How Do I Calculate the Percentage of Carbohydrates in my Diet?
Hello,
I’ve been trying to do a nutritional breakdown of my diet to establish the percentage Protein, Carbohydrate (complex and sugar),and Fat (especially Saturated Fat) I consume. I’ve been keeping a detailed food diary and nutritional details of each food I eat including the weight.
By my calculations, which I checked and rechecked, on an average day I consumed approximately 2600 kcals and 1700 grams of food and calorie-containing drinks.
What is the most accurate way of extrapolating my weekly % consumption of each food group please?
My previous calculations have fallen short in that when totalled the percentages didn’t add up to 100%.
Thanks for your help–Mike S.
Dear Mike,
I can certainly help you with this!
The percentage you are trying to calculate is the fraction of calories contributed by each of the macronutrients: carbohydrates, protein, and fat.
The reason your numbers aren’t coming up right is you are using the weight of the food instead of the calories. So here’s how to calculate the percentage you are looking for:
Let’s take an example and say you ate 2100 calories yesterday, including 320 grams of carbohydrates and 80 grams of protein. First, you multiply the grams of carbohydrate by 4, since there are 4 calories in a gram of carbs. This gives you 1280 calories from carbs. Now divide 1280/2100 and multiply by 100 to get percentage: 61 percent is the answer, and a good contribution of carbs to your diet.
Now let’s move on to protein. First, multiply 80 x 4 because there are also 4 calories in a gram of protein. Then take 320/2100 x 100 to get the percentage of calories from protein: 15% of your calories are from protein.
We can assume the remainder is fat (unless the 4th source of calories–alcoholic beverages–contributed to your intake). Fat has 9 calories per gram (which is why it is fattening!) and alcohol has 7 calories per gram (and the calculations of that are more complex, as you have to figure the alcohol content by the ‘proof’ of the liquor).
I encourage people to practice this using the food labels you see on the box panel of cereals, milk, and other packages. Multiply the number of calories in each energy-yielding nutrient by the number of grams contained in the serving of food. Then add up the total and see if you get something real close to the calories-per-serving on the label. It’s a good way to check your work.
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Is the Gluten-Free Diet a Fad?
I understand the hesitancy of manufacturers and restaurants to jump on the gluten-free diet bandwagon. They are worried that they will invest significant time and money into offering gluten-free food only to have people stop buying it after a while.
Is the gluten-free diet a fad diet?
No. For people like me and my son who have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, it is not a fad, and the idea that it is a fad can rouse emotions.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease which causes a person’s body to attack itself, specifically the lining of the small intestine, when gluten is consumed. There is no cure nor are there any drugs to treat the disease. Life-long adherence to a gluten-free diet is the only treatment. That is not a fad.
Gluten Sensitivity is the term used for people who also have an intolerance to gluten. They might have celiac disease but it is undiagnosed for a variety of reasons, or they react to gluten without having intestinal damage. Either way, the symptoms are unpleasant and living a healthy life is dependent on eliminating gluten. That is not a fad.
The number of people who are on a gluten-free diet for the above two reasons is growing. Increasingly, doctors are diagnosing celiac patients, and people are becoming aware of the possible affects of gluten on their bodies.
As more and more people go gluten free for health reasons, more and more people hear about it, and as a result, some people jump on the bandwagon for the wrong reasons. That is a fad.
Is the gluten-free diet a fad? Absolutely not! At least not for most of us. For some people it is, but that’s not all bad. Maybe a few of them will realize that they too feel better and are healthier on a gluten-free diet.
The Truth About the hCG Diet, Strange Ways to Save Money and other dubious advice from me this week
I love words. It’s no secret. And no words ever make me laugh harder than unintentional autocorrects. My personal best: I once tried to text a friend “don’t be so catastrophic” but after my phone mangled it, it came out “go lick cats a** ” She texted back, “That is like the worst advice ever.” There isn’t an LOL-ism to show how hard I laughed. Anyhow, if you need a giggle, check out Darnyouautocorrect.com
In other wordy news, not only did I publish my first newspaper feature this week and get profiled in the same paper but I also wrote some stuff. A lot of stuff. Enjoy! Or skip it and go straight to autocorrect and laugh yourself silly. It’s Friday!
Fitness Stuff:
10 Tips From People Whose Body Is Their Career. My personal fave was Kara Goucher, elite marathoner and Olympian, who said, “”I used to be super restrictive about what I ate and watched everything I put into my mouth. Then I went the other way and ate a little bit too much of everything. Now, I’m in a healthier place. No food is off limits—if I tell myself I can’t have something, I’m way more likely to eat the entire container than if I allow myself to just have some. So I eat healthy most of the time, but if I want dessert, or a glass of wine, I have it!” Even elite athletes like intuitive eating!
8 Reasons Why You Should Lift Heavy Weights. Seriously ladies, there are so many great mental and physical benefits of lifting heavy! Plus, then you’ll know that when someone says “Hey, nice rack!” that they actually are complimenting your lifting form. Usually.
