I agree, which is why I included the winkie. I mean, what's the point??? I think David Letterman said something like that after his bi-pass surgery when he was told to switch to decaf -- "What's the point???"

I like Marie Callender's strawberry pie.... lots of big fat hi-fiber strawberries on a flaky crust. It probably amounts to at least 2 servings of fruit (and fiber) and the crust is just a slice of bread. So I think of pie as 2-3 fruits, a slice of bread, and spoonful of sugar. If you factor that in to your daily food intake, and make the appropriate substitutes, it should not lead to weight gain.

[Disclaimer: I added the last smiley to indicate that I am not taking the OP's rhetorical question too seriously. ]