If a food contains all macronutrients...

allanrjudge
allanrjudge Posts: 84 Member
edited November 14 in Health and Weight Loss
I know most foods contain all macronutrients.

But if a food contains almost as much carbs as it does protein, eating that food as a 'protein', wont you be getting too many carbs?

For example: I've just started using the 21 day fix (but i'm doing Hammer and Chisel) food containers, I want a Linda McCartney birger for dinner, which contains about 16grams of protein, but it contains about 11grams of carbs.

Do I use the protein container or the carb container to 'log' this food?

With MyFitnessPal, you see how many grams of what macro's there are in every food you log. I personally prefer that, but i'm trying the containers because it's a hassle for me to scan and weigh every single food. It's not something I can see myself doing long term so i'm being realistic.

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  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    Those containers can be helpful for people who aren't logging their food intake but I recommend you use MFP to log your food instead. Hit that calorie goal, continue your exercise program and you will see results. The containers aren't magic that you need to see results from exercise.

    When I first started losing weight, I used those containers since they were given to me but also weighed and logged my food. I saw that if I went by the containers I would have been undereating, so I stopped using them pretty quickly. I still had awesome results. If you really want to know, I'd log that as 0.5 of a carb serving and 0.75 of a protein serving depending on the calorie amount.
  • Susieq_1994
    Susieq_1994 Posts: 5,361 Member
    Sounds a bit confusing to me. I think I'd break it in half and put half in one container and half in the other. (Seriously, not kidding around).
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    With this system count the burger as protein.
    I only pay attention to fat and protein.
    ----
    Scanning and weighing gets easier after about three or four weeks.
    It is worth the initial work of getting into the routine.
  • tskbrown
    tskbrown Posts: 1 Member
    Logging in your meals is like having an extra accountability partner. You can't justify some of the choices you make to the food diary. I also like it because it helps me to be more intentional about the choices I make. Plus, you can look at the log and see which choices yielded the best results. Whichever method you choose, good luck. No judging here.
  • allanrjudge
    allanrjudge Posts: 84 Member
    Thank you for the advice.

    I think I will start tracking with MFP. I've done it before, years ago. It worked perfectly.
    It's just a bit of a pain.
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