Hi fawn. It seems as though we have a difference of opinion here, doesn't it. Please allow me to address both of the responses.
Furball says it depends on what your goals are and what you are trying to accomplish with your diet. That is so so true.
Kevdogg has a differing opinion. He says no!! He states that three of the four grams of fat are saturated and margarine is used, which is worse than butter. He does have some points there. Three of the four grams of fat are saturated. Is that totally bad? Not necessarily.
The whole point here is that kevdogg is saying that in relation to HIS goals, that much saturated fat is a no-no, as is the margarine. Are we supposed to consume absolutely no saturated fats in our diets? If that is the case, we are very limited in our food choices. In general, we should limit our sat fat intake. Let me repeat that. We shoud LIMIT our sat fat intake. So my question for you would be, approximately how much sat fat do you consume on a daily basis? If it is already a high amount, then this would probably not be the best choice. But then we need to consider furball's comments. What exactly is it you are trying to accomplish with your diet? Are you on a very strict diet in order to accomplish certain
physical fitness goals? Your fitness goals determine how strict you need to be with your diet. In relation to that, your current diet will tell you if you need to be more or less strict with your diet.
So the answer to your question is a highly personal one. You need to evaluate your fitness goals in order to decide how strict your diet needs to be to reach those goals. As far as sat fat consumption is concerned, do you know your cholesterol level? If your cholesterol is high, then you should limit your sat fat consumption, which would mean this would not be an "ideal" food for you to eat. If you have a perfectly acceptable cholesterol level and an acceptable sat fat consumption level, then depending on your fitness goals, this food may be acceptable for your diet.
I personally would not eat the whole package as I would be consuming 15 grams of sat fat. That certainly does not fit into my diet. But then again, everyone is different. It would depend on how much sat fat you are consuming for that day. I just would never consume that much sat fat in one sitting. I try not to consume that much sat fat in one day even.
So the bottom line is it depends on what your goals are like furball said. But for the sake of arguement, let's say that in a weak moment, you ate the entire package. You just consumed 600 calories, 15 grams of sat fat and 100 grams of carbs. You just consumed a heck of a lot of sat fat and carbs for one sitting. Now what? Will you gain weight? Will your cholesterol skyrocket out of control now? You would need to keep in mind that this was a one-time thing. Just yesterday, my wife wanted to go to Golden Corral so I went with her. I had four big pieces of broiled chicken, a bunch of steamed zuchinni squash, some steamed cauliflower, a pickle, a little sugar-free jello and a bunch of banana pudding (which they say is no sugar added). Now that just totally blew my overall daily diet out of the water. But that's ok because I had a four mile run scheduled for yesterday. However, as a result of an unexpected and unplanned meal, I ran six miles instead. So what I do whenever I eat things I know I probably shouldn't is I make sure I work it off with a pretty
intense exercise session afterwards.
I'm sorry for such a long response here. Both kevdogg and furball have made very good points but it really comes down to your goals and what you are trying to accomplish. And even if you did eat this, it's not the end of the world. It won't kill you. It's just a personal decision on your part because only you know what it is you're trying to accomplish and what you are currently doing to accomplish those goals. Then you just have to decide whether a serving of this will help you accomplish those goals or if it even matters for one day.
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