It's a good day for fast food lovers. IHOP is giving away a free short stack of pancakes to all customers and asking for donations for the Children's Miracle Network in return. Simultaneously, Jack In The Box is offering a free grilled sandwich to anyone buying a large drink. Free carbohydrate laden foods aren't exactly doing a favor to your waistline though. But who can turn down free pancakes for a good cause.
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While fast food, and starchy food like pancakes in particular, are not healthy foods per se indulging occasionally won't hurt most healthy people. Diabetics and borderline diabetics might want to pass on these carbohydrate bombs as they elevate blood sugar. Low carbohydrate dieters should also think twice before accepting these freebies. Or get the free sandwich, skip the bun and the International House of Pancakes hotcakes.
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