Is eating a bunch of saltine crackers bad?

[alexjohnson16]

Just ate about 25-30 in a cup of soup (I love them in soup)...

Are these extremely unhealthy or what?

 

[tec699]

i doubt it.

 

[Bassyhead]

They're a lot healthier than a lot of things. Take a look at the nutrition statement.

 

[YoshiSato]

They feed saltines to sick people(at least back in High School the nurse always gave saltines to students not feeling well)

So they are either good for you or
They used to separate the sick from the healthy.(If you get my drift)

 

[jaysgirl]

I used to go through a whole sleeve of those in a sitting. As long as you can take all that salt, I'm sure they're fine.

 

[vi edit]

They are pretty empty calories. 2 of them is about 25 calories. 4 of them are 50 calories. 8 of them 100.

20 of them 250 calories. Adds up.

That, and if you are at risk for high blood pressure/heart disease they are sodium laden.

 

[Adica]

You're not gonna die, but that's a huge sodium intake, that I wouldn't want to put my body through on a regular basis. Too much salt = bad health.

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: Adica
You're not gonna die, but that's a huge sodium intake, that I wouldn't want to put my body through on a regular basis. Too much salt = bad health.

What about fish? They live in salt water and they look healthy to me.

 

[vi edit]

The only time excessive sodium is bad is if you have existing heart problems or you have an allergy of sorts to it where your body retains water to an unhealthy degree after you eat it.

 

[YoshiSato]

Originally posted by: edro13

Originally posted by: Adica
You're not gonna die, but that's a huge sodium intake, that I wouldn't want to put my body through on a regular basis. Too much salt = bad health.

What about fish? They live in salt water and they look healthy to me.

Yea but put a salt water fish in fresh water and it dies, vice virsa. Besides fish is bad for you. Too much mercury and iodine.