USA foods: determining equivalence in Canadian calories

WinnerVictorious

i see this mistake made often by beginning Canadian calorie counters. keep in mind that MFP is an American website, so we use the american kilocalorie as our base unit of measure. however, Canada still uses the royal standard. if you're going to eat food produced in the USA while in Canada, you need to convert those American calories into Canadian (royal) calories, otherwise your food logging will be off.

it's really simple.

- look up the daily exchange rate between the USA and Canada
- apply that conversion factor to the numbers on the label of any food produced in the USA, but eaten in Canada.

for example, if the day's calorie exchange rate is 1.03 Canadian (royal) calories for every 1.00 American calorie, you'd take that number and multiply it by the calorie amounts listed on the package for the American food.

e.g., a 270 calorie American bagel is equivalent to 270 x 1.03 = 278.1 Canadian calories.

this also applies to your macro settings for protein, fat, and carbohydrates.

i hope this was useful for those of you in Canada struggling to understand why you have stalled or hit a plateau. you are simply not logging the correct amount of calories. you can either eat only Canadian food, remember to apply this exchange rate conversion to your logging efforts, or eat as many meals as possible in the USA.

good luck, eh?

WinnerVictorious

parys1

That's why I only eat Canadian.

vim_n_vigor

I live close enough to Canada that I am going to start using the Canadian exchange.

Cr01502

Very interesting.

Does the same apply to the UK?

danasings

Can you do a conversion equation for our friends in the UK as well, WV?

matt2442

That's why I only eat Canadian.

What are you doing tomorrow night?..have I got the proposition for you

WinnerVictorious

Very interesting.

Does the same apply to the UK?

the conversion process is the same, but you use a different calorie exchange rate.

however, since you're an American living in the UK, the process may be more complex for you. if you've not had your metabolism adjusted to be on the royal standard, then you need to take the inverse of the exchange rate and apply it to your UK calorie amounts to find the correct amount that you are actually ingesting, unless you are only eating American foods while in the UK, in which case you don't need to do anything.

jaxxie

Wait, now I'm confused.....what if I'm a Canadian living in the US?

_SABOTEUR_

Sounds so serious...who's hacked your account?

parys1

That's why I only eat Canadian.

What are you doing tomorrow night?..have I got the proposition for you

Well, tomorrow is Friday and wings are on the menu.

iulia_maddie

I live 30 minutes away from the US border. What happens if I drive there right now and eat an apple right at the border crossing? Are those negative calories? Or do they add up?

WinnerVictorious

I live 30 minutes away from the US border. What happens if I drive there right now and eat an apple right at the border crossing? Are those negative calories? Or do they add up?

it' depends where your center of mass is located. since the border itself is imaginary, no matter how hard you try, your center of mass will be on one side of the border or the other. i suggest that nobody eat anything within... say... 10 feet of any international border, just to be on the safe side with your logging.

TangledUp_InBlue

So if I shoot a moose in Saskatchewan and it falls dead in Montana, how many calories will be in the moose jerky I make from it?

darkguardian419

I've never eaten a Canadian... any volunteers?

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KANGOOJUMPS

sigh,,, us CANADIANS., are PERFECT.

WinnerVictorious

So if I shoot a moose in Saskatchewan and it falls dead in Montana, how many calories will be in the moose jerky I make from it?

it only matters where you eat it and whether or not you've had your metabolism adjusted from it's default condition.

sometimes, when flying internationally, the TSA screeners will adjust your metabolism for you as a convenience. that's what they are doing when the grope you... they are feeling around for your metabolism adjustment point.

Linli_Anne

What happens if the bread I buy south of the border is actually made up of wheat grown north of the border, processed north of the border, baked south of the border, only to be brought back north of the border and consumed?

Is this going to be life or death?

metaphoria

I've never eaten a Canadian... any volunteers?

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I do NOT go well with a nice chianti!

*flees*

WinnerVictorious

What happens if the bread I buy south of the border is actually made up of wheat grown north of the border, processed north of the border, baked south of the border, only to be brought back north of the border and consumed?