7 Unknown Spots to Score Affordable Workout Clothes. Did you know you can make your own yoga capris out of a large t-shirt? Or that Dancewear Solutions isn’t just for dancers (and has the cutest tanks for less than $15)? Be your own Fitshonista. Yeah, okay, fitshonista is never going to catch on.
The Truth About the hCG Diet Plan. Remember how I said the surest way to make people mad is to rip on their fave diet plan? Well, keep in mind that it was the FDA who called this one “dangerous, illegal and fraudulent.” Not that I’m a huge fan of it either.
Bloggers Reveal The #1 Best Get Healthy Tip They’ve Ever Gotten. And I win an award for the wordiest headline ever written! Yay me! (Seriously, is there a class for writing good headlines? Because I need one. Now.)
And for a change, I’m actually in the piece instead of writing it. Want to check out my slightly embarrassing choices for workout songs? (Yes I’m a 33-year-old mom who loves Pitbul. I have no idea how a short, bald man can be so sexy but there you go.) I’ve also recently discovered Lindi Ortega (video embedded below) and you should see me run to this one – I can’t help but sing out loud! Yep, I’m that girl. Bloggers Reveal: What’s on my workout playlist.
Parenting Stuff
Great Mom Debate: Have you made your kids write their thank-you cards yet? Here’s the thing about thank-you cards: they’re a lot of work for the parents. I know, I know, we’re raising courteous human beings and all. I do it. I just whine a lot.
When Babies Get Grabby: 5 ways that babies (adorably) make you a flasher. President Obama recently demonstrated what to do when one is “fish-hooked” by a tiny one. Seriously, I’ve watched this video 10 times now and I still go “awwww…!”
Moms’ 10 Weirdest Tips for Saving Money. I have smart mommy friends. But the thing that most amused me about this piece were the comments. Half the people were like “Wha…? These are the weirdest tips ever! Who does this crap??” and the other half were like “These tips aren’t weird! I was promised weird! Where are the sewer alligators dangit?!”
Kids bad reactions to hilarious gift giving. I can’t remember if I already linked this one here but the video is so funny, it’s worth watching twice;)
Have you ever had a really awful autocorrect?? Do you have a new favorite workout song?
I Want to Try the Reboot Diet
I just watched the documentary with the Aussie who goes across the country on a fruit and vegetable juice fast with amazing results. I am an active 50-year old woman that hasn’t really had a weight problem, but as I’ve aged–metabolism, menopause, etc–I’ve gained about 20 lbs and my clothes just don’t fit like they use to. So I’m thinking of trying this Reboot diet plan. I think I could do it for 4 or 5 days at a time, but after that I’d be craving something to chew. Would it work to do it for several days on and off? And would I be missing important nutrients if I did it this way? It looks very healthy with all the leafy greens and all the fruits.
What do you advise before I break out the juicer? Linda G.
Dear Linda,
Juice diets, fasts and cleanses have been around a long time. Most people find it easier to drink a prescribed diet and just ignore food altogether, rather than thinking, preparing, weighing, measuring, and trying to decide what to eat, which includes talking yourself out of that candy bar! That’s why many liquid diets are successful, including the liquid protein drink diets (Optifast, Medifast, Slimfast) . . . for a while.
Think about what will happen after the fasting is over; typically, people go back to the way they were eating and gain back the weight.
The allure of these diets is they are easy to follow and show big results fast! Many people can lose 5 pounds or more in the first week. On the eat-healthy-and-exercise plan the results might just be one or 2 pounds a week. But the benefit of eating healthy and exercising is, it can become a lifestyle–unlike the juiced diet. And if you can change some of your eating habits and activity level to take in fewer calories and burn more, you’ll keep the weight off forever!
You probably won’t suffer any nutritional deficiencies if you try the juicer diet for 4 or 5 days. It is low in protein, essential fats, and in the B vitamins found in starchy carbs that help you metabolize energy. A multivitamin/mineral supplement while you’re on it wouldn’t be a bad idea. But my advice?
Start keeping a food diary. There are many websites that help you do this (LiveStrong, FitDay and SparkPeople are just a few). Becoming more aware of mindless eating, empty calories (think soda, chips, and cookies), and eating out of boredom can help you change these habits. You’ll likely find the few hundred calories that can be eliminated on most days, bringing you that pound-or-two-a-week weight loss. Then you won’t have to go on any type of diet…. you’ll just become a healthier eater and lose weight in the process!
I Blew My Diet: Now What Do I Do?
I have been eating healthy on a diet for four days–I was doing real well and then yesterday I ate a bag of chips. I started with just a handful, but kept going back for more and eventually ate the whole bag. I think it had 1000 calories in it. Did this ruin my progess? Do I have to start over again? –Darlene H.
Hi Darlene,
The good news is, you were eating healthy for four days!!
The overall goal should be to eat healthy MORE of the time, each day throughout your life. Not dieting for a few weeks here and there, before eating our way back into an unhealthy state!
Essentially we are always starting our diet over each day, and even at each meal.
