Think all calories are the same?

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  • weightofyourskin
    weightofyourskin Posts: 173
    Thank you for this post! It really exasperates me when people dismiss reduced-calorie diets as unrealistic. More than once I've heard/seen people say, "1200/1500 calories a day? That's ridiculous, I eat 3000 right now and I would starve to death if I had to restrict myself that much!" I really wish more people took the time to educate themselves on calorie counts and compare foods like you did here.
  • GreenGettingLean
    GreenGettingLean Posts: 252 Member
    what a great visual! thanks for posting. also, burger king is disgusting. :sick:
  • georgiag111
    georgiag111 Posts: 424
    Loved this and even posted it on my facebook!
  • bjohs
    bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
    It has been over a year since I first created and posted this photo comparing a single BK meal versus a full day's worth of healthy, nutritional food. Today, it was brought to my attention that the image was posted on Sensa Weight Loss's Facebook page. So I had to take a look... and there it was!

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151280821684644

    So I became curious and did a Google Images search for my image. Wouldn't you know it, it was plastered all over the internet with most of them on blog sites and Pinterest. I am having a huge chuckle over this! LOL
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    I just wish that all of the bottom picture was a cheap as the top picture...lol

    So if you were in danger of literally starving to death because you couldn't afford to eat, then I would agree that BK meals make sense. You could actually king size that BK meal and get many more calories for only a slight increase in price!

    However, pretty much nobody in this country is in danger of starving to death because they can't afford food. Buying fast food like BK just causes people to over eat calories and become obese.
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    It has been over a year since I first created and posted this photo comparing a single BK meal versus a full day's worth of healthy, nutritional food. Today, it was brought to my attention that the image was posted on Sensa Weight Loss's Facebook page. So I had to take a look... and there it was!

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151280821684644

    So I became curious and did a Google Images search for my image. Wouldn't you know it, it was plastered all over the internet with most of them on blog sites and Pinterest. I am having a huge chuckle over this! LOL

    I just realized you bumped this post from last year. Great picture BTW! You really should have licensed it or something!
  • HealthyBodySickMind
    HealthyBodySickMind Posts: 1,207 Member
    If I ate everything in both pictures, I would still call it a good day.

    ETA: minus the soda; just personal preference.
  • FitBeto
    FitBeto Posts: 2,121 Member
    How I feel when I cant eat fast food:

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  • bjohs
    bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
    I just realized you bumped this post from last year. Great picture BTW! You really should have licensed it or something!

    Thanks! That would have been a great idea if I hadn't "lifted" a few of those food pics myself. LOL!
  • HotDolphinMama
    HotDolphinMama Posts: 82 Member
    bump
  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    If I ate everything in both pictures, I would still call it a good day.

    ETA: minus the soda; just personal preference.

    Ditto.
  • mazzasweet
    mazzasweet Posts: 266 Member
    Awesome visual! Thank you for sharing!!!
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
    I'd take the top picture.
    when you need to eat 3000+ calories per day, you see how hard and expensive it becomes to eat the foods in the bottom picture every day.


    just sayin'. there's room for some junk in some peoples diets
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    yeah, give me the whopper over that rabbit and feminine food...
  • jrmartinezb
    jrmartinezb Posts: 147 Member
    Bump!
  • bjohs
    bjohs Posts: 1,225 Member
    LOL, yes, the meals are not for everyone. But for someone of my height on a 1,200 calorie day plan... it works for me. I'm also not a 100% clean eater which accounts for the few treats on the chart. This image was created over a year ago to show my MFP friends that it is possible to fill up an entire day with 3 meals, plus snacks, plus treats, on 1,200 calories. It's all about choices... and something I really, REALLY, need to be doing again. :)
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