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Comment by dTal

3 years ago

What the heck kind of "snack" is 1000 kcal?

A single cinnamon roll is nearly 500 calories. As soon as you’re combining fat and sugar things skyrocket

  • I would not class eating TWO cinnamon buns back to back as a "snack", but rather "a disgusting pig-out". Am I sheltered?

    • No, I think you have your head on right.

      I used to eat a lot of candy, but I never considered eating more than a handful of anything a "snack".

      That said, what do you call it when you eat something that isn't a meal? I don't think most people have any word other than "snack" without resorting to things that sound like insults, like "pig out". And it's really hard for most people to insult themselves.

    • I’m not a big fan of sugar so I wouldn’t be able to eat a whole cinnamon roll, let alone two. But if I’m doing a big hike I’ll have no problem demolishing a whole tub of rillettes, which must be at least 1000kcal

a slightly-larger-than-normal slice of pecan pie will easily get to 1000kcal. a la mode and you don't even need a normal sized slice.