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I'm Karen Hopkins.

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Super Bowl Sunday is almost here,

and there's one question on everyone's mind.

How can I tackle a plate of chicken wings without adding yardage to my end zone?

Well, Charles Plattkin is the director of the New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College.

And he thinks that to make smarter, more splurge-worthy snacking choices, we should consider

what it would take to burn off the calories we take in.

To that end, Blatkin has come up with exercise equivalents for some of our

favorite couch side canopays and other nibbles. Let's kick things off with a foot-long

meatball sub. This marinare soaked monster, which weighs in around 900 calories, would take more than an hour

and a half of running up and down the stadium steps to work off.

And three pieces of KFC, at 740 calories, would take some 680 touchdown dances, almost certainly leading to a

celebration penalty. A single tortilla chip, a mere 20 calories, with a scoop of

seven layer dip, another 70 calories, would require a solid 25

minutes of boogying down to Lady Gaga. Even two handfuls of checks mix, which racks up a surprising 280 calories, calls for 30 minutes of jumping up and down

after your team scores. And a 450 calorie slice of pizza? Do the wave. 2,194 times.

But you could get called for interference by others trying to see the TV.

Now, if you're still thinking about piling on those wings,

each one weighs in at a hefty 95 calories. Had blue cheese dip and

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