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blshears
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Posted: 23 May 2007 10:44 pm |
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Help Me! I guess this is really directed to Peter, but anyone else who has a good way of doing this - Please reply.
I love the Calorie Calculator. It is by far the most user friendly and comprehensive I have encountered (and believe me, I've tried quite a few). I have my list of items that I add as needed, but struggle when I eat in my workplace cafeteria. I often have a half sandwich and soup, or a vegetable or fruit salad for lunch. Problem is when I try to determine how much of a serving of each ingredient is (those I am aware of - I can't always tell with soup), so I can do my daily calorie count. This is way to much work (and I'm not getting much other work done). Is there an easier way than trying to count each slice of bread, cheese, tomato, each leaf of lettuce, how much avocado spead, etc. You get the idea. What is a girl to do?
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Nir
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Posted: 23 May 2007 11:29 pm |
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If there is a particular sandwich you always have, you could use the calculator to work out the overall calories/fat/carb/protein etc. for one serving of this 'regular sandwich' and then enter those details as one of your own food items (use the 'Add Food' button to add customised food items).
I do find the wanting to have a good idea of my calorie consumption means I prefer preparing my own foods, and I keep things simple.
Having said that, I sometimes use "overall estimates". For example, most candy and cakes are in the 400-calories-per-100g range, so I don't need to know the ingredients to know what I'm letting myself in for - just the weight of the item.
By a similiar token you could do a survey of sandwiches and have a rough idea of low and high ends for one...
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 25 May 2007 11:22 pm |
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Nir's ideas are great, plus keep in mind that you may not have to count calories at all. The idea is to eat healthy foods, and restrict your calorie consumption. And counting all your calories if often a good way to get started, and to learn about the calories in the foods you are eating. But you may not have to do it for every meal to be successful!
You can make a meal plan that includes eating say three healthy meals and two or three healthy snacks a day, and keep it that simple!
When a new food comes up, use the calculator to see how many calories it has so you'll know how to fit it into your food plan.
"Healthy" means healthy foods (see the tutorial), and reasonable portion sizes. But a serving of a healthy soup can be good for you even if you don't know exactly how many calories it contains.
I used to eat at home and take my lunches to work and that covered most of my meals. On the few occasions I ate at restaurants or someone's home, I just ate as best I could and didn't worry about the calories for that meal.
You'll have to find what works best for you, but I'm glad you asked because peace of mind is as important as your food choices!
Peter
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