Ingredient in Manwich: Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Corn Syrup, Less than 2% of: Salt, Sugar, Dehydrated Onions, Dehydrated Red and Green Bell Peppers, Chile Pepper, Tomato Fiber, Spices, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Dehydrated Garlic, Carob Bean Gum, Natural Flavors.
Yuck, that junk is nothing but sugar! It is amazing how much hidden sugar we consume on a daily basis. You may ask "Why does high fructose corn syrup make us gain weight?" Is it because of the overconsumption of Big Gulps? Or does the fructose in the corn syrups do something to our metabolism? Fructose is processed by the body differently than table sugar. It encourages the liver to dump more fat into our blood stream, fat that eventually ends up in our bellies. In the end, we are left still hungry soon after eating this junk, while storing more and more fat.
High fructose corn syrup alters the function of hormones that regulate metabolism and cause abnormal weight gain. Fructose has no effect on our hunger hormone ghrelin and interferes with brain’s communication with leptin, which is the hormone that tells us to stop eating and you CAN become leptin resistant! (please read the chapter on HORMONES in Secrets to a Healthy Metabolism for charts on FOODS to Eat and FOODS to NOT EAT to balance your hormones properly.)
We can easily cut sugar out of our diet by being a detective and throwing out food that is hidden with added sugar.
1 pound grass fed ground beef
2 TBS onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup tomato paste (Bionature) in a glass jar
3/4 cup water (or quality beef broth: for "umami" favor!)
2 TBS Just Like Brown Sugar (or 1 drop stevia glycerite)
1 1/2 tsp white vinegar
1/2 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp Celtic sea salt
1/8 tsp pepper
In a large pan, brown the beef, onion, celery and garlic; drain fat. Stir in all remaining ingredients. Simmer for 20 minutes on low for the flavors to open up. Serve on my "healthified" bread made into buns, click HERE to find the recipe. Makes 6 servings.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving of meat only: no bun)
With Manwich = 190 calories, 12.6 carbs, 9 g sugar, 16 g protein
"Healthified" = 141 calories, 1.7 carbs, 1.1 g sugar, 16 g protein
BUSY FAMILY TIP: Use a crock-pot for this recipe and have the buns already made. I store extra in the freezer for an easy addition to dinner.
