Monday, August 20, 2012

Slurpee Adventures

My brother and sister have been addicted to Slurpees for longer than either would like to admit.  It wasn't overly surprising then, when my sister pulled into a 7-11 store on our way to her house and proclaimed that she needed a Slurpee. 

I am not the fan that my siblings are. I haven't had one in years. I knew however that my youngest son would probably love the try to cool treat. I also had heard from people who lived near 7-11 stores, that they now had low carb Slurpees.  We were set!

I found the calorie reduced Crush Slurpee and filled a large glass. I then began to look around. "I don't suppose that they have a carb count listed anywhere around here do they?"  I asked.  I searched for cup sizes and any other details I could find.  There were none. 

My sister was certain that we could find something on the Internet and promised to help me dig around when we got home.  

I hopped into her truck, grabbed my phone and began a search.  I found the Slurpee in question but the carb count was for 355mL beverage.  How big was the cup I had? I continued to search while we drove back to my sister's house.  

When we arrived my son tested and began his frozen treat.  He was not as enamoured as my siblings but he was not giving it up either. I was still working on the carb count.  I finally found the serving size for a "large" cup.  My sister piped up to cross multiply and divide to get the carbs in my son's Slurpee! 

Sadly, I was too familiar with this process and got out the calculator.  Soon we had a carb count of approximately 76g CHO and my son was good to go. 

The entire process took at least a half an hour.  It struck me that in "normal" circumstances a parent goes to the store, brings home a treat, the child eats the treat.  The end.  For those that think that diabetes is no big deal, they ought to try buying something as simple as a low calorie Slurpee for their loved one and see what sort of a deal it really is. 

2 comments:

  1. it sucks, plain and simple. i hadn't been to dairy queen in years. we decided to go and thankfully it didn't take long to find out the carb count online. there was no measuring or guessing, and the bolus worked. however, there were also no facts listed at the store level. i did have to go online to find what i was looking for

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wow...Dairy Queen! I am in the Army and have been stationed in Germany for the past year and a half. Boy do I miss Dairy Queen...!

    I noticed that you have little ones. My name is Casey Sean Harmon, and I am the author of a new young adult series that will be coming out in February 2013. Perhaps you would like to check out my website, and join my fan club? Please help me spread the word about my upcoming book. Thanks!

    Casey Sean Harmon
    Author
    www.caseyseanharmon.com

    If you follow my blog, I'll follow yours!

    ReplyDelete