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Today I ate about 110 grams of peanut butter M&Ms. With the help of my Pantry nutrient analysis program, I saw that this is 600 calories and an entire day's worth of saturated fat! Yikes.

It's interesting to keep track of exactly what I eat, because little things like this surprise me. I learn that some foods that are not particularly good or satisfying are dietary disasters. Take the peanut butter M&Ms as an example. 110 grams is a couple of handfuls of these things. They are tasty--a nice blend of sweet and salty. But after eating them, I don't say "ooh, wow, that was wonderful." Instead I just keep devouring them.

I figure that if I am going to eat 600 unhealthy calories, I might as well make it worth my while. Give me some really good ice cream, or a brownie, or a Chocolove chocolate bar. The peanut butter M&Ms just are not worth it. Let me exchange those 600 calories.

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