What the Food Industry Doesn't Want You to Know # 11

CHEX DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW...

...that its 100-calorie pack may be a rip-off. In 2007, a Brown University research study found that people ate the same amount of cookies and chips regardless of whether they ate from a large, multi serving bag or single-serving packs. The key factor: The actual amount of cookies and chips that people kept in their homes. Sure, self-control is still your responsibility, but here's the bigger secret: Companies often charge you double for snack-size portions.

Take Chex Mix Cheddar, for example, which costs 2.13 times more per gram when packaged in 100-calorie packs than when sold in a normal 8.75 ounce bag!