Swap egg for chips?

jamesnexusseven
jamesnexusseven Posts: 16 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I am making scrambled eggs with my dinner but my diary says I am consuming more then my limit for today. I also have chips and these have less fat content.

Seems strange to me, but should I substitute the egg with a few more chips? I'll still be within my calorie count and means I stay within my fat limit too.

To me there is more benefits in the eggs then the chips though.

Cheers.

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  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    I never worry about going over fat or protein. I tend to think of them as minimums. Getting as close to calorie target is more important.
  • jamesnexusseven
    jamesnexusseven Posts: 16 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Your calories are what matter...going over your fat count isn't really relevant to anything.

    Eggs have way more nutritional value than chips.
    Great, thanks. That's what I was thinking.

    I'll keep that in mind.
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    I never worry about going over fat or protein. I tend to think of them as minimums. Getting as close to calorie target is more important.

    That's good. I'll just try and do that.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    I never worry about going over fat or protein. I tend to think of them as minimums. Getting as close to calorie target is more important.

    this. It's important to meet minimum quantities of these, and there isn't really a maximum to avoid unless you have a special medical condition.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Personally, I purposefully try to get OVER my fat target every day to be sure I'm getting enough. And I turned off the "insights" that were popping up those silly warnings as soon as they gave us the functionality to do so. Eat what you like. Hit your calorie goals. Get plenty of nutrition. Profit.
  • jamesnexusseven
    jamesnexusseven Posts: 16 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    Personally, I purposefully try to get OVER my fat target every day to be sure I'm getting enough. And I turned off the "insights" that were popping up those silly warnings as soon as they gave us the functionality to do so. Eat what you like. Hit your calorie goals. Get plenty of nutrition. Profit.

    I'm trying to lose weight. Should I still try to hit my calorie goal? I have some calories left for today but I don't feel hungry. (Red Grapes in the fridge with my name on it!)

    Think I need to read up a bit more about dieting tbh.

    Thank you though.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    jamesnexusseven wrote: »
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    Personally, I purposefully try to get OVER my fat target every day to be sure I'm getting enough. And I turned off the "insights" that were popping up those silly warnings as soon as they gave us the functionality to do so. Eat what you like. Hit your calorie goals. Get plenty of nutrition. Profit.

    I'm trying to lose weight. Should I still try to hit my calorie goal? I have some calories left for today but I don't feel hungry. (Red Grapes in the fridge with my name on it!)

    Think I need to read up a bit more about dieting tbh.

    Thank you though.

    That's going to depend on a few things, but if you are genuinely not hungry, I wouldn't worry about it (if it is only happening once in a while). You can always eat a few extra calories tomorrow. Many people look at their weekly target, rather than a daily target. That way if they are having a big meal one day, they can cut back a little the rest of the week to even it all out.
  • born_of_fire74
    born_of_fire74 Posts: 776 Member
    jamesnexusseven wrote: »
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    Personally, I purposefully try to get OVER my fat target every day to be sure I'm getting enough. And I turned off the "insights" that were popping up those silly warnings as soon as they gave us the functionality to do so. Eat what you like. Hit your calorie goals. Get plenty of nutrition. Profit.

    I'm trying to lose weight. Should I still try to hit my calorie goal? I have some calories left for today but I don't feel hungry. (Red Grapes in the fridge with my name on it!)

    Think I need to read up a bit more about dieting tbh.

    Thank you though.

    If you're short on protein, I would eat even if you're not feeling hungry--not red grapes but something to get your protein up to target of course.
  • jamesnexusseven
    jamesnexusseven Posts: 16 Member
    Cheers. Think I shall leave it then. My calories isn't ridiculously low today.

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