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Dose or kick?

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Latest post Fri, Sep 15 2006 1:45 PM by Marius Hancu. 1 replies.
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Ipodmini  +  267416 Fri, 15 Sep 06 01:01 PM
Hi:-)
 
COOK IT
September means back to school and the question of what to pack for school lunch. Ideally, the meal should be a combination of good-tasting and healthy food, but for most kids the best lunches consist of sodium-rich prepackaged snacks and sugary treats. Vegetables and fruit go uneaten. Avoid the allure of the unhealthy by sneaking nutritious elements into your recipes. Compromise on the dessert by baking treats with tasty whole grains. Whole wheat muffins, scones and cookies not only taste good, they also add a kick of fiber.


What's the meaning of "kick" in the context above?
 
Does it mean "dose"?
In my opinion, "dose" is related to "medicine". I don't think it's appropriate to say " a dose of fiber".
What do you think?
Ipodmini
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Marius Hancu  +  267429 Fri, 15 Sep 06 01:45 PM
Whole wheat muffins, scones and cookies not only taste good, they also add a kick of fiber.

They give you some extra energy, like a jolt. Perhaps able to kick-start you, like a carSmile [:)]
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kick

4 a : a sudden forceful jolt, jerk, jog, or thrust suggesting a kick <felt the sudden kick of the drill in his hand as the power was turned on> <a noticeable upward kick in the barograph trace -- G.H.T.Kimble>; specifically : the recoil of a gun b : an electrical impulse or the deflection on a meter that records it c : a single automatic operation of a business machine

http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/?refr=U_mwol_nav
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