Biscuits

Biscuits come in a stunning amount of variety. From your thin wafer to the full double chocolate cream, there's also a considerable range in terms of calories. It really depends what's in different types of biscuits that determines how bad they are for you.

Not generally considered a health food, biscuits are all the same not necessarily in themselves pure evil. It's more the way we eat them. They tend to form a major part of snacking. They're often not a food we eat when we're hungry bur rather as a tasty fix that you don't really need. If you're in the habit of dunking three or four biscuits in your tea every afternoon, this can seriously add to your calorie consumption. The trouble is that it's quite easy to work your way through half a packet of biscuits without even really noticing. Like smoking, they can be more like a habit or a form of comfort eating. Cutting them out can help you to take control of your slimming. If you find the habit hard to break, try replacing them with something equally tasty and delicious such as a piece of fruit. On average, a digestive biscuit weighing 100g contains 495 calories. But different types of biscuits vary considerably in how many calories they contain. A Jaffa cake for example has 384 calories per 100g.