Friday, May 28, 2010

Ok, a lot of people guessed that my answer was Hershey's syrup, but what they didn't guess was that it was the special dark.  That had little importance, so I'll count them right.  The winners are... Yummy and Nan-Naw!!!  Great job!!!  So, anyway, as a new MFT, this oatmeal-based cereal from Quaker has 210 calories, 2.5 grams of fat (1 each of poly- and monounsaturated and the rest is saturated), 250 milligrams of sodium, 44 grams of carbs (5 fiber {2 soluble}, 10 sugar, and 29 other), and 6 grams of protein per serving.  And yes, not cheetah-related meant not CHEETos.  (Cheetos also have a picture of a cheetah on the bags.  Plus, they use the same cartoon cheetah in commercials.)

So, my cat needs to eat healthier, but you can't just find a nutrition label and ingredients list on a bag of cat food, can you?  Part of the problem might just be exercise.  Everyone, including cats, dogs, and sloths, needs it.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Today, there's a guess to mystery food theatre (in which I choose a food and give its nutrition information and a hint, plus you're supposed to guess what it is, but you don't have to), and the answer happens to be... the unhealthy Doritos (spicy nacho flavor)!  So, as a special dark chocolate product practically MADE of HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup), this has 90 calories, 0 grams of fat, 30 milligrams of sodium, 24 grams of carbohydrates, 20 grams of sugars, and less than 1 gram of protein.  It's practically vitamin-free.  Sounds like empty calories, huh?  It can be used to make chocolate milk.  Not as empty, but still empty.  As a bonus question, try to figure out what I meant by "not cheetah-related" last week.

So, I'm currently reading Nutrition for Dummies, and it's actually pretty reliable!  (It's not 100% reliable, but then again, what is?  Not even I'm 100% reliable.  For proof, look at the fact that I'm putting in a review today for a different book than planned.)  It's not the most recommended book, but it's not bad.  Yes, I'd recommend it.  I might do a review about it, but not today.