June 27th, 2008

Chik-Fil-a Diet Lemonade Recipe

1 Quart Water

1 Cup Splenda

1 Cup Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

We love Chikfila Diet Lemonade and are surprised to see how easy it is to make.  We suspect it would not be as good if we made it, as “fresh squeezed lemon juice” requires an unattainable level of patience for us.  Nevertheless, it is a great healthy afternoon summer treat.  25 calories in a small and 40 calories in a large.

June 16th, 2008

Soy What?

Soy what’s all this about Soy Milk?  We know we shouldn’t drink too much diet coke, coffee, and wine (which we would never do ;) ), but we always thought skim milk was fine!  Then all of a sudden, everyone is a milk snob.  Scene: coffee shop.  Main Character:  Jada with cool glasses.  Jada:  ”Um, do you have soy?  No? Nevermind then.”  We are really confused, so we decided to figure out was was soy great about soy milk.  

Soy milk is basically like cow’s milk, though most soy milk is enriched with added vitamins such as vitamin B12. It has about the same amount of protein as cow milk. Unlike cow’s milk it has little saturated fat and no cholesterol, which is apparently the main benefit.  Um, correct us if we’re wrong, but skim milk is pretty legit no?  No fat there?  Um, anyway.  What we did discover is that soy milk is linked to cognitive damage in rats!!!  Um, skim for me please.  Take that Jada.