Can munching on biscuits make you fat?

[SubZeroCat]

I make that a minimum of six a day (1 x 2 breakfast digestives + 2 x 2 sweet biscuits), and a maximum of 9 (1 x 3 breakfast digestives + 3 x 2 sweet biscuits).

Interestingly a bourbon only contains 65 calories compared to 75 in a digestive.

That's still unhealthy!!

6-9 biscuits a day is far too much. They're high in fat, sugar and sometimes even salt. Did you know that an expanded waist or "extra tyre" round the waist is a sign of an unhealthy diet? People who eat too much junk (such as too many biscuits) gain fat round the middle.

Do as your gf says and have weetabix, you can eat wholemeal toast with a poached/boiled egg, bran flakes, wholemeal toast and baked beans etc so it doesn't have to be boring.

If you want to snack eat some nuts and/or seeds or have some fruit

Try swapping your 6-9 biscuits for 1-2 oatcakes.

 

[madzone]

Thats about twice what you shoud have for dinner.
How tall are you?

No, it's not

 

[Sweaty Betty]

All i know is im allowed to have 70g of fat a day, i dont bother with calories or fats, i concentrate on the sat fats ....

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

No, it's not

It is for me (well a little more). It depends how tall you are. I can only do about 1200 - 1400 a day.

 

[beeboo]

It is for me (well a little more). It depends how tall you are. I can only do about 1200 - 1400 a day.

Is this true?

I've always wanted to know what the reasons were for the differences between RDA's for men and women - is it just based on average size? I've also noted that the men's RDA for fat is a proportional greater than the women's (compared to the difference in RDA for calories). What that about?

Basically, I'm trying to find an excuse for why I should be able to eat more pies.

 

[butterfly child]

The more this OP posts, the more he reminds me of my ex...

..who thought chips were good for you because "chips are potatos and potatos are vegetables and vegetables are good for you"

 

[rennie]

Ryvita is your friend.

 

[madzone]

It is for me (well a little more). It depends how tall you are. I can only do about 1200 - 1400 a day.

Are you male? If so, existing on 1200 calories a day must mean you're about 3ft. You're not are you? Have I just insulted a person of diminutive height? Hope not, still it's not long till panto season, chin up

 

[spanglechick]

Are you male? If so, existing on 1200 calories a day must mean you're about 3ft. You're not are you? Have I just insulted a person of diminutive height? Hope not, still it's not long till panto season, chin up

he's not that short, but i wonder if he includes alcohol in that calorie count.

 

[Kanda]

UK Department of Health Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) are a daily calorie intake of 1940 calories per day for women and 2550 for men. Since most adults in the UK lead a sedentary lifestyle, these figures apply to adults with low activity levels.

Also, biscuits are bad fats (saturated) aren't they?

 

[SubZeroCat]

Also, biscuits are bad fats (saturated) aren't they?

Oui

 

[trashpony]

Do you think in the interests of the health of new posters, we should offer oatcakes instead of hobnobs?

 

[dolly's gal]

Do you think in the interests of the health of new posters, we should offer oatcakes instead of hobnobs?

could do but they're gross. and they might think we're all weird hippies if we start offering them things around!

 

[SubZeroCat]

Do you think in the interests of the health of new posters, we should offer oatcakes instead of hobnobs?

Let's insult them and investigate their poo first

 

[trashpony]

Let's insult them and investigate their poo first

I'll insult them, you investigate the poo, Dr Cat

 

[SubZeroCat]

I'll insult them, you investigate the poo, Dr Cat

Ok. Then I'll insult their poo with my crow face and make them eat mung beans and broccoli smoothies.

CAAW!

 

[madzone]

could do but they're gross. and they might think we're all weird hippies if we start offering them things around!

Gross?
Gross?

Are you quite mad? One of the bestest things in the whole widest world is oatcakes, with fresh homemade goats cheese,sliced homegrown tomatoes and shredded basil.

*shakes fist in a foody stylee at the heathen*

 

[spanglechick]

there are two kinds of oatcakes, i noticed.

One are like drinks coasters: hard and dry and tasting, unsurprisingly, like cold porridge.

There's another kind though, I saw in sainsbury's yesterday. Look like crepes. could be yummy.

which do you mean, madz?

 

[beeboo]

Gross?
Gross?

Are you quite mad? One of the bestest things in the whole widest world is oatcakes, with fresh homemade goats cheese,sliced homegrown tomatoes and shredded basil.

*shakes fist in a foody stylee at the heathen*

Oatcakes with peanut butter and sliced banana.

Oatcakes with cheddar and chilli jam.

Oatcakes with anything really.. YUM!

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Great cricketing exchange on the subject

Glenn McGrath: "Eddo, why are you so fat?"

Eddo Brandes: "Because every time I fuck your wife she gives me a biscuit."

 

[madzone]

there are two kinds of oatcakes, i noticed.

One are like drinks coasters: hard and dry and tasting, unsurprisingly, like cold porridge.

There's another kind though, I saw in sainsbury's yesterday. Look like crepes. could be yummy.

which do you mean, madz?

The drinks coaster ( ) type.

I guess it's down to spending the first 10 years of my life in Scotland but I lurrrrrrve oatcakes

 

[beeboo]

One are like drinks coasters: hard and dry and tasting, unsurprisingly, like cold porridge.

That's the beauty of them, they're like portable porridge!

 

[trashpony]

I really like oatcakes

 

[fen_boy]

Glenn McGrath: "Eddo, why are you so fat?"

Eddo Brandes: "Because every time I fuck your wife she gives me a biscuit."

Similar, but not biscuit related, exchange between Shane Warne and 'someone else' coming out to bat.

Shane: I've been waiting 2 years to make you like an idiot again.

'Someone Else': Looks like you've spent most of it eating

 

[SubZeroCat]

I really like oatcakes

Me too, spesh with philadelphia cheese mmmhhh

 

[Callie]

Try swapping your 6-9 biscuits for 1-2 oatcakes.

hahahahahaha that is the crappest trade Ive ever heard, you nutjob!

 

[beeboo]

Thanks to this thread I've just eaten six oatcakes

 

[Kanda]

 

[Herbsman.]

I sometimes used to eat more than one whole packet of biscuits in one day. Sometimes two. To this day I remain a fragile, skinny, puny excuse for a physique. I wouldn't worry about a few biscuits per day. You won't get fat unless your general diet and lifestyle isn't very good.

 

[rennie]

I used to eat digestive biscuits with lots of nutella on top. I gained weight.