Bathing Suit Season Strategy #10: Be Careful of the 100 Calorie Snack Packs!

I am talking about all these 100 calorie snack packs that are on the shelves now.

Sure they are great because they are only 100 calories.  Let me pick this thought apart a little for you.  I am using the 100 calorie OREO candy bites as an example.  There are 12 small candy pieces per bag.  They are small enough that you could eat them all in 2 small handfuls. 

Will that satisfy you?

Then the very first ingredient is "white confectionary coating (sugar, palm kernel and/or palm oil).  This means that the largest ingredient in this product is sugar and oils. 

Will that satisfy you?

I can tell you that it will spike your insulin levels, which tells your body to store these calories as fat as well as trick your body into thinking it is still hungry because of the insulin spike.

Finally it forces your mind to have a lot of self control and discipline because after two small handfuls you have to stop so that you stay at the 100 calories.  The alternative which is usually what happens is that you are going to have another pack or two. 

See how your calories just doubled or even tripled.

Remember the Fat Free Snackwell days?

Everyone thought they were the greatest food in the world because they were fat free.  Yet they wondered why they kept getting fatter.  It was because Snackwells were loaded with sugar. 

Instead stick to healthy 100 calorie snacks that are going to provide fullness instead of emptiness and having you crave more.

I know you can do it!

Yours in health

Jayson Hunter RD, CSCS

Dress Size Reduction Diet

PS:  The Dress Size Reduction Diet program comes with an approved 100 calorie snack list bonus.  Find out what you should be eating that will not only limit you to the 100 calories, but more importantly satisfy you so that you aren't craving more.