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Default Frozen pot pie shocker!

On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 04:08:50 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:

> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:35:27 -0600, Omelet wrote:

>
>>> Uh, pardon me, but to me, a single one is PLENTY to make a single meal.
>>> Don't be a piggy Stu! ;-)

>
>>A single $.44 pot pie is not a meal. Even if it were $3.00.

>
> A Banquet chicken pot pie is 380 calories... so it's about 1/5 of
> one day's nutrition for the average person. Not a meal by itself
> for most people.


Not all nutrition comes in form of calories. If you just count
calories (and fat), the average American will max out pretty
quickly.

But if you want 100% of the rest of the "good for you" stuff, then
it's nearly impossible to get 100% of those and not max out on the
kcals + fat first.

-sw