Tim Horton's - donut versus bagel...

So, this morning I had to go thru more bloodwork - this time over 7 huge vials and Miguel suggested getting something sugary afterwards. It had been a long time since we had gotten anything from Tim Horton's so we headed there on our way home. A bagel sounded better to me so I got both so that all members of the house would be happy with a selection. Then Miguel proceeded to tell me that the donut would be healthier than the bagel.

Yes...you know what happened next. RESEARCH! Who was right?

From their website where they have a pdf.

The Maple filled donut that would have been my donut option has 260 calories, 80 calories from fat, 9 grams of fat.

The "Everything" bagel that I love is 280 calories with 20 calories from fat and 2 grams of fat. The additional addition of cream cheese added a few more fat and calories to the bagel but I had no where near a 1.50 oz serving of the "light" cream cheese. If one added the full 1.50 oz smattering of light cream cheese it would have added an additional 85 calories, 60 from fat and 12 grams of fat.

So from a calorie standpoint, the bagel is more calories and as long as you don't drown it in cream cheese? Healthier than the donut from a fat content. If you add the cream cheese? The calorie and fat intake of the cream filled maple donut is a better choice. (If you don't go for the light cream cheese? Definitely the donut is a better caloric and fat choice, I had no idea regular cream cheese was that high in fat.)

I realized I forgot to list protein...the bagel had 10 grams of protein - a full serving of light cream cheese has 4 grams of protein and the maple filled donut had 4 grams of protein. Making the bagel with or without the cream cheese the better protein option.

:-)