Muffin = Cake
During social hour at my church, a healthy friend questioned why my sister, Jill was eating cake when she was eating a muffin. She really thought that her muffin was a healthy option. Sometimes, you should choose the real cake over the fake cake. Her cake was about 310 calories and the muffin was more than 600 calories. If you have to choose, my vote is for the cake.
My sister looked up the information to help our Christian sister know the truth. Here is the info for you below.
Muffins, are yummy, but not different from cake
See below for some info. I looked up some items, to use as estimates. I found a few sites with similar info. But http://www.livestrong.com is where these numbers come from.
Cake (I used Betty Crocker info) about 310 calories per slice (170 for the cake+140 for the frosting).
Betty Crocker Lemon Super moist cake
Now, as for the costco muffins...they are YUMMY! Why? cuz there is PLENTY of FAT and sugar. The range in calories for their
YES 610 CALORIES...
OR, if the muffin came from BJ's, see below for BJs cornmuffin label:
The info for BJs corn muffin came from http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/b-j-s-corn-muffin-404585
note that it lists a serving size as 1/3 of the muffin. So if you only eat 1 serving (1/3) it's only 190 calories...but you had a half...so that means you had 288 calories...still more than my slice of cake....oh hold it, I only had 1/2 a slice, Kris had the other half...and I only ate a lil over half of my half. So I had less than 155 calories..compared to your 288. Ok, so now my point is proven...muffin = cake. Not that you should get alarmed...you have done enough walking to cover your muffin eating ...and no I still didn't cover my cake eating. But just wanted to keep you informed...you should know I'm an expert on CAKE!
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My sister looked up the information to help our Christian sister know the truth. Here is the info for you below.Muffins, are yummy, but not different from cake
See below for some info. I looked up some items, to use as estimates. I found a few sites with similar info. But http://www.livestrong.com is where these numbers come from.Cake (I used Betty Crocker info) about 310 calories per slice (170 for the cake+140 for the frosting).
Betty Crocker Lemon Super moist cake
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 0.08 pkg (43.0 g)
Amount per Serving
- Calories 170 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value *
- Total Fat 3g 5%
- Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
- Sodium 280mg 12%
- Total Carbohydrate 35g 12%
- Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
- Sugars 20g
- Protein 0g 0%
- Iron4%
- Vitamin D0%
- Vitamin E0%
- Vitamin B60%
- Vitamin B120%
- Zinc0%
Est. Percent of Calories from:
Fat 15.9% Carbs 82.4%
Protein 0.0%
Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy Lemon Frosting
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 2 tbsp. (33g)
Amount per Serving
- Calories 140 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value *
- Total Fat 5g 8%
- Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
- Cholesterol 0mg 0%
- Sodium 85mg 4%
- Total Carbohydrate 24g 8%
- Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
- Sugars 22g
- Protein 0g 0%
Est. Percent of Calories from:
Fat 32.1% Carbs 68.6%
Protein 0.0%
Now, as for the costco muffins...they are YUMMY! Why? cuz there is PLENTY of FAT and sugar. The range in calories for their
muffins is 610 - almost 700 calories per serving. I couldn't find the corn muffin yet, but here is the label for
Kirkland Blueberry Muffin(these are what come from Costo...like what you had Sunday).
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 5.8 oz
Amount per Serving
- Calories 610 Calories from Fat 288
% Daily Value *
- Total Fat 32g 49%
- Saturated Fat 6g 30%
- Cholesterol 125mg 42%
- Sodium 590mg 25%
- Total Carbohydrate 71g 24%
- Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
- Sugars 40g
- Protein 8g 16%
- Calcium60%
Est. Percent of Calories from:
Fat 47.2% Carbs 46.6%
Protein 5.2%
YES 610 CALORIES...
OR, if the muffin came from BJ's, see below for BJs cornmuffin label:
Nutrition Facts
B.J.'s - Corn Muffin
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Calories
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576
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Sodium
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636 mg
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Total Fat
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24 g
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Potassium
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0 mg
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Saturated
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6 g
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Total Carbs
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79 g
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Polyunsaturated
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0 g
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Dietary Fiber
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0 g
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Monounsaturated
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0 g
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Sugars
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42 g
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Trans
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0 g
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Protein
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6 g
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Cholesterol
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106 mg
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Vitamin A
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0%
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Calcium
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0%
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Vitamin C
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0%
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Iron
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12%
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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
The info for BJs corn muffin came from http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/b-j-s-corn-muffin-404585
note that it lists a serving size as 1/3 of the muffin. So if you only eat 1 serving (1/3) it's only 190 calories...but you had a half...so that means you had 288 calories...still more than my slice of cake....oh hold it, I only had 1/2 a slice, Kris had the other half...and I only ate a lil over half of my half. So I had less than 155 calories..compared to your 288. Ok, so now my point is proven...muffin = cake. Not that you should get alarmed...you have done enough walking to cover your muffin eating ...and no I still didn't cover my cake eating. But just wanted to keep you informed...you should know I'm an expert on CAKE!
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