A study found that those snacks add up to almost one-third of all the daily calories eaten by children.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

Okay. Okay, so no surprises on how many calories were coming in meals, but in snacks yes, because there's a lot of stuff that you kind of don't consider when you're just noshing here and there and it kind of adds up.

好,从正餐中摄取的热量并不令人惊讶,但是从零食中的热量摄入令人吃惊,因为当你不经意地吃点小零食时,热量就在悄悄累积

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Researchers say American children now eat an average of three snacks a day between meals.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

We just sat in the back of the class; she had snacks. She was actually pretty quiet.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

They found that desserts and sweetened drinks remain the major source of calories from snacks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

The study also says American children eat an average of three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, and the snacks account for almost one third of their daily calories.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09