I was on the road yesterday in a bit of a rush to get to a meeting, but I felt like getting a quick snack.
When I eat fast food, it's usually a sub of some sort (usually subway) but yesterday I decided to try something different.
I stopped at my local health food store and asked the clerk to show me the "absolute best protein bar". I bought his recommended bar for just a little under 5 dollars and left.
After my first bite I through the bar in the garbage. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE! It tasted artificial, chemical, with a burning aftertaste I can only describe as the taste I would assume would come from drinking Diesel fuel.
What a waste of time and money...and for what?
Here is the breakdown for the bar:
370 Kcals
13 g Fat
30 g Protein
35 g Carbohydrates
3 g Fiber
12 g Sugar
Now, here is the breakdown for a typical Subway 6 Inch Club Sub
290 Kcals
5 g Fat
25 g Protein
45 g Carbohydrates
4 g Fiber
7 g Sugar
In my eyes there is virtually no difference between these two foods. Next time, I pack my own food, or I get a sub.
BP
PS - The sub was about a dollar less expensive then the protein bar
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Fast Food Blunder
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No one ever looks at the breakdown but any of the smaller hamburgers, no fries, no sugar drink have a halfway decent nutrition profile, and a person with a healthy metabolism should not be afraid of them.
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