I found this interesting... Actual calorie counts
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Very interesting!
I would think that calorie counts for pre made food in supermarkets has a better chance of being accurate than restaurants simply because they are sold by weight and the different ingredients are controlled in the factory - and here in the UK you have to identify quantities of the main ingredients on the label by %, and it's all in quantity order. I can't see the financial gurus allowing over generous additions of cheese, say to cauliflower cheese.
Having said that. of course, we have had the horse meat fiasco - so who knows! (and I daren't ask if horse meat has the same nutritional value as beef)
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Just no truth in advertising as usual.0
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WOW! That's an eye opener. Thanks for posting.0
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My company blocks the site...bumping for when I get home tonight.0
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Great. Now I can never eat out again. Thanks. lol0
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My company blocks the site...bumping for when I get home tonight.
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I'm not sure I want to read this...but BUMP anyhow0
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Great. Now I can never eat out again. Thanks. lol
I said this to hubby last week! Not because of calories, but because you just never know what you're eating anymore! There was a show on BBC 3 last week called The Horsemeat Banquet and they were analyzing foods from takeaways. It was really gross. There was a lamb dish that when they tried to analyze the meat...they couldn't figure out what it was. It wasn't beef, it wasn't chicken, pork, horse, or lamb. I'll eat at home from now on thanks!0 -
Government at its very best. Welcome to the Nanny State.0
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Even at home, you are at the mercy of the accuracy of your scale. Unless you have your scale tested and verified on a consistent basis, that is.
I always wondered how calorie counts were computated. I'd imagine that multiple samples are taken, and are prepared to recipe. But human error creeps in.
Just going to continue eating at a deficit, confident it will all work out in the end.
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LOVE THIS!!! TY for posting it I try not to eat out of house more than once a week for a single meal. people worry about calories but the truth is...sodium is outrageous when you go to these places.0
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Holy cow. Now my reasoning for over-calculating most of my calories (for accuracy's sake) on here is actually based on logic! lol...0
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very interesting and informative. thanks
I have been wishing that we had the nutrition info on menus here in Massachusetts for the longest time. Now if we do, I hope that the info is correct0 -
If you noticed in the video, without even maybe realizing it; the author of the presentation made a fantastic point. He stated that maybe Starbucks just added an extra shot so when looking at a video like this, or counting the calories of websites verbatim, you have to take into consideration of human error or judgement. At chipolte and many other build your own meal places the ingredients are not measured but estimated (and generally if you get a great employee) they add extra and charge the same. How many restaurants actually measure perfectly to get the same calorie amount in each food item they prepare.
It is a great video and makes us think, but there won't always be a perfect balanced amount.... even when measuring your own. There is going to be a few calories off here and there. It may be positive, it may be bad, It's all about eating a balanced meal and not eating until you are full but content.0 -
Such a great video. Love that people take the time to do this. In conclusion, I think we are all just f**ked,0
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Not at all surprising.
None of this is an exact science.
Unless of course you want to live the rest of your life in a lab.
Unless you only want to eat synthetic, lab created food (which doesn't exist, anyway,) you will never get 100% accuracy, and it's laughably unrealistic to expect it to be.0 -
I guess the gist of it is, ALWAYS leave some food on your plate. I wish he would have also done a McDonalds BigMac too since he was comparing everything to a BigMac. Although I have a feeling that McD's took the time to really test their food for accuracy.
I'm glad they will be putting calories on the menu's nation-wide. I like it when I travel to CA where they require that. It really does make you stop and think before ordering something.0 -
and one more reason to cook your own food, and / or not eat anything that didnt come from the ground or directly an animal.
The point is, everything is an estimate, just be reasonable and don't stress so much about perfection.0 -
facinating!
we dont have calorie counts on our menues in toronto, but i can only imagine they are coming. for right now i tend to check websites for fast food calories and of course mfp. but can you really trust that? according to this , no not really0 -
If you noticed in the video, without even maybe realizing it; the author of the presentation made a fantastic point. He stated that maybe Starbucks just added an extra shot so when looking at a video like this, or counting the calories of websites verbatim, you have to take into consideration of human error or judgement. At chipolte and many other build your own meal places the ingredients are not measured but estimated (and generally if you get a great employee) they add extra and charge the same. How many restaurants actually measure perfectly to get the same calorie amount in each food item they prepare.
It is a great video and makes us think, but there won't always be a perfect balanced amount.... even when measuring your own. There is going to be a few calories off here and there. It may be positive, it may be bad, It's all about eating a balanced meal and not eating until you are full but content.
I worked at subway for many years and I can verify that even the meat like chicken teriyaki was measured. I hated preparing that crap lol That is why you will see some meats is those little cardboard dishes because we had to weigh them. As for the other sliced meats/cheese we had a count for how many slices go on each sandwich. Even the olives have an amount you are supposed to put same as tomatoes and so forth. The funny part is....you would think they would focus on doing that for the dressings. No matter how great you measure all that other stuff you put on the sandwich as soon as that sandwich artist adds mayo/mustard etc it wont matter much lol I can make a better sammich at da house anyways.0 -
Very interesting! I think I was most surprised that its so unregulated.
Unregulated? That's really what you believe?0
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