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Calories in Morning Star Farms Biscuits bacon, egg & cheese
270Calories
| Amount Per 1 biscuit, 105 g | |||
| Calories | 270 Kcal (1130 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 72 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 8g | 12% | |
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| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% | |
| Cholesterol | 25mg | 8% | |
| Sodium | 630mg | 26% | |
| Potassium | 230mg | 5% | |
| Total Carbs | 40g | 13% | |
| Sugars | 5g | 20% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g | 4% | |
| Protein | 9g | 18% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 4% | |
| Iron | 2.3mg | 13% | |
| Calcium | 100mg | 10% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.
Ingredients And Nutrition Overview
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WeightWatchers Points: 5.9, PointsPlus: 7, SmartPoints: 9
WeightWatchers Points are estimated by carbohydrates, fats, protein and fiber in product. They are not an affirmation of better quality or nutritional value of the product or its manufacturer. Only way to count for dieters. Less points are better.
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Over 20% of daily saturated fat!
Bad! More 20% of daily saturated fat!
For years Saturated fat was claimed to raise cholesterol levels and give us heart attacks. Today different studies refute this claim. They say, that replacing saturated fat with carbohydrates or refined starch or sugar is not changing the heart disease risk. Not processed carbs nor saturated fats are good for you. Only if you replace it with polyunsaturated fat, you'll get a reduction in heart disease risk. So try to have a balanced diet. -
Salty! Has over 26% of the daily sodium max
The average American consumes 5,000 mg of sodium daily — twice the recommended amount amount of 2400mg for healthy adults, this is 1 teaspoon of salt.
For medical reasons many people should not exceed 1500mg of sodium.
Surprisingly, you're responsible for only 15% of the sodium in your diet the bigger part - 75% of the sodium that you consume each day comes from processed foods, not home cooking or the salt shaker.
Excess sodium intake increases the risk of high blood pressure, hypernatremia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and other heart problems.
Are these reasons enough to cut the sodium intake? No doubt! -
Convert Salt tsps to Sodium mg easily
Salt (NaCl) is not excactly sodium (Na).
It is not right to use these terms as synonyms.
The FDA recommended limit of sodium is 2,300 mg per day (or even less - about 1500 mg while one is on low sodium diets).
This is much less than the weight of salt.
(5,750 mg per day or 3,750 mg for low sodium diet) and not so convenient to calculate.
Know how much sodium is in your salt - without a calculator:
1/4 tsp salt = 600 mg sodium
1/2 tsp salt = 1200 mg sodium
3/4 tsp salt = 1800 mg sodium
1 tsp salt = 2300 mg sodium -
2 tsp of sugars per serving
This volume includes both naturally occurring from ingredients and specially added sugars.
USDA tells us that last years each American consumed an average 130 pounds of caloric sweeteners per year!
That works out to 30 tsp of sugars per day approximately 480 extra calories!
Just to think: Eating just 200 more calories daily than your body requires for body functioning and exercise leads to a 20-pound weight gain in a year. -
Low fiber :-(
It is not really good to have a breakfast with so little amount of fiber!
Your morning meal should have more fiber or it won't have good effect on your health.
You should add some natural fiber to your cereal or switch to a better one, that has more than 4g of fiber per serving.
Some suggestions to make this product better:
- add some fresh fruits or eat them as a dessert
- add some seeds or nuts
- add any high fiber cereal (for example Granola or bran)
There is not much fiber in here and that's not good!
Your breakfast should have more fiber and this cereal alone won't do the trick.
Either switch to a healthier cereal (with at least 4 grams of naturally occurring fiber)
or add some healthy natural fiber to your cereal or breakfast.
TIPS on adding fiber to cereal:
- Mix in some high fiber cereal, like wheat bran
- Add 2 Tbsp of ground flax seeds
- Eat fresh fruit or berries
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A good source of protein
For many vegans and vegetarians, it's important to get enough protein.
The product you've just scanned will provide you with 18% or more of your daily protein requirement.
If you're a vegan having trouble meeting your protein needs, try nuts and beans.
