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Old June 25th, 2006, 03:00 PM posted to alt.support.diet.weightwatchers
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Hi everyone, 1st post here. I'm not on Weight Watchers, but I do pay
great attention to what I eat (calories, fat, etc.) I thought this may
be helpful to some here...

Am I correct in saying that the calories per serving in Pancake Mix is
very misleading? Take Aunt Jemima as an example. I was making some
this morning for my kids. (Waffles, not pancakes)

The label said the calories per serving (which they say is 1/3 cup mix)
is 160. The total fat in a serving is about 2. But wait a minute,
you're supposed to add 1/3 cup of oil to make the pancakes or waffles.
That's what got my attention. Including oil, there could never be only
2 grams of fat!

At 120 calories per tbsp of vegie oil, that adds about 105 calories to
the serving. (5.3 tbsp in 1/3 cup... 120 cals per tbsp)

So the total calories per "serving" is not really 160, it's 265.

It's realistic to have 2 waffles for breakfast. At 320 calories, it's
not too bad, but 530 isn't so good! That's 210 extra calories that the
label isn't telling you about!

Am I correct in my logic?

By the way, this morning i realized this and as an experiment, didn't
add ANY oil. Just dry mix (which includes the egg) and water. No oil.
It came out fine. Maybe a little less moist and a tad less flavor, but
definitely worth the 105 cals per waffle savings!

John

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Old June 25th, 2006, 03:47 PM posted to alt.support.diet.weightwatchers
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Try using a little applesauce in place of the oil.
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"johnb41" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi everyone, 1st post here. I'm not on Weight Watchers, but I do pay
great attention to what I eat (calories, fat, etc.) I thought this may
be helpful to some here...

Am I correct in saying that the calories per serving in Pancake Mix is
very misleading? Take Aunt Jemima as an example. I was making some
this morning for my kids. (Waffles, not pancakes)

The label said the calories per serving (which they say is 1/3 cup mix)
is 160. The total fat in a serving is about 2. But wait a minute,
you're supposed to add 1/3 cup of oil to make the pancakes or waffles.
That's what got my attention. Including oil, there could never be only
2 grams of fat!

At 120 calories per tbsp of vegie oil, that adds about 105 calories to
the serving. (5.3 tbsp in 1/3 cup... 120 cals per tbsp)

So the total calories per "serving" is not really 160, it's 265.

It's realistic to have 2 waffles for breakfast. At 320 calories, it's
not too bad, but 530 isn't so good! That's 210 extra calories that the
label isn't telling you about!

Am I correct in my logic?

By the way, this morning i realized this and as an experiment, didn't
add ANY oil. Just dry mix (which includes the egg) and water. No oil.
It came out fine. Maybe a little less moist and a tad less flavor, but
definitely worth the 105 cals per waffle savings!

John



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Old June 25th, 2006, 07:27 PM posted to alt.support.diet.weightwatchers
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Yes, a good reminder for everyone. With mixes you always need to check
whether the nutrition information is "mix only" or "as prepared". Some
products helpfully list the nutrition information both ways. I like
having the "mix only" information. Other than baked goods, I rarely
make mixes according to the directions. I usually add less margarine
and/or use reduced-fat margarine, use skim milk rather than whole, etc.

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Old June 25th, 2006, 08:55 PM posted to alt.support.diet.weightwatchers
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your logic is correct also look on the package, sometimes there is an "as
prepared" label, welcome, Lee
johnb41 wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi everyone, 1st post here. I'm not on Weight Watchers, but I do pay
great attention to what I eat (calories, fat, etc.) I thought this may
be helpful to some here...

Am I correct in saying that the calories per serving in Pancake Mix is
very misleading? Take Aunt Jemima as an example. I was making some
this morning for my kids. (Waffles, not pancakes)

The label said the calories per serving (which they say is 1/3 cup mix)
is 160. The total fat in a serving is about 2. But wait a minute,
you're supposed to add 1/3 cup of oil to make the pancakes or waffles.
That's what got my attention. Including oil, there could never be only
2 grams of fat!

