Maybe they were on the shelf for too long.

Hi Princess,
ABB Whey Force is no longer available. The chocolate tasted like YooHoo. It was one of my faves.

The Good News is: There a new RTD that I demo'd yesterday. Its called Pro Pro Shot- Fruit Punch Flavor and Sour Grape. It tastes like a reg fruit drink but only with 30 grams of protein.
Its very good.

Here is some more info:
ABB Pure Pro Shot Product Highlights:

          o 8.5 oz (251mL) Bottle
          o Case Pack: 12 8.5-fl oz bottles
          o Serving Size: 1 Bottle
          o 130 Calories
          o 30 g of Protein:
                      # Whey Protein Isolate
                      # Hydrolyzed Gelatin
          o 0.5 g of Fat
          o 10 mg of Cholesterol
          o 1 g of Carbs
          o 0 g of Sugar
          o 2 Flavors: Fruit Punch and Sour Grape

I think it hurts your diet. Plus it gives you cravings

Alexander Kodzoev looks incredible!!

I Think the FDA SHOULD require labels!!!

WHAT DO U ALL THINK??


FDA Issues Final Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals
Consumer labeling not required for foods from these animals, agency says
Posted January 15, 2009
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued its final regulations governing the approval of genetically engineered animals.

The rules do not require consumer labeling for foods from these animals.

Genetic engineering involves using recombinant DNA (rDNA) to introduce new characteristics or traits into an animal. The new FDA guidance tells producers of these animals what they need to do to get the newly engineered animal approved by the agency.

"It serves to reassure stakeholders that FDA has clear standards for regulatory decisions on these animals allowing us, when appropriate, to bring safe, effective products to market in a timely manner," Randall Lutter, deputy commissioner for policy in the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, said during a morning teleconference.

Genetically engineered animals will require FDA approval before they can enter the marketplace, Lutter said. In addition, producers of these animals will also have to comply with the law and regulations of the National Environmental Policy Act, he said.

Although many kinds of genetically engineered animals are in development, none has yet been approved by the agency for marketing.

In September, a draft of the new regulations was made available for public comment and the final version takes into account some of these comments, Lutter said.

"This technology holds great promise for the health of both animals and humans," Dr. Bernadette Dunham, director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, said during the teleconference.

Proponents of genetic engineering say the practice will lead to animals that can grow faster, produce healthier foods, such as heart-healthy eggs, or be resistant to certain diseases, such as mad cow disease.

In addition, genetic engineering can improve the environment by making animal waste less toxic, Dunham said. "Pigs have been genetically engineered to produce less phosphorus in their waste to address agricultural runoff," she said.

Fish have already been genetically engineered to grow to market size faster, "so that the wild ocean populations will not be subject to such intensive harvest pressure," Dunham said.

Opponents say the practice could unleash unintended consequences by altering the traditional genetic structures of animals.

During the comment period, many consumer groups asked the FDA to require labels identifying food as coming from genetically engineered animals.

However, FDA officials said Thursday that while a genetically engineered animal has to be labeled as such, any food products from that animal do not.

"All genetically engineered animals have to be accompanied by labeling so that they can be distinguished from non-genetically engineered counterparts," Larisa Rudenko, senior advisor for biotechnology in the Center for Veterinary Medicine, said during the teleconference.

"[The] FDA is required to ask for labeling if there is a material difference in the food that comes from these animals, but we are not required by law to ask producers to indicate that food comes from genetically engineered animals," she said.

Genetically engineered food production has been around for a long time. Genetically engineered yeast is used in baking and brewing, and other products from genetically engineered microbes are used in cheese-making. Genetically engineered microbes are also widely used in medicine to produce drugs.

Certain animals are being genetically altered to be used in human transplantations -- for instance, providing cells, tissues or organs that are less likely to be rejected by the human immune system. These include islet cells to help diabetics, skin grafts for burn victims, and liver, kidney or heart replacements for the critically ill.

