I had to buy some milk and bread a couple of days ago, so I bundled the kids up and got the two youngest into the double stroller and walked to the shops that are about a ten minute walk from here. I bought what we needed and then walked home. I got to my front door and turned the key, and then turned to help Connor, my two year old, out of the front of the stroller.
In his arms was a Terry's Chocolate Orange. He must have grabbed it while I was paying for the milk and bread. Stores always leave horribly fattening and bad-for-you stuff near the tills. Connor hugged it to him like he would a favorite toy.
I didn't want to walk all the way back to the shop, so I decided to take it back or pay for it next time I go.
In the meantime, I considered the treat. I used to love those milk chocolatey orange segments. In fact, with a bite here and there throughout the day, there were times when I would eat an entire chocolate orange in one day.
So how many calories would I be consuming when I had days like that? Well, the box for the chocolate orange says it is 139 calories for a three segments serving. There are 20 segments in a Terry's Chocolate Orange. That comes to a whopping 926.6 calories!
Even knowing this, the smooth texture and delicious scent of the orange called to me all day. *sigh*
Scary, isn't it, when you tally up how you used to eat?
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your journey!
But if you share it with him thats only 460 calaries :( Dont do it! Let him eat it though He has a better Metabolism, And it wouldnt kill you to eat just one segment but be sure you stop at one.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck!:D