All-Natural, Gluten-Free Date Soy Cups

Elemental Nutrtition Vanilla Soy Protein
3 Tbsp unsweetened soy milk
2 ½ Tbsp regular Molasses
1 large egg
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp cloves
½ tsp ginger
1 tsp natural vanilla flavor
juice from 1 lemon

Preheat oven to 350 F

Instructions
1. Toast pumpkin seeds for 3-5 minutes, until light golden brown (if raw)
2. Process next ten ingredients in a food processor
3. Pour batter into equal parts into 8 muffin container* spaces
4. Top each with one Tbsp of toasted pumpkin seeds
5. Bake for 15-20 minutes until completely set

Nutrition
235 Calories, 11 g protein, 7 g fat, 1.5 g sat fat, 36 g carbs, 5 g fiber

*I used silicone containers because they do not have to be greased. If using a aluminum container, spray with cooking spray or use paper holders.

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Muscle Inferno: How many Calories is your Lean Mass Actually Burning?

If your answer is 30-50 extra Calories per pound of added muscle, you are … dead wrong! This muscle myth is a wide-spread and detrimental piece of misinformation; extra muscle mass will improve health, improve functional strength, and make you sizzle, but the amount of muscle gained through resistance training in the short term will not send the metabolism soaring.

A top notch article (1:Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2004 Dec;18(6):1009-29) reviewed the impact of various kinds of exercise on weight loss and metabolism, which was compiled for the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). To write this kind of paper, the authors searched extensively for the relevant scientific research about a topic and then combine all the results statistically to draw a conclusion.

The article states that 1 kg of muscle mass burns an additional 25-50 calories; the high estimate would tranlate to an additional 11.4 Calories per pound of lean muscle mass added. Consequently, this value is very similar to a value of 13 Calories/pound that I determined by statistically analyzing the data from my lab at Baylor University. The most conservative estimate predicts that an extra pound of muscle burns only about 7 Calories/pound.

A value of 30-50 kcal/lb of lean muscle is unrealistic and untrue, though it is published a lot in popular media. Numbers this high do not make practical sense. For instance, suppose a typical male bobybuilder has 100 lbs of muscle mass (not including the bone, organs and other components of fat-free mass), the mythical numbers would suggest that his muscle alone is burning between 3000-5000 Calories a day. On top of that, organs burn far more Calories per pound than muscle, so based on popular dogma, the man above maybe about 6000 Calories/day. I’ve measure the metabolism of countless athetic men, and roughly 3000 total Calories per day would be high for an athletic man of this size.

When high values are provided in articles, they are not supported by scientific literature; however, articles that reference research always suggest lower number, which generally range between 5-15 Calories per pound of muscle. Another good article that addresses this topic is below:

http://www.optimalhealthpartner.com/Media/Myth%20of%20muscle%20as%20calorie%20burner.htm

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I Want to Work with a Fitness Professional Who’s Not in My Area

If you’re a regular visitor to our site you’ve come to realize that we have a bevy of qualified fitness professionals in a number of different states. Maybe you clicked on Jean Jitomir’s profile and saw that she was a Cornell undergrad now studying for her PHD in nutrition at Baylor. You probably said “Wow. Now there’s a qualified professional that I could work with.” But maybe you’re in New Jersey and don’t think you’ll be moving to Waco, Texas anytime soon. That’s ok. Contact Jean anyway. We live in a world without barriers and the internet has, as Thomas Friedman so affectionately put it, made our world “flat.”

With the advent of the internet no one is that far away. Jean can write a nutritional program for you and send it to you each day via email. Additionally, many of our professionals are available for phone consultations and email and online services. Online training is become quite popular and many people are finding they can easily obtain the help of qualified professionals who are not in their immediate area.

All of our professionals have a “contact” tab in their profiles. This displays either their phone number or email. Since it doesn’t cost you anything to contact one of our professionals, why not write them an email and explain your situation. Inform the professional that you are not located near them, but wanted to inquire to see if they had any services that they could offer remotely. You might be presently surprised at the response that you receive.

You won’t find a more qualified nutritionist and health coach then Jean Jitomir. Jean is an Ivy League graduate, registered dietician, and PHD student who practices what she preaches. Competing in, and winning, numerous fitness figure shows throughout the nation, Jean’s resume is truly spectacular.

Maybe you don’t live in Texas. But you’ve got a computer because you found Jean on Fittron, so why not contact her and see if she can set something up. What do you have to lose? It doesn’t cost you anything to search our directory and contact someone. And while you’re at it, browse our other professionals and see if they can offer similar “remote” services. I’m sure you’ll find that they will.

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