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I am enjoying my breakfast when someone makes the comment to me, "I thought you were watching what you eat?"  My response back was, "I am being good -- it is a bran muffin!"

The person replies (as they shake their head and roll their eyes), “If you say so." This stuck with me all day, so I had to do some research!

Yes, bran muffins taste great and are a healthy source of fiber, but are these "healthy snacks" secretly adding unhealthy pounds? Most store-bought  bran muffins actually contain very little, if any, bran. What they DO contain is tons of sugar, processed flour, and fat! 

Did I mention the number of calories in one of these? Do you know that a 5-ounce "commercial" muffin can contain up to 500 calories? This promotes weight gain! Do you ever wonder why you exercise and "eat right", but still gain weight?

Unless the nutritional information for food is available to you, make no assumptions! Stay away!




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1. 22-08-2007 20:39
 
It's true--muffins are a killer...bagels, too. I try to stick with cereals like Special K, Total, or Corn Flakes, or English muffins, which are less caloric.  
 
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2. 23-08-2007 11:53
 
Bran muffins are so good, but if Dunkin Donuts sells them, how good are they? Yes, you are right, but what we need is a label for all foods we consume. We live in a society that thinks fat-free or sugar-free must be good for you. But the fact is that one of the richest countries in the world has the poorest health in the world...
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3. 23-08-2007 15:49
 
Hey man its all about quantity...If you get the giant one thats one thing...but if you get a regular size one and watch your carb intake afterwards your good......Its just keeping a balance..
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4. 24-08-2007 11:25
 
Thanks for the tip, Bryant. I always thought that the fiber in a bran muffin would counteract the carbs, but I didn't think about the sugar content... or that there might not be any bran in the muffin at all!
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Michael
5. 28-08-2007 10:47
 
attack of the killer muffin
i read an article today about how the obesity rates show no signs of decline. are we really surprised?  
even eating organic, a diabetic diet, a vegetarian/vegan diet, etc are no guarantees of healthy eating. you went for the bran muffin, the "apparent healthy choice" only to find how unhealthy it really is.  
it's funny how food, something we need for survival, is so hard to deal with. i wish i had learned to be a healthier eater at a younger age, but alas we still go on learning about what use to be a better option for you (a bran muffin vs. a donut) can be detrimental to our efforts in jump starting a healthier lifestyle... 
guess the one thing we learned that was right will always be true...eat your veggies!
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6. 30-08-2007 12:45
 
attack of the killer muffin
Quaker Weight Control Banana Bread. 140 calories, like 6 grams of fiber and tastier than any muffin I've ever had.
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7. 31-08-2007 01:07
 
attack of the killer muffin
Bran muffin, low fat, low calorie, sugar free...all these things just mean "be careful, it's probably not healthy". Bryant offers sage advice "Unless the nutritional information for food is available to you, make no assumptions! Stay away!" and I'd go one step further to say, stick to foods that don't need nutritional labels - fruits, vegetables, nuts, meats, fish, eggs, poultry, whole grain rices and pastas - organic if possible, the fresher the better. Oh, and dark chocolate just for fun:)
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8. 12-09-2007 11:52
 
attack of the killer muffin
I spent the last 9 years of my life eating very unhealthy. Looking back, it was 9 years ago that I moved to the US of A, and relying on my husband's idea of a good meal. I trusted him and almost immediately I started packing on the lbs. I always thought it was the age, never thought it would be the food. The information and knowledge is out there and it is very obvious that some foods are killers. I don't understand why there are so many companies that continue to make foods that murder the public. The public should get together and sue these companies. Something has to be done to stop the insanity being sold at the grocedry stores and served at the restaurants, so we can finally have more wholesome, natural, healthy foods be more available in this country.
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9. 29-07-2008 21:59
 
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