Question About food

vitaytony

Okay So I have a question, my hubby cooked dinner today and well OF course he didnt know how much butter he used on the corn or mash patatos, and I was wondering do you guys count that kind of stuff to OR what? i mean he doesnt use alot but still thats prob like 10-30 calories im not counting ..should I care? Cuz thats hard esp when Its not me the one cooking dinner, hahaha.

vitaytony

Okay So I have a question, my hubby cooked dinner today and well OF course he didnt know how much butter he used on the corn or mash patatos, and I was wondering do you guys count that kind of stuff to OR what? i mean he doesnt use alot but still thats prob like 10-30 calories im not counting ..should I care? Cuz thats hard esp when Its not me the one cooking dinner, hahaha.

mickie

I WOULD COUNT IT. A MAN'S GONNA PROBABLY USE MORE BUTTER THAN A WOMAN WOULD. CALORIES ARE KIND OF LIKE MONEY. A LITTLE BIT HERE AND A LITTLE BIT THERE AND IT ADDS UP QUICK!!! WHEN I MAKE SCRAMBLED EGGS I ALWAYS ADD MY 1 TBSP OF OLIVE OIL.

mkeithley

One tablespoon of butter=102 calories. 2 tbsp=204!!! That's 20 minutes on the elliptical for me.
I try and count EVERYTHING, little calories add up, butter here, handful of nuts there, bite of cheese later on from the breakroom at work. My rule is if it went in my mouth it goes in my log. That's why I started using this site b/c there were alot of "incidental" calories that I wasn't taking into acct. I thought a handful of m&m's no big deal, then a few doritos, then a couple of crackers with cheese, half a cookie(technically it is .5 which isn't even a full number so it doesn't count, right?:laugh: )
Previous post makes a good point also, men use a TON of butter, fat, etc, If a little is good, more must be AWESOME

fit_amy

Previous post makes a good point also, men use a TON of butter, fat, etc, If a little is good, more must be AWESOME

For sure!! I've been known to say that exact same thing about my boyfriend! If a little is good, then a lot is REALLY good!! :huh:
=P if oil is involved, I'd rather be the one cooking b/c he might put 1/4 cup in the pan!!

abbychelle07

I try to estimate, and then definitely count it! My hubby made garlic toast tonight, and I forgot to watch him. WHO KNOWS how much butter he put on that bread! (It tasted awesome, so I am kind of scared.)

vitaytony

Okay Well I guess when it comes to things like that im going to have to do a lil est cuz ill never know the exact amount he is using LOL....

He always uses measure cups anyways JUST that he forgets how much he used and would NEVER write the down for me cuz he wants to hurry and cook dinner and chill haha...:bigsmile: