Friday, July 22, 2011

What an AOL Content Mill Taught Me This Morning ∞

“3 Things You Need To Know About 7-Eleven Slurpees” (That’s Fit):

Consider your Slurpee a summer indulgence, not just another drink. In an average 11-oz slurpee (the size 7-Eleven is giving away on July 11th), depending on flavor, you’ll get around 175 calories, 48 grams of carbohydrates (more than the average person should be consuming in a day) and a boatload of harmful chemicals.

Fun facts: The average adult should be consuming 2,000 calories (or more) a day. A healthy split between carbohydrate, protein, and fat is 60/20/20, respectively (Harvard School of Public Health). A 2,000 calorie diet that’s 60% carbohydrate means consuming 300 grams of carbohydrates per day.

If AOL’s turnaround depends on writing like this, Tim Armstrong should be the next employee fired.