Fitness Tip From Rosa – #2 // Fast Food

Food: Barbecue Sauce
Most contain no fat and are relatively low in calories, but this syrupy sauce can damage your waistline

Why it is bad:
Barbecue sauces contain sugar or molasses. Sugar from molasses or high fructose corn syrup can cause an insulin spike, which sends signals to the body to extinguish it’s fat burning furnace.

Replace with:
Hot sauces like Tabasco, tapatio or cholula, among others. Hot sauces are normally vinegar based , so you don’t need to monitor your intake as closely. As a bonus, hot sauces contain chilli and peppers, which contains capsaicin. This has been found to aid in weigt loss and fat burning.