Hidden calories!

I recently read about a story of a girl trying to lose weight. She was working with a trainer and a nutritionist. After weeks of a very strict diet and exercise program, her results were disappointing. Her trainer and nutritionist were puzzled. So, the team looked back at her exercise and food journal which eventually led to their discovery. I Can't Believe it's not Butter Spray was the cause of this girl's weight loss dilemma! You'll notice the nutrient facts say it has zero calories and fat; it does, but only in 1.25 sprays! Wow, really? Who sprays 1.25 sprays? One teaspoon = 20 calories and 2 grams of fat! Bummer.

Here's an article from Hungry Girl my client Maggie emailed me after I dropped this bad news on her:

Dear Hungry Girl, I use "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" spray and it supposedly has ZERO calories. Does it really have no calories at all? How can that be? -- Spraying in Sacramento

Dear Spraying, The "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" spray has ZERO calories if you use just a few spritzes. However, if you do what most of us do and spray to your heart's content, you can rack up calories and fat grams pretty quickly. Here's the scoop: 12.5 sprays is 10 calories and 1 gram of fat, 25 sprays (1 teaspoon) is 20 calories and 2 grams of fat, and 37.5 sprays is 30 calories and 3 grams of fat. In case you're curious, the entire bottle contains 900 calories and 90 grams of fat! Helpful hint: When it comes to this stuff, stick with spraying as opposed to pouring.