Hidden Calories

By now, I should realise that you can't always guess the calories of a food item, particularly desserts. But, I thought I knew it all! I have been studying calories for thirty years! So, when I was looking for a small treat, I grabbed this little box of mini shortbread cookies. They are mini so they should be ok, right?

I was having two or three at a time.  I figured they were about 50-60 calories each so three of them would equal one of my small desserts. (Normally, I would always check the calories, but there was no calorie count so I just guessed.)

I am doing a really good job of tracking and keeping to my calorie commitments, so I scanned the bar code into My Fitness Pal and guess what each little mini butter cookie is? 150 calories each! So I was eating 450 calories each time!  That is 1/3 of my daily calorie intake!

So, into the garbage bin!
Done.