If you want to take control of your nutrition and get serious about fat loss or building muscle there’s really no better way than tracking macros.

If you’ve been on the interwebs in the last few years and googled anything about nutrition you’ve probably seen the term “MACROS” OR “MACRONUTRIENTS” pop up.

Maybe you rushed out to Whole Foods and headed straight for the Macronutrient aisle so you could start taking advantage of this new superfood for fat loss! Sadly, you couldn’t find a bag of macros, but you found this article and that’s even better!

You know grabbing a candy bar isn’t the right option, so you head to the snack bar aisle in the store.

There you stand, under the bright LED lights overhead completely overwhelmed by the sea of choices.

Should you get the plant based protein bar?

Is the paleo one healthy?

Maybe it’s like wine and you just pick one with a cool looking label?

Well, the fact is, some of them taste like dirt, some have a ton of calories and some of them are trying to trick you into thinking you’re eating less calories than you really are.

We pulled 10 different snack bars off the shelf and we’re tasting, looking at the labels and giving you our opinion of which are “best” and which ones to avoid.

What is energy balance?

What does our body do with all of the calories we eat?

Where do our calories go?

What can we control?

Why isn’t calories out enough?

All of these questions are answered as we explain everything you’ve wanted to know an more about energy balance!

You’re headed home and you’re starving. The drive-thru is calling. What do you do?

You’re headed home and you’re starving. The drive-thru is calling. What do you do?

There are approximately 8,459 options when it comes to yogurt and fauxgurt (I made that up).

Some are rich and creamy, some are sad and runny and some taste like chemical waste.

The differences don’t stop there. Some are high in carbs for no good reason, some are high in protein and some have none at all.

We taste tested 13 different yogurts (and some yogurt wanna be’s) to give you the good, the bad, and the not so tasty truths about each of them. One was so bad Blakley had to spit it out.

Find out our thoughts on non-fat yogurt, 2% yogurt, Greek yogurt, Icelandic yogurt, Almond yogurt alternative, Oatmilk non-dairy yogurt and even yogurt made from a coconut.

Let’s do it.

Are you looking for a dietary “hack” that helps you shrink that belly, hips or thighs?

Well, unfortunately most fat loss “hacks” are really just ways for powder and pill pushers to line their pockets at your expense.

But alas! There’s a science, research and experience based change you can make to your nutrition to help you move that fat loss needle!

Fiber!

I know I know, you’re thinking “This guy must be sponsored by Big Chicken and get some sort of kickback ever time we buy one.

Maybe I do, maybe I don’t 😉

But it’s important, still largely misunderstood and most people don’t get enough of it so I’m still talking about it!