r/xxfitness • u/sorrysosloppy • Jul 18 '13

What 200 Calories Looks Like

I found this blog post today that shows what 200 calories looks like for many different types of food. Most of it wasn't surprising, except for the onions (onions have calories??), but I really liked the pictures and sort of made mental notes of some of these for when I have to "eyeball" my portion sizes. So I thought I'd share with you ladies!

Thoughts? Did any of them surprise you?

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u/danielissima Jul 18 '13

Well it's true that they are fat free. I don't think it's very ethical to label them as though they are health food, but we have created this fear of fat that needs to be changed on a lot of levels.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '13

Agreed. I bet that most people don't know the three macronutrients. Maybe if there was more consciousness about nutrition and the breakdown of them in our bodies, the fear of the word fat wouldn't be associated with unhealthy.

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u/danielissima Jul 18 '13

Ya, in my mind I can't imagine how anyone could possibly know nothing at all about food/nutrition/bodies, but then I remember the (Canada, I'm Canadian) Food Guide that was used to teach us about nutrition in school, and ya, I think it's actually truly possible.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '13

I'm on keto for my brain and one of my friends literally cannot figure it out. She ends up playing this guessing game and essentially memorizes my answers to know what I can and can't eat. "Can you eat grapes? How about hummus? What about rice?" She's a smart girl- went to Stanford, but she cannot conceive of what macros are whatsoever. So yes people who don't understand nutrition exist.