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Take This Portion Distortion Quiz! |
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Miscalculating calories is the quickest way to derail a diet. Sharpen your skills with a quiz from Lisa R. Young's The Portion Teller:
1) A typical deli bagel has the same number of calories as about __ slices of bread.
2) Take-out Chinese food comes with rice. How many cups does the typical [box] carton hold?
- a. 1/2 cup b. 1 cup c. 2 cups d. 3 cups
3) A medium size popcorn at the movie theater contains:
- a. 4 cups b. 7 cups c. 12 cups d. 16 cups
4) How many standard servings does an average restaurant entree contain?
Answers: 1-c, 2-c, 3-d, 4-c
Who knew? And just say "no" to that movie popcorn! Yowza, 16 cups?
Bet you didn't know a regular bag of microwave popcorn is still 12
cups! Really! Check the label.
Check out calorie, carb, exercise and hidden carb calculators at the Kimkins Diet Tools.
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