http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,394288,00.html?sPage=fnc/health/nutrition
Nowadays, it seems as if every fast-food resturant has a "healthy" menu to help encourage smarter options and weight-management. Recently, Dunkin Donuts has added to the list of these chains. The menu started out feauting two flatbread sandwiches made with egg-whites: the vegetable egg-white flatbread and the turkey-sausage egg-white flatbread. These sandwiches are supposed to be 300 calories or less. President of Dunkin Donuts Will Kussell said, "We just felt it was important to provide some choice in our menu." Other foods on this DD Smart Menu were chosen for features such as 25 percent few calories, sugar, fat or sodium than comparable products or contain ingredients that are "nutritionally beneficial." Such foods include a multigrain bagel and a reduced-fat blueberry muffin, as well as beverages in smaller sizes.
Just out of curiosity, I visited the official Dunkin Donuts Nutritional Information website (which I listed below if you're curious)to see how "healthy" these items really are and compare them to other options. The multigrain bagel (which is 6 servings of bread by the way) has 380 calories, 50 from fat, as well as 6 grams of fat, 1 gram from saturated fat, 68 grams of carbohydrates, 7 grams sugar and 14 grams of protein. A regular glazed donut has 230 calories, 90 from fat. The glazed donut also has 10 grams of fat, 4.5 from saturated fat, 12 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein. In comparison, the multigrain bagel is better, but not by a landslide. I also looked at other items on the menu, and they include items such as several varieties of reduced fat cream cheese and beverages made with skim milk. I also looked up the reduced-calorie berry smoothie. A large (which is 32 oz.) has 490 calories, 4 grams of fat, 97 grams of carbohydrates, 83 grams of sugar, and 12 grams of protein. And that's on the Smart menu? A small reduced calorie berry smoothie (16 oz.) has 250 calories, 2 grams of fat, 49 grams of carbohydrates, 41 grams of sugar, and 6 grams of protein. This is a more resonable item to put on the menu. Having a healthy menu is all well and good, but practicing portion control is also crucial to maintain a healthy status. Don't let the Smart Menus fool you! Please visit the site below to look at the nutritional information on your favorite bagels, donuts, and lattes.
https://www.dunkindonuts.com/aboutus/nutrition/
3 comments:
My sister actually works for Dunkin Donuts and she was telling me about the supposedly low fat smoothie, and described how many calories and sugar it contained. It also doesn’t contain many vitamins that you can get from whole fruits, or 100% fruit juice. Also, that fact that the multi-grain bagel is 6 servings of bread amazes me! That’s pretty much all your grain servings for the day in one sitting. I agree with you, that people need to watch their portions when ordering off of the smart menu. The smart menu is definitely a healthier choice than the regular menu, but that doesn’t mean people can go crazy with it and order the large portions. If they are really being smart they will order the smaller portions! Portion control is very important, and the normal American portion increases to bigger and bigger as time goes on.
I was always skeptical towards their smart menu. Most of this is just to make people feel better about eating these moods. If I’m in a rush I'll get the Egg White Turkey Sausage Flatbread Sandwich which I know isn't that great. After looking up I found it has way too much sodium in it. It contains 820mgs of Sodium for one sandwich. That is way too much in my opinion to be consuming for how much it doesn't even really fill you up.
I always had a feeling about those flatbread sandwiches. i got one once and didnt like it very much. and it certainly did not taste like it was healthy. i think a lot of fast food places are making these menus just to make you feel better about eating fast food. but i dont think many of the foods on them are much different from thier regular menu. Good topic
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