Can munching on biscuits make you fat?

[Sweaty Betty]

I'd rather starve or get fat and eat biscuits than chew on an oatcake
Yuk yuk

 

[beeboo]

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.

depends a lot on your metabolism tho'. For most people, an extra 500 calories a day (in 6-9 biscuits) is going to add up.

 

[moonsi til]

My gf says that my expanded waist is due to me snacking on biscuits. I usually have a couple of digestive biscuits and a cup of tea for brekkie then at least a couple of bourbons or custard creams every time I have a cup of tea which, however, isn't that often during the day.

Do biscuits make you fat?

munch/crunch them but don't swallow ....(then you won't get fat)

 

[Allan]

From:
http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calories/calorie_counter/bread_bakery.htm

Calories in a single digestive (15g): 74kcal
Fat 21.9g per 100g of biscuits

Hardly fattening, I would have thought.....

 

[beeboo]

From:
http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calories/calorie_counter/bread_bakery.htm

Calories in a single digestive (15g): 74kcal
Fat 21.9g per 100g of biscuits

Hardly fattening, I would have thought.....

Six or seven biscuits a day and you're looking at 25% added on to your recommended daily calories, and about a third on your recommended intake of fat.

So...YES - do that every day and it will have an impact!

Stop eating the biscuits!!

 

[Farmer Giles]

Hydrogenated fat as well, the worst kind. Step away from the biscuits.

 

[Allan]

Okay I will but if I get tempted one of you must promise to do a slow-motion dive with a long, slow "Noooooooooooooo.......!" to come between me and the biscuit.

 

[rutabowa]

Biscuits are like celery, they take more energy to eat than they contain, so every one yuo eat actually helps you lose weight.

 

[madzone]

Every time you eat a biscuit an orang utan dies

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0523-06.htm

 

[beeboo]

Okay I will but if I get tempted one of you must promise to do a slow-motion dive with a long, slow "Noooooooooooooo.......!" to come between me and the biscuit.

Deal!

(you'll have to warn us when the cravings strike )

 

[flangelina]

"Products containing palm oil include: Bread, biscuits, cereals, chocolate (including Cadbury's chocolate), cooking oil, cosmetics, crackers, crisps (including Walker's crisps), detergents, ice cream, margarine, soap, soup (including Heinz soups), toothpaste

* Tesco own-brand products containing palm oil:

All bread, all crisps, iced buns, value fry chips, vegetable gravy granules, lightly salted tortilla chips, sunflower oil spread, American oven chips, big chips, mushroom quiche, crinkle-cut fry chips, organic shorties, rough oat cakes, finest maple and pecan cookies, fish fingers, mixed nuts and raisins, organic ginger crunch, finest savoury biscuit selection, sage and onion stuffing, hot-cross buns, shredded vegetable suet, value chocolate spread, soap, value seafood sticks"

Bugger. I fucking love biscuits as well.

We're dooooooooomed. We're all doooooooooooooomed!

 

[madzone]

We're dooooooooomed. We're all doooooooooooooomed!

Only if you're orange and hairy

 

[flangelina]

Only if you're orange and hairy

Why? What you heard?

Don't want to imagine my life without biscuits. Personally, I draw inspiration from here:

http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/

 

[Herbsman.]

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"

Chips ARE good for you.

It's eating chips too often that's not good for you.

 

[Mungy]

the nicest oatcakes i've eaten were from an army ration pack that one of my mates acquired a lot of during his spell in the armed forces.

 

[redsnapper]

Can munching on lard make you fat

 

[George & Bill]

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

isn't this rather like saying 'try swapping your duffel coat for a string bikini', or 'try swapping your telly for a framed photo of graham norton'?

 

[redsnapper]

Lets just lay this to rest in very simple terms: munching on virtually anything can make you fat. It's all about energy in (energy = calories in food terms) versus energy out. So if your energy intake from food and drinks is greater than your energy expenditure (work, play and the energy needed for your body to function at rest) then eventually you will put on fat weight unless you are doing some form of exercise which will turn those excess calories into muscle.

 

[SubZeroCat]

isn't this rather like saying 'try swapping your duffel coat for a string bikini', or 'try swapping your telly for a framed photo of graham norton'?

Yes

I prefer fatty cheese on M&S's high in fat black olive crackers so I should shut up shouldn't I?

I think "Stop gorging yourself on sugary, fatty biscuits and eat some healthy snacks instead works better (for him and me)

 

[Herbsman.]

Lets just lay this to rest in very simple terms: munching on virtually anything can make you fat. It's all about energy in (energy = calories in food terms) versus energy out. So if your energy intake from food and drinks is greater than your energy expenditure (work, play and the energy needed for your body to function at rest) then eventually you will put on fat weight unless you are doing some form of exercise which will turn those excess calories into muscle.

LOL you're a bit wrong there mate

 

[George & Bill]

Yes

I prefer fatty cheese on M&S's high in fat black olive crackers so I should shut up shouldn't I?

I think "Stop gorging yourself on sugary, fatty biscuits and eat some healthy snacks instead works better (for him and me)

I think 'get fat, die happy' works better