At 120 calories per tbsp of vegie oil, that adds about 105 calories to
the serving. (5.3 tbsp in 1/3 cup... 120 cals per tbsp)

So the total calories per "serving" is not really 160, it's 265.

It's realistic to have 2 waffles for breakfast. At 320 calories, it's
not too bad, but 530 isn't so good! That's 210 extra calories that the
label isn't telling you about!

Am I correct in my logic?

By the way, this morning i realized this and as an experiment, didn't
add ANY oil. Just dry mix (which includes the egg) and water. No oil.
It came out fine. Maybe a little less moist and a tad less flavor, but
definitely worth the 105 cals per waffle savings!

John



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Old June 26th, 2006, 12:48 AM posted to alt.support.diet.weightwatchers
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Default Warning: Calories in pancake mix misleading?

Hi, John. I try not to eat pancakes too often but when we are craving
blueberry pancackes I make them from "scratch" - don't want to have
those mixes tempting me too often. I use skim milk, egg beaters and
Enova Oil. They didn't seem to cook quite right with the applesauce
replacing the oil. Good luck.


johnb41 wrote:
Hi everyone, 1st post here. I'm not on Weight Watchers, but I do pay
great attention to what I eat (calories, fat, etc.) I thought this may
be helpful to some here...

Am I correct in saying that the calories per serving in Pancake Mix is
very misleading? Take Aunt Jemima as an example. I was making some
this morning for my kids. (Waffles, not pancakes)

The label said the calories per serving (which they say is 1/3 cup mix)
is 160. The total fat in a serving is about 2. But wait a minute,
you're supposed to add 1/3 cup of oil to make the pancakes or waffles.
That's what got my attention. Including oil, there could never be only
2 grams of fat!

At 120 calories per tbsp of vegie oil, that adds about 105 calories to
the serving. (5.3 tbsp in 1/3 cup... 120 cals per tbsp)

So the total calories per "serving" is not really 160, it's 265.

It's realistic to have 2 waffles for breakfast. At 320 calories, it's
not too bad, but 530 isn't so good! That's 210 extra calories that the
label isn't telling you about!

Am I correct in my logic?

By the way, this morning i realized this and as an experiment, didn't
add ANY oil. Just dry mix (which includes the egg) and water. No oil.
It came out fine. Maybe a little less moist and a tad less flavor, but
definitely worth the 105 cals per waffle savings!

John


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Old June 26th, 2006, 03:06 AM posted to alt.support.diet.weightwatchers
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Default Warning: Calories in pancake mix misleading?

Thanks everyone for your replies! I'll try the applesauce tip, sounds
interesting and seems like it would help w/ the dryness.

At first i thought the 160 cals included the oil, so i whipped out the
calculator and found that without oil each waffle would be only 50
cals! But then logic kicked in and realized that oil isn't included in
the listed calories. The box definitely needs an "as prepared" column.
Very very misleading...

John

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Old June 26th, 2006, 03:08 AM posted to alt.support.diet.weightwatchers
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Default Warning: Calories in pancake mix misleading?

you can also make them and keep track of how much oil you use, decrease it
by so much each time to find the minimum needed for taste and texture
without using any more than you have to, Lee... who can eat fat free cheese
and 1 point bread and miracle whip non fat, but the butter on the outside
really needs to be butter on the grilled cheese
johnb41 wrote in message
oups.com...
Thanks everyone for your replies! I'll try the applesauce tip, sounds
interesting and seems like it would help w/ the dryness.

At first i thought the 160 cals included the oil, so i whipped out the
calculator and found that without oil each waffle would be only 50
cals! But then logic kicked in and realized that oil isn't included in
the listed calories. The box definitely needs an "as prepared" column.
Very very misleading...

John



 




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