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I don't see why one would have to be so neurotic over 60 calories really? In the grand scheme of things what is the big deal? 
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Of course you're correct, if you can eat the extra calories and still get the results you want, no problem. But for me, right now, I'm not getting the fat loss I want, so I'm trying to be as accurate as possible with recording my intake and trying to hit a specific calorie goal. On that particular day, because of the other meals I ate, I couldn't have the extra 60 calories and still meet my goal. Another day, it might have been a different story. But in any event, I guess my point was how easy it would have been to eat say even 4-6 of those thing, something you'd think would be a small taste that wouldn't make a difference if I didn't count it, but really would put me at 120-180 calories less of a deficit.
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you do realize the error in measurement anyways right? Even measuring and weighing food you can be off by over a hundred calories. My question is where do you draw the line between ED behaviors and living life (even dieting) with some normalcy.
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Of course there's error, but weighing and measuring minimizes the error over time because you end up comparing each relatively equally flawed day against results. For me, this ends up being a lot less disordered than not measuring, thinking that I have a 500 calorie daily deficit, (when really it's more like a 500 calorie weekly deficit) for example, and then getting frustrated when I don't get the results I would expect. That scenario just sets me up for a binge.
On the other hand, if I'm measuring and I feel confident that I'm as accurate as I possibly can be, and I'm not getting results, then I can make an informed decision about what to do next. So right now, the scale's been stalled for two weeks. I'm giving myself a week of strict weighing and measuring to see if I can get any scale movement. If not, I'm either going to cut calories a little more or take a diet break. And I'm leaning more toward a break because I've been in a deficit since March (abt 15 wks) and I think I'll be very cranky if I start eating any less.