IHOP: Cupcake Pancakes
Calories: 810
Sodium: 2,030 mg
Carbs: 134 g (4 g fiber, 59 g sugar)
To me, few things sound better than eating cupcake pancakes for breakfast; I mean, their name alone suggests sweetness, softness and flavors that simply melt in your mouth. However, this sweet dream is nothing but a nutritional nightmare in disguise.
Caitlin Self, LDN, MS, explains that this option can give you 85% of your daily recommended sodium intake before you even start the day. If you were to read the ingredient list (which unfortunately many of us don’t), it’s basically a strange combination of artificial flavors, stabilizers and preservatives.
Hint: this is much more than any homemade cupcake or pancake would ever give you – and it’s just not worth it.
