Krispy Kreme heads-up for Bostonians



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Felice Friese

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This just in from #2 Daughter, who lives in the Pru apartments: KK will be opening at the Pru Center
(In the Mall, I guess) in April, in time for the Marathon. Good news for the carbo-loaders, not to
mention visiting Moms.

Felice
 
"Felice Friese" <[email protected]> wrote

> This just in from #2 Daughter, who lives in the Pru apartments: KK will be opening at the Pru
> Center (In the Mall, I guess) in April, in time for the Marathon. Good news for the carbo-loaders,
> not to mention visiting Moms.
>
> Felice
>

The one just outside Albany...in Latham, New York...is going to open any day now...I think on
Tuesday. I've been meaning to try one in the interest of research ;-), but it's rather bad timing
for me...right at the beginning of Lent.

Paula
 
"Felice Friese" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:p46_b.100290$uV3.580389@attbi_s51:

> This just in from #2 Daughter, who lives in the Pru apartments: KK will be opening at the Pru
> Center (In the Mall, I guess) in April, in time for the Marathon. Good news for the carbo-loaders,
> not to mention visiting Moms.

You won't catch me eating those any time soon.

Here are the results of inquiry into three manufacturers of donuts in Canada, by the Radio-Canada
show L'épicerie.

http://radio- canada.ca/actualite/lepicerie/docArchives/2003/10/23/enquete.shtml

They took one plain, one cream and one honey-glazed donut from each place and performed an analysis
of contents.

Donuts contain between 180 and 350 calories. On average it is 50% sugar, 40% fat and only 10%
protein. The Dunkin Donuts plain donut contains much more fat, but its percentage of trans and
saturated fats is the lowest.

Total Fat Trans and Saturated Fat

Tim Horton's 7.61g 2.03g/58g (more than 25% of fat) Dunkin Donuts 24.78g 4.56g/47g (about 20% of
fat) Krispy Kreme 10.05g 5.00g/45g (about 50% of fat)

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"I'm the master of low expectations."

GWB, aboard Air Force One, 04Jun2003
 
Michel Boucher wrote:

> You won't catch me eating those any time soon.
>
> Here are the results of inquiry into three manufacturers of donuts in Canada, by the Radio-Canada
> show L'épicerie.

It's a friggin' donut. What did you expect? If you want healthy eat tofu.

~john
 
"Michel Boucher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> You won't catch me eating those any time soon.
>
> Here are the results of inquiry into three manufacturers of donuts in Canada, by the Radio-Canada
> show L'épicerie.
>
> http://radio- canada.ca/actualite/lepicerie/docArchives/2003/10/23/enquete.shtml
>
> They took one plain, one cream and one honey-glazed donut from each place and performed an
> analysis of contents.
>
> Donuts contain between 180 and 350 calories. On average it is 50% sugar, 40% fat and only 10%
> protein. The Dunkin Donuts plain donut contains much more fat, but its percentage of trans and
> saturated fats is the lowest.
>
> Total Fat Trans and Saturated Fat
>
> Tim Horton's 7.61g 2.03g/58g (more than 25% of fat) Dunkin Donuts 24.78g 4.56g/47g (about 20% of
> fat) Krispy Kreme 10.05g 5.00g/45g (about 50% of fat)
>

I looked at the article, and I'm afraid I don't read enough French to understand exactly what it was
saying, but I'm not sure I understand your take on it either...How could a doughnut with 7.61 g of
total fat contain 58 g of saturated fat? I know you copied your numbers exactly as they appeared in
the article, but they just don't make sense. They might make sense w/in the context of their
headings and the article, but I don;t think they mean what you've said here.

That said, I'm not arguing that they're healthy. But they're not an everyday food for me...more
like once or twice a year...so when we do Krispy Kreme, I enjoy them and try to eat better the rest
of the day.

