Saturday, July 16, 2005

Sometimes you can eat more.

A couple of nights ago, I was craving something salty and crunchy. I considered my options -- based on the expectation that a smaller serving of something would be a better choice -- and chose a half serving of Que Pasa unsalted tortilla chips: 130 calories for 15 chips.

Midway through munching I started thinking I really wanted popcorn. We have plain kernels for the air popper, but I have never developed a taste for plain popcorn. We also had some Orville Redenbacher's "Natural flavour" microwaveable popcorn. When I checked the package I realized that half a bag (about 3 cups popped) had 110 calories. The fat grams and carbs were about the same on each; the chips only won on the sodium count because they were unsalted.

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