Paradise Bakery is a restaurant chain that offers soups, salads, sandwiches and fresh baked goods, including cookies known as chippers. Paradise Bakery locations are in nine states across the country, mostly in the Midwest and western United States. In addition to providing chippers in store locations, Paradise Bakery offers chippers on its catering menu.
Calories
Paradise Bakery chippers are low in calories, as one cookie contains just 60 calories. This makes chippers a lower calorie dessert option than many other desserts, such as 1/2 cup of chocolate ice cream, which contains 140 calories. If you want to burn off the calories in one Paradise Bakery chipper, you can do so by lifting weights for 17 minutes or playing volleyball for 13 minutes.
Fat
Paradise Bakery chippers are relatively high in fat, considering the low calorie content. Each chipper contains 3 g of fat, which comprises 45 percent of the calories in the entire cookie. Just 1 g of the fat in each chipper is saturated. Maintaining a low intake of saturated fat is important, as too much of this fat can increase your risk of heart disease; try to consume no more than 10 percent of your calories from saturated fat each day.
Carbohydrates
Due to the low calorie content, Paradise Bakery chippers are relatively low in carbohydrates, with 9 g per cookie. These cookies contain 6 g of sugar, but no dietary fiber. Due to the lack of fiber, Paradise Bakery chippers may not be very filling, as fiber promotes satiety, in addition to promoting bowel health and stable blood sugar levels.
Protein
Each Paradise Bakery chipper provides 1 g of protein, a vital nutrient your body uses for growth and the maintenance of essential tissues and cells. If you wish to increase your protein intake while eating Paradise Bakery chippers, you can drink milk, which provides 8 g of protein per cup.
References
- Paradise Bakery: Find a Location
- MyFitnessPal: Calories in Paradise Bakery Black and White Chippers
- LIVESTRONG.COM MyPlate: Calories in Chocolate Ice Cream (Breyers)
- MayoClinic.com; Exercise For Weight Loss: Calories Burned in 1 Hour; December 2009
- MayoClinic.com; Dietary Fats: Know Which Types to Choose; February 2011
- Mayo Clinic; Dietary Fiber: Essential for a Healthy Diet; November 2009
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