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I’m a Taco Bell addict who is eating nothing else for 30 days – but I’m sure it will IMPROVE my health
A TACO Bell fan has vowed to eat nothing else for 30 days – and by undertaking the self-imposed challenge he hopes to prove something.
Sam Reid from Lexington, Virginia, thinks he can improve his health by only eating food from the fast food chain.
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He starts his Taco Bell challenge today, July 24, and aims to stop on August 22.
“I think that a lot of people that I know, know how much I love Taco Bell. And they can give me a hard time, but I think this is in some senses a way to prove them wrong and to show them it's not as bad as you think,” he told Inside .
“I think Taco Bell has a relatively healthy or healthy-adjacent menu as compared to some of the other fast food restaurants.”
During his 30-day challenge, Reid intends to tray one of everything from the menu.
“I'm going to try to concentrate most of those, kind of, classic Taco Bell signature items like the Cheesy Gordita Crunch or the Crunch Wrap Supreme towards the beginning of the month,” he said.
“And then my hope would be that as I work my way through the menu, I can rely more heavily on things like the Power Bowl and… items that have slightly lower sodium and cholesterol and fat and that sort of thing.”
Reid has no intention on missing out on dessert, adding he loves the Cinnabon Delights.
While undertaking the experiment he will also work out and have doctors monitor his progress.
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“I'm doing blood work… And so I'll get readings for my base level of sodium and cholesterol and a few other metrics like blood sugar. And I'm going to be testing again at the end of the month… to make sure that I'm doing this experiment safely,” he said.
As well as having doctors monitor his health he will also be consult with a dietician about the types of food he can have on his diet that will help control his fiber, allowing him to have “a somewhat regular digestive experience over the next 30 days”.
Once the test has been completed he intends to share what he has learned in a YouTube documentary.
“I've started releasing a YouTube variety show on a regular basis. And so I'm really excited just for the documentary aspect of this because I think it is a really interesting story to tell,” he said.
Before he undertook his challenge, Reid said he was going to eat all the foods he thinks he will miss.
“I went to the local farmer's market yesterday and got some fresh vegetables and stuff and have just been thinking through what types of foods am I not going to be able to eat going forward,” he said.
He said he was excited to get started and believed the results would be positive.
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“I think that by continuing my normal level of physical exercise, I should be able to maintain a few basic metrics for my health. And I think part of what I'm hoping to do with this experiment and the documentary is just to introduce people to the idea that it's not just about weight,” he said.
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“You could gain muscle and the number on the scale would be higher, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you're less healthy than you were before.
"But I am excited to see what the final results will be at the end of the month as well,” he added.
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