Summer Foods - What to eat, what not to eat
1. At a baseball game
EAT THIS = Mr. Sub 6" Veggie Sub
- 220 calories
- 3 grams fat (1 grams saturated)
- 360 milligrams of sodium
NOT THAT = All beef Hot Dog with Lays Regular Potato Chips
- 744 calories
- 39 grams fat (9 grams saturated)
- 1376 milligrams of sodium
2. At the ice cream parlour - Dairy Queen
EAT THIS = Fudge Bar
- 45 calories
- 0.3 grams fat (0.2 grams saturated)
- 4 grams sugar (just one teaspoon)
NOT THAT = Chocolate Extreme Blizzard
- 1450 calories
- 66 grams fat (32 grams saturated fat and 6 grams of trans fat)
- 172 grams sugar (43 teaspoons worth of sugar)
- 800 milligrams of sodium
This one really hurts the waistline. In addition to its 43 teaspoons of sugar, this large Blizzard also serves up a full day's worth of fat and saturated fat and a half a day's worth or sodium. This is the calorie, sugar and fat equivalent of eating 7 Tim Horton's Chocolate Dip Donuts! Another good choice is DQ's Soft Serve Ice Cream, which is lower in fat. One small vanilla cone has 260 calories, 7 grams fat (4 grams saturated) and 30 grams sugar. Add 100 calories if you want it chocolate dipped.
3. At the amusement park
EAT THIS = Candy Apple
- 215 calories
- 0 grams fat
- 3 grams fibre
- 38 grams sugar
NOT THAT = Funnel Cake
- As many as 760 calories depending on your toppings
- 44 grams of fat
- 2 grams of fibre
- 16 grams of sugar (4 teaspoons worth)
EAT THIS = Corn on the Cob, with butter (2 teaspoons)
- 150 calories
- 8.5 gram fat
- 15 milligrams sodium
NOT THAT = Corn dog
- 460 calories
- 19 grams fat
- 973 milligrams sodium
It may not look like an all dressed burger, but a typical corn dog has as many calories and as much fat as a McDonald's Quarter Pounder sandwich - and it has one-third more sodium than the burger.
