the morning 30-40 minutes before training . 200-400 mg a day. (If sensitive to stimulants then dont use at all)

6th . Green tea extract. This a great product for energy and speeds up your body's metabolism which in turn will cause quicker resonses to losing that unwanted weight. Dosage about 200-400mg a day.

I would follow this for about 4 weeks and then taper off and try something new. This little advice will help you lose some of that weight on your droppy lose ass and flabby gut if needed. A proper diet will also be needed and of course bringing yourslef to the gym and working your self out.

Remember there are NO magic pills that will do everything! Stay strong and start the year off right!