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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Do you count calories when you snack?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The recent story on 100 calorie dining made me wonder why 100 is such a magical number when it comes to counting calories. I know that the individual snack packs have made eating specifically100 calories the rage, though you pay dearly in added costs for the privilege of eating less. But at least it’s packaged in a nifty, take along pouch
I doubt many people who are not on specific calorie-based diets calculate how many calories they are eating or drinking at each meal, so it seems a little odd that the time to really be specific is for snacks. I mean, you’ve got to figure, things haven’t changed that much. Before the era of alluring packaging, a run-of-the-mill snack was about 100 calories. Just think about it, an apple or other piece of fruit, a couple of cookies, a handful or pretzels or chips, they are all about 100 calories.
Has it gotten so difficult to watch portion size that a snack needs to be specially measured to prevent overeating? Does eating a round number of calories make you feel better or more in control?
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