Diet Food Reviews

Aunt Jemima Butter Lite Syrup

By: Tanya Patrice | May 3, 2006

Being a broke grad student means that I try "store brands" of food products in an effort to save money. Some times the store brands are just as good as the name brands and sometimes, the store brand does not even come close. Pancake syrup is one thing that I will always choose the Aunt Jemima brand over a store brand [or any other brand for that matter]. Somehow, Anutie J has perfected the formula to make syrup with just the right sweetness, the right thickness and the right taste to go with pancakes or waffles. But, the original Aunt Jemima syrup has 210 calories per s1/4 serving! I don't want an extra 200 calories added to my meal from a condiment - heck, I would rather spend those 200 calories on a small bag of potato chips.

So thank you Anutie J, for introducing Aunt Jemima Butter Lite Syrup. But you know that sometimes, when you mess with the best, it turns out to be really bad? Well, no worries here! Auntie J is on top of her game with this one. I had it with the Van's Organic Soy Flax Waffles [read the review] and it tastes great (so do the waffles). It's really thick and sweet - but don't use too much, because it gets to be a little too sweet after too much.

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There are 100 calories and 25 grams of sugar per 1/4 cup serving. In all fairness, I poured out a 1/4 cup, and then I added the amount of syrup that I would normally add to the waffles, and I only used about 1/2 of the 1/4 cup (1/8th cup), and I was being generous. So that would amount to 50 calories and 12 grams of sugars.

Now, you know that syrup is not really the stuff for diets - but a least there are some options that make it 'not so bad.'

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