{"id":82839,"date":"2023-08-30T17:56:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/?p=82839"},"modified":"2023-08-30T17:56:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:56:38","slug":"most-brits-have-no-idea-how-many-calories-are-in-their-favourite-snacks-how-bad-is-your-go-to-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/lifestyle\/most-brits-have-no-idea-how-many-calories-are-in-their-favourite-snacks-how-bad-is-your-go-to-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Brits have no idea how many calories are in their favourite snacks – how bad is your go-to? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOUR in five Brits have no idea how many calories their favourite snacks contain \u2014 from a bag of nuts to a packet of crisps.<\/p>\n

Research of 2,000 adults revealed a quarter cite snack time as one of their favourite pats of the day, with nine per cent even claiming to spend hours thinking about their snack choices.<\/p>\n

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A fifth also reckon to feel like they\u2019re winning when they find out a\u00a0snack\u00a0they\u2019ve eaten contains less calories than they thought.<\/p>\n

The research, commissioned by Walkers, also revealed that only a quarter were aware how many calories are in a banana, or handful (30g) of nuts.<\/p>\n

And only a fifth know how many calories are in a small bag (30g) of popcorn.<\/p>\n

It also emerged just two per cent claim not to snack at all, while the average UK adult consumes up to two snacks a day, with more than a third consuming three or more.<\/p>\n

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Yet, snacking habits are changing, with 40 per cent claiming to have switched to buying snacks or crisps containing 100 calories or less, and one in 10 citing \u2018double digit calories\u2019 as their key snacking criteria.<\/p>\n

And 97 per cent of Brits class themselves as \u2018crisp eaters\u2019 – half (46 per cent) eat them at least a few times each week, with 14 per cent of people eating them daily.<\/p>\n

While only one in 10 \u2014 11 per cent \u2014 are aware there are 100 calories or less in multipack bags of\u00a0Wotsits\u00a0and Monster Munch.<\/p>\n

Josephine Taylor at Walkers said: \u201cWe know how a good snack can make or break someone\u2019s day.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re always striving to provide extensive choice when it comes to snacks, to make sure we\u2019re meeting the nation\u2019s snacking needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully this knowledge will be seen as good news for UK crisp lovers."<\/p>\n

According to the snack brand\u2019s data, chocolate (19 per cent) and crisps (17 per cent) are the nation\u2019s all-time favourite snacks, followed by fruit (eight per cent) and cake (seven per cent), while between 3 and 4pm (24 per cent) is the time most people will opt to eat one.<\/p>\n

When it comes to choosing lunch snacks, crisps were the nation\u2019s top choice, with 46 per cent choosing them as their lunch snack of choice, followed by fruit (39 per cent) and chocolate (22 per cent).<\/p>\n

Aside from double digit calories, other top snacking criteria includes items that are tasty (64 per cent), affordable (36 per cent), require zero preparation (21 per cent) and don\u2019t smell or offend those around them (eight per cent).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile one in five (18 per cent) claim snacks must be crunchy, and 11 per cent seek out snacks that are salty (17 per cent) or sweet (13 per cent).<\/p>\n

If forced to opt for something that doesn\u2019t meet their snacking criteria \u2013 18 per cent feel like they need another, better snack to make up for it, while others claim to feel upset at the wasted snacking opportunity (10 per cent).<\/p>\n

Almost half the nation (43 per cent) claim to feel \u2018satisfied\u2019 with themselves after a good snack, while others claim to feel a sense of achievement (four per cent).<\/p>\n

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