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

[Anonymous]

Is more weight gained from eating sweets like brownies, cupcakes, and ice cream than potato chips and pretzels?

[Anonymous]

Both are high in carbs. The prevailing thinking used to be that a calorie is a calorie, but there seems to be something to this glycemic index business. The pretzels and chips ( white flour and potatoes) have a slightly higher GI than sucrose, but neither is very good for you in terms of weight gain.

[Anonymous]

It's all about eating in moderation. Have brownies, have chips, have pizza and cupcakes. It's all about how much of the food you eat and how often.

Working in a health related field I am astonished at the AMOUNT of food people think is a serving. Even my DH "needs" to have 4-5 large slices of pizza to feel full. That is the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is more weight gained from eating sweets like brownies, cupcakes, and ice cream than potato chips and pretzels?

OP, don't you know that when you break a cookie,.cupcake, or brownie into all the calories and fat fall out?

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

OP here, I am the type who could eat 2 or 3 cupcakes at a time but if I ditched sweets for salty snacks, I guess it would not really make a difference then, right? The fat and calories would not be different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I am the type who could eat 2 or 3 cupcakes at a time but if I ditched sweets for salty snacks, I guess it would not really make a difference then, right? The fat and calories would not be different.

Look up the calorie totals for each and do the math.

[Anonymous]

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 disagree. Glycemic load does matter. The sugary treats may spike your insulin MRE and cause you to eat more later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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 disagree. Glycemic load does matter. The sugary treats may spike your insulin MRE and cause you to eat more later.

There are some compelling studies about this.

[Anonymous]

I agree that when I eat sugary things (especially the high fructose ones), it makes me crave MORE sweet things. The salty stuff doesn't have the same effect on me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree that when I eat sugary things (especially the high fructose ones), it makes me crave MORE sweet things. The salty stuff doesn't have the same effect on me.

OP here, this is me too. Although, I could finish a half of a bag of potato chips or cheese curls, it doesn't send me into salty craze like eating two cupcakes drives me to a brownie or ice cream.

[Anonymous]

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!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is more weight gained from eating sweets like brownies, cupcakes, and ice cream than potato chips and pretzels?

OP, don't you know that when you break a cookie,.cupcake, or brownie into all the calories and fat fall out?

For sure! Same as if you only eat the edges of the cake or brownies left in the pan--no calories at all!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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 disagree. Glycemic load does matter. The sugary treats may spike your insulin MRE and cause you to eat more later.

But that does not mean that a calorie is not a calorie. It just means that certain foods may lead to more eating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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 disagree. Glycemic load does matter. The sugary treats may spike your insulin MRE and cause you to eat more later.

But that does not mean that a calorie is not a calorie. It just means that certain foods may lead to more eating.

Spiking insulin also causes your body to store more fat. As a practical matter, even if a calorie were a calorie I assume OP
wants to eat fewer unhealthy calories so she should avoid foods that cause over eating.