QuestionI have a question regarding the nutritional content of the South Beach Diet foods. The calorie content appears to be off on most South Beach products. Obviously, to get the total calorie content of an item, 4 calories is added for every 1 gram of carbohydrate, 4 calories for every 1 gram of protein, and 9 calories for every 1 gram of fat. If you take a look at the South Beach Diet Breakfast wrap at: http://www.kraftfoods.com/South_Beach_Diet/
You will see that the calorie content displays 160 calories. However, lets do the math.... This product contains 6 grams of fat, 26 grams of carbohydrate, and 14 grams of protien. 9 calories for every fat gram, so that would equal 54 calories. 4 calories for every carbohydrate, so that would equal 104 calories. And 4 calories for every protien gram, so that would equal 56 calories. This is a total of 214 calories... So why is 160 calories dispalyed? After furthing looking into this, I'm wondering if fiber plays a factor in this number. There is 15 grams of fiber in this product. If I subtract 15 grams of fiber from the carbohydrate number, it equals 11 grams of carbohydrate. If I redo the math factoring that in, the total calorie content would be 154 calories, which is where the 160 calories would probably come about. My question is, what is the ACTUAL calorie content of this product? What is my body ACTUALLY absorbing if I eat this item, 154 calories, or 214 calories? As a person with an extremely strict calorie diet, this is very important. This is a 60 calorie difference, which DOES make a difference and is important if one is counting calories. Please inform me of the TRUE calorie count. Thank you.
AnswerDear Kristy,
I have never heard of South Beach Diet foods and cannot figure out your calculations.
I am flabberghasted by the latest developments in dieting which totally fragments life force into numbers. To be honest it frightens me. Foods cannot be separated into units of fat and protein and carbs on a number principle alone, and actually benefit you overall. You are not a lab-rat.There is little point in a general unit for fat, when each type of fat is processed by each system differently and has different "side-effects".
Furthermore, not all bodies absorb the same amount of calories when they take in the same amount. I dread you are very poorly informed about nutritional principles.
Please do yourself a favour, and realise what these numbers stand for (calorific value is all about energy not sums or weight). I strongly recommend you do a little less math and research nutritional needs more carefully.
It is good to read wrappers but I think you may be overdoing it. Your confusion almost goes to show how much better it to eat foods that are not wrapped at all.
Good luck.
Take care, Evelyn
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