The End of 100-Calorie Packs?

Try a free online site like www.411fit.com to see what you can snack on and still be healthy. On my daily journal I NOW have snack items like apples, bananas, carrots that are all under 100 calories, cheaper, better for me, and make me feel good...

I'm with LP68 on this one...it's all about profit.

 

I worked in grocery store in the early nineties and I remember the "calories don't count, fat grams do" trend.  People rushed out in droves to buy those crappy tasting Snackwell cookies.  Wonder how much Nabisco made in profit on those?  I had a customer who excitedly told me she'd be able to eat a whole box of those things because they were fat free.  Eeew.  How much you want to bet she gained weight?

 

Then, of course, all the low carb crap which came out a few years ago.  Anything manufactured in a lab to be no carb or low carb is garbage.

 

The best low carb, low fat, or low cal foods come out of the ground or from trees or from vines.  A cheeseburger or cup of ice cream every now and then never made anyone fat.  People should eat healthy in general, enjoy what they're eating when they do indulge instead of scarfing crap out of cellophane bags.  I find one Dilletante orange liquour chocolate more satisfying than a package of "cookie chips".

I buy the 100 calorie pack snacks to eat as a snack not to make a meal off of. If you eat like your suppose to, then this over eating problem wouldn't be such a big problem like it sounds in some of these statements. Everyone should know that your stomach is the size of your own fist so it really doesn't take that much food at one serving to fuel your body, if you eat portion controlled meals along with some type of exercise 30 to 40 minutes each session for at least 3 to 4 times a week your entire body will change for the good and eat your breakfast 30 minutes after you wake-up, mid-morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack and your dinner before 7:00pm your metabolism will boost dramatically due to the fact your body is getting the appropriate fuel through out the day without starving (Never skip meals it does slow down your metabolism and you will tend to over eat because your body is starving.) Just keep in mind that when you make your meal at each meal time that your stomach is the size of your own fist, then look at your plate that is a good way to control what you eat at each meal if you want to live long and be healthy. Best Wishes to Everyone!  

jruste,

give the "high school girl" a break, what she's saying makes a lot of sense. She's right, we didn't have all these diet foods available 30 years ago. People simply ate more sensibly. Portions served in restaurants were realistic, people ate fewer processed foods and were more active. Don't sit there in the safety of online anonymity and act all jaded and tell her she won't have cross country to stay in shape in twenty years. I'm a runner and I know people in their fifties and sixties who still get out and run daily. There's nothing keeping you from getting your lazy ass out and moving around but you.

There is nothing wrong with portion control.  It's self control that is the issue.  100 cal packs were not designed so people eat 2 or 3 at a time. DUH!  I am totally a fan because I have a major sweet tooth, but am completely satisfied with ONE pack.  As for the high school girl's comment, good luck in 20 years when you definitely won't have cross country and track eating up all the calories. Oh to be young, hahahaha