Four Loko might never be the same, but America’s children have a new questionably healthy party trend to fear. And I mean wizard-themed slumber parties, not LOKO quarters at your friend’s place in North Campus. The Associated Press just did a fine piece (that I read on Foxnews, fair and balanced) about the Universal Studios runaway success with their Just-Kidding-Rowling-approved $3 frothy cups of atherosclerosis-inducing Butterbeer.
The AP recipe is light on real beer, but heavy on the butter. Each serving has about 600 calories and 30 grams of fat. Oh, and 90 grams of sugar. Who the fuck gives this to a child? I worked as a lifeguard for a summer and a child will have trouble staying under a full-out sprint at 90 grams of sugar. Sitting through a movie marathon wearing a cape and hugging a stuffed owl would probably be out of question.
Is this a liquid Kwanzaa cake? Are we supposed to take a recipe seriously when it asks us to boil a cup of sugar in a stick of butter, and then mix in cream soda?
Analyze your own recipes with this free webapp from some Socialist Canadian Dietitians.
