Eye-catching News & Product Review
Have you seen the video about soft drink consumption that is stirring up controversy? Warning- Before you watch the video, be prepared to be totally grossed out!!! The 30 second video is posted on New York City’s Health Department website. The video warns “drinking 1 can of soda a day can make you 10 pounds fatter a year” as globs of fat pour out of a soda can and then pour on a man’s face. Provocative, disgusting, shocking… all words used around the internet to describe this video.
While I agree that many people drink empty calories that may contribute to obesity, I usually do not use nauseating scare tactics to get my patients to make healthier choices. One can of 12 ounce regular soda has ten teaspoons of sugar and 150 calories. I have had patients tell me that they drink up to 64 ounces of regular soda each day which equals 800 calories from soft drinks!!! Clearly, excessive soft drink consumption may lead to weight gain. At the end of the day, the strongest research shows weight management boils down to balancing calorie intake to calorie expenditure… what you eat versus how much energy your body burns daily. In my opinion, soft drinks are “empty calories”. In other words, you are not gaining any nutritional benefit other than calories from consuming soft drinks. And I’m not buying into these sodas infused with vitamins either! Why not get your vitamins from real food sources such as fruits and vegetables?
End of soft drink rant.
So after I fell in love with Terra Sweet Potato Chips last week, I decided to give another variety a try.
Mediterranean Terra Chips! The nutritional stats are pretty good for chips…
I love that the chips contain 3 grams of fiber per serving. While they do contain 9 grams of fat per serving, only 1 gram of fat is saturated fat with the rest unsaturated fat (0 trans fat). This flavor has more sodium (150 mg per serving) than the sweet potato variety (10 mg per serving).
The verdict: I enjoyed the veggie chips but I prefer the sweet potato variety! Cory agrees 
Have you seen the controversial soft drink video?
Kasey
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December 16th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Still have to try the Terra chips!
I just watched the video thanks to your link. It definitely has shock value. I think whether one can of soda is a problem in people’s lives totally depends how they “fit” the soda into their overall diet. I think if people decide to drink soda, they have to be aware of (and count for) the calories and the sugar content. And I think with drinks it’s easy not to count for them… I actually know several people who drink one or two sodas a day single day, eat well, exercise, and don’t have a weight problem. I personally don’t choose to spend my calories on soda as it’s just not worth it (and I don’t like all the other “stuff” in it either).
December 16th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
thanks for this review!! ive never tried these chips!
December 16th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Thanks for the info I will think about it next time want one. I bought th spicy sweet potato chips today they are really good(not too spicy)!