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TV snacking: the calories you don't even count

TV snacking: the calories you don't even count

That bowl of chips and cola in front of the TV can quietly add up to about 730 kcal. Serve a small katori and swap in roasted chana to cut the same evening snack to roughly 230 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You sit down to watch one episode. Your hands get busy with a chips pack, some bhujia, a few biscuits, and a cold cola. You barely taste any of it. That is the sneaky part of TV snacking - your eyes are on the screen, not the bowl, so the calories slip in without you noticing. Let us count what that bowl really holds.

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