Nutrition's "5x5" :: Five Foods to Avoid, Five Foods to Savor

Science has proven that fitness begins in the kitchen, not in the gym. By merging breakthrough dietary science with great taste, Jorge Cruise produces delicious, fat-melting menus.

For anybody trying to lose weight out there, we have all heard the mantras of eating less or exercising more, but the new dietary science confirms that all we need to count is sugar calories for extra easy weight loss.

The following five foods you may think are healthy, but they are actually spiked with hidden sugar calories!

Top Five Foods to Avoid:
� Whole Wheat Bread
� Couscous
� Quinoa
� Sweet Potato
� Brown Rice

Here are five foods in which you should actually indulge. Really!

Top Five Indulgences to Include:
� Pancakes
� Strawberries
� Jorge's Chocolate Lace Cookie
� Wine
� Chocolate

Jorge's Chocolate Lace Cookies!

This recipe produces 24 cookies:

Ingredients:
2 sticks softened butter
2/3 cup xylitol
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup almond flour (approximately 1/2 cup almonds ground in a coffee grinder)
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup Stevia-sweetened whey protein powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 oz. dark chocolate (85% or greater) chopped
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:
�Preheat oven to 350� F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
�Beat together butter, xylitol, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one-at-a-time.
�Whisk together almond flour, cocoa powder, whey powder, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
�Combine dry ingredients and butter mixture. �Stir in chopped walnuts and chocolate until combined.
�Scoop heaping teaspoons of batter 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet.
�Place in freezer for 5 min.
�Remove and bake for 9-10 min.
�Cookies will be lacy and they will spread during baking.
�Cool cookies completely on baking sheet.
�Store in airtight container. Cookies crumble when exposed to air.

JORGE CRUISE is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over 15 weight-loss books. His mission is to guarantee weight loss for busy people. He has appeared on numerous television shows like Anderson Cooper, The Today Show, Dr OZ, The Rachael Ray Show, Good Morning America, The View, The Talk and LIVE with Kelly and Michael.