Chris
 
Boston is the academic center of the United States, and probably the world. Many people there do
know how to spell; I doubt that KK, with their southern origins and poor spelling will take much
business from local institutions.

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"Felice Friese" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:p46_b.100290$uV3.580389@attbi_s51...
> This just in from #2 Daughter, who lives in the Pru apartments: KK will be opening at the Pru
> Center (In the Mall, I guess) in April, in time for the Marathon. Good news for the carbo-loaders,
> not to mention visiting Moms.
>
> Felice
 
Louis Cohen <[email protected]> wrote:
> Boston is the academic center of the United States, and probably the world. Many people there do
> know how to spell; I doubt that KK, with their southern origins and poor spelling will take much
> business from local institutions.

What makes you think Boston is the Academic Center of the United States? I doubt that's true and it
definitely isn't the academic center of the world. For that matter, I doubt there is even an
academic center of the USA or world and considering that Bostonians don't even know how to talk!
(that's a joke). I doubt Bostonians will balk at eating donuts just because the name of the business
that makes them is not composed of proper english words.
 
Felice Friese wrote:
> This just in from #2 Daughter, who lives in the Pru apartments: KK will be opening at the Pru
> Center (In the Mall, I guess) in April, in time for the Marathon. Good news for the carbo-loaders,
> not to mention visiting Moms.
>
> Felice
>
>

Much ado about nothing.

jim
 
"Chris and Bob Neidecker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Michel Boucher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > Total Fat Trans and Saturated Fat
> >
> > Tim Horton's 7.61g 2.03g/58g (more than 25% of fat) Dunkin Donuts 24.78g 4.56g/47g (about 20% of
> > fat) Krispy Kreme 10.05g 5.00g/45g (about 50% of fat)
> >
>
> I looked at the article, and I'm afraid I don't read enough French to understand exactly what it
> was saying, but I'm not sure I understand your take on it either...How could a doughnut with 7.61
> g of total fat contain
58
> g of saturated fat? I know you copied your numbers exactly as they
appeared
> in the article, but they just don't make sense. They might make sense
w/in
> the context of their headings and the article, but I don;t think they mean what you've said here.
>

I think, but I could be wrong, that the 2.03g, for example, refers to the both the Trans and
Saturated Fats content while the 58g is the weight of the sample tested. So it would read 2.03 grams
of trans and saturated fats per 58 gram-donut.

rona

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>
>The one just outside Albany...in Latham, New York...is going to open any day now...I think on
>Tuesday. I've been meaning to try one in the interest of research ;-), but it's rather bad timing
>for me...right at the beginning of Lent.
>
>Paula
>

Wait a couple of days before you do your "research" They are generally packed to the gills and had
people waiting when they open the front door.

My personal rearch has taught me that my favorite is the regular hot KK right out of the
fat... Rosie
 
Levelwave <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Michel Boucher wrote:
>
>> You won't catch me eating those any time soon.
>>
>> Here are the results of inquiry into three manufacturers of donuts in Canada, by the Radio-Canada
>> show L'épicerie.
>
> It's a friggin' donut. What did you expect? If you want healthy eat tofu.

As I recall donuts from my childhood, the kind my aunt made, they weren't 50% fat. You accept
commercially made donuts as the standard whereas I see them as the nadir of the food supply...well,
not exactly, the nadir are sweet soft drinks.

--

"I'm the master of low expectations."

GWB, aboard Air Force One, 04Jun2003
 
"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> "Chris and Bob Neidecker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Michel Boucher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> >
>> > Total Fat Trans and Saturated Fat
>> >
>> > Tim Horton's 7.61g 2.03g/58g (more than 25% of fat) Dunkin Donuts 24.78g 4.56g/47g (about 20%
>> > of fat) Krispy Kreme 10.05g 5.00g/45g (about 50% of fat)
>> >
>
> I think, but I could be wrong, that the 2.03g, for example, refers to the both the Trans and
> Saturated Fats content while the 58g is the weight of the sample tested. So it would read 2.03
> grams of trans and saturated fats per 58 gram-donut.

