The Case Of The Big Brownie

These photos were shared with me and I feel I need to share it with you.

Have you ever tried really hard to lose weight but sometimes you can’t seem to make the scale move?  Even giving it 100% there are times that we just don’t know what is in our food or how to count the points.  We also can be misled and not even know it.

Exhibit A:

You have picked up this yummy looking brownie at the store and you see on the back of the label that the points for the serving size are pretty decent.  It is a large brownie and it is only 3 PPVs per serving, which the package says it is only two servings.  The package also says that the total weight of the brownie is 40 grams and confirms it is, in fact, two servings.

Exhibit B:

You are an awesome WW member and while you have brought this brownie home to consume, slowly making sure to savor each bite as all good WW members do, you decide to put this brownie on your WW scale and confirm that the brownie is 40 grams total.  There is no way the consumer public is being lied to but you decide double checking isn’t a bad idea.

What??  Can that be correct?  This brownie is actually over 200 grams?  So much for a two serving brownie that is just 3 PPVs for each serving.  You are shocked that somebody has had the nerve to lie to you.

Exhibit C:

Since the larger-than-originally-noted-on-said-package brownie is on your WW food scale and showing you it isn’t 40 grams total you now see that if you were to eat the whole brownie it would be 31 PPVs, and in fact not 5 PPVs as though the nutritional information suggests.

Okay I might be trying to make this deception light hearted but if this was an actual scenario and you had not put the brownie on your WW scale it is obvious that even with our best efforts we just never really know what we are consuming.  I’m not saying that you eat a big brownie like this every few days but even just in one week that is enough to derail the train to Lifetime and you might not even know it!

It is always good to be aware of what you are eating.  Doing the best we can and staying honest with ourselves will go a long way.