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:oops: I must be the only one to ask this but how do you calculate how much fat and calories are in food that you prepare yourself ?(not pre packed or ready meals) I just can't get my head round it, plus I still work in pounds and ounces. Has anyone else had the same problem or am I the only stupid one?
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clarity
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Failing that, log onto the tesco's grocery website (as if you are about to order something for home delivery) and find the item you are looking at and look up the nutritional info there.
HTH
Fand
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The advise my nurse gave to me was, if I'm cooking/eating fresh veg and grilling meat (in the george foreman) then I don't need to worry about it - obviously the meat needs to be lean if it's mince etc, and sausages are a no-no.
So if you're making yourself a meal of vegetable rice in stuffed peppers, you don't need to worry about it, not unless you add olive oil or butter (both are no-no's). Just check the labels of other food, and try to keep to less than 5g of fat (total) per 100g.
Good luck!
Fand
hpwellsy
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LellyM
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It is difficult to get your head aroubnd portion sizes and servings. I have found a great website
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmi-m.htm
that has a section on portion sizes that makes it a bit clearer. They also have a card you can download that has all the common portion sizes detailed.
Ignore the BMI bit - too depressing!
I would say sausages are an infrequent treat. Yes, they are nice but they do generally contain a lot of fat and salt and there arr tastier things out there!
LellyM
hungover
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Refined carbohydrate is the other risky bit - alot of prepared foods like breads, cakes, biscuits, pastries, juices and even soups have refined sugar or other carbohydrate which you tend to metabolise quickly and leads to lots of highs and lows in your blood sugar. Wholegrain ingredients like flour are better for evening out your blood sugar.
Lastly alcohol is fine as an ingredient as the alcohol itself is usually boiled off in cooking but alcoholic drinks have high calorific values and can undo your god work on the food side very quickly
I bought readers digest low fat no fat cookbook a few years ago which does all the working out for you and the recipes are very varied and tasty if you want something to take some of the hard work out of it
Good luck
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