Was tempted last night to have an ice cream. Not the greatest of things to want I know.
Mum had a box of Streets 'Limited Edition' Magnum Golds in the fridge and she had just finished on.
Mum had a box of Streets 'Limited Edition' Magnum Golds in the fridge and she had just finished on.
BUT luckily I looked at the "nutritional content" before I had one. And OH... MY... GOD!!!
25.9 grams of fat in each one!!! When you are trying to slim down, you should aim for about 30 grams of fat a day or less. So this one ice-cream had almost a whole days worth of fat!
And even worse (yeah, it gets worse) was the amount of saturated fat.
Out of the 25.9 grams of fat, 19.2 grams of that was saturated fat!! 19.2 grams!!!! That is huge.
A friend of mine was recently on a health kick and tried to have less than 10 grams of saturated fat a day. This one ice cream would have been almost two days worth!! Without even eating anything else.
It should be illegal to make foods that are so bad for you. No one needs 19 grams of saturated fat in one 'treat'.
There should be a governing body that doesn't allow something so bad to be produced... let alone consumed.
Needless to say I put the ice cream straight back in the fridge and had a mini icy pole (lemonade ice block) instead.
And even worse (yeah, it gets worse) was the amount of saturated fat.
Out of the 25.9 grams of fat, 19.2 grams of that was saturated fat!! 19.2 grams!!!! That is huge.
A friend of mine was recently on a health kick and tried to have less than 10 grams of saturated fat a day. This one ice cream would have been almost two days worth!! Without even eating anything else.
It should be illegal to make foods that are so bad for you. No one needs 19 grams of saturated fat in one 'treat'.
There should be a governing body that doesn't allow something so bad to be produced... let alone consumed.
Needless to say I put the ice cream straight back in the fridge and had a mini icy pole (lemonade ice block) instead.
Happy with my alternate choice by still amazing at how they can sell something like this. Each ice cream is just over 100g, so 25% of it is just FAT. And almost 20% is saturated fat!! Pretty scary stuff.
Today is the 2nd of October, which marks one month into my new healthy lifestyle.
And so far, 4.1 kilos lighter!! Very happy with month one, let's keep going!!
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