Is It Worth It?

Is It Worth It?

It is noon and you are hungry. You ate breakfast who knows how many hours ago, and you aren't even sure if that tiny granola bar counts. As you are walking around looking at you choices for lunch, various aromas compete for your attention. Your stomach grumbles in anger and impatience. You smell the delicious sent of freshly made French fries coming from a nearby McDonald's. Then, your nose alerts you to the zesty scent of orange chicken coming from a Panda Express. You settle for a nearby Taco Bell. You order you food and inhale it as soon as you sit down. Finally, your stomach has settled, your nose no longer tracks each smell it picks up, and your brain provides you dopamine that gives you a nice, satisfied grin in your face. Now, what about that waistline you were watching? What about your sugar and salt intake? How about maintaining that 2,000 calorie daily limit? Was eating all that fast food worth it? Did you even think about all of that? Exactly

Don’t worry. You aren't supposed to think about the tasty foods you are eating. According to Michael Moss’ Salt, Sugar, Fat even Stephen Sanger, a former General Mills CEO, stated, as the voice of a consumer, Don’t talk to me about nutrition, talk to me about taste, and if this stuff tastes better, don’t run around trying to sell stuff that doesn't taste good. This blog will help you do just that. It will provide you with a visual break down of the salt, sugar, and fat content of common fast foods. Or rather, tasty fast foods. The findings are something that even the most informed and health-conscious student will find troubling...

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

But It's Just a Cup of Soup and a Sandwich.....

Panera is easily one of the hot spots to find students on a college campus. With their inviting atmosphere and delicious food, Panera offers a quiet place to study and eat at the same time. Though their food is great and customer service is a top priority, their nutritional values leave something to be desired . . .



Surely just a cup of French Onion Soup and a 1/2 Chipotle Chicken Sandwich are not that bad for you; it's when you add the side baguette, 16 oz Pepsi, and Strawberries and Cream Scone that things start to get a little messy in the health department.


The meal all together clocks-in as one of the least healthy to date. There is 3,070 mg of sodium, nearly a day and a half's worth. 101 grams of sugar, the majority coming from the soda and scone, or nearly 8 1/2 TABLESPOONS. The fat comes in at 48 g, or 4 tablespoons. Maybe you'll think twice before ordering that scone for 99 cents now . . .
Information pulled from www.paneranutrition.com 
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