bigtravis: that is called cheating to prevent decreases in leptin, and hopefully prevent metabolic slowdown. It's pority is not really supported by science as far as I'm aware, however, in times of carb deprivation, a large carb cheat will preferentially refill glycogen (as opposed to fat storage), so it will not always be negative. I know some bodybuilders do swear by it in practice.
My "cheat" was simply my mum's 55th - too much good food on offer.
As for the cocoa + milk, its not a cheat. It's cocoa powder not cocoa butter. It tastes really good. Cocoa has no sugar, 25% net carbs, it's 14% fat but its the sat fat that even the medical establishment excepts is fine (converts to oleic acid). A friend of mine who was overweight now uses it as his desert now most nights he likes it that much (he is now thin, although of course I don't credit it to just this)
On the plus side its nutritional density exceeds most fruit (
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/sweets/5471/2), specifically it is:
- a good source of Protein, Potassium and Zinc, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Copper and Manganese.
- has an ORAC score of 80,933, which puts it in the top 20 of all es/herbs, and to put that in perspective, it means 5g of cocoa has more antioxdants than 100g of apple.
It is 22 cals per 10g serve
very interesting thanks.
Anabolic Food
Diet group for the elite athlete. Discuss your diet and meals, how you prepare them, and how you eat on cycle/before a contest.