Sludge delights.With trans fat trans fat n. 1. A trans fatty acid. 2. Trans fatty acids considered as a group. trans fat A fat containing trans fatty acids. labeling on the horizon, Nabisco has cut the partially hydrogenated oils out of some Oreos, some Chips Ahoy, and other snacks. Is Entenmann's buying Nabisco's unwanted fats at fire-sale prices? Why else would it introduce a new line of shelf-stable cookies like Fudge Delights? "Satisfy your craving for a truly decadent treat" with a "crispy chocolate cookie surrounded by cool mint then drizzled with rich fudge," coos the label on the Fudge & Mint Delights. Translation: a cookie that--thanks to its coating--has more partially hydrogenated shortening (made from palm kernel and soybean oil Soy´bean oil n. 1. an oil obtained from the soybean (Glycine max), rich in protein, fats, sterols, and phospholipids, used as a food and in paints and varnishes and in various industrial applications; - ) than any other ingredient. The label lists 4 1/2 grams of saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be per serving (two cookies, at 75 calories a pop). Odds are, the shortening supplies another two or three grams of trans fat. And the other three Fudge Delights varieties look no better. Why waste a third of a day's bad fat on two measly measly said of beef, pork and mutton because infected meat has a speckled appearance thought to resemble measles (1) in humans. See also cysticercus. cookies? Do you want the sludge that collects on your artery walls to look like the chocolate that's drizzled on the Delights? Companies like to explain away some of their worst (and often cheapest) ingredients with words like "decadence." So that's what they're calling sleaze sleaze n. A sleazy condition, quality, or appearance: "His record of public service is untouched by any stain of shadiness or sleaze" James J. Kilpatrick. these days. Entenmann's: (973) 785-7606. |
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