Ichibad! · 29 September 04
I have gone on tirades about this stuff before and I will do it again… right now!
Ichiban soup. Yes, they are cheap. Yes, they are fast. Yes, they are soup (barely). BUT NO, they are not good for you. Don’t believe me? Let’s take a look shall we?
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 33g (why does it say 100g on the package?)
Servings Per Container 3 (Who eats a third of a package?!?)
Amount Per Serving:
Calories 160 (so really 480. A Quarter Pounder at McD’s has 420.)
Total Fat 8g (X 3 = 24. A Quarter Pounder WITH CHEESE has 25.)
Saturated Fat 3g (that is the bad kind)
Sodium 700mg (really 2100. It is recommended to have 1500/day, not /meal)
Total Carbohydrate 19g (whatever… carbs are good)
Dietary Fiber 1g (you get more fiber from swallowing a pen cap)
Sugars 2g (not bad…)
Protein 3g (quarter pounder gives you 24gs of good old protein)
Vitamin A: 3% (these are not significant amounts of vitamins)
Vitamin C: 1% (quarter pounder has 3% of your daily vitamin c)
Calcium: 2% (osteoporosis here you come!)
Iron: 12% (not bad for food with NO NATURAL COLOUR)
Now, by no way am I saying “go to McDoodles and eat a Quarter Pounder instead of eating your Ichiban Soup”! A quarter pounder is still bad for you and it is way more expensive (although at least you can see where all the fat is coming from. I mean… it’s a burger. It’s not soup!). Somehow we all know McD’s is bad but we think “hey it is soup, it must be good for me… or at least not bad for me” (The lack of nutritional information on the package does not help… I thought that was illegal). I just wanted to draw the parallel between something we know and something we fear. You make your own choice… Or I will make it for you!
That is all I have to say about that.
McD’s Nutrution info
Ichiban Nutrition info