Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Pork Rind Nutrition
Sometimes I use Scott's laptop in the morning while I am feeding Adam. The last Google search he did is usually still sitting there at the top of the screen. This morning it was "pork rind nutrition". I'm not sure exactly what "nutrition" he was hoping to learn about or what led him to do such a search (we don't stock pork rinds in our house). There have been some other funny ones like "monkey riding pig" but the pork rinds definitely win. What can I say, my husband's thirst for knowledge is endless.
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You need to start a list of Scott's searches. Very funny.
Here is what the search turned up:
Link to NY Times article
Still, with all his recent success, Mr. Rudolph is defensive when asked about the nutritional value and healthiness of a pork-rind habit. Responding earlier this year to what he called ''bad nutrition press,'' which called into question the snack's fat and salt content, he asked Nutrition Network, an independent food-research concern in Laguna Beach, Calif., to study the nutritional content.
It found that a half-ounce serving (about a handful) of rinds has 80 calories, 9 grams of protein and 5 grams of fat. That is more protein and less fat than in a half-ounce of shelled peanuts. Rinds are not loaded with cholesterol, coming in at less than 20 milligrams a half-ounce, as against 200 milligrams in an egg.
They are, however, very salty. Each half-ounce serving (the snack size sold by Rudolph's is a half-ounce; it also comes in a 2 1/2-ounce size) has 270 milligrams of sodium, almost twice that of most potato chips.
''If you had a real heart problem you wouldn't want to eat a batch of them,'' Mr. Rudolph said. ''But we could call them low-cholesterol if we wanted to.''
Still, while Charlene Rainey, president of Nutrition Network, maintains that pork rinds can fit into a balanced diet, she advises moderation. ''We wouldn't suggest to anyone to eat large quantities of meat,'' she said. ''We would never suggest to somebody to eat two ounces of pork rinds, that's not sensible.''
Hmmm...I wonder who "anonymous" is...
I don't know if "ironic" is the right word or not, but it seems funny to me that a search for "Pork Rind Nutrition" may now lead someone to your blog.
Pork Rind Nutrition...an oxymoron.
Guys do funny things, huh?
so you didn't check it out? I am sure I would have. and I might.
too funny! I agree with Deborah maybe you can have a top 10 list.
Sounds like something Paul would look up. If there was indeed any nutrition to pork rinds, I'd love to know!
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