The Hungry Caterpillar's Non-progressive Diet
1 Feb 2011 2 Comments
I've always been bothered by the consumption pattern of the "Hungry Caterpillar." He eats things of different sizes and caloric value. The 1 red apple on the first day always seemed similar in size/calories to the 4 strawberries he ate on the 4th day and yet the arc of the story is that he's eating "more" each day.
I got frustrated enough I decided to research the calories in each item and graph them. Details under the graph.
- 1 red apple: 80
- 2 pears: 170
- 3 plums: 225
- 4 strawberries: 40
- 5 oranges: 430
- Saturday: 2400 calories
- Slice of cake: 190
- Ice cream and cone: 160
- Pickle: 145
- Wedge of swiss cheese (4 ounces): 424
- Sausage (6 ounces): 714
- Lollipop: 25
- Slice of cherry pie: 325
- Sausage: 196
- Cupcake: 131
- Watermelon: 90
- 1 leaf: less than 6 calories (6 calories is a cup of spinach)
Wow.
Comments
Feb 01 2011 @ 11:58:34
Another example of the canon of so-called children's "literature" contributing to the epidemic of obesity among children!
I propose this book be banned in all states and replaced with "The Very Satisfied Aphid" co-written by officials at the FDA and the Corn Grower's lobby with in-school advertising support from Pepsi-Co.
Mar 05 2011 @ 08:53:48
This is good stuff Greg.
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