Here is some interesting facts on "picking" Hmmmm..now I can see my mistakes!!!!
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Just Pickin'
Come on, fess up, you pick. It's ok, so do most people. Life is just full
of too many temptations, between cooking, feeding the kids, and passing by
those left over donuts in the break room, who can be expected to say "no"
every time.
Here are a few suggestions to avoid the "nibble" trap:
Be aware of your "picking times," that is, the times you're most likely to
pick at food.
Stay away from key "pick areas" such as the kitchen or a buffet table.
Avoid leaving candy dishes or bowls of chips and other foods handy.
Skip free samples at stores, and stop yourself from picking from other
people's plates.
Limit sodas, juices, and other high calorie beverages.
How much can those little nibbles add up to? Here are a few "nibbles" or
"just ones":
PASSING THROUGH THE KITCHEN
4 tablespoons Haagen-Dazs Butter Pecan Ice Cream: 155 calories, 11.5g fat,
10.5g carbs
5 Lay's Classic Potato Chips: 40 calories, 2.5g fat, 3.75g carbs
1 Oreo Double Stuf cookie: 70 calories, 3.5g fat, 9.5g carbs
10 Rold Gold Classic Tiny Twists Pretzels: 65 calories, 0.6g fat, 14g carbs
A handful of Quaker 100% Natural Cereal (granola) with oats, honey, and
raisins: 109 calories, 3.5g fat, 18g carbs
A handful of Cheerios: 28 calories, 0.5g fat, 11g carbs
A handful of trail mix: 174 calories, 11g fat, 17g carbs
1 Hershey's Kiss from the candy bowl at work: 25 calories, 1.5g fat, 3g
carbs
A handful of raisins: 86 calories, 0g fat, 23g carbs
EATING WHILE OUT AND ABOUT
4 wheat crackers: 76 calories, 3g fat, 10g carbs
A slice of brie cheese: 189 calories, 16g fat, 0g carbs
2 heaping handfuls of movie theater popcorn: 168 calories, 13.5g fat, 9g
carbs
1 bite of a hot dog at the ball game: 48 calories, 3g fat, 4g carbs
WHILE COOKING OR CLEANING
Crumbs at the bottom of a bag of Pepperidge Farm Nantucket Double Chocolate
Chunk Cookies: 140 calories, 7g fat, 18g carbs
The slices/edges of pie or cake that are trimmed before putting it away so
that it looks neat and even: 86 calories, 5g fat, 9g carbs
A spoonful of Pillsbury Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough while making cookies: 32
calories, 1g fat, 5g carbs
One spoon of just the chocolate chips: 80 calories, 4g fat, 10g carbs
Peanut butter on a knife while making a sandwich: 95 calories, 8g fat, 3.5g
carbs
Whipped cream off the beaters: 52 calories, 5g fats, 1g carbs
EATING OFF SOMEONE ELSE'S PLATE
2 forks full of chocolate cake that you would never order - but will gladly
eat when someone else does the ordering: 117 calories, 5g fat, 17g carbs
Leftovers from your kid's Happy Meal at McDonald's:
10 fries: 53 calories, 2.5g fat, 6.5g carbs
2 bites of a McDonald's Cheeseburger: 80 calories, 3g fat, 9g carbs
LEFTOVERS
2 bites of cold Pizza Hut Hand-Tossed Cheese Pizza: 77 calories, 2g fat, 11g
carbs
3 forkfuls of beef chow mein: 68 calories, 4g fat, 3g carbs
DRINKS
A sip of someone's beer: 24 calories, 0g fat, 2g carbs
A sip of Tropicana Orange Juice from the carton in the fridge: 28 calories,
0g fat, 6.5g carbs
A sip of soda: 25 calories, 0g fat, 7g carbs