What's more important: weight loss or nutrition? That's the question Mark Haub wants people to ask themselves. The professor of nutrition at Kansas State University traded fruits and veggies for junk food to show that losing weight is simply a matter of arithmetic: calories in vs. calories out, whether they come from Twinkies or tomatoes. Although he's lost 15 pounds in one month, he doesn't advocate that others follow his lead. Says Haub: "I want people to look at what I'm doing and decide, is this healthy? I hope the answer encourages them to reexamine their own relationship with food." Here's one of his daily menus.
Breakfast
1 double espresso, black
2 cups Kellogg's Corn Pops
1 cup whole milk
1 Centrum Advanced Formula multivitamin
Total calories: 376
Lunch
1 Hostess Twinkie
1 Little Debbie Star Crunch
1 Muscle Milk Protein Shake
Total calories: 540
Snack
1 Hostess Twinkie
Total calories: 150
Dinner
1 Little Debbie Zebra Cake
1 brownie (Duncan Hines mix)
3-4 baby carrots
1 Muscle Milk Protein Shake
Total calories: 688
Snack:
6 chips, Cool Ranch Doritos
Total calories: 75
Total Calories: 1,829