Are you more likely to gain weight from foods like cupcakes and brownies than potato chips?

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Anonymous wrote:A calorie is a calorie. If you eat an extra 100 calories a day from cupcakes or chips, you will gain about a pound a month.

I've heard this info all my life, but I know from years of living that I can pretty much eat as many fresh fruits and vegetables as I want (including grapes, watermelon, etc) and not gain a pound. If I eat a candy bar or other fattening dessert every day for a week, I'll definitely gain a pound or two!

Probably because the fruits and veggies are more satisfying, so you aren't eating as much. Candy bars and desserts are no more "fattening" than any other food. It's just that a cup of greek yogurt and a peach are going to hold you over a lot better than 2/3 of a snickers bar, so you won't overeat.

(Sorry, I just don't like seeing foods labeled as "fattening" - foods aren't fattening, behaviors are!)