Why am I Overweight? Part 4: Calorie Density
Wondering why I'm over weight when others seem to stay skinny with no effort has puzzled me my whole life. Growing up, whenever I saw overweight people in TV or in the movies they were shown eating massive amounts of food. I never felt like I ate more than other people. One of the issues I did not realize was contributing to the problem, is the idea of calorie density.
It is a fact that some foods have more calories than others. For example, 1 cup of spinach is 6.9 calories, 1 cup of baked potatoes is 117.4 calories, 1 cup of cooked spaghetti is 221 calories, and 1 cup of Ben and Jerry's Half Baked ice cream is 540 calories. If you eat 1 cup of a food that has a high calorie density it takes up the same room in your stomach as 1 cup of something that has a low calorie density. We are not always good at sensing how many calories we have eaten, but we are good at sensing how full our stomach feels. Basically, by eating more food with a low calorie density, we can eat more and still loss weight.
My plan going forward (once I finish the potato challenge) is to fill my stomach up with food that has a low calorie density before I eat food that has a high calorie density. That way I can eat enough to fill me up without eating too many calories.
But don't take my word for it. Check out this video by Chef AJ.
It is a fact that some foods have more calories than others. For example, 1 cup of spinach is 6.9 calories, 1 cup of baked potatoes is 117.4 calories, 1 cup of cooked spaghetti is 221 calories, and 1 cup of Ben and Jerry's Half Baked ice cream is 540 calories. If you eat 1 cup of a food that has a high calorie density it takes up the same room in your stomach as 1 cup of something that has a low calorie density. We are not always good at sensing how many calories we have eaten, but we are good at sensing how full our stomach feels. Basically, by eating more food with a low calorie density, we can eat more and still loss weight.
My plan going forward (once I finish the potato challenge) is to fill my stomach up with food that has a low calorie density before I eat food that has a high calorie density. That way I can eat enough to fill me up without eating too many calories.
But don't take my word for it. Check out this video by Chef AJ.
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