Test Subject:
FAMOUS AMOS COOKIES
MACADAMIA AND CHOCOLATE CHIP :)
Report no: FA 01
Submitted by: Prof Georgina :)
Submitted to: No one, unless any judge wants to cross-examine it
What It Is: Some brown crunchy thing that has macademia nuts and chocolate chips. And yes, it's yummy!!
Hello!
See that cookie up there?? Jan gave a whole whopping 200grams of those to me on Saturday. THANKS JAN!!!!!!!!!! :D So, I spent... hmm... the whole Saturday munching on them, while doing homework, and my family couldn't resist either!
AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! The famous amos cookies look so welcoming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's me munching on the cookies- I JUST COULDN'T RESIST!! YUM YUM!! Jan, I loved it!!
hahahahaaa, but sorry, I just couldn't help examining it... :D
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size 4 cookies (29g) Servings, Per Container about 2
Amount Per Serving
Calories 150
Calories from Fat 60
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g 11 % Saturated Fat 2.5g 13 %
Cholesterol less than 5mg 2 %
Sodium 100mg 4 %
Total Carbohydrate 20g 7 %
Dietary Fiber less than 1g 4 % Sugars 10g
Protein less than 2g
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0%
Iron 4%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Calories: 2,000 2,500
Total Fat Less than 65g 80g
Sat Fat Less than 20g 25g
Cholesterol Less than 300mg 300mg
Sodium Less than 2,400mg 2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate 300g 375g
Dietary Fiber 25g 30g
Even though it is extremely yummy, it's also quite unhealthy you know?
WHY??????
1. The killer
IT CONTAINS PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL!!!!!!!!!!!
a.k.a. Trans Fat >.<
no wonder it's so yummy.
Trans fat is normally used in making foods like cakes, cookies, crackers- well, basically any kind of yummy snack food. It is vegetable oil that has hydrogen added to it, to turn these liquid oils to solid fats like shortening and hard margarine. It raises low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad cholesterol," levels, while lowering levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL), known as "good" cholesterol, which increases the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD)- ITS HARMFUL!!
You can get heart diseases if you consume too much of it as it clogs the arteries, and you can get type 2 diabetes and many other health problems :(
Many food companies use trans fat instead of oil because it reduces cost, extends storage life of products and can improve flavor and texture- that means trans fats is almost EVERYWHERE!!! oh dear...
Food companies are not required to list it on nutrition labels so consumers had no way of knowing how much trans fat was in the food they were eating. Furthermore, there is no upper safety limit recommended for the daily intake of trans fat.
For more, see : http://www.fda.gov/FDAC/features/2003/503_fats.html see how you can reduce your intake!!!
2. The yummy but unhealthy
The cookies contain CHOCOLATE CHIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!
It contains 862 calories, 51.6 grams, 99 carbs- that's a alot. If eaten in large amounts, there would be an overaccumulation of fats in the body- You'll grow fatter, now isn't that HORRIBLE!!!?? Also, it contains saturated fats, which can lead to health problems like heart diseases.
And, population studies have observed and increase in certain cancers among people who regularly consume these sweet 'junk' foods- CHOCOLATE!! It causes acne too.. and has a high concentration in lead.
Furthermore, the worst thing is that it contains ALOT of sugar.
3. The sweet trap :)
It is high in sugar.
Which tooth decay and obesity.
TOOTH DECAY- Due to the introduction of sugar onto the tooth's surface and the pH at the surface of the tooth drops below 5.5- extremely acidic, de-mineralization proceeds faster than re-mineralization (a net loss of mineral structure occurs on the tooth's surface).
OBESITY- An increased intake of energy-dense foods that are high in fat and sugars but low in vitamins, minerals and other micronutrients causes obesity. But of course, that's only if you don't exercise enough!!!!
Diabetes???- Well, it doesn't really cause diabetes, but it does adversely affect people with diabetes. Diabetes occur when body cells ignore insulin released into the bloodstream, or when the body attacks cells that produce insulin. Insulin plays an important role in taking sugar molecules into the cell for fuel. This causes glucose build-up in the bloodstream that can cause the body's cells to become starved of energy, and can damage many of the bodies organs, including the eyes, kidneys, nerves and/or heart. So.... Sugar would aggravate the problem. :)
SO.
Famous Amos.
Guilty or Not?
You decide.
BUT I LOVE IT!!! :D
Its yummy what....
