Yikes. This is one Label I forgot to read!
I do have a chocolate addiction. It started as a child. Pop always had candy bars available to us when we visited his barber shop. And we ate them up.
As an adult, the addiction continued when I began eating Mexican food. My local taqueria, had a candy dispenser – for a quarter, I got a handful of treats. Of course over time the volume decreased and eventually the machines disappeared but it didn’t matter by then I was hooked. I associated rice and beans with chocolate. Duh, the Mexican cuisine does have mole.
Then, I began running in Walgreen’s or any local corner store for a candy bar. I started with Herseys with almonds but soon moved over to M&M’s with peanuts.
Now to the photo. I recently studied the M&M’s peanuts label and was shocked. Now we know I wasn’t really SHOCKED I just didn’t want to pay attention.
Imagine the percentage are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. I probably eat 1,200 cals. a day. So my stats are even worse.
13 g fat 20% of DV
5 g Saturated fats!
Sugar – they don’t even compute the number
Dyes
And finally an admission of genetic engineering involvement.
What was I thinking. Of course, this snack is over. Another food (?) eliminated from my diet.
Realistically, I know I’m not giving up chocolate. Now, when possible I buy the dark chocolate with almonds bars from Trader Joe’s. A step up but I could probably still do better. They are even a dangerous snack to keep around. It’s so hard NOT to think about that bar in the freezer.
Lesson reminder to me and you is: continue reading labels and make the right choices.