Sprinkling nuts onto any dish is a quick, easy and nutritious solution.
Try adding beans in places you might not normally eat them.
Add beans to pasta dishes, stir fries and even salads.
While meat alternatives like Tofu do provide a quick and easy protein intake, they should not be your only source of protein.
Eat proteins from a variety of sources for best results. -
Interested in getting more protein?
Protein is important, but some of the protein you find in this product isn't exactly natural.
The protein comes from one of the following sources:
- milk protein concentrate
- whey protein isolate
- soy protein isolate
and that it's not ideal to get protein only from processed goods.
If you're looking for more protein, try beans, quinoa, nuts, seeds, peas and spinach & leafy greens.
Not only do they have protein, they're filled with other vitamins and minerals. -
Carrageenan is an additive made from seaweed.
It is used as a thickener in products such as ice cream, jelly, chocolate milk, infant formula, cottage cheese.
It is a vegetarian and vegan alternative to gelatin.
It has been used for hundreds of years in Ireland and China, but only made headway into modern food processing in the last 50 years.
The processing steps after harvesting the seaweed include drying, grounding, filtration, treatment with potassium hydroxide, removal of cellulose by centrifuge, concentration by evaporation, drying, and grounding.
Interestingly, the Philippines account for the vast majority of the world supply of carrageenan.
In some animal studies, carrageenan was shown to cause intestinal lacerations and tumors.
A 2001 meta-study of 45 peer-reviewed studies concluded that carrageenan consumption may result in gastrointestinal malignancy and inflammatory bowel.
The FDA has approved carrageenan as safe, basing its decision on industry funded studies.
European agencies and the World Health Organization have also deemed carrageenan safe, with the exception of infant formula.
The fear is the a baby's gut may be unable to handle the large carrageenan molecules.
In some individuals carrageenan may cause intestinal discomfort or worse. -
Contains MSG-like ingredients
People feeling reaction to MSG may also react adversely to MSG-like substances.
Glutamates or chemically similar items are added to improve a product's taste.
Here is a short list of common MSG-like substances:
- Yeast extract
- Autolyzed yeast
- Hydrolyzed proteins
- Textured proteins
- Anything "enzyme modified"
Allergens
Gluten Allergy, Wheat Allergy, Eggs Allergy, Milk Allergy, Lactose Allergy, Corn Allergy, Soy Allergy, Sesame Allergy
Biscuits bacon, egg & cheese Ingredients
Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Water, Scrambled Eggs (Egg Whites, Whole Eggs, Nonfat Milk, Modified Corn Starch, Whey Protein Isolate, Carrageenan, Black Pepper Extract, Salt, Citric Acid, Annatto [Color], Beta Carotene [Color]), Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese Product (Cultured Milk, Water, Skim Milk, Dipotassium Phosphate, Whey, Salt, Annatto [Color], Enzymes, Vitamin A Palmitate, Cellulose, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Natamycin [Preservative]), Vegetable Oil (Palm, Soybean and Sunflower Oil), Veggie Bacon Crumbles (Textured Vegetable Protein [Soy Flour, Caramel Color, Red 40], Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Artificial Flavor, Hydrolyzed Corn, Soy, and Wheat Protein, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oils, Thiamin Hydrochloride [Vitamin B1], Dextrose, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Artificial Flavor, Sugar, Natural Flavor, Caramel Color, Corn Syrup, Maple Syrup), Sugar, Contains Two Percent or Less of Whey, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Modified Corn Starch, Buttermilk, Salt, Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Maltodextrin, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Butter, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Phosphate, Spice, Nonfat Milk, Molasses, Citric Acid, Methylcellulose, Turmeric Extract (Color), Onion Powder, Yellow 6.
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% RDI of Main Nutrition Facts
14%
of RDI* (270 calories) 105 g
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Cal: 13.5 %
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Fat: 12.3 %
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Carb: 13.3 %
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Prot: 18 %
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0%25%75%RDI norm*
Calories Breakdown
- Carbs (59.7%)
- Fat (26.9%)
- Protein (13.4%)
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