Barbara Mallut wrote: > That said, I usually drink a large iced coke to wash down the pizza. THEN I > dive into the aforementioned ice cream > does the calorie count > ONLY become balanced to zero weight gain if ya drink beer with the pizza 'n > ice cream, or will coke do the same thing? Beer has a definite edge, but coke will work also -- it must be regular coke, not diet coke, though. > And does the flavor of the ice > cream make any difference in the calories being deducted from one's >body fat? Any Ben & Jerry's flavor will work fine -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Editor-in-Chief, "Spotlight on Food--nutrition news for people 60-plus" http://www.fortnet.org/~fivstar and NUTRITION TOPICS copy-ready handouts http://www.dietetics.com/class/fivstar/ Tel: 970-493-6532 Fax: 970-493-6538