A question for the Food and Nutrition experts

MrsCurvyFab

Here are two food items I eat.. based off the macros only which one would you eat? and why would you pick that food item?

No, I am not telling you what the food is because you might choose one just because of what it is...

I just want to know based off the STATS which would you choose and why.

FOOD 1:

calories: 70
carbs: 8
fat: 3
protein: 2
sodium: 170
sugar: 0

FOOD 2:

calories: 70
carbs: 0
fat: 5
protein: 5
sodium: 300
sugar: 0

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zhogle

I'm no expert, but I would probably go food 1. It seems like a far more balanced food item, but that of course would depend on what it is. Not every gram is equal, types of fat make a huge difference.

tmpecus78

Well those calories are not correct for either food. Food 1: 67 cals & Food 2: 65 cals

oh and I'd choose #2

bcattoes

I would bet you could never get a real nutrition expert to answer that question. They'd want to know what it was before deciding if they would eat it. At a minimum they'd want the micronutrient breakdown as well.

F00LofaT00K

It would absolutely depend on the day. If food #1 fit my macros that 'I had left, I would pick that. If food #2 did, then I would pick #2. It really does depend on what the food items are though. I'm not picking something I like less because of a few grams of this or that. I have been quite successful losing weight by fitting the foods that I like into my day and not eating "diet-friendly" foods or "healthy" foods. Both options look just as good to me... depending on the day.

AlabasterVerve

I believe in good and bad foods so I can't answer that -- I need to see an ingredients list at the very least. Like for the first product -- where are those carbs coming from? How much naturally occurring fiber is there? For the second, is that fat from a seed oil? Trans fat? Why so much salt for so few calories?

And even above all of that what it tastes like matters too. I want all of the food I eat to be delicious and something I genuinely enjoy eating. So delicious first, whole foods second, and ingredient list third (few or no objectionable ingredients) -- calories and macro nutrients come in at a distant fourth.

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Ready2Rock206

How much fiber in both? I'd probably pick #2 for the protein... But more important would be what they are and how they taste. If #2 is lima beans and #1 is ice cream I'm going with #1

AlabasterVerve

I believe in good and bad foods so I can't answer that -- I need to see an ingredients list at the very least. Like for the first product -- where are those carbs coming from? How much naturally occurring fiber is there? For the second, is that fat from a seed oil? Trans fat? Why so much salt for so few calories?

And even above all of that what it tastes like matters too. I want all of the food I eat to be delicious and something I genuinely enjoy eating. So delicious first, whole foods second, and ingredient list third (few or no objectionable ingredients) -- calories and macro nutrients come in at a distant fourth.

Good and bad food? Without using trans fat as an example, what would bad food be?

I don't know. Food you wouldn't want to feed your kids for dinner would probably be as good a definition as any.

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AlabasterVerve

I believe in good and bad foods so I can't answer that -- I need to see an ingredients list at the very least. Like for the first product -- where are those carbs coming from? How much naturally occurring fiber is there? For the second, is that fat from a seed oil? Trans fat? Why so much salt for so few calories?

And even above all of that what it tastes like matters too. I want all of the food I eat to be delicious and something I genuinely enjoy eating. So delicious first, whole foods second, and ingredient list third (few or no objectionable ingredients) -- calories and macro nutrients come in at a distant fourth.

Good and bad food? Without using trans fat as an example, what would bad food be?

I don't know. Food you wouldn't want to feed your kids for dinner would probably be as good a definition as any.

Extremely vague response from you where you are just making assumptions.

However, I will say the first part was accurate, you don't know.

Since when does a belief need to explained to someone else satisfaction? I was being courteous in responding to you at all -- something you're obviously deficient in.

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pennyllayne

I don't judge foods based on macronutrients alone, I judge a food based on nutrients as a whole so I could not pick one of those foods. Based on calories and macros alone you cannot say whether one food is better than the other because you can always make up your macros with the rest of your meal and choosing one over the other would depend on the rest of the foods in my meal and day overall. For example, I might have some yoghurt which has mostly carbs followed by fat and protein but then to increase the protein I'll add some nuts or protein powder and I could make up those same macros and calories in a different meal with different foods.

Just to add, I don't consider myself an expert as I am only a student of nutrition still but I'm not sure many experts hang around these forums.

Strokingdiction

It would depend entirely on it's taste and where it fit in my macros, but mostly on it's taste.

MrsCurvyFab

obviously these are two foods that I choose to eat so no forcing involved

Like i said.. i didn't want to name the food because I want to know your answer based off the given information.

as for the calories.. that is what the label provided..

MrsCurvyFab

Your correct on the expert part... I was going to put the highly opinionated but I felt I wasn't going to get a response lol Thanks for your answer.

I don't judge foods based on macronutrients alone, I judge a food based on nutrients as a whole so I could not pick one of those foods. Based on calories and macros alone you cannot say whether one food is better than the other because you can always make up your macros with the rest of your meal and choosing one over the other would depend on the rest of the foods in my meal and day overall. For example, I might have some yoghurt which has mostly carbs followed by fat and protein but then to increase the protein I'll add some nuts or protein powder and I could make up those same macros and calories in a different meal with different foods.

Just to add, I don't consider myself an expert as I am only a student of nutrition still but I'm not sure many experts hang around these forums.

MrsCurvyFab

Thanks for your answer!

I believe in good and bad foods so I can't answer that -- I need to see an ingredients list at the very least. Like for the first product -- where are those carbs coming from? How much naturally occurring fiber is there? For the second, is that fat from a seed oil? Trans fat? Why so much salt for so few calories?

And even above all of that what it tastes like matters too. I want all of the food I eat to be delicious and something I genuinely enjoy eating. So delicious first, whole foods second, and ingredient list third (few or no objectionable ingredients) -- calories and macro nutrients come in at a distant fourth.

knra_grl

If my sodium was low enough I would choose #2 for the protein - honestly either one would be okay but I am always looking to add more protein

ninerbuff

I'd eat both because 70 calories a serving isn't enough for me.

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AllOutof_Bubblegum

I'd go for the second one. I need MOAR protein!

SideSteel

Assuming you like each of them equally it would still depend on your remaining calorie and macronutrient needs.

jwdieter

Bah. I'd choose #2 because 2>1.

SloRose

I would go with food option number two, more protein, less carbs!

George_Baileys_Ghost

Depends on which macro I need to fill the most.

Francl27

Protein always wins.

AdventureFreak

The sodium on either is high. I try to never consume foods where sodium in MG exceeds the calories. I would go hungry in this case.

Galatea_Stone

Neither of these food items seems to make much of an impact in anything. I'd eat both, if I enjoyed them. If you're in a deficit, 70 calories over is still under. If you're at maintenance, 70 calories is within the margin of error, and if you're bulking, you better be eating all the food and not worrying about a 70 calorie snack.

I'm trying to figure out how something can have 5 grams of protein, 5 grams of fat but 0 carbs and be 70 calories. The math doesn't work. It would be 65 calories. Is this one of those things where the food doesn't count the carb if it is under a certain amount, like under 2 grams, or is it a zero net carb food with less than 2 grams of fiber?

Meh, I guess I don't care a lot what you eat, I just want to know why the data is inaccurate.

SideSteel

The sodium on either is high. I try to never consume foods where sodium in MG exceeds the calories. I would go hungry in this case.

You micromanage sodium on a meal per meal basis?

glin23

Based on the information given, food 1, but I'd be interested on the micronutrients as well.

aeb09

#2, because of carbs.