Gum as a snack?
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:54 pm
While watching tv there was an ad for Extra sugar free gum. It featured a curved stick of gum which is slowing spinning while a voice over sexily tells you “Go from nice gut to nice butt” It then goes on to tell you that Extra gum is a great part of your low calorie diet, as a snack.
Now the 5 calories a stick is great. After all, Lord knows those huge chunks of Hubba Bubba (27 calories) have been making thighs across the world spread faster than ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter’. But gum as a snack? It’s not a snack. It’s a breath freshener or even appetite suppressant (like mints) but you don’t eat the gum. It’s not an actual snack. What on earth are we coming to when it comes to dieting that we consider a stick of gum a snack?
Now the 5 calories a stick is great. After all, Lord knows those huge chunks of Hubba Bubba (27 calories) have been making thighs across the world spread faster than ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter’. But gum as a snack? It’s not a snack. It’s a breath freshener or even appetite suppressant (like mints) but you don’t eat the gum. It’s not an actual snack. What on earth are we coming to when it comes to dieting that we consider a stick of gum a snack?
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