![]() (Our actual solution, since weighing and measuring gets boring fast, was to buy smaller dishes just like the research says, dish size turned out to be a major driving factor in how much was being eaten. We spent a few weeks carefully weighing things and calculating caloric densities, and it was shocking how small a "portion" is compared to what is usually provided. (I wonder if originally they shot two photos at each, one of the high calorie option and one low, and then for space reasons the article was cut down to just these photos?)Ī few years ago I found it really interesting when my partner decided to be more mindful about portion sizes. I liked the article, but I agree with the comments above that it could have been more consistent in terms of selecting high- or low-calorie options at each place. Tortillas are perfect work food eating the blanket-sized ones at Chipotle as part of your sedentary lifestyle is perhaps not so perfect. The people I know who do day labor in the farm fields fuel that work with stacks of tortillas, plus something with flavor. ![]() So it may seem insane, but food science is not done according to what things seem like. Tortillas in general have about 230 kcal per 100 g, as per USDA. posted by Faintdreams (123 comments total) The article does include several embedded links with studies on how healthy (or not) specific fast food outlet offerings are. ![]() ![]() The salt and fat intake that would occur by eating any of these single 'meals' is generally not measured.
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