I love being on time for Mystery Food Theatre! Every week, I choose one food to give nutritional information on.  I also give a hint on what it is, and it's up to you to guess what it is.  So, the answer to last week's mystery food theatre is... Cici's Pizza Buffet Macaroni and Cheese Pizza!!! (gross!)  It made the worst pizzas in america list in one of Eat This, Not That!'s books (of course).  So, now for the next mystery food theatre: with 710 calories, 51 grams of fat (17 saturated), and 2250 milligrams of sodium, this monster of a biscuit comes as the worst breakfast sandwich in... Guess which book it is.  (C'mon, you can guess.)  Leave a comment on this post guessing what it is!

This week, I'm on time for mystery food theatre!  Yay!

Last week, I posted a question on what a certain food was, given its nutrition facts and a hint.  The surprising answer is... (drumroll, please) Kellogg's Smart Start Cereal Maple Brown Sugar!!!  Someone (sorry, you'll have to leave your name in your comment if you don't have a blogspot account), as last time, came close with Captain Crunch, but no one got it right.  Now, for my next Mystery Food Theatre! According to one of Eat This, Not That!'s books (again) (their best and worst), this pizza buffet gimmick has 460 calories, 8 grams of fat (3 saturated), 660 milligrams of sodium, and 78 grams of carbs.  Also, If you can, guess which list this pizza made: best or worst.  Leave a comment on this post trying to guess what it is!

I know I'm writing this 2 days late, but it is now 2 days after time to reveal...

Mystery food theatre!

Last week, I posted a question on what a certain food was, given its nutrition facts.  The answer is... BK's Whopper Jr. (without mayo) with onion rings!  I'm sorry for giving facts on a complicated order with nutrition that is not up-to-date.  (BK removed trans fats from their menu, according to Eat This, Not That! the Best (and Worst!) Foods in America!)  Jennifer McGraw came close, asking if it was a McDonald's happy meal, but no one actually got it right.  Oh, well.  This time, I'll post something that isn't as complicated.  This is a supermarket food, but it wouldn't be very intelligent to eat it.  According to a photo of the nutrition label in Eat This, Not That! For Kids! (anyone notice a lot of exclamation points in their books' names?), it has 220 calories, 2.5 grams of fat (.5 saturated), 5 grams of fiber, AND 17 GRAMS OF SUGARS.  The biggest problem, though, isn't the sugars, it's the long ingredients list, with 17 lines!  The aisle you might find it in has a lot of similar-shaped boxes, some with high sugar, some with high fiber.

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According to Eat This, Not That!'s book for kids, this "meal" has 430 calories, 19 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 1.5 grams of trans fats, 700 milligrams of sodium, and 4 grams of fiber.  I think that this restaurant removed trans fats from their menu since the kids' book was published, but I can't find my more recent book, so I can't know for sure.  It may be a kid favorite, but it isn't exactly healthy.  Leave a comment guessing what it is.  Next week, I'll reveal what it is.

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Welcome to this blog!  Anyway, I'm trying to inform people about nutrition as well as I can.  I will have to reveal what the worst food in America (You might be an international viewer, and this is probably the worst food in your country, too, if you are), at least according to Eat This, Not That!'s Best (& Worst!) Foods in America book, is Baskin & Robin's (The ice cream shop that says 31 on its logo) large chocolate oreo shake, with 2600 calories, 135 grams of fat, 59 grams of saturated fat, 2.5 grams of trans fats, 263 grams of sugar, and, surprisingly, 1700 milligrams of sodium.  I did a review of their book for kids on another one of my blogs, and here it is:

The reason I began to read this book (Eat This, Not That! for Kids!) is because my sister had high blood cholesterol and high blood fats. It is on nutrition, and most of the book is on what to eat at certain places, including at restaurants, school, and home. Specifically, the major sections are on: 8 rules of kid's nutrition, what to get at specific restaurants (there are a lot of these), what to get at groups of restaurants (Family, mexican, italian, etc.), at the supermarket, at school (Cafeteria, vending machine, packed lunches), at home, and exercise.

A lot of the restaurant information was helpful. I have three warnings: Don't get Chipotle's rice (160 calories, 4 grams fat {0 saturated}, 330 mg sodium, 30 grams Carbs), Chili's awesome blossom (over 2000 calories and over 2000 mg sodium, this nonspecific information is because the adult one is with my sister and she's at college), and DO NOT GET Chili's Pepper Pals® Country-Fried Chicken Crispers. This is the worst kid's meal in america, with 1110 calories, 82 grams fat (15 saturated), and 1980 milligrams of sodium. Anything on Chili's kids menu is better than this, including the corn dog and little mouth burger, but the quesadilla is rather unhealthy. A lot of the book has healthier substitutions for certain foods.

The Supermarket information was also helpful. Surprisingly, Sun Chips are recommended against. Baked! Lay's are better, apparently. Also, no apple chips. They are not incredibly bad, but Nabisco Garden Harvest Toasted Chips Apple Cinnamon are better. Also, these are surprising not thats: Apple Cinnamon cheerios, Yogurt burst Cheerios, Quaker Natural Granola Oats, honey & rasins, Raisin Nut Bran, Wheat Chex, Kashi GOLEAN Crunch! Honey Almond Flax, and these last three are going to be surprising: Nature's Path Envirokidz organic gorilla munch, Kellogg's Smart Start Cereal (There is no FDA definition for strong Heart), and... Kellog's Raisin Bran! (I am telling the truth. Raisin Bran is high in sugars.) A lot of stuff at the supermarket that acts like it's healthy is not incredibly healthy.

Anyway, there are also some healthier-than-usual recipes that are in the book, including Fettucine Alfredo. NO CHEESE FRIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2800 calories and 160 grams of fat per appetizer is way too much. Make homemade cheese fries instead of getting them at someplace like Denny's or Chili's. I haven't tried any of the recipes yet, but I will try them at some point.

Anyway, I liked this book. Many of these have images to help find what to get. I would recommend this book for parents looking for what to get for their kids, but parents should also look for the regular version of Eat This, Not That!, which is designed for adults.