Surprisingly to me, many patients are shocked when I tell them how many pounds worth of calories they're drinking in booze.
Perhaps one of the reasons they're shocked is that they truly have no idea and the reason they have no idea is because for reasons that I cannot explain, alcohol is exempt from carrying a Nutrition Facts Panel.
Well now, thanks to a lovely website from the BBC entitled "Alcohol Experiment" you can plug in your nights' drinks and see how many calories you drank.
Be forewarned - if you like drinking, you won't like the answer.
(And for any across the pond readers, can you please leave a comment as to just what the heck is a "jaffa cake" or an "onion bhajji"?)
[Via the Consumerist]
UPDATE: Thanks to friend and colleague Sara and blog reader Cathy who have informed me that jaffa cakes are, "cake-like (i.e.spongy) cookies with a thin layer of an orange jelly and then a layer of chocolate" and that onion bhajjis are, "onions coated in a spicy batter and deep fried". Apparently both are delicious.
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Onion bhajjis are, in fact, delicious!
ReplyDeleteIt was a sad day when I learned alcohol had SO many calories... Now when I'm out I have to choose between drinks or dessert, because I feel bad having both!
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ReplyDeleteI'm not all that fond of Jaffa Cakes, myself. They're a kind of cross between a biscuit (UK biscuit = US cookie) and a cake.
Onion Bahjis are an Indian spicy snack, made with lots of onions, gram (chick pea) flour and spices and are deep fried until light and puffy. They are delish and best eaten with a mint yoghurt raita. You'll probably find them on Wikipedia too.
I'd rather not moderate my alcohol, but I would sure hate to eat so well and exercise so much and not lose any weight because I drink. Thus, I don't drink often, and when I do, I try to do grapefruit juice/vodka, or wine, not beer or margaritas or anything.
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