By now you know how the healthy foods look like: Paleo, Zone, eating healthy, intermittent fasting… What about the so called unhealthy ones? Or as athletes like to label them the cheat meals?
We all have a sweet tooth for some candies and pastries. In moderate amounts or on occasional basis, that’s perfectly fine. But have you ever checked the nutritional data behind those products? Some information might shock you. Here we present 10 High-Calorie Cheat Meals you should, at least most of the time, stay away from.
1. Cronuts
This recipe, comes from New York, conquered the world in no time. A cronut is a combination of a Croissant and a Donut. It comes in many shapes and varieties, but one thing is clear: the mouthwatering pastry comes with aprrox. 1300 calories per serving! Nevertheless, people stand in line for hours to get one.
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2. Yorkie Chocolate Bar
When it comes to chocolate bars, most of them are packed with calories. Although I found one that stands out: Yorkie Chocolate bar! One bar has 367 calories, and the old slogan went “Not for girls.”
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3. Cinnamon Buns
It’s hard to resist fresh baked cinnamon buns. They are soft, sweet and extremely delicious. However, regrettably they come along with 309 calories per serving. Not so attractive anymore?
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4. Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats
Cereals for breakfast seem like a good idea. Not all of them. There is a huge difference between normal whole wheat flakes, oats and Kellogg’s frosted mini wheats. As whole wheat oats are very low in sugar, a bowl of mini wheats comes with a large amounts of it.
5. Cheeseburger
Between all these sweet temptations a salty cheat meal should not be left out. And what would fit better into this list than cheeseburgers?! Unfortunately fast food is eaten by millions of people every day. And what about the calories? An average cheeseburger comes along with 535 calories per serving.
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6. Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream
Chocolate fudge brownie ice cream from Ben and Jerry’s comes with 248 calories per 100 grams. One packages with approx. 750 grams. Be careful, once you start eating it, you can’t stop.
7. Pringles
Watching a movie with friends and some Pringles sounds like a good idea. Until you found out the calories and fat you just ate. One hundred grams comes with 517 calories.
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8. Popcorn
Like Pringels, movie snacks in general have a high-calories value. Popcorn is no different. Serving size of 100 grams contains 388 calories.
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9. Spareribs
For all the meat lovers out there, here’s another salty meal. I am talking about spareribs. They are high in calories because of the fat value. However, after a great workout at the box you can enjoy it without a bad conscience.
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10. Chocolate Marshmallows
Chocolate marshmallows come in different shapes and varieties. But all have two things in common: popularity among children (and adults!) and high-calorie value. One marshmallow has approximately 151 calories. And we know one is usually not enough to sooth our sweet tooth.
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Eating foods like that from time to time will do no harm to your body. Stressing over what or what not to eat will hurt you more. The key is always to stay smart and moderate.
