You hear a whine from under the dinner table and there sits your dog waiting for you to toss him a metaphorical bone — or maybe even a real one. But what you have is a cookie so you toss him that instead. No harm done, right, it’s only a cookie?

In fact, given the size difference of humans and pets, a small portion of something for us can almost constitute a meal for your dog. Our dogs need remarkably few calories compared to our needs and a treat translator can be helpful. Read on to see what different snacks mean in human terms when you feed them to your dog.

(WARNING: Consult your vet before providing any "human food" as some may be dangerous for dogs.)

1. Oatmeal Cookie

One small oatmeal cookie for a 20-lb. dog is the caloric equivalent of an entire hamburger for a person. For a human, that’s around 300 calories, or almost a sixth of the average woman’s recommended daily calories and an eighth of man’s. It could be worse, though: An oatmeal cookie at least provides some fiber — chocolate chip cookies, meanwhile, are a definite no-no since chocolate is harmful, even toxic, to dogs.