Dunkin Donuts Low Fat Muffin Exposed!

Think you’re being healthy by going to Dunkin Donuts and ordering one of their ‘low fat muffins’?  Think again.  Another perfect example of how misleading restaurants are being with their labels.

The truth is, there is nothing low fat about the D&D muffins.  I guess you could say, however, that they are LOWER in fat compared to their other muffins.  But, by no means, is this a food that should be labeled as a ‘low fat’ food.

You might be surprised to learn the nutrition facts about low fat blueberry muffin.  I hate to burst your bubble, but here they are:

Calories (%DV based on daily intake of 2,000 cal) 400 cal 20%

Calories from Fat  45  25%

Total Fat 5 g 7.7%

Saturated Fat (DRI 20 g) 2 g 10%

Trans Fat  0 g  

Cholesterol 60 mg 20%

Sodium 490 mg 20.4%

Total Carbohydrate 78 g 26%

Dietary Fiber (DRI 25 g) 3 g 12%

Sugars 33 g 66%

An astounding 66% of the entire sugars you should be eating in one day is contained in just one of these low fat muffins.  If you drink orange juice, regular soda, or any other caloric drink, you will be way over your daily sugar intake.  Wonder why you’re not losing weight now?

Remember, if it tastes too good to be low fat, it is NOT low fat