fitnessprincess’s BodyBlog

Do you pay attention to how much cool whip you use?  I am dieting down for competition and I have used fat free cool whip each time.  Oh just a dollop on top of my protein pudding at the end of the day.  It makes me feel human, you know?

Well, recent discussions about oatmeal prep and how you measure oatmeal (dry weight is most accurate/meaningful as everyone preps oatmeal a bit differently not the same amount of water or consistency) led me to measure the "teaspoon-ful" of fat free cool whip I was putting on my protein pudding.  Now this WAS a genuine teaspoon full of the stuff that I added.  To my surprise the weight corresponded to 4 tablespoons or two servings (1 WW point by the way if you do WW) - 30 calories and 6 grams of carbs.  I was in total shock.  Now anyone who uses cool whip has noticed that the stuff is light and fluffy as a general rule when you first open the container but it tends to harden and shrink after that.  So you have to be very careful about measuring cool whip based on volume.  As for me, I have decided to forgo cool whip from this point out.  Rather save the 30-calories and 6-grams of carbs for some real food!