Comments on: Monday, March 23, 2009

By: courtland

courtland — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:44:49 +0000

Since when is (or was) bacon Paleo? What a load of toad stools.

WOD. 13:54 with 65# OHS and jump-assisted or band-assisted pull ups.

By: POS

POS — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:00:58 +0000

What you all need are some buttered bagels straight from NYC now your talking! Lost my Josh virginity today 5:21.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:50:26 +0000

almond butter is still left….I hope. I guess as long as it’s just the 100% ground almonds. Right?

By: Mark Riebel

Mark Riebel — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:50:16 +0000

Ooh, ooh, are we talking chemistry? Fantastic! The mono- and diglycerides aren’t exactly trans fats, though it’s possible they could be. This is because all of these names denote the structure of the molecule. Usually you have triglycerides in your body (meaning three fatty acid chains on a central glycerol molecule), but the mono- and di- forms have either one or two chains. These are added to food as an emulsifier, meaning they keep the sunbutter from separating into an oily layer and a dense layer below it, as it would if untreated.

“Trans-” refers to how the chains are organized in the molecule. Think of having both arms raised over your head like you did on the OHS today. That type of molecule is denoted “cis-” and is what most naturally occuring fats are. Now if you lower one arm, perhaps like you’re trying to walk like an Egyptian if you’re BC at his high school prom, that type of structure where one chain is up and the other down is “trans-.” These fats are nearly always produced in a lab somewhere and added to food for extended shelf-life and stability. Scientists aren’t sure why, but these fats do have an incredibly nasty effect on the body.

So even though mono- and diglycerides aren’t necessarily as bad for you as trans- fats, if I were cooking something, I don’t taste it and think to myself, “You know what this needs…diglycerides!” If you’re not a sunbutter fan, I think almond butter is a fantastic alternative, and the Maranatha brand that you can get at Costco and other places has an ingredient label that reads like this: Roasted almonds. Now that’s what I’m talking about!

By: Ali Incredible

Ali Incredible — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:49:36 +0000

Go Tabitha!! Way to fight for your right to party! And thanks for the buzz kill Calvin. How am I supposed to reverse the 5lbs of Sunbutter I have eaten in the past month? This may explain the mysterious dull ache I’ve had in my stomach for the past week now. BUT the good news is that I neither Zone nor Paleo, so wahhhoooo for me! Oh look, here comes an apple with Sunbutter on it.

By: jessie

jessie — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:48:00 +0000

Ok, nevermind Cal…cannot wait to never have it

Ya…first pb…now this…what’s left?

By: Ryan M

Ryan M — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:52:20 +0000

I need help modifying Josh because I plan to do the workout at a gym that does not have barbells or a pull-up bar suitable for kipping. For the overhead squats, can I substitute dumbbells for a barbell? If so, what is the rx’d weight/volume for dumbbell overhead squats? As for the pull-ups, I plan to substitute dead hang pull-ups for kipping pull-ups. Should I make any modifications to account for dead hang pull-ups? If so, what modifications?

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:51:26 +0000

Cynthia, you crack me up! Mainlining Sunbutter, I love it.

By the way, you ROCKED those pull ups this morning. Nice work sister!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:43:45 +0000

Oh, but nutters….how I love thee. You’ll have to pry my organic peanut butter (Costco!*) and almond butter (Costco!*) from my cold, dead hand.

The Organic Sunbutter lists one ingredient: Fresh Roasted Organic Sunflower Seed. Maybe that’s the way to go?

But if eating ANY type of sunbutter makes me half as strong as Michele and look half as good, then I’ll mainline the shit.

*Karen, Jenn, Gary: I expect some kickbacks for the plug.

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:31:26 +0000

I just looked at my jar of sunbutter, (graciously given to me by Ryan after the potluck) and maybe it’s the specific brand, but Trader Joe’s sun butter clearly states, “contains no hydrogenated oils.” Also, the label reads that per serving there are 8g monounsaturated fat and only 6g polyunsaturated fat. That’s not a 70%, <20% ratio consistent with the one given by Calvin above. I know the evaporated cane juice, or SUGAR, is a problem..I was wondering if someone makes a sunbutter without it.

I don’t usually get involved in these discussions, but I had to stand up for sunbutter!
**All who adore Sunbuttery goodness please rise up and state your claim**