if a cookie contains 110 calories and you cut it in half do you consume HALF the calories??

Question

or is it just bogus.? like no matter how big the piece is its still going to contain that many calories.?

Answer 1

What? Yes it would be about half. Otherwise...if what you said applies, you could eat one, or a whole box and it would be the same.

Answer 2

No, it's the full 110 calories. You see, what not many people realise is that ALL of the calories in food are contained in the left hand side. All 110 calories in the cookie will be in the left-hand half of the cookie. If you cut the cookie in half, one half (the left half) will have 110 calories and the other will have absolutely no calories whatsoever. Totally calorie free and zero fat, sugar or additives. The same applies to all known foods. Except for celery where the calories are evenly distributd throughout the stalk.
But you're not stupid so I know you've seen the problem. Yes, you're right. Most cookies are round so it's virtually imposible to know which is the left-hand side of a round cookie.
And it's the same all over. Which is the left hand side of a slice of bread? Did I accidentally turn that banana round when I put it on the plate? How do I arrange these noodles in a straight line and can I be sure they were all facing the right direction when they went in the pan. It's a worry.

Answer 3

Yes, if you eat half the cookie then you will have consumed 1/2 the calories. It clearly states that if the cookie has 110 calories as a WHOLE cookie, then 1/2 contains 1/2 the calories, and if you eat 3/4 of it, you will consume 3/4 of the cookie....

Answer 4

Are you sure the cookie is 110 calories, or is the serving size 110 calories. Because if 1 cookie is 110 calories, that's a dangerous cookie. Usually a small serving of cookies would equal up to 110 calories. Let's say 6 cookies equals one serving. So to answer your question yes, if you only ate 3 cookies then you would have consumed 55 calories.

Answer 5

Not really because if the cookie was baked wrong then it would be different. For example if half the chocolate chip cookie had 20 chips but the other had 5 then one half has more than the other. But the cookie was perfect then yes, each half would have the same amount of calories.

Answer 6

Half the calories ... if you eat half the cookie. But 1/2 plus 1/2 still equals a whole.

Answer 7

By cutting it in half the calories are still there. You need to eat the thing to activate those calories. Or you can just give the cookie to me and I'll happily consume ALL the calories. YUM!

Answer 8

Due to the mixing of ingredients, you will not get exactly half of the calories (nor does your cookie likely have exactly 110 calories).
In general though, your cookie will have approximately 110 calories, so following that, half should have approximately 55 calories. (As long as it appears that large chunks of fatty ingredients like nuts and chocolate are equally dispersed throughout the cookie.)

Answer 9

You'll consume half the calories if you consume half the cookie.

Sorry, but cutting the cookie and shaking it at the cut side doesn't get rid of the calories!

Answer 10

Yes half of the cookie contains about half of the calories depending on how well the ingredients are mixed

Answer 11

If you eat one half of the cookie you will consume about one half of the calories. Just cutting in half means nothing.