Weighing food can be a valuable way to get an accurate picture of calorie consumption and to promote weight loss. Michael Easter’s experience showed that even tracking calories can lead to caloric intake estimates that are very different from reality if foods are not weighed. For instance, a “serving” of peanut butter may prove to be three servings. It may be a hard habit to get into, but purchasing a food scale, and tracking caloric intake in an app such as MyFitnessPal are good ways to get started.
Key Takeaways:
- Weigh all your food and input the results into a calorie tracking app like MyFitnessPal app. This will tell you the real number of calories you are consuming.
- Unhealthy foods will cost you calories. Healthier foods like meats, poultry, fish, nuts, vegetables, fruits and especially potatoes will help you feel full throughout the day.
- Creating go-to meals will establish a healthy eating pattern and save you time.
“The 30-year-old found that sticking to meats, vegetables, potatoes and nuts helped him feel full throughout the day.”
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/want-lose-weight-weigh-your-food-week-ncna772476?cid=public-rss_20170619