Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Obesity Maps!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Red Light, Green Light.
First post in a new series. Red means...yes. Stop. Always.
Yellow means approach with caution...
Green means GO! But not too fast. Because then you'll get a speeding ticket/fat.
Today's red light: Little Debbies. Let's focus on Devil Squares. These are AI's favorite (my fiance). He happily agreed to ban these from our future home.
Why: Delicious twin-wrapped cakes. Also, almost 300 calories, almost all from sugar and fat (much of it saturated). See below:
Ingredients:
Sugar, Corn Syrup, Water, Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Palm and Palm Kernel Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil with TBHQ to Preserve Flavor (Contributes a Trivial Amount of Trans Fat), Cocoa, Dextrose, Soybean Oil, Egg Whites, Invert Sugar, Emulsifiers (Mono- and Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sorbitan Monostearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Propylene Glycol Monostearate, Polysorbate 60, Polysorbate 80, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids), Colors (Caramel Color, Red 40), Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Salt, Corn Starch, Eggs, Whey (Milk), Modified Corn Starch, Sorbic Acid (to Retain Freshness), Natural and Artificial Flavors, Citric Acid.
A better choice: A Rice Krispies Treat has almost half the calories, and is wayyy lower in fat, and saturated fat.
An even more better choice: A piece of angel food cake topped with fruit or frozen yogurt. Amaaazing :)
Friday, June 5, 2009
General Mills Response
Cheerios=Lipitor?
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Quiz Answers :)
1. At Denny’s, which breakfast item has the least number of calories?
The answer is b.
a. Ham & Cheddar Omelet
(595 calories)
b. Country fried steak & eggs
(464 calories)
c. An order of French toast with syrup & margarine (3 slices)
(1,000 calories)
d. An order of pancakes (3) with syrup & margarine
(650 calories)
2. Which sandwich from the restaurant Cosi has more than 700 calories?
The answer is d.
a. Turkey Rustica
(619 calories)
b. Tuscan Pesto Chicken
(571 calories)
c. Tandoori Chicken
(633 calories)
d. Grilled Chicken T.B.M.
(791 calories)
e. Sesame Ginger Chicken
(508 calories)
3. Which item at Dunkin’ Donuts has the fewest number of calories?
The answer is b.
a. Sesame bagel with cream cheese
(570 calories)
b. 2 jelly filled donuts
(420 calories)
c. Banana walnut muffin
(540 calories)
d. A medium (24 oz.) strawberry banana smoothie
(550 calories)
4. Which grande (16 oz.) Starbucks drink has the fewest calories?
The answer is e.
a. Frappuccino Blended Coffee with whipped cream
(420 to 550 calories)
b. Frappuccino Blended Crème
(490 to 580 calories)
c. Chai Tea Latte
(290 calories)
d. Caramel Macchiato
(310 calories)
e. Cappuccino even, if made with whole milk
(150 calories)
5. Which item at McDonald’s has the most calories?
The answer is c.
a. Big Mac
(560 calories)
b. 2 Sausage McGriddles
(840 calories)
c. Large chocolate shake
(1,160 calories)
d. 4 hamburgers
(1,040 calories)