FB Debate about Carbohydrates

[Fiorella]

Stephen Colbert said the Unicorn Frappacino tasted like he French-kissed tinkerbell

WTF Starbucks....seriously?!?!

Stephen Colbert couldn’t have said it any better…check out this video on his views of the Unicorn drink by Starbucks, that has more than 70 grams sugar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBBDlgwm8dg

[mikki]

tasted like he French-kissed tinkerbell

and that “she’s an adult…just very small” lmao

[Fiorella]

Credit goes to @birddog27 for posting this picture mocking the Unicorn Frap drink

[NelleG]

This morning, my 300+ lb diabetic coworker (not a nurse) told me it wasn’t safe to go 12 hours without eating. “Ok”… was all I said.

[Jacquie]

Smart on your part. Choose your battles.

[mikki]

was she drinking a unicorn frappe?

[NelleG]

probably got one on her way home this morning. I remember when she started working with us a few months ago she mentioned she does not have a kitchen. I have no idea where she lives, but I’m pretty sure she exists on take-out and our cafeteria food. To be fair, there are not a lot of fast food places near us, but the usual suspects are still around.

[mikki]

she mentioned she does not have a kitchen.

yikes! i am far from gourmet or even cheffy but i couldn’t even imagine!

[ILoveBacon]

told me it wasn’t safe to go 12 hours without eating.

Don’t most people do that every night?

Where do they get this stuff?

[Chris_W]

Where do they get this stuff?

Oh, that’s easy.

Et voila!

[acrunchyfrog]

Believe it or not I thought about trying to make this very image, but I’m not so great at photoshop.

[Barbara_Greenwood]

Someone I know posted this Unicorn drink on her fab status with the comment that it wasn’t available in the UK and how gutted she was.

I replied that it contains about 20 teaspoons of sugar.

She responded: “I don’t care about health or sugar”

What can you do?

[gardengirlkp]

Ask your friend how her glucose level is 2 hrs post and what it was fasting that morning. Some folks aren’t that effected by potatoes, but many are. Especially those of us using LCHF and Keto.

Asking about glucose testing really stops people on their tracks. They haven’t tested, have no clue, but may be motivated to put their data where their mouths are. Onward. Bless those who can eat potatoes. KCKO for the rest of us.

[NelleG]

She responded: “I don’t care about health or sugar”

I get this all. the. time. From people who are sick and in the hospital. “What can you do ?” is right. I just go bang my head against a wall. Feels so good when I stop.

[ILoveBacon]

Ask your friend how her glucose level is 2 hrs post and what it was fasting that morning.

We’re not super close friends and she’s young and healthy (as far as I know). She was also drinking beer with the meal so you’re probably right that she’s not affected by things like potatoes and beer like the rest of us. I only commented because we had had a conversation about carbs before. She did something like Whole30 for a month so I thought I would comment on her post but I didn’t expect to get such a reaction from her friends that I don’t know.

[lfod14]

I’m sorry this article is lackluster and doesn’t support your theory that all carbohydrates are unnecessary or inherently bad

Oh, OK. Please remind me again the name of a SINGLE Essential Carbohydrate? Oh? Can’t come up with one? Ask your Masters Degree maybe it knows!

BOOYAH!

I’m with ya, I SAY I won’t get involved with the “special” ones out there, but how can you ignore stupidity of that magnitude?

[Barbara_Greenwood]

Given that she wanted this concoction to feed to her 9 yo daughter, I was tempted to make comments about the child’s future health and happiness. But I restrained myself. I’m not a parent, but I’m sure parenting-shaming is a thing, and I don’t want to do it.