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How many chocolate chip cookies do you need to fill you up? Me, I don’t get out of bed without a package. ‘Cause when it comes to putting food in your mouth, how much doesn’t count as long as it tastes good. But imagine what a favor we’d be doing our bodies simply by starting to listen to what they say. And it doesn’t take a whole lot.
Swapping food for healthier alternatives is the way to go, and we present you some of the most easy-to-understand healthy charts that speak numbers and quantities. Take notes, everyone—we are about to build a better snack menu no one will ever feel guilty for.
Scroll down below for Bored Panda’s interview with Graeme Tomlinson, the man behind the widely popular Instagram account The Fitness Chef known for myth-busting nutrition infographics about making wise food choices.
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Lol wut? Which do you think is more expensive to produce?? Hint: it's not co*ke and fast food hamburgers
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love both
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banana chips are deep fried!
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Many people on social media have found the Fitness Chef infographics useful when looking for healthier alternatives in their everyday food choices. Graeme told us that most calorie-dense foods have their lower calorie alternatives. “These are an excellent opportunity to continue eating a food you enjoy, but which also supports a fat loss goal, because to lose fat, you must consume fewer calories than you expend.” In other words, you need to get to the calorie deficit. On the other hand, Graeme assures readers that you don’t need to ban sugar or carbs from your diet, because “there is no evidence to suggest they individually make you fat.”
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Do you know how much of peanut butter is 40g? And 30g of jam? On one piece of bread? That would be too much, no one puts that much.
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I get the point that our choices add up, but I'm keeping the cream in my coffee, thanks.
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I've been lied to my entire life!
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The fitness chef said that you need to “work out an enjoyable way to include them in moderation alongside nutritious food.” Many of us do make mistakes with our food choices simply because we don’t fully understand the nutritional components of that food. “For example,” Graeme explained, “for someone trying to lose weight, believing that eating any amount of nutritious, calorie-dense foods like nuts or oily fish is ok just because they support some aspects of health may be problematic if it means they are no longer in a calorie deficit.”
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Please tell me who has eaten plain lemons or limes
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This is simplified to the point of uselessness.
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Katherine Boag Katherine Boag Community Member Follow
Apples make me hungrier, while i find banana to be fairly filling. Swap them!
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Graeme believes that virtually any food can be eaten, but “we need to understand our overall diet over time.” Since there’s so much misinformation and confusion published online, his advice is “to follow those with the least extreme advice.” For more advice, check out Graeme’s bestselling book “Eat What You Like & Lose Weight For Life” and his meal planner app.
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I would eat that. I love cookie dough.
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That color all the way on the right is scary.
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It's funny, but since I've gone vegan, my iron levels are way up.
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What is the green/yellow spiral thing? I keep seeing it in the charts.
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Is this a comparison of sweet potatoes and normal potatoes?
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So the message is... go eat at McD instead of trail mix? What am I missing?
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Wow, bigmacs &white wine are a lot healthier than I thought...
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Hot sauce is a health food, got it.
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Stimpy Stimpy Community Member Follow
Ok so now I am to stop binge-eating tubs of coconut oil and eat boring strawberries instead? That's where I draw the line!
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Who eats a 1/4 cup of hemp seeds?
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By the looks of things, "Protein" has replaced "Organic" in the latest marketing techniques.
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If you're drinking 14 caramel macchiatos a week, you have a problem.
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Who cares about "vitamins", anyway!
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Láďa Durchánek Láďa Durchánek Community Member Follow
Interesting, now are avocados good? 🤔
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cassiushumanmother cassiushumanmother Community Member Follow
That's a total nonsense. To count in calories is already a nonsense but to compare 80g to 40g is a nonsence too. Garlic is excellent for the health, cranberries contains fibers, mint help you to digest...you can't compare calories to eat healthier, you have to know what you eat. 100kcal of protein, carbohydrates or lipids do not affect the body in the same way, and with or without fibers and other elements that's good for the health count a lot. Everything is good, we need all of it, no food is an enemy, just know what you eat and take pleasure eating. It's not just fuel, we are not SUVS.
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Who eats this much anyway?! Two slices of toast is a huge meal, especially as a dessert with a chocolate spread - let alone 4!
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Altough I got the point, I don't think this is fair comparison. Avocado has so much good fats and other nutritional "bonuses", that calories shouldn't be a reason to chose nutella.
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To my Aussie friends - Is kangaroo meat a thing?
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The only thing out of control is his toaster
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Ivo H Ivo H Community Member Follow
I don't really see a point here... Like some of the plant proteins aren't complete? Ok then, but at least few of them are. And you can always prepare food out of more than one of these, at least you'll have more colorful food :)
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Let's forget about insulin shall we
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Onions and garlic are irirtants to the gut. Try Kefir instead - it replenishes gut biome (and does it even better than yogurt).
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I would love to know where this person is getting their calorie counts from because they are way off the mark. First off there is no way that anyone would eat 143 blueberries in one sitting. Second when researching the caloric intake of these amounts, I get a number way below 1000 calories.
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Wait what the f***k with burned toast?
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Who can eat a whole large pizza and 2 double chocolate bars for dessert??
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WHo has all this AT WORK?
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who's evil enough to pu cauliflower or celery in a smoothie??
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Kenny Kulbiski Kenny Kulbiski Community Member Follow
I don't see a damn thing on this chart that tastes the same
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Saico Hipe Saico Hipe Community Member Follow
A lot of these figures aren't even accurate. A single 1.5 oz (45mL) serving of vodka contains 97 calories. Anything with at least 1 serving of alcohol in it (equal to 18mL) would be at least the same. Even if you're calling a serving 1 oz (30mL) that's still 65 calories. It seems the person who put this together spent a lot more time making it look nicely than researching their facts and figures.
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I like the portabella and pita pizza ideas. But nothing in the world can make "rice cakes" attractive...
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All this for 500? Sounds like a deal to me! (Yes I'm joking)
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Sill Marien Sill Marien Community Member Follow
Some of it (more than I half I'd say) is pure rubbish - don't tell me Mac is just as good as something with 100% veggie because calories count is the same! Stupid bulsh*t.
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E Menendez E Menendez Community Member Follow
The problem is most people equate nutrient rich foods as being low calorie.
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This person is being deliberately obtuse, which is simply misleading and not helpful.
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.gas. .gas. Community Member Follow
I kind of hate these things. I get the point, but you can't just look at one metric. A can of soda can have 200 calories, but 55g of sugar! Mixed nuts are high in fat, but better than eating a whole pizza. It's not just a one metric thing.
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Sill Marien Sill Marien Community Member Follow
Some of it (more than I half I'd say) is pure rubbish - don't tell me Mac is just as good as something with 100% veggie because calories count is the same! Stupid bulsh*t.
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The problem is most people equate nutrient rich foods as being low calorie.
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This person is being deliberately obtuse, which is simply misleading and not helpful.
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.gas. .gas. Community Member Follow
I kind of hate these things. I get the point, but you can't just look at one metric. A can of soda can have 200 calories, but 55g of sugar! Mixed nuts are high in fat, but better than eating a whole pizza. It's not just a one metric thing.
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