Diet & Nutrition : How to Count Calories

Count calories by reading labels, looking at the portion size of a meal and getting nutritional information off the Internet. Keep a running tab of calories, but avoid obsessing about calorie counts with advice from a registered nutritionist in this free video on healthy diets.

Expert: Nicole Gaitan
Contact: www.nicolegaitan.com
Bio: Nicole Gaitan has been certified by the American Council on Exercise as a personal trainer and has received certification in sports nutrition.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• diet
• nutrition
• health
• vitamins
• nutrition facts
• healthy diet
• health food

[DeepMindstorm]

that was totally useless crap

[reptilianskin]

i have an electronic food weight scale. I enter the food code, place my food portion on the plate on the scale, and it determine the calories, and the breakdown in grams of protein, carbs, fat of that food item. I repeat the same thing for all the food items I intent to eat. Then I assemble and pack multiple meals for the meals and days of the week. I know how much i will eat for the following week on Sunday when I do my big batch cooking.

[fyiimaprettyswellguy]

@jexx10 it doesnt really matter, its nurishment you need 

[jexx10]

how do you know how many calories are in fruits and veggies and things that do not have a nutrition label?

[RisingEdge111]

Thanks for the vid! Do we weigh the entire banana, skin and all, and enter that value in a calorie counter or do we weigh only the part that we eat?

[Coolheart15]

thanks.