I think hers is chocolate!
But, she’s not in the majority.
According to International Dairy Foods Association, here’s how the flavors rank along with the percentage of people preferring that flavor.
The top five individual flavors in the United States are:
These photos were taken at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York which I visited this week. It’s fascinating how food always seems to be incorporated into museums of any kind. As a born and bred New Yorker and a life-long Yankee fan I couldn’t pass up these photos. The same food is still the standard in most ballparks although there are many more choices available, too. It’s nice to know that vendors tossed bags of peanuts then as they still do now. Sort of traditional ballpark behavior, isn’t it?
I was having breakfast with a five year old who insisted on taking an individual box of Frosted Flakes from a display. Of course she would, the little box is designed to appeal to a child.
I’m not a cold cereal lover, but I have been known to grab a handful or two of those sugar coated flakes when they are sitting in front of me (without milk – it destroys the crunch).
Because I haven’t had a box of Frosted Flakes in front of me for a long time and I like to think of myself as an informed adult, I picked up the cute little royal blue box with Tony the Tiger on the front to read the nutrition and ingredients labels.
What a shocker. I knew that Kellogg’s Sugar Frosted Flakes of Corn was not nutritionally stellar – but what a shock to read the front of the box hype and then to look at the labels.
The cereal, first introduced in 1952 as Sugar Frosted Flakes, is described as sweet and crunchy and “packed with 10 essential vitamins and good-for-you grains that give you the great-tasting energy you need.” The tagline reads: “It’s what fuels you up so you can play, prep and be your very best.”
Take a peek at the nutrition label. Notice the amount of protein and fiber (or, essentially, lack of). How much sugar is there? Look at the ingredients label.What are the first five ingredients?
My youngest son once ate an astonishing double digit number of little boxes of Frosted Flakes, without milk, at summer sleep-away camp – a story first told to me by his brothers and validated by the counselors. Can you imagine what his behavior must have been like that day on a massive sugar overload from breakfast cereal? No wonder the camp changed its breakfast policy – and its breakfast foods!
Is it time to change your breakfast?
Planning a road trip? You know that you’re going to have to stop for a snack or a meal along the way. Do you leave your food choices to chance?
I drive a lot. I have three long road trips coming up in the next month. I know that I’m going to stop for a snack or meal — either because I need gas; I’m bored, stiff, and tired; I’m hungry – or any combination of the above; and, quite frankly, because I love rest stops and truck stops.
The lure of a rest stop can be hard to pass up when you’ve been sitting in the car for hours on end. You walk in and you’re assaulted by an array of vending machines, candy racks, fast food, donuts, coffee, and every bottled drink under the sun. You’re a captive consumer (there’s probably no other place around that you know of to stop other than the roadside rest stop, truck stop, or gas station) – and, you crave something to:
An endless stream of high carb, high fat, high calorie, and processed food is just begging you to plunk down your money so you can immediately indulge (watch how many people start eating the food they’ve bought before they even pay) or to take with you (in case there’s a pending famine).
The real danger – aside from the damage to your waistline – is that the high carb processed foods spike then crash your blood sugar — which ends up making you really tired and cranky. Drowsy drivers are most definitely not safe drivers.
Cranky drivers make life miserable for everyone in the car – not a great tone to set if you’re going on vacation.
Enjoy your road trips.
Happy Summer! Baseball season is in full swing and so are visits to amusement parks. What do you usually do at these places – other than watch the game, ride the roller coaster? EAT, of course!
Oh, the food! Oh the calories! Hang on – this post is not about ignoring the good time food. Of course, there are always healthy food options: you can bring your own or be scrupulous in making healthy choices. But honestly, do you think that most people really want to eat low calorie foods when they’re at a ballgame or amusement park? No way.
So what do you do when you’re at these places with food vendors about every 20 feet hawking dogs, ice cream, and beer?
If you’ve got a will of iron, I guess you could ignore the food and drinks. But if you’re like most people and you’re tempted at every turn, you can try to minimize the damage without taking out the fun. If you know you’re going to be having a stadium or food court meal, do some thinking, planning, and learning. The best choices are not always the obvious ones.
Do you need both peanuts and popcorn? Can you make do with a regular hot dog instead of a foot-long? Can you keep it to one or two beers instead of three? Can you choose the small popcorn instead of the jumbo tub?
Here’s some info to help you make your best choice. Just a heads up – we’re not talking about the most nutritious choice because given these foods, quality nutrition is not front and center. You can, however, enjoy your day and make the best caloric choice (with a nod to fat and sugar content) and still eat traditional ballpark and amusement park food.
Cracker Jack (officially cracker jack, not jacks): candy-coated popcorn with some peanuts. A 3.5oz stadium size box has 420 calories but does have 7g protein and 3.5g fiber.Sources:
http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition
http://www.active.com/nutrition/
http://www.drweigh.com/blog/