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DEL.ICIO.USWhole Wheat What?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Krispy Kreme is introducing a 100% whole wheat glazed doughnut. Oxymoron? or just moronic?
It’s billed as “an alternative for health-conscious consumuers” and clocks in at 180 calories per. The original glazed
donut has 200 calories, so not a big calorie saving with the whole wheat version. And no mention of the grams of
fiber that may be in each whole wheat donut in press materials or on the website yet.
So, what do you think of indulgent foods like doughnuts jumping on the healthy-for-you bandwagon?
Remember oat bran potato chips??
Comments
By Sounds good, I'll try it
March 1, 2007 12:25 PM | Link to this
Whole wheat KK? Will have to give it a try. Guess they’re trying to appeal to the healthier customer. Who eats just one KK anyway? So wouldn’t the calories/fat/sugar consumed in eating several cancel out the healthier ingredients? I will try new things just for curiosity. Just saw some new chips made of a fruit blend, supposed to be half a fruit per serving. Haven’t yet tried whole grain doritos. Never did try Wow chips (low/no fat with Olean) - too scared of “laxative effect.”
By GaNative
March 1, 2007 12:52 PM | Link to this
Good afternoon Carolyn. I think you’re hot.
By Ella
March 1, 2007 12:57 PM | Link to this
I’ll try it… If it has fiber, it might even curb the impulse to eat more than one!
By kimmie
March 1, 2007 1:05 PM | Link to this
To Sounds good, try the whole grain doritos, they are really pretty good. Very hearty and good with salsa. I’ll give the KK’s a try, too. Why not? I’m a carb addict anyway, so any bread is good to me!
By j
March 1, 2007 1:57 PM | Link to this
What about fat grams?
By stan
March 1, 2007 2:14 PM | Link to this
is it true what they say, that fat people hate themselves?
By Christina
March 1, 2007 2:32 PM | Link to this
I’ve tried it and it is actually pretty good. You can tell that it is different but it is not a bad thing. I think is has a caramel like taste to it. I am sure the fat grams are the same since it still has the fattening glaze all over it.
By Christina
March 1, 2007 2:47 PM | Link to this
It has 11 grams of fat.
By fer
March 1, 2007 2:47 PM | Link to this
When I told a friend about these new donuts, she said, “When I want donuts, I want real donuts, not whole wheat and fake caramel!” I’m not a big donut fan, but I would certainly give one a try.
By slim
March 1, 2007 3:36 PM | Link to this
sounds tasty. I wonder what it’d taste like if they offered it also as a ‘cake’ donut (unglazed).
By GaNative
March 1, 2007 4:04 PM | Link to this
Carolyn, I’ll try one if you hand fed it to me.
By Vera Duvall
March 2, 2007 8:34 AM | Link to this
If they would use 100% Whole Wheat Flour, Splenda sweetener, and “good for us” Oils, we who MUST be on a healthy diet could enjoy while our friends have their donuts with their coffee. Please, Please, Please provide us with more fat-free, sugar-free, healthy foods so we who MUST be on a healthy diet can live a more normal life without so much extra effort and cost.
By USPHS RD
March 2, 2007 8:46 AM | Link to this
Nice idea, but hardly what I’d call “health food”. It’s kind of like The Varsity having a “light” menu. The main reason you go to The Varsity or to Krispy Kreme is for one reason: good ol greasy food that tastes good! The trick is all in the frequency and the portion size. If you’re indulging in a regular Krispy Kreme doughnut or two once or twice a month, that’s not too bad. If you’re having one or two every day (whole wheat or not) with your morning coffee, that’s not too good.
This is yet another reason why restaurants should have nutrition information (at least calories, fat, and carbohydrate count) right by the price tag on the menu so that everyone can make healthier choices or at least know how often they can realistically indulge. Food for thought.
By Jennifer A.
March 2, 2007 9:04 AM | Link to this
Just because they added some “whole wheat” doesn’t mean it’s healthy!! People who fall for that are merely trying to fool themselves and feel better about eating somthing that is still pure junk.
By Sounds good, I'll try it
March 12, 2007 5:36 PM | Link to this
The problem is, lots of people never bother to check nutrition ingredients and/or just buy it because it sounds healthy. Recall the oat bran muffin trend in the 90s? Everyone bought ‘em but few bothered to check the facts; in reality they had just a little oat bran and were still sky high in fat/sugar/cals like other muffins. And now the trans fat issue - this weekend a friend purchased a huge bag of nacho chips for a group dinner merely b/c it had the words “no trans fats.” Well, how much trans fat do regular nachos have? Not much, I’m pretty sure. .. On another note, this morning there was an empty box of KK whole wheat donuts in the trash in the office kitchen. I never got a chance to try one. Now I am very disgruntled b/c I was curious to try one. Guess I’ll have to poll co-workers to find out.