Group 1 Jake, Kelsey, Emily and Devin June 21, 2012

Table of Contents 1. Starbucks: Mint Chocolate Chip Frappuccino 2. Nutrition Facts and Caloric Ratio 3. Benefits and Non-Benefits 4. Dairy Queen: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard 5. Nutrition Facts and Caloric Ratio 6. Benefits and Non-Benefits 7. Which one is healthier? Why? 8. Interesting Discoveries

Starbucks Mint Chocolate Chip Frappuccino

Nutrition Facts and Caloric Ratio Serving – 12 oz. (tall) Calories per serving – 340 Caloric ratio – 67% carbohydrates, 21% protein, 12% fats

Benefits Stimulates the senses causing woosa effect! Provides short term (carbohydrates) and long term energy (fat) Has chocolate which improves mood Has antioxidants which can prevent cancer & heart disease Low in cholesterol Non-Benefits Way too many calories which may lead to excess weight gain and other health complications Excessive quantities of carbohydrates and fat which may lead to excess weight gain and other health complications

Dairy Queen Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard

Nutrition Facts and Caloric Ratio Serving – 312 grams (small) Calories per serving – 675 Caloric ratio – 59% carbohydrates, 34% proteins, 7% fats

Benefits Stimulates the senses causing extreme woosa. Has chocolate which improves mood Short term energy source Non-Benefits Large number of calories which comes from the excessive amount of sugars which may lead to excess weight gain and other health complications 469 mgs of sodium. Too much sodium causes water weight gain and may lead to high blood pressure.

Which one is healthier? The Starbucks drink is healthier because it’s low in cholesterol making it less likely to cause artery blockage. Also, it provides immediate and long- term energy. Moreover, it brightens mood because it contains chocolate!

Interesting Discoveries Blizzard has a fullness factor of 0.9 Frappuccino is very low in cholesterol Surprisingly, there’s only 8 grams of fat in the Fraccuccino 230 calories are from fat in the Blizzard