The safety of genetically engineered animals intended for use as food will be decided on a case-by-case basis, Dunham said. Producers of these animals will have to demonstrate that the new genetic traits perform as claimed, the agency added.

More information

For more on genetically engineered animals, visit the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Thanks! The things we do 

NaturalWonder,
I went 2 years no pizza no junk. You just get used to it. I think you can do it.
My mother in law lived with us and would always criticize the way we ate, so sort out of spite, I ate super clean. No cake, no pizza. The more she offered the more I did NOT want it.
Before you knew it 2 years went by.
My body was very tight year round!

Very interesting!!

How many of you freeeze your cooked chicken - asparagus - brown rice.

I am always so busy and now have to cook for longer periods of time.

I did this once before and then defrosted and heated the food in a skillet. It tasted good, but when you are dieting everything tastes good.

Any opinions?

I dont think anyone can deny that Ahmad has an incredible physique!
One of my faves!

Rick Perard

You can always Freeze cooked foods and eat later.
Here are some recommendations
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/sr2.html#storchart

Not yet. I just ordered it.

Right now, I use the Natural "Chocolate" Gold Standard Natural Whey and the "Oats and whey" flavor.
They are both extremely  good. Since I started using the Natural Line I have not gone back tp the Original.

BTW ON just also added Natural Casein Protein Powders.

ON has added new products to their "NATURAL LINE"
Natural Pro Complex is now available. It has NO artificial flavors, sweeteners, and synthetic colors. 

Some Ingredients
60 g of blended protein from 8 sources
12 g of Total Carbohydrates
4 g of Sugar
14 grams of BCAAs (Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine)
10 grams of Glutamine, Glutamine Peptides, and Glutamine Precursors
Contains Stevia

It comes in 2 flavors at the 4.6lb size, Chocolate and Vanilla. 

Thanks,
Cindy

For everyone that was using the Vassive-CE product, ON has replaced it with Vassive C5 . C5 was developed to ensure ON is providing the latest in Creatine supplementation.

Product features are below:
Serving Size 1 Scoop
25 Calories
6 g Total Carbs
0 g Sugar
Proprietary 5 g C5 Strength & Endurance Blend
Patent Pending Cre-Energy™ Buffered Creatine
Creatine Alpha Ketoglutarate
Beta Alanine
Creatine Citrate
Creatine Ethyl Ester
2.5 g of L-Glutamine
1.7 g Proprietary Cell Shuttle Blend
1 g Proprietary Phos-4 Blend

This product is recommended to be taken after your workout and is typically stacked with Vassive NO (Nitric Oxide), which is taken pre-workout.

What helps is that we have such a wide variety of flavors that all taste good!

At the O, we sampled Natural 100% Oats & Whey, so Now you dont have to add Protein to your Oatmeal LOL.
24 Grams of Protein and 23 Grams of Carbs.

Thanks for supporting ON!!

Congrats to my sponsor Optimum Nutrition for winning Supplement of the year tonight at the Olympia!!!

I have heard great things about Species Isolyze!!

We have a great Whey product that I use while dieting for a show.

Its 100% Natural Whey Gold Standard 

It has no artificial flavors, colors, or sweeteners and still tastes good!
best prices are at Vitamin Shoppe and bodybuilding.com

Due to popular demand, we are releasing a 70 serving version of Vassive NO!

We previousely only had the 30 serving size.


http://www.optimumnutrition.com/products/vassiveno-p-228.html

My husband is over 30 and has been supplementing with Tribulus. He says he notices a difference and loves it! (and so do I  )

Best of luck to everyone!!!
Special wishes to Krissy Chin, Nancy Georges, Heidi Fletcher and Amy P!!

Can you post a pic (before and after)

Thanks. Should have been more specific about the skin.
When I consume a lot of nuts (no dirty thoughts guys!), I get a couple small pimples on my face (two or three).
I have good skin and never break out. Only see the problem with a lot of nuts (i.e. pecans)

I was just wondering if consuming the quantity you do, would cause the same effect.
 
Thanks