Painless weight loss, 50 calories at a time - Nutrition Notes - MSNBC.com
When it comes to favorite treats, one of the easiest ways to cut calories without giving up your loved product is to cut portions. Chocolate lovers can still indulge by slowly savoring a smaller portion. You can purchase pre-wrapped portions of chocolates that are one-ounce or less, or portion your own serving size, such as four chocolate kisses or a coffee scoop (two tablespoons) of chocolate chips.If you can’t do without french fries, drop your usual order one size (or eat only half of what comes on most restaurant plates) and you’ll cut 100 to 170 calories.
Portion reduction definitely helps. But some of the other advice, such as switching to low fat or sugar free, seemed pretty obvious. Is there anyone trying to lose weight who hasn’t already done this? It seems something a bit more is needed.
It might be one of these. On some menus, one plate has 2,000 calories - Diet & Nutrition - MSNBC.com:
The examples included Ruby Tuesday’s Colossal Burger, which weighs in at around 1,940 calories and includes 141 grams of fat. That doesn’t even include the fries on the side. Another entree from Ruby Tuesday, the Fresh Chicken and Broccoli Pasta, has 2,060 calories and 128 grams of fat, thanks in part to a parmesan cream sauce and layer of melted cheese.Other chains are serving up serious splurges as well. On The Border’s Double-Stacked Club Quesadilla has 1,860 calories and 52 grams of saturated fat, the study said.
On the other hand, if you plan to eat more than one thing today these probably shouldn’t be among your choices.
Grilled Chicken Salad: McDonald’s vs. Wendy’s » iFitandHealthy.com
I looked around, and there they were - McDonald’s and Wendy’s - just a block away from were I was standing. I have not had chicken in a while, so despite grilled chicken-cancer scare, I went to Wendy’s and ordered Mandarin Chicken Salad.Did I make a good choice? Who cares? The taste was pretty good. I satisfied my hunger and potentially prevented my metabolism from slowing down. When faced with hunger pains, my rule is simple – eat something!
Still, did I make a good choice? If I had gone to McDonald’s, I would have picked Asian Salad with Grilled Chicken - - let’s see how they compare.
The McDonald’s salad came out better by most measures, though the writer didn’t do a taste comparison.