Women get 100,000 extra calories from snacks while sitting only before computers

It's very common for people snacking at work when they feel bored or need brainstorming. But, ladies, before putting crisps, sweets or chocolate into your mouth, you should realise the fact that women can consume 100,000 extra calories each year, according to a survey.

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1,000 women on behalf of Dutch firm Kallø conducted the survey and they admitted consuming extra 2,240 calories every week, on average, which means the annual total 100,800 extra calories is absorbed. 

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The most favoured snacks included crisps, cakes, sweets, chocolate and milky or sugary drinks. The shocking statistic warns women to have control on this unhealthy habit since, said dieticians, consumption of 500 extra calories a day could result in weight gain of 1lb a week.

Dentists also commented on the result, saying "cake culture" can lead obesity and dental problems.

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The survery found that crisps is the top weakness of female workers. They open an average of 135 bags of them and 45 percent of the surveyed said they have "personal store" in the office. 

39 percent said they hid away biscuits' supplies; total 135 biscuits, 90 slices of cake, 90 packets of sweets and a 45 doughnuts are  comsumed each year. 

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Consultant dietician Helen Bond remind people to be careful about calorie intake particularly when it's in cold days as people may have snacks like and hot drinks to "warm them up".

She suggested that people can improve the meal by starting with a filling breakfast, such as wholegrain cereal, fruit, wholegrain toast or poached eggs. Besides, fruit, low-calorie yoghurt, oatcakes, rice cakes or a small wholemeal pitta maybe the alternatives.

For drinks, she recommends water, sugar free squash or fizzy, tea, herbal tea, coffee without creams and syrups.

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The average yearly snack tally

The findings are based on 45 weeks.

Biscuits 135
Packets of crisps 135
Milky coffees (lattes, cappuccinos etc) 135
Cereal bars 90
Slices of Cake 90
Chocolate bars 90
Packets of sweets 90
Low Calorie Breakfast Biscuits 90
Cans of fizzy drink 90
Cupcakes 45
Packets of nuts 45
Bags of dried fruit 45
Energy drinks 45
Doughnuts 45
Pieces of fruit 180

With Thanksgiving less than three weeks away, the question of how much this year’s turkey and trimmings will cost looms large, especially with grocery prices 2.7% higher than they were in 2024.

President Donald Trump has claimed over the past two days that costs for the Thanksgiving meal are down 25% this year, citing a prepackaged Thanksgiving meal basket from Walmart.

“I just saw that Walmart came out with a statement last night, they've done it for many years, that Thanksgiving this year will cost 25% less than Thanksgiving last year,” he said during a news conference on Friday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

But Trump’s numbers are off. Here's a closer look at the facts.

CLAIM: Walmart prices show that the cost of Thanksgiving dinner is 25% lower in 2025 than in 2024.

THE FACTS: This is misleading. While Walmart's 2025 meal basket costs about 25% less than the one from 2024, that's because it offers fewer items and different products that make it more affordable.

“It's not apples to apples, right?” said David Anderson, a livestock economist at Texas A&M University. “What this does highlight is individual retailers’ strategies for getting customers in the door.”

The 2025 basket costs less than $40 and feeds 10 people, about $4 a head, according to Walmart. In 2024, a basket for eight cost approximately $56, less than $7 per person. That's about a 25% decrease, possibly more depending on price fluctuations. John Furner, president and CEO of Walmart U.S., touted the savings in a LinkedIn post last month.

But the baskets differ significantly. For example, this year's includes just 15 items compared to last year's 29. It is missing many dessert items, including a pecan pie, mini marshmallows and muffin mix, as well as savory items such as sweet potatoes, yellow onions and celery stalks.

The superstore retailer has also substituted some products. Instead of 12 sweet Hawaiian rolls, the 2025 deal includes 12 dinner rolls. Both are from Walmart's store brand. It also offers Kinder's crispy fried onions as opposed to French's.

Plus, the amount of each item varies. Customers were promised a 10-16 pound turkey in 2024, but a 13.5 pound one this year. And they'll get one can of cream of mushroom soup instead of two.

“They're marketing it that ‘hey, this is a more affordable way,’ yet that implies that 'man, stuff's a lot more expensive,'” Anderson said. “I guess it's good marketing.”

A Thursday press release from the White House also cited cheaper Thanksgiving deals at Lidl's, Aldi's, Target and Schnucks.

Target's four-person meal costs less than $20, about the same as in 2024, but substitutes green beans and cream of mushroom soup for French bread and frozen corn — also not an apples-to-apples comparison.

Schnucks provided The Associated Press with a press release saying the retailer is offering consumers its lowest price on a frozen store-brand turkey in over 15 years. It declined further comment. Lidl US said it is offering its Thanksgiving meal at the lowest ever price and Aldi said its price was lower than 2024. Target and Walmart did not comment.

According to a recent report from Wells Fargo, the cost of a 10-person Thanksgiving meal has fallen 2% to 3% since 2024, depending in part on whether customers go for national name brands or cheaper store labels. The White House press release also cited this report.

Some economists have concerns about the price of turkey. Purdue University’s College of Agriculture reported at the end of October that wholesale prices are up 75% since October 2024, while retail prices are 25% higher than a year ago.

An earlier analysis from the American Farm Bureau Federation found that wholesale turkey prices were up about 40%.

And yet, that doesn’t mean every bird will be pricier in 2025. Anderson explained that because certain retailers, such as Walmart, contract their turkeys well in advance, the price for customers might be much lower than the market currently indicates.

“That gives them the flexibility to run those types of specials,” he said.

Find AP Fact Checks here: https://apnews.com/APFactCheck.

A grocery store meat handler stocks poultry, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)