1.   For most people, the sugary snacks simply add calories, while making you want to eat more.

2.   Ironically, some schools that long ago abandoned desserts for health reasons are bringing them back to add calories to their leaner menus.

3.   Poppy seed, which the department considers a spice, not a food, would probably not add enough calories to make a weight watcher feel guilty.

4.   Since proteins in cartilage are broken down by the intestines and rendered inactive, scientists say it is unlikely that eating cartilage does anything except add calories.

5.   Soda does, however, add calories, helping to promote density of a different sort.

6.   That is why they add no calories.

7.   The canned fruits, he found, are usually coated with a sugary syrup that adds calories to the cobbler, but not much taste.

8.   The technique can increase flavor without adding calories, as in a grilled tiger shrimp dish with charred leeks and garlic chive vinaigrette.

9.   But in finicky eaters, too much juice may replace more important nutrients, and in other children it adds calories that can contribute to obesity.