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Hi ,

So - now we have a healthy fridge, a great nutrition blueprint...how is it going?

Weekends are always a little challenging. Less routine, more opportunity to indulge...lots of wine-o-clocks.....

Today, I am going to give you a bit of a ready-reckoner for some 'normal' foods that we all tend to eat.  


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OK - so here are what I call 'angel foods'.  The good stuff!  Of course there are lots more, but this is a nice little ready reckoner of the kinds of things we all eat (or should eat!)...and yes, there is even a treat or 2 on the list!

Angel Foods

Calories

Notes

½ small avocado

90

Good fats, great as a butter substitute

Medium banana

100

Source of protein and carbs - great after training food

Medium apple or pear

75

Eat the fruit, skip the juice!

Medium orange

75

 

Punnet of Berries

50 - 75

Strawberries are practically free!!(calorie-wise, anyway!)

250ml (1 cup) skim milk

110

 

Skim milk latte/flat white

110

(less if you go small...) say no to the chocolate on top!

Low fat Cream cheese (2 tsp or 10g)

20

A great alternative to butter

Streets Paddle Pop or Icypole

80-100

Not too bad, if the craving really hits!

1 egg

90

Great source of protein

Bread - 1 slice

80

Make it count, make it grain.

 

Multigrain sandwich with Lean meat (such as chook, tuna) Avocado ¼ small, Lots of salad, Mustard or low fat mayo

 

 

~350

And you won't be hungry for hours!!

Fist sized lean beef (150g)

200

LOVE fillet steak!

Skinless chicken breast (130g)

135

 

Try poaching it in coriander root, peppercorn and lemongrass....YUM!

 

Salad and Veggies

Various

But not much!

With a few exceptions, you can go to town on the stuff. The least cooked the better and...did you know that it takes more calories to digest celery than it actually contains?!

Popcorn, popped at home in oil (1 cup)

35

Add a little salt and away you go.

Carmens Muesli Bar

198

Pretty high calories, but full of goodness. Not a bad breakky substitute when you absolutely don't have time to stop. Half makes an excellent after training snack

150g Nestle Soleil Diet Yoghurt

60

Filling, yummy and good for you! What more could you ask??

Uncle Tobies Plus Sports Cereal (40g)

150

Add some berries and half a cup of skim milk - great and quick breakfast.


Finding it hard to read in this format?  Click here and get a pdf version!

Now, we all know that not all foods are created equal, but some are just downright evil!  It pays to know which ones they are.  That way, if we indulge, we know exactly what we are imposing on our gorgeous bodies....and just to crystalise the mind, I have added a nice little column at the end to show you how much training you will have to do to work it off.....

Devil Food

Calories

Notes

Minutes of Exercise

Soft drink

160/can

 

21

Beer - 375ml bottle

140

Low carb beer is just as calorie laden as normal beer....sorry boys!

19

Wine - 120ml glass

120

 

16

Spirits - double shot

130

Don't forget to add calorie cost of mixer...or try soda with some fresh lime

17

Large Full fat cappuccino

200-300

Ouch! Depends on size, cut calories in half (or more) go for skim milk and regular size

27 - 40!!!

Muffin ~100g (not even very large)

300

These are tricky blighters - think they are 'healthy' but full of fat and sugar.

40

Sushi - 6 piece mixed box

280

Sushi is healthy in some ways, but it is calorie dense and virtually no-one will be satisfied with 6 pieces. Also you will be hungry an hour later....

37

Big Mac

495

It's the devil!!

66

Big Mac value meal - large

1150

That's almost a whole day's calories!!!

153

Dominos Pizza Hawaiian   2 slices

320

2 slices isn't all that much either...ever go back for a third?

43

Burger King Whopper with cheese

750

Aaarrrggghhhhh!

100

Streets Magnum Icecream

340

45

1 tsp butter or Marg

36

 

5

Slice chocolate cake (100g)

375

 100g is not exactly  large slice either.... 

50

One marshmallow

15

Just one! Who has just one?

2

Cadburys dairy milk chocolate (1 row, 25g)

130

Sad, but true...

17

 

Having trouble reading the table in this format?  Download a PDF version here
Ok - another installment done and dusted!  How are you enjoying our little series?  We'd love to hear from you.  We'd especially love to hear your weight and nutrition management questions....drop us a line!

Happy Halloween....and keep your hand out of the trick or treat jar!!!

 

 

Love and kisses

 

 

Jayne
 

 

fit mango
jayne@fitmango.com.au

call me on 0417691413

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