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American Things My European Mind Can't Comprehend...

2600 calories in one drink! And 4.5 g of salt... (that's right folks,1770 mg of Sodium means >4500 mg of salt)😐

More than my daily calorie intake...
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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
13 grams of fiber is wild! That is 50% of the daily recommended total. Most of the calories are from fat! The math is interesting, suggesting lots of protein.
helenS · 36-40, F
@samueltyler2 ... and sugar! > 1/2 pound of sugar 😏
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@helenS my error, my eyes, I thought it said 26.3 grams. Sorry. A gram of carbohydrates or proteins yield 4 calories, a gram of fat 9 calories. Some of the carbs, the sugars, are fiber, which is really offsetting. I see my grandsons order similar, they drink maybe 1/3 and take the rest home and refrigerate or freeze it. So they eat it over 3-4 days.
Nitedoc · 51-55, M
@samueltyler2 I thought it said 26.3 g of sugar too. 263g is almost unbelievable.
helenS · 36-40, F
@Nitedoc The chart unequivocally says 263g (= 920 Cal). 😑
I mean it's 32oz...
helenS · 36-40, F
@Nitedoc ... and it contains almost 5g of salt, so you will be thirsty after drinking it, and maybe you'll order another!
Nitedoc · 51-55, M
@helenS That's sneaky. Continuing the cycle!
ninjavu · 51-55, M
@helenS
... and it contains almost 5g of salt, so you will be thirsty after drinking it, and maybe you'll order another!
This is not surprising at all, for the very reason you give. There is salt in just about all processed foods; in fact I should probably remove the "just about" from that statement. It's a drug to make us want more of something, and the more is certainly not a tall glass of water.