That is correct. I added the rough percentage of total fat that trans and saturated represent, so
that a Krispy Kreme's fat content is roughly 50% trans and saturated fats. However, it shuld be
noted that in actual terms, the trans and saturated fat content of both Dunkin Donuts and Krispy
Kreme are about the same whereas Tim Horton's is less than half that amount.

In terms of preferred choice, the Tim Horton's comes out on top with the lowers trans and saturated
fat and the lowest oveall fat content.

--

"I'm the master of low expectations."

GWB, aboard Air Force One, 04Jun2003
 
"PaulaGarlic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Felice Friese" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> > This just in from #2 Daughter, who lives in the Pru apartments: KK will
be
> > opening at the Pru Center (In the Mall, I guess) in April, in time for
the
> > Marathon. Good news for the carbo-loaders, not to mention visiting Moms.
> >
> > Felice
> >
>
> The one just outside Albany...in Latham, New York...is going to open any
day
> now...I think on Tuesday. I've been meaning to try one in the interest
of
> research ;-), but it's rather bad timing for me...right at the beginning
of
> Lent.
>
> Paula

Hang in there until Easter!

Felice
 
"Michel Boucher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Felice Friese" <[email protected]> wrote in news:p46_b.100290$uV3.580389@attbi_s51:
>
> > This just in from #2 Daughter, who lives in the Pru apartments: KK will be opening at the Pru
> > Center (In the Mall, I guess) in April, in time for the Marathon. Good news for the carbo-
> > loaders, not to mention visiting Moms.
>
> You won't catch me eating those any time soon.
>
> Here are the results of inquiry into three manufacturers of donuts in Canada, by the Radio-Canada
> show L'épicerie.
>
> http://radio- canada.ca/actualite/lepicerie/docArchives/2003/10/23/enquete.shtml
>
> They took one plain, one cream and one honey-glazed donut from each place and performed an
> analysis of contents.

<snip analysis>

Spoilsport!

Felice
 
"Felice Friese" <[email protected]> wrote in news:F%a_b.103722
$uV3.585032@attbi_s51:

>> http://radio- canada.ca/actualite/lepicerie/docArchives/2003/10/23/enquete.shtml
>>
>> They took one plain, one cream and one honey-glazed donut from each place and performed an
>> analysis of contents.
>
> <snip analysis>
>
> Spoilsport!

Call it consumer eddykayshun :)

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"I'm the master of low expectations."

GWB, aboard Air Force One, 04Jun2003
 
Levelwave wrote:

> Michel Boucher wrote:
>
> > You won't catch me eating those any time soon.
> >
> > Here are the results of inquiry into three manufacturers of donuts in Canada, by the Radio-
> > Canada show L'épicerie.
>
> It's a friggin' donut. What did you expect? If you want healthy eat tofu.

You don't understand. This "research" helps some people be more comfortable with their donut-eating
habits, by choosing the one lowest in trans-fats. Sort of like the way "low-tar" cigarettes help
some people be more comfortable with smoking.
 
I think you'll find that the Boston area has more colleges and universities,
and more prominent ones, than anywhere else in the US, and probably the
world. In no particular order:

MIT, Harvard, Tufts, Brandeis, Wellesley, Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern, New
England Conservatory, ...

Here's the Google directory link to colleges in Massachusetts; most of these are in the Boston area:
http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Education/Colleges_and_Universities/North_America/United_-
States/Massachusetts/

Boston is also one of the great eating cities of the United States, leading the second tier behind
San Francisco, New York, and New Orleans. I don't miss the weather but I do miss the chowder, and
the Italian bakeries of the North End.

