Is this healthy

lilpete212

I eat Jif Peanut butter, 1 slice of nature own whole wheat bread, and a cup of coffee with cream and 2 teaspoon sugar, which is about 185 calories. I would normally eat this 3-4 times a day, which is a little over 1000 calories, my goal is 1600. The app say I'm not eating enough, but I'm not forcing myself to starve, I eat when I'm hungry. By the end of the day I eat 1000 calories, and I'm just not hungry

estherdragonbat

If you're truly eating 1000 calories, unless you're an extremely short (under 5' tall) sedentary female, no it's not healthy. But how much peanut butter are you eating and how are you measuring it?

L1zardQueen

It does not sound healthy. Besides not getting enough calories, your diet needs more variety.

nutmegoreo

If the app is telling you that you aren't eating enough, you are logging less than 1000 calories (185 calories 4 times per day is less than 800 calories). That being said I am wondering a couple of things:

1) are you weighing the peanut butter, using a tablespoon, or scooping what you think is a tablespoon?

2) how much protein is your entire day?

3) have you considered the nutritional deficiencies in what you are eating (protein, vitamins, minerals)?

Hunger cues for many people are broken, therefore not a reliable way to gauge if you are getting enough food.

Courtscan2

Agree with the above - not enough calories if you are accurately measuring, and definitely not enough variety to be "healthy". Everything you eat is a variation of brown - eat something of another colour occasionally, maybe.

Redordeadhead

No. You need to eat a variety of foods to get the vitamins and minerals your body needs to function. And 1000 calories is too low.

janejellyroll

It's not enough calories. And bread, peanut butter, coffee, cream, and sugar don't contain everything that your body needs.

TavistockToad

lilpete212 wrote: »

I eat Jif Peanut butter, 1 slice of nature own whole wheat bread, and a cup of coffee with cream and 2 teaspoon sugar, which is about 185 calories. I would normally eat this 3-4 times a day, which is a little over 1000 calories, my goal is 1600. The app say I'm not eating enough, but I'm not forcing myself to starve, I eat when I'm hungry. By the end of the day I eat 1000 calories, and I'm just not hungry

not even slightly healthy, no.