Is this going to be life or death?

your jet set lifestyle is too complicated. our caveman ancestors never had such worries. you should simplify your life to be more like them.

metaphoria

What happens if the bread I buy south of the border is actually made up of wheat grown north of the border, processed north of the border, baked south of the border, only to be brought back north of the border and consumed?

Is this going to be life or death?

your jet set lifestyle is too complicated. our caveman ancestors never had such worries. you should simplify your life to be more like them.

Be like whom? The Canadian cavemen or American ones?

sammielealea

So if I shoot a moose in Saskatchewan and it falls dead in Montana, how many calories will be in the moose jerky I make from it?

it only matters where you eat it and whether or not you've had your metabolism adjusted from it's default condition.

sometimes, when flying internationally, the TSA screeners will adjust your metabolism for you as a convenience. that's what they are doing when the grope you... they are feeling around for your metabolism adjustment point.

OK, now I know this is totally false! ^^ Make Believe!! ^^ The only thing that would matter in this instance is if you used a Canadian or American dehydrator !

WinnerVictorious

So if I shoot a moose in Saskatchewan and it falls dead in Montana, how many calories will be in the moose jerky I make from it?

it only matters where you eat it and whether or not you've had your metabolism adjusted from it's default condition.

sometimes, when flying internationally, the TSA screeners will adjust your metabolism for you as a convenience. that's what they are doing when the grope you... they are feeling around for your metabolism adjustment point.

OK, now I know this is totally false! ^^ Make Believe!! ^^ The only thing that would matter in this instance is if you used a Canadian or American dehydrator !

do you have any peer-reviewed studies to back up your opinion? wikipedia pages do not count.

sammielealea

So if I shoot a moose in Saskatchewan and it falls dead in Montana, how many calories will be in the moose jerky I make from it?

it only matters where you eat it and whether or not you've had your metabolism adjusted from it's default condition.

sometimes, when flying internationally, the TSA screeners will adjust your metabolism for you as a convenience. that's what they are doing when the grope you... they are feeling around for your metabolism adjustment point.

OK, now I know this is totally false! ^^ Make Believe!! ^^ The only thing that would matter in this instance is if you used a Canadian or American dehydrator !

do you have any peer-reviewed studies to back up your opinion? wikipedia pages do not count.

There was an extensive study regarding this . . . more facts can be found at www.broscienceuniversity.com/canadiancalories/moosejerky/tastes-so-good

redheaddee

What if I am American born to a Canadian mother? Do I multiply the conversion by pi? Or divide by 17?

WinnerVictorious

What if I am American born to a Canadian mother? Do I multiply the conversion by pi? Or divide by 17?

you inherit your metabolism from your father.

JenniferMary_9169

Canadian Paleo calories vs. American Paleo calories - since our ancestors were cavemen, I am assuming that they had no standardization of measurements. How would one go about worrying about these conversion equations?

WinnerVictorious

Canadian Paleo calories vs. American Paleo calories - since our ancestors were cavemen, I am assuming that they had no standardization of measurements. How would one go about worrying about these conversion equations?

to be honest, if you're deciding to go paleo/primal/clean, you have bigger problems to worry about than counting calories.

paleos would be well advised to focus all of their energies on not developing a smug condescension towards non-paleos and their food choices. be careful, this is a very difficult thing to accomplish and i fear you may fail. you should warn all those around you what they can expect if they make the mistake of mentioning fast food or pop tarts in your presence. good luck.

JenniferMary_9169

Canadian Paleo calories vs. American Paleo calories - since our ancestors were cavemen, I am assuming that they had no standardization of measurements. How would one go about worrying about these conversion equations?

to be honest, if you're deciding to go paleo/primal/clean, you have bigger problems to worry about than counting calories.

paleos would be well advised to focus all of their energies on not developing a smug condescension towards non-paleos and their food choices. be careful, this is a very difficult thing to accomplish and i fear you may fail. you should warn all those around you what they can expect if they make the mistake of mentioning fast food or pop tarts in your presence. good luck.

you just dissed me, just like you dissed bacon. I'm hurt :sad:

krithsai

I am Indian. How do I convert?

MinimalistShoeAddict

lol
This will be very helpful for my next trip to Canada. Thanks!