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Tiny Tastes go to an Expanding Waist
Tiny Tastes | KJ | Cal |
Your child leaves ½ a sandwich. You decide to finish it so as not to waste it.. | 628 | 150 |
You have a 30 grams of muesli, there is a little left in the package (10 grams) so you think you might as well finish it as its not enough to keep. The addition is: | 168 | 40 |
You use 20 ml of full cream milk in your coffee or tea instead of nonfat milk. You say that it tastes better than nonfat. You have 4 cups of coffee or tea, the difference is: | 120 | 28 |
You forgot your sweetener at home so you have 2 teaspoon of sugar instead. | 152 | 36 |
You must just try a small piece of everything on offer at morning tea. After all each piece is only small. You have a little bit of 4 things. | 2000 | 480 |
You will only have a 1 sliver of cake because you’re not really hungry. | 578 | 138 |
You buy your lunch and didn’t say no spread on the sandwich. This will be 2 teaspoons of butter or margarine extra. | 300 | 72 |
Mints are offered as you leave the restaurant. They are very small so you think you will have a couple and they are so refreshing. | 140 | 34 |
You missed lunch, you’re tired and need instant energy. You normally would have a chicken and salad sandwich with no spread. You have a King size Mars Bar instead. There is an additional - | 252 | 60 |
You are having a low joule Coke after work and think you need a little pick-up from a handful of almonds (25 to 30 nuts). They are so much more economical when you buy them by the kilo and after all they are high in Calcium. | 710 | 170 |
You go shopping and a demonstrator is handing out samples of sausage with a new sauce. You try one. | 357 | 85 |
You are making a batch of biscuits for a school fete. They won’t miss one or two and you need to make sure that they are all right. | 840 | 200 |
There are a few broken biscuits in the tin- You won’t have a whole one but how many whole biscuits do the broken ones add up to? Lets say 2 Jatz. | 160 | 40 |
You are making a casserole and topping it with grated cheese. You might as well have a handful of grated cheese (30 grams) while you are at it. | 505 | 120 |
You served dessert for guests last night. There is one piece of apple pie left in the refrigerator. You decide to eat it so you can put the plate in the dishwasher. | 1170 | 280 |
You will only have a couple of drinks of Bacardi and coke on a Friday night. | 1000 | 240 |
You need something to mop up the alcohol so you will have some potato chips, but only handful. | 525 | 125 |
Grapes are in season. You have a beautiful bowl of grapes sitting on the counter. You only have 2 small bunches as you go by... | 630 | 150 |
You go out for a cappuccino and forget to ask for skim milk, the increase is- | 167 | 40 |
The muffins look good and they are low fat even if they are extra large! You decide to share one. | 900 | 215 |
You are making lunches and there is a slice of ham left so you eat it. | 251 | 60 |
You usually have a small banana on your cereal but there were only big ones in the shop so you eat a whole one with the addition of- | 293 | 70 |
You are having rice for dinner. You serve it all up and there is a ½ cup left and you are hungry. The extra adds.... | 377 | 90 |
You are serving out ice cream for the family, and you decide not to have a dish but have a scoop while you are serving it. After all it is low fat. | 293 | 70 |
Figs are in season and they are falling off the tree, there so sweet and you do love them. You eat 6 throughout the day. | 720 | 120 |
The children have a Big Mac, you refrain but eat a few of their chips... | 272 | 65 |
Total | 13303 | 3178 |
Added to site on : Monday, 16 February 2004