Sorry it's been so long--I've started a new job setting up a start-from-scratch medical office, and it's left my brain pretty fried. Still, it's been pretty great to be a part of it.
I wanted to post a little something that I learned WAY back when I decided 'enough was enough' with regard to my health and bordering the obese line.
Two things to invest in right off the bat?
1)A solid set of measuring cups/spoons
2) A food scale
From there measure EVERYTHING. It's hard to believe how little a cup of spaghetti is when you actually measure it out. A cup of sugar-laced sodas, an ounce of cheese--it's not a lot of food OR nutrition for the amount of calories they bear.
It sounds tedious, and at times I just want to say 'fuck it, I'm all set.' You know what though, that extra step really will show up on the scale. Eyeballing serving sizes can easily set the wrong expectations for people. I mean, I know I used to eat an entire box of pasta in a sitting and be like--"Hey, look at that--500 calories, right, must be!"
Nay, most boxed pastas are 210 calories for 2 ounces of dry pasta. In most cases one box of pasta has one pound of dry pasta in it. 16 ounces. Sixteen divided by two is eight. Eight times 210 is....1680 calories in a box of pasta. No fucking joke. That's more then I eat in one day now--I don't know how I was putting that all down. IN ONE SITTING.
Suggestions on a nice pair of measuring cups/spoons--I like my All-Clad sets from Amazon. Their heavy and they will last forever--though anything stainless steel is great.
Food scales? Don't go crazy. I got mine from IKEA almost two years ago for $10 and that sucker still trucks along. For US measurements, generally you can go with straight ounces--though my IKEA version does both grams and ounces. Also remember, when you're weighing your food and it's in a bowl of sorts, WEIGH THE BOWL/PLATE first, then add your food. That way your not figuring in that bowl weight to your calorie intake--it sounds simple, but I've had to explain how to do this to a few people.
That's all for this late night--Go Fork Yourselves :)
Krispy
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