I’m going to rant on this post and be very sarcastic. I came across this article today, published by Slate: “Is Panera Bread Trying to Kill Us?” (Yes, they are, but not any more than any other fast food place)
In the article, it states about a drink that Panera serves, “you can send your body into orbit with a Charged Lemonade, an equally feared and loved beverage that contains no fewer than 260 milligrams of caffeine and 82 grams of sugar.”
This story became a thing, because of a woman who decided to do her work at Panera because it was a quiet place to work, and she could get unlimited drinks for 12 bucks a month. She was drinking these things, feeling so alive and full of energy, and didn’t figure out why until her husband paid attention to the nutritional content and was alarmed by what he found. The woman was aware of the posted nutritional content provided by Panera, but didn’t pay close attention. She posted on Tik Tock, “somebody at Panera gon end up getting sued.”
After learning of the caffeine and sugar content, the lady decided that she would still drink it, but water it down to 70/30.
All I can say is WTF?!?!
Starting with, why the hell did Panera make this thing to begin with? Oh gee, that’s easy, to make money off of it. Not much more addicting that sugar and caffeine. They clearly don’t care about your health.
Second, “somebody at Panera gon end up getting sued.” Umm…..is Panera strapping people to chairs, force-feeding them with a tube of this drink?
I hate, how people will not take responsibility for what they put in their bodies!!! It ticks me off! It’s not my fault what I eat! I couldn’t possibly have any control over what goes in my mouth. It just floats in there while I sleep!
Thirdly, this woman is still going to drink it, just watered down a bit??? Let me do the sugar math for you so it’s easier to understand for most people. There are 4 grams of sugar per teaspoon. There are 82 grams of sugar, per Panera drink. That is 20.5 teaspoons per drink!!! TWENTY SPOONS OF SUGAR! Well, that sounds pretty bad, I better do only 70%. 82×70%=57.4/4=14.35. 14 teaspoons of sugar, well that’s much better.
Oh crap, wait! According to our amazing government, that keeps Americans healthy and trim, they recommend Americans consume only 12 teaspoons a day. Shoot, I guess she should only do 60%. Damn, I forgot Panera has free refills. Hmmm…. People’s willpower vs. caffeine and sugar. Wonder who will win that one?
(Just FYI, “The American Heart Association recommends limiting added sugars to no more than 6 percent of calories each day. For most American women, that’s no more than 100 calories per day, or about 6 teaspoons of sugar.”)
I can see into the future and glimpsed her at the doctor’s office with two outcomes. “You just had a massive stroke at the age of 30. We don’t expect you to live much longer.” OR “You have cancer. We don’t know why you have cancer, just bad luck, it’s pretty random who gets cancer. We don’t expect you to live much longer.” (Hmm, maybe she should have gone 30%)
I’m just shaking my head. Good luck, lady. I’m glad you are having your moment of fame. Best wishes.
Eat your vegetables!
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