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100 Calorie Snacks - in Pictures

100calTake a look at our new poster - 100 Calorie Snack Packs. We were so surpised at the difference in size between the portions of calorie-dense "snacks" like cookies, bagels, donuts and chips,  and all of the fruits and nonfat light yogurt. For 100 calories of carrots, apples, grapes, oranges, celery, berries and a banana you get to eat a larger portion than with cookies.And here is one pic we took for fun - 100 calories of lettuce! Imagine if most people chose that more often than chips! They would not even be able to finish 100 calories of lettuce in most cases.And that is precisely our point with this poster - which item would make you feel more full? It is not easy to eat just 100 calories of chips - but it is more likely that you will feel full after just one apple which is only 70-80 calories!100 Calories Lettuce