Friday, December 10, 2010

Calorie counting biscuits

I had a conversertion with Amy yesterday about Digestive biscuits. Is it fattening?
Digestive biscuits has been part of most ppl's neccessity for binging when they are hungry after a meal... especially since digestives are sold at a pretty attractive price in Aldi. I myself have three packs of digestives in my room for winter days :)


So, eating too much of one thing makes us curious about how much fat/calories are in it... Just like the tortilla incident where we were crazy over it and were told that it was healthy but in the end found out it has an incredibly high levels of calories.


Google is my bestfriend =D


From the UK daily mail: DIGESTIVE BISCUITS
Pros: Contains protein and some dietary fibre, and are not loaded with artificial ingredients.


Cons: High in fat, particularly saturated fat. Also high in sugars, but low in vitamins and minerals. A chocolate topping adds more calories and fat. Digestives are also the saltiest of all mass-produced biscuits. Three of them supply as much sodium as a packet of crisps. Typical biscuits consist overwhelmingly of highly refined flour, generous quantities of sugar and chemically hardened vegetable fat. Healthier-seeming versions prominently featuring ingredients such as oats and dried fruits often contain just as much or even more sugar than the standard biscuit and surprisingly large amounts of fat. The worst thing about biscuits is the trans fats they contain - chemically altered fats produced when vegetable oils are hardened. The Department of Health recommends that we consume no more than 5g trans fats per day.

Also found a calorie counter for certain common biscuits/tortillas/bread:
LINK

I might have to cut down on eating Digestives ;)

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