Don't forget calories

Not smoking and trying not to eat a lot of junk food. My main snacks are:
lollypops
pumpkin seeds
sunflower seeds.
It's always a concern for people not to want to gain weight especially if you've been smoking for so many years and it just becomes a big part of you. And then there's the "smoking curbs your appetite" factor which it does. I am more hungry now.
I have heard Brian Wansink, Phd on a radio program and liked things he said about how people eat the wrong foods. We think if it's low fat, that it must be good but then it's high in calories. What with all of the fad diets, which many I can't remember, we have forgotten to count calories. I have noticed low fat snacks are high in sodium. He mentioned the different fads that come and go such as low carbohydrates, etc. and that it's better to eat a real meal. Think Lean Cuisine and just go for the gusto. Well not too much.

His web sight is

http://mindlesseating.org