Comments on: A Few Questions About Calories http://www.johnisfit.com/2007/11/19/a-few-questions-about-calories/ My Weight Loss Blog Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michelle http://www.johnisfit.com/2007/11/19/a-few-questions-about-calories/#comment-784 Michelle Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:22:18 +0000 http://www.johnisfit.com/2007/11/19/a-few-questions-about-calories/#comment-784 I eat meals from scratch nearly every day. As an epidemiologist, I'm usually perfectionist as well, BUT here are my thoughts on the topic. I always add up all the calories and divide by the number of meals I am going to get out of it. If one portion size is slightly larger (or different) than the other, over the course of the week, I'm still eating the total number of calories of the whole recipe. Granted this will be slightly different for you because you have a family... Yes, you do lose some calories for removing ends, but that is very minimal. For instance, a single carrot is 30 calories, if you chop off of the ends, you'll only lose a few calories and unless you are making up a huge quantity of food, it shouldn't matter that much. I drain all meat, but there is no way how much fat I'm removing, etc. An estimate in the slightly higher range only means you may be actually consuming less calories and that will get you closer to your goal. I eat meals from scratch nearly every day. As an epidemiologist, I'm usually perfectionist as well, BUT here are my thoughts on the topic.

I always add up all the calories and divide by the number of meals I am going to get out of it. If one portion size is slightly larger (or different) than the other, over the course of the week, I'm still eating the total number of calories of the whole recipe. Granted this will be slightly different for you because you have a family…

Yes, you do lose some calories for removing ends, but that is very minimal. For instance, a single carrot is 30 calories, if you chop off of the ends, you'll only lose a few calories and unless you are making up a huge quantity of food, it shouldn't matter that much. I drain all meat, but there is no way how much fat I'm removing, etc. An estimate in the slightly higher range only means you may be actually consuming less calories and that will get you closer to your goal.

]]> By: Israel http://www.johnisfit.com/2007/11/19/a-few-questions-about-calories/#comment-768 Israel Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:55:46 +0000 http://www.johnisfit.com/2007/11/19/a-few-questions-about-calories/#comment-768 your making my brain hurt with trying to add things up. ouch. just add up the calories, the ingredients too calories too. your making my brain hurt with trying to add things up. ouch. just add up the calories, the ingredients too calories too.

]]> By: john - from fat to fit http://www.johnisfit.com/2007/11/19/a-few-questions-about-calories/#comment-766 john - from fat to fit Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:51:07 +0000 http://www.johnisfit.com/2007/11/19/a-few-questions-about-calories/#comment-766 What cooking methods would actually add calories? Butter, oil or any other cooking additives would be included in the raw ingredients. Maybe this wasn't such a dumb question! What cooking methods would actually add calories? Butter, oil or any other cooking additives would be included in the raw ingredients.

Maybe this wasn't such a dumb question!

]]> By: GroovyBabe http://www.johnisfit.com/2007/11/19/a-few-questions-about-calories/#comment-765 GroovyBabe Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:42:24 +0000 http://www.johnisfit.com/2007/11/19/a-few-questions-about-calories/#comment-765 You're never going to be completely accurate with home made food so the best thing to do is add up all the raw ingredients (you could weigh once youve prepared them). Calories are not nutrients, t herefore t hey will not be removed in cooking. In fact, depending on how you cook them calories are more likely to be added. The only way calories would evaporate would be if you didnt eat as much as the product as you intended to. You're never going to be completely accurate with home made food so the best thing to do is add up all the raw ingredients (you could weigh once youve prepared them).

Calories are not nutrients, t herefore t hey will not be removed in cooking. In fact, depending on how you cook them calories are more likely to be added. The only way calories would evaporate would be if you didnt eat as much as the product as you intended to.

]]> By: diana the scale junkie http://www.johnisfit.com/2007/11/19/a-few-questions-about-calories/#comment-764 diana the scale junkie Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:05:26 +0000 http://www.johnisfit.com/2007/11/19/a-few-questions-about-calories/#comment-764 Dishes like this are hard to calculate so at best I guesstimate. You know some bowls of soup are going to have more of something than others, but when you reduce things down, the calories stay the same....I think. Dishes like this are hard to calculate so at best I guesstimate. You know some bowls of soup are going to have more of something than others, but when you reduce things down, the calories stay the same….I think.

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