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It's in the paper so it must be true

That great bastion of solid British journalism The Daily Mirror takes an in depth look at snacks with an article titled Is snacking making you fat? - to which I will answer a resounding NO - largely because I can't get Twiglets in this 'ere country called France and even if I could, and I can't, it probably wouldn't be the Twiglets that'd lay the lard on my gut. That's because, as everyone with two brain cells knows Twiglets are very, very good for your health. And don't just take it from me, that's according to "nutrionist and author" - so she must really, really know her shit - Carina Norris,

"Pub snacks are generally fattening but if you choose wisely you can limit some of the damage," says Carina. "Twiglets contain 117 calories per bag, compared to crisps which contain close to 200 calories and peanuts which contain 300.

Go read more and find out if you are a social snacker, a drunk snacker, a bored snacker, a routine snacker or just a regular loser in this fascinating piece of investigative journalism.

Twiglets in 'Shaun of the Dead'

Twiglets in 'Shaun of the Dead', originally uploaded by Slice.

Slice brings to our attention the fact that film stars chuck Twiglets. Not good...

Twiglets make a (very) brief cameo in Shaun of the Dead, when David becomes enraged at Shaun's plan to hole up in a pub.

"Oh look. We've got our Nibbles, our Mini Cheddars, our Twiglets. [throws them at Dianne, above] Oh, look: Hog Lumps."

"There will be no Twiglets here"

Oh pity the poor Americans... Not only do they have to suffer the arrival of the bloody Tesco supermarket chain, they do so in the knowledge that Twiglets will not be available. Shameful,

Drive along Route 79 through the desert east of Los Angeles, through the scrub and the mountains, and you reach the city of Hemet, once famed as the retirement capital of the US. Nestled among the strip malls and tract homes, the palm trees and liquor stores, there is a more surprising sight. A friendly green sign tells you it is Fresh & Easy, the name given to the latest enterprise from Britain's biggest and the world's third largest retailer, Tesco... "There will be no Twiglets here," Tim Mason, the head of Tesco's US operation, recently declared. Undaunted, the Guardian came away with a box of Fresh & Easy English breakfast tea bags. link