Someone is Redesigning the Logos of Our Favourite Junk Food With the Calorie Count on Them

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

21 March, 2018
Someone is Redesigning the Logos of Our Favourite Junk Food With the Calorie Count on Them

​We know that junk food isn't good for us, that's why it's called ​junk food​. And for that reason, in my opinion there's no need to go and slap a great big reminder on us that it's unhealthy.

But nevertheless, two advertising students have taken it upon themselves to do just that. 28-year-old Alessia Mordini and 24-year-old Rodrigo Domínguez, who both study in Madrid, noticed just how body-conscious everyone gets this time of year because of holidays, and decided to use it as the basis of a project.

So they began redesigning the logos of some of our favourite junk food - like McDonald's fries, Nutella and Mars Bars - removing the words and instead inserting the calorie count, posting the new versions to their Calorie Brands Instagram account. 

If you're a fan of indulging in junk food (which most of us are), you probably won't want to scroll down much further, because this serves as a stark reminder ​just ​how much crap we put inside our bodies.

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Like, how can one large portion of Maccies chips contain 515 calories? That's ridiculous. But they taste so good. UGH, why is life so unfair?

Other ones, however, are actually quite refreshingly informative. Like how we learned that a Babybel only contains 70 calories. New favourite snack right there. 

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Here are the redesigned logos of more of your favourite treats, although it might be worth remembering that the calorie count is for the whole thing, so as long as you're not planning on having a ​whole ​tub of Ben & Jerry's to yourself, it's not ​quite ​so bad...

Tub of Ben & Jerry's Caramel Chew Chew

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Jar of Nutella

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Burger King Whopper

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Packet of Oreos

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Heinz tomato ketchup

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Packet of Haribo

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Jar of Marmite

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Starbucks Frappuccino 

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We'd suggest you genuinely close your eyes for this one, because pizza is an important part of life and this staggering calorie count of our FAVE food is BAD.

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It's okay, you'll forget about it all tomorrow and go back to eating in peace.

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Credit: Cosmopolitan
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