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<[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Louis Cohen <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Boston is the academic center of the United States, and probably the
world.
> > Many people there do know how to spell; I doubt that KK, with their
southern
> > origins and poor spelling will take much business from local
institutions.
>
> What makes you think Boston is the Academic Center of the United States? I
doubt
> that's true and it definitely isn't the academic center of the world. For
that
> matter, I doubt there is even an academic center of the USA or world and
considering
> that Bostonians don't even know how to talk! (that's a joke). I doubt
Bostonians
> will balk at eating donuts just because the name of the business that
makes them is
> not composed of proper english words.
 
Michel Boucher wrote:

> "Rona Yuthasastrakosol" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>
>>"Chris and Bob Neidecker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>"Michel Boucher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>> Total Fat Trans and Saturated Fat
>>>>
>>>>Tim Horton's 7.61g 2.03g/58g (more than 25% of fat) Dunkin Donuts 24.78g 4.56g/47g (about 20% of
>>>>fat) Krispy Kreme 10.05g 5.00g/45g (about 50% of fat)
>>>>
>>
>>I think, but I could be wrong, that the 2.03g, for example, refers to the both the Trans and
>>Saturated Fats content while the 58g is the weight of the sample tested. So it would read 2.03
>>grams of trans and saturated fats per 58 gram-donut.
>
>
> That is correct. I added the rough percentage of total fat that trans and saturated represent, so
> that a Krispy Kreme's fat content is roughly 50% trans and saturated fats. However, it shuld be
> noted that in actual terms, the trans and saturated fat content of both Dunkin Donuts and Krispy
> Kreme are about the same whereas Tim Horton's is less than half that amount.
>
> In terms of preferred choice, the Tim Horton's comes out on top with the lowers trans and
> saturated fat and the lowest oveall fat content.

Tim Horton's taste better, too.

I can't get excited about KK doughnuts. To much of a punch in the mouth. Greasy, waaaaay too much
sugar glaze on the glazed ones, waaaaay to fake-tasting "kreme" in them.

Horton gets my vote. Last Spring in Montreal, I behaved badly in a Horton shop. Bought 4 dozen
doughnuts and a gallon of milk, and shared them with 5 other people. All gone...

Then we went to dinner and ate smoked meat until we reached a near-detonation state. Life is good...

Pastorio
 
Louis Cohen <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think you'll find that the Boston area has more colleges and universities, and more prominent
> ones, than anywhere else in the US, and probably the world. In no particular order:

> MIT, Harvard, Tufts, Brandeis, Wellesley, Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern, New
> England Conservatory, ...

> Here's the Google directory link to colleges in Massachusetts; most of these are in the Boston
> area: http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Education/Colleges_and_Universities/North_America-
> /United_States/Massachusetts/

Boston's my favorite town to visit, but for restaurants, I don't think Boston has anything up on
Philadelphia. Philly has some of the most highly rated restaurants in the country and amazing
Italian food just about anywhere you look.

As for colleges, I believe Philly has a greater student population than Boston and more higher
education institutions than I can remember. Just a few off the top of my head: Temple (ahem),
Drexel, University of Pennsylvania, LaSalle, Hahnaman, Thoms Jefferson, Villanova, Penn State Ogontz
campus, Pierce, Rosemont, Ursinus, and Byrn Mawr.
 
Mark Thorson <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Levelwave wrote:
>
>> Michel Boucher wrote:
>>
>> > You won't catch me eating those any time soon.
>> >
>> > Here are the results of inquiry into three manufacturers of donuts in Canada, by the Radio-
>> > Canada show L'épicerie.
>>
>> It's a friggin' donut. What did you expect? If you want healthy eat tofu.
>
> You don't understand. This "research" helps some people be more comfortable with their donut-
> eating habits, by choosing the one lowest in trans-fats. Sort of like the way "low-tar" cigarettes
> help some people be more comfortable with smoking.

Personally this helps me choose none of the above.

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"I'm the master of low expectations."

GWB, aboard Air Force One, 04Jun2003