Originally Posted By: mpvue
Originally Posted By: mareakin
ye' know,i think Entennmann's baked products can cure world hunger.... i don't know how they are able to pack so many calories in so little food..
"Super" Cinnamon Buns:
Serving Size 1/2 bun 85g
Servings Per Container 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories 330
Calories from Fat 120
Total Fat 13 g20%
Saturated Fat 4.5 g23%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 35 mg12%
Sodium 260 mg11%
Total Carbohydrate 49 g16%
Dietary Fiber 1 g4%
Sugars 23 g
^ my god.
I am still so ignorant about what is a good amount/bad amount of sugar, fat, etc.
someone could tell me something has so and so grams of fat, and my response is 'so, is that bad?'
these numbers mean nothing to me.
First, double the numbers because very few people will actually eat 1/2 a roll and put the rest down.
Now, you just ate 660 calories of a probable 2,000-2,500 you should have in a day. Not a good thing.
Now look at the sodium. 520mg per roll. The American Heart Association has reduced their RDA from 2,300mg to 1,500mg. This is actually fairly easy to meet when eating mostly fresh, minimally processed foods but a single fast food meal can blow your whole day. So in this case, a single bun accounts for 1/3 of your total RDA of sodium. That doesn't make me happy.
Ideally, fat should be no more than about 30-35% of your overall diet. In this case, it's not that far off the mark. 30% of this fat being saturated is not good.
Don't get too hung up on most of the other numbers. You already know you probably shouldn't eat this based the calories and sodium. It would be fine in moderation, but it seems few people understand what moderation means. Some folks seem to think that if they eat from a different fast food chain every day then each is in moderation beacuse they have it only once a week.
You don't really need to know too much on junk food like this. My guess is that anyone with an elementary school education knows before even grabbing an Entennman's box that eating the box itself would probably be healthier for them.
