I have no idea whether these are healthy poriton sizes over my last two days. Eating greek yoghurt light, cottage cheese, chicken filet, mozzarella light, hummus with veggies (less oil, lighter choice) etc. Any advice appreciated.
by BonelessTooth
15 Comments
Brownbuttericing
They look good. But I would definitely advise trying to weigh high calorie foods like peanut butter or pasta. I was shocked the first time I weighed out peanut butter – my definition of a tablespoon was over twice the calories listed on the label.
PlumpPusheen
Assuming you’re trying to eat 1500 calories based on this subreddit, the answer is no one knows. Unless you’re weighing your food.
borrowing_bones
Your body is the most accurate food journal. If you eat these meals/portions/foods regularly for a while and start to see your weight trend up or down then you’d want to adjust accordingly based on your goals. If it stays the same then you know you’re eating at your current energy needs for your body and activity level.
FourLetterIGN
define “healthy” bc this sub isn’t necessarily about “healthy”. if i get all my 1500 calories from big macs and fries then so be it. in fact, id argue 1500 would, more often than not, put some people at too UNHEALTHY of a deficit.
HawthorneUK
What does your calorie tracker say?
swancandle
No offense but we can’t answer that. We can’t see or weigh the portions or know what ingredients you used. We don’t know your current size, sex, and activity level.
After-FX
Don’t know, without weighing the food, I can only guesstimate and my guesstimates are not accurate
UnfilteredCatharsis
The one note that I have is that that is a large portion of peanut butter. It’s very calorie dense. Weigh it by putting the bowl on the food scale, tare, then add the peanut butter, and check the calorie count per the amount of grams on an app like Cronometer.
I had a smaller scoop of peanut butter this morning in a yogurt bowl; the peanut butter only weighed 43 g and it was 270 calories. I would estimate your amount of peanut butter could be closer to 350-400 cal.
adw1502
not to sound snarky at all but invest in a food scale if you don’t have one. they’re pretty cheap and last forever, I’ve had the same one for years. Then go by the grams measurement for a serving on the package, or look up a serving on My Fitness Pal. It’s the easiest and most accurate way to track in my experience!
zozoforlife
i’d say yes, but ultimately depends on what your goals are! like, do you want to lose, gain, or maintain weight?
PragmaticProkopton
Imo there is no such thing as healthy portion size of any nut butter lol.
In seriousness these all look very reasonable to me but if it’s important to you, nothing beats actually weighing and tracking everything.
PussySlayerIRL
“Portion size” is meaningless
Weigh your individual ingredients and track your calories. You can make 5 liters of protein fluff and it’ll be under 1500 calories, while you can have 2 spoonfuls of mayo and be near your limit.
GirlisNo1
Download a calorie tracking app and log in everything you’re eating, with portions properly measured/weighed out. If at the end of the day you’ve eaten 1500 calories, congrats- you’ve met the goal. If it’s more or less, you need to adjust accordingly. That’s all it is.
Think about how tiny some desserts are and how many calories they can pack into a few bites. Pics of portion sizes don’t tell us anything about the calories.
unsulliedbread
The only way to really learn is weighing it all in your house with your utensils.
I know it sucks but if your natural picker is broken it’s just the only way.
chef-keef
You NEED a scale to do 1500 a day. It’s not optional.
15 Comments
They look good. But I would definitely advise trying to weigh high calorie foods like peanut butter or pasta. I was shocked the first time I weighed out peanut butter – my definition of a tablespoon was over twice the calories listed on the label.
Assuming you’re trying to eat 1500 calories based on this subreddit, the answer is no one knows. Unless you’re weighing your food.
Your body is the most accurate food journal. If you eat these meals/portions/foods regularly for a while and start to see your weight trend up or down then you’d want to adjust accordingly based on your goals. If it stays the same then you know you’re eating at your current energy needs for your body and activity level.
define “healthy” bc this sub isn’t necessarily about “healthy”. if i get all my 1500 calories from big macs and fries then so be it. in fact, id argue 1500 would, more often than not, put some people at too UNHEALTHY of a deficit.
What does your calorie tracker say?
No offense but we can’t answer that. We can’t see or weigh the portions or know what ingredients you used. We don’t know your current size, sex, and activity level.
Don’t know, without weighing the food, I can only guesstimate and my guesstimates are not accurate
The one note that I have is that that is a large portion of peanut butter. It’s very calorie dense. Weigh it by putting the bowl on the food scale, tare, then add the peanut butter, and check the calorie count per the amount of grams on an app like Cronometer.
I had a smaller scoop of peanut butter this morning in a yogurt bowl; the peanut butter only weighed 43 g and it was 270 calories. I would estimate your amount of peanut butter could be closer to 350-400 cal.
not to sound snarky at all but invest in a food scale if you don’t have one. they’re pretty cheap and last forever, I’ve had the same one for years. Then go by the grams measurement for a serving on the package, or look up a serving on My Fitness Pal. It’s the easiest and most accurate way to track in my experience!
i’d say yes, but ultimately depends on what your goals are! like, do you want to lose, gain, or maintain weight?
Imo there is no such thing as healthy portion size of any nut butter lol.
In seriousness these all look very reasonable to me but if it’s important to you, nothing beats actually weighing and tracking everything.
“Portion size” is meaningless
Weigh your individual ingredients and track your calories. You can make 5 liters of protein fluff and it’ll be under 1500 calories, while you can have 2 spoonfuls of mayo and be near your limit.
Download a calorie tracking app and log in everything you’re eating, with portions properly measured/weighed out. If at the end of the day you’ve eaten 1500 calories, congrats- you’ve met the goal. If it’s more or less, you need to adjust accordingly. That’s all it is.
Think about how tiny some desserts are and how many calories they can pack into a few bites. Pics of portion sizes don’t tell us anything about the calories.
The only way to really learn is weighing it all in your house with your utensils.
I know it sucks but if your natural picker is broken it’s just the only way.
You NEED a scale to do 1500 a day. It’s not optional.