Nutritional Food Bombs

[CLOSER]

I bought this box of Jamaican Beef Patties from one of those large warehouse stores that give out out coupons and was eating them two at a time, sometimes twice a day. Then someone told me about the "nutritional" content in them or lack thereof...

Straight from the box:

NUTRITION INFORMATION
Serving Size 130 g (1 patty)
Energy 399 cal 1671 kJ
Protein 11g
Fat 18g
Carbohydrates 48g
Sugars 4.8 g
dietary fibre 1.6g

PERCENTAGE OF RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE
Vitamin A 1%
Vitamin C 3%
Calcium 2%
Iron 21%

Watch out for those patties!!

[NDman]

Watch out for those patties!!

Among tons of other things people eat in life. :D I am not gung-ho about reading labels. But I've developed a habit to take a glance if it's there. That's good enough to deter me from a lot of impulsive buys on snacks and junk food

[reflex]

lol! patties rock though! just don't eat too much..dunno what's in them.

[felixdd]

NUTRITION INFORMATION
Serving Size 130 g (1 patty)
Energy 399 cal 1671 kJ
Protein 11g
Fat 18g
Carbohydrates 48g
Sugars 4.8 g
dietary fibre 1.6g

11+18+48+4.8+1.6 = 83.4 g.

130 - 83.4 = 46.6 g of mystery matter with no nutritional value. That's a third of the patty by mass!

[gilboman]

11+18+48+4.8+1.6 = 83.4 g.

130 - 83.4 = 46.6 g of mystery matter with no nutritional value. That's a third of the patty by mass!

simple, it's water ;)

[el_diablo007]

11+18+48+4.8+1.6 = 83.4 g.

130 - 83.4 = 46.6 g of mystery matter with no nutritional value. That's a third of the patty by mass!
yes patties are pretty bad...they didn't even list the sodium content which is no doubt damn high

that's a horrible way of determining whether a food is good for you or not

[plisk3n]

Yes these things definitely aren't nutritional powerhouses, but most food that tastes good aren't either. It's always about the portions!