PSA. Costco baked goods

[One-Off]

My wife would get muffins, danishes, croissants at Costco. Out of curiosity I checked the nutrition facts since they are not printed on the label. Never buying that stuff again, ever. Example- almond danish -saturated fat 144% RDA.

Costco Bakery Calories - Muffins, Danishes, Bagels And More!

Looking for calorie or nutritional facts on Costco's Bakery? Get the calorie information for many Costco bakery favorites. All info sourced from Costco

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[Firebird]

Good call.
That's about the worst thing possible for a pre-diabetic.
Fat by itself is one thing, but adding sugar is where it really becomes problematic.
There is no food in nature that has both sugar and fat. It's always one or the other.
Processed food is bad for us.
Now, if I could only convince my taste buds to quit asking for it.



Edit: Countdown until Autoprax chimes in with, "Breast milk is found in nature and has both sugar and fat".

 

[keenfish]

I get my sugar from straight Kentucky Bourbon and essential fat from straight pork belly bacon.

I never snack or eat sweets.

 

[Swallow Tail]

My wife would get muffins, danishes, croissants at Costco. Out of curiosity I checked the nutrition facts since they are not printed on the label. Never buying that stuff again, ever. Example- almond danish -saturated fat 144% RDA.

Costco Bakery Calories - Muffins, Danishes, Bagels And More!

Looking for calorie or nutritional facts on Costco's Bakery? Get the calorie information for many Costco bakery favorites. All info sourced from Costco

costcofdb.com

WOW!! shocking… pastries n other processed garbage is loaded w refined sugar etc
Thanks for the heads up!

 

[StuAzole]

Good call.
That's about the worst thing possible for a pre-diabetic.
Fat by itself is one thing, but adding sugar is where it really becomes problematic.
There is no food in nature that has both sugar and fat. It's always one or the other.
Processed food is bad for us.
Now, if I could only convince my taste buds to quit asking for it.



Edit: Countdown until Autoprax chimes in with, "Breast milk is found in nature and has both sugar and fat".

Coconut and durian

 

[Firebird]

Coconut and durian

I may have over extended myself with my know it all comments.

 

[Will there be snacks]

I'm trying to cut out sugar completely. I'm clean (from sugar) since October and I'm pretty stocked I made it through the holidays without having any treats. After a month or so with no baked goods I mostly lost the craving. So it's not too difficult staying away from that stuff unless I walk into an ambush of freshly baked goods. The struggle now is finding sauces with little or no sugar. BBQ sauce and sweet thai chili sauce was my f-in jam.

 

[grapedrink]

Good call.
That's about the worst thing possible for a pre-diabetic.
Fat by itself is one thing, but adding sugar is where it really becomes problematic.
There is no food in nature that has both sugar and fat. It's always one or the other.
Processed food is bad for us.
Now, if I could only convince my taste buds to quit asking for it.

Edit: Countdown until Autoprax chimes in with, "Breast milk is found in nature and has both sugar and fat".

I forgot to log in as Autoprax but nuts have both carbs and fat in moderate amounts. That said, I agree with what you are saying in general.

This is what's funny about the "no carb" movement. In practice they indirectly cut out a lot of fat because it rules out ice cream, cookies, cinnamon rolls etc. The combo of fat and sugar is what's so palatable. Without the fat you basically have stuff like soda and jollly ranchers, which is nowhere near as palatable.

That said, I could go for a Costco cinnamon roll right now

 

[Mr Pecker]

Im somewhat well versed in nutrition but what do these costco numbers mean? I typically eat tons of fiberous veggies like cabbage and brocolli and minimize red meats. This guy is interesting on seed oil/fats. Long watch

 

[One-Off]

WOW!! shocking… pastries n other processed garbage is loaded w refined sugar etc
Thanks for the heads up!

I always check nutrition labels. Trans and saturated fat, sugar? Bad. Fiber, protein, vitamins? Good. Pretty simplistic, but general guidelines. The problem with Costco is there is no info given. Even with snacks and sweets there are better and worse choices. Can’t make an informed choice with no info.

ps. There used to be these cinnamon graham crackers from Trader Joe’s that had 11 grams of protein. Then they went down to 4. I checked tonight and they are now down to 2. Don’t know why they did that. Most people would never notice. I did. They used to be my secret superfood. Now they’re just a snack. Still zero fat and not too much sugar.

 

[Swallow Tail]

I always check nutrition labels. Trans and saturated fat, sugar? Bad. Fiber, protein, vitamins? Good. Pretty simplistic, but general guidelines. The problem with Costco is there is no info given. Even with snacks and sweets there are better and worse choices. Can’t make an informed choice with no info.

ps. There used to be these cinnamon graham crackers from Trader Joe’s that had 11 grams of protein. Then they went down to 4. I checked tonight and they are now down to 2. Don’t know why they did that. Most people would never notice. I did. They used to be my secret superfood. Now they’re just a snack. Still zero fat and not too much sugar.

I hear ya - with all that type of stuff you have assume the worst. It’s unhealthy and as a very occasional treat is okay. That’s the way I treat any “food” that’s processed.

 

[TeamScam]

Entenmann's is my crack.

 

[billypilgrim]

I'm trying to cut out sugar completely. I'm clean (from sugar) since October and I'm pretty stocked I made it through the holidays without having any treats. After a month or so with no baked goods I mostly lost the craving. So it's not too difficult staying away from that stuff unless I walk into an ambush of freshly baked goods. The struggle now is finding sauces with little or no sugar. BBQ sauce and sweet thai chili sauce was my f-in jam.

Carolina Treet. Good as a marinade or a sauce.

 

[Will there be snacks]

Carolina Treet. Good as a marinade or a sauce.

will def give that a try. thanks.

 

[enframed]

There is no food in nature that has both sugar and fat. It's always one or the other.

Durian
Cherimoya
Coconut
Macadamia

have both fat and sugar, to varying, but not insignificant degrees.

Oh, and Costco baked goods, especially the muffins, are nasty.

+1 for Entenmann's though. Damn. I don't buy those.

 

[Firebird]

Durian
Cherimoya
Coconut
Macadamia

have both fat and sugar, to varying, but not insignificant degrees.

Oh, and Costco baked goods, especially the muffins, are nasty.

+1 for Entenmann's though. Damn. I don't buy those.

How dare you contradict me!!!!!!

 

[doc_flavonoid]

How dare you contradict me!!!!!!

milk

 

[racer1]

I came home from surfing and my wife had just pulled those Costco ones out from the oven. I ate like 8 of them lol. They were super mid. Even more mid now that I know they have so much fat and sugar. They suck.