If you often opt for a muffin in an attempt to snack more healthily, you’re being fooled.
Packed with sugar, most are a diet disaster. They can contain 2430kJ each (“skinny”-style muffins rate only slightly better at 1630kJ).
This equals about two Mars Bars or three slices of cheese on toast. If you’re craving a sweet treat, it’s better to eat one Kit Kat (two fingers, 443kJ), a small bar of dark chocolate (40g, 960kJ) or two slices of brown toast with honey (1035kJ).
