New England Runs On Dunkin’
I have to visit Dunkin’ Donuts every couple of months to pay homage to my New England roots (if you’re from Massachusetts you’ll appreciate this). Normally, I try to keep it as damage free as possibly by ordering the Old Fashioned donut with a black ice coffee. Last week when I was waiting in line (usually nonexistent in any New York DD) I took the time to read the nutrition facts on each donut bin – talk about wake up call…
The Old Fashioned’s plain brown exterior actually disguises 280 calories and 18 grams of fat – you could have a Strawberry Frosted for 230 calories and only 10 grams of fat (I say “only” because I’m thinking relative to DD land). A Regular Glazed is 220 calories and 9 grams of fat vs. Jelly Filled which is 260 calories and 11 grams of fat. A Sugar Raised is 190 calories and 9 grams of fat (with ironically, the least amount of sugar of all of the other donuts).
This entire time I have been wasting Dunkin’ trips on the boring Old Fashioneds when I could have been just as worse off…or in some cases better off…having one of their amazing pillow-y soft frosted specialities.
Moral of the story: GO BIG OR GO HOME
I used to think I could make a healthier choice by going for the blueberry cake donut at a bakery- but turns out, those are heavier and fatter than the regular glazed raised donuts! I know- neither one is a good choice, but if you’re going to have one- at least have one that does the LEAST damage… and then have ONLY one.
~TuxBaby
TuxBaby said this on December 1, 2009 at 5:40 PM |