We all crave something sweet or crunch from time to time. However, with candy, mini-crackers, nuts and other loose snacks, the amount you can hold in the center of your hand can exceed the serving size-especially if you are a man with large hands. Most of us have very little calories to spare within a day, once we've had our breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Depending upon your age, gender and how physically active you are, eating a well-balanced diet that includes vegetables, fruits, whole-grain foods, low-or non-fat dairy and lean proteins to get the essentials nutrients your body needs (on a daily basis) may leave you with “maybe” an extra 100 – 150 calories t indulge in a food that supplies empty calories., if you want to keep from gaining weight. If you don’t cut calories elsewhere – for example, using skim milk in your cereal, using a non-caloric sweetener in your coffee or not drinking alcohol – you may not be able to work candy or other snacks into your diet without gaining weight.
According the product package Nutrition Fact labeling, one serving size of candy coated chocolate m-m candies is 34 grams or 35 pieces, Calories 180; Total Fat 12g; Saturated Fat 7g; Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 55mg; Carbohydrates 18g; Fiber 1g; Sugar 16g; Protein 2g;
We asked a 50-year old man, a 30-year old women and a 10 year old girl to grab a handful of the candies from a bowl, counted up how many of them each had nestled in the palms of their hands and calculated the nutritional values of each handful using the Nutrition Fact label on the back of the package.
Gender Calories Total Fat Saturated Fat Trans Fat Cholesterol Sodium Carbohydrates Fiber Sugar Protein:
Adult Man (41 pieces) 210 14 8g 0g 10mg 65mf 21g 1 19g 3g
Adult Woman (32 pieces) 164 11g 6g 0g 8mg 51mg 16g 0.6 15g 2g
Child (22 pieces) 113 7g 4g 0g 5mg 35mg 11g 0g 10g 1.5g
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