90 calorie packs...

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SO I love those 90 calorie packs of granola crunch things. I ate 2 yesterday, then something told me to look at the rest os the nutritional information after I had finished the second...

:noway: 2.5g of saturated fat! Are you kidding me. No wonder they are sinfully delicious. I usually read all info and saturated fat is what I pay extra close attention to, I just wanted a treat and grabbed for what was in our school snack basket. Well kids guess what , once they are gone I am never buying them again. Here I have been putting this garbage into my kids, lulling myself into a false sense of security because they only have 90 calories.

That will teach me to turn a blind eye in the future. :grumble:

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  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
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    2.5 grams saturated fat...is that bad? lol
  • Hannah_Banana
    Hannah_Banana Posts: 1,242 Member
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    Saturated fat does not automatically equal bad. TRANS fat, however - does. :flowerforyou:

    Taken from http://www.communicationagents.com/chris/2006/03/27/the_benefits_of_saturated_fats.htm

    The Benefits of Saturated Fats

    The much-maligned saturated fats­which Americans are trying to avoid­are not the cause of our modern diseases. In fact, they play many important roles in the body chemistry:

    * Saturated fatty acids constitute at least 50% of the cell membranes. They are what gives our cells necessary stiffness and integrity.
    * They play a vital role in the health of our bones. For calcium to be effectively incorporated into the skeletal structure, at least 50% of the dietary fats should be saturated. (38)
    * They lower Lp(a), a substance in the blood that indicates proneness to heart disease. (39) They protect the liver from alcohol and other toxins, such as Tylenol. (40)
    * They enhance the immune system. (41)
    * They are needed for the proper utilization of essential fatty acids.
    * Elongated omega-3 fatty acids are better retained in the tissues when the diet is rich in saturated fats. (42)
    * Saturated 18-carbon stearic acid and 16-carbon palmitic acid are the preferred foods for the heart, which is why the fat around the heart muscle is highly saturated. (43) The heart draws on this reserve of fat in times of stress.
    * Short- and medium-chain saturated fatty acids have important antimicrobial properties. They protect us against harmful microorganisms in the digestive tract.

    The scientific evidence, honestly evaluated, does not support the assertion that "artery-clogging" saturated fats cause heart disease. (44) Actually, evaluation of the fat in artery clogs reveals that only about 26% is saturated. The rest is unsaturated, of which more than half is polyunsaturated. (45)

    (38) Watkins, B A, et al, "Importance of Vitamin E in Bone Formation and in Chrondrocyte Function" Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, AOCS Proceedings, 1996; Watkins, B A, and M F Seifert, "Food Lipids and Bone Health," Food Lipids and Health, R E McDonald and D B Min, eds, p 101, Marcel Dekker, Inc, New York, NY, 1996

    (39) Dahlen, G H, et al, J Intern Med, Nov 1998, 244(5):417-24; Khosla, P, and K C Hayes, J Am Coll Nutr, 1996, 15:325-339; Clevidence, B A, et al, Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 1997, 17:1657-1661

    (40) Nanji, A A, et al, Gastroenterology, Aug 1995, 109(2):547-54; Cha, Y S, and D S Sachan, J Am Coll Nutr, Aug 1994, 13(4):338-43; Hargrove, H L, et al, FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstracts, Mar 1999, #204.1, p A222.

    (41) Kabara, J J, The Pharmacological Effects of Lipids, The American Oil Chemists Society, Champaign, IL, 1978, 1-14; Cohen, L A, et al, J Natl Cancer Inst, 1986, 77:43

    (42) Garg, M L, et al, FASEB Journal, 1988, 2:4:A852; Oliart Ros, R M, et al, "Meeting Abstracts," AOCS Proceedings, May 1998, 7, Chicago, IL

    (43) Lawson, L D and F Kummerow, Lipids, 1979, 14:501-503; Garg, M L, Lipids, Apr 1989, 24(4):334-9

    (44) Ravnskov, U, J Clin Epidemiol, Jun 1998, 51:(6):443-460. See also: The Cholesterol Myths

    (45) Felton, C V, et al, Lancet, 1994, 344:1195
  • jessicasager
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    does anybody else feel like food is way too difficult?! ugh..:grumble:
  • Nipha
    Nipha Posts: 12
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    I sure do. Have so many carbs and proteins and fats but not the wrong kind of carbs, proteins and fats, and all the vitamins and sodium, counting and counting and counting, its hard to believe that human beings survived for so long not knowing how to eat.