Before anything you eat, the question you should ask yourself is, “Is this the best choice for me right now? Am I hungry? If I’m eating for some other reason (like boredom or stress) is there another activity I could engage in besides eating? Is there another food choice that would be better for me (either because it has fewer calories/less fat/less sugar or more of certain nutrients that are good for me)? What would be a better choice for now–or is this what I’ve decided to enjoy in this moment, regardless of the nutritional value?”
In answer to your specific question, if you dieted over 4 days and, for example, ate 500 fewer calories (than you burned) on each of those days, you would have been in a negative 2000 calorie balance. After eating 1000 calories of cheetos your body would then be in a negative 1000 calorie balance (or down nearly 1/3 of a pound). So, yes, it slowed your progress. But those 4 days did not go to waste! You still ate healthy on those days, and if you always eat healthy 4 out of 5 days you will be in better shape than if you only ate healthy one or two days!!
Nutrition After A Diet. A Few Tips.
How not to gain weight after the diet? This question bedevils every woman thrown off the pesky extra pounds. Because a successful weight loss – is only half the battle, now you need to keep the achieved results. Unfortunately, not everyone can do it.
This happens because people are often not accustomed to reduce caloric intake gradually, and some time sitting on a strict diet, waiting for when this is over and he will finally be able to eat. Of course, if after a diet, he will immediately pounce on the food – all disappeared pounds will be back. In addition, it should be understood that thin and slender people need fewer calories than full ones. And after the diet you need to eat less.
This does not mean a diet till the death; it just means a sensible approach to nutrition after a diet. The second common mistake – is neglect of physical activity and sports in general. To maintain weight after the diet is difficult, but without the sport – even more difficult. Going in for sports, you’ll spend more energy on burning calories, you will build muscle mass, which also allows the body not to accrete fat and speed up the metabolism.
First, get out of the diet gradually. After any diet do not immediately gang up on unhealthy and fatty foods. Think about how to eat after the diet, look and learn how to prepare delicious and low-calorie dishes using fruits, vegetables and lean protein.
Exercises. If you are not fond of a gym – go to aerobics, pool. Dance, ballet, jogging – you can always find something on your liking. Physical activity not only helps keep your figure slim, but will get more out of life.
Get rid of psychological dependence on meal. Find passion or hobby. In life there are always more interesting ways to have fun, relax or entertain.
Follow these three unpretentious rules, and, most importantly, love yourself. And you’ll never have a question about how not to gain weight after a diet.
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The Advantages Of HCG Diet Compared To Others.
1. In spite of such a drastic weight reduction and low-calorie diet, the patient does not look emaciated, does not feel a painful feeling of hunger or the need for sweet / fatty foods.
2. The diet is quite tolerable and even pleasant, since the first days of diet the patient observes a significant reduction in weight, weighing on an everyday basis, that is difficult to achieve in all others, exhausting diets.
3. Parts of the body which were normal (face, chest) before beginning the diet do not decrease.
4. The skin improves and softens.
5. Due to a healthy diet the body is cleared of toxins, the patient becomes lightheaded.
6. During the course the patients have no fatigue, irritability, anxiety, excitement, confusion, depression.
7. During the course it is not recommended to engage in active sports, as low-calorie diet and all intake calories are needed for normal functioning.
8. Not muscle mass, but an extra supply of fat goes away in contrast to other express diets.
9. Many chronic diseases such as diabetes, kidney failure, cardiovascular problems, and digestive problems are improving during the diet.
During the course it is strictly prohibited the use of sugar, alcohol, fat (including skin care products), except those that are acceptable. The slightest deviations from the medication and diet violate the entire course of treatment. This diet does not allow even the slightest error. At the same time, it will not be difficult for you to adhere to strict rules as you will be completely satisfied with the calories that will come from your fat reserves. Therefore, before deciding to sit on this diet, you need to be firmly committed to complying with all rules and provide the most relaxing time on the course of the diet.
Upon completion of the course, so that the body will remember the new weight, you need to go locking course.
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Advantages Of HCG Diet.
Men do it, women do it, young and old … We are talking about injections of the pregnancy hormone HCG. An example of such a choice is those who could lose weight with these injections without diet or starvation. In their view, this hormone helps to redirect the body to use the “fuel” from reserve stocks, which we usually call “the zones that require correction.”
In general, the function of HCG – human chorionic gonadotropin is somewhat different – it occurs in large quantities during pregnancy and stimulates the body to store fat and nutrients to ensure healthy growth and development of the child.
Experiments with these injections have shown that, reducing caloric intake to 500 calories per day, the body goes to the consumption of fat, respectively, solving the problem of excess weight. The reason for this is that Mother Nature conceived so that even if a pregnant woman would receive insufficient food and sometimes go hungry, the child will still get an amount of fat needed for him “from his mother.”
Receiving injections of HCG, a human body is “deceived and believes the human became pregnant,” trying hard to provide an imaginary fetus with all necessary, including fat and – here the mechanism to combat obesity starts.
The result is that the person does not experience loss of energy and vitality, weight falls very quickly, and the difference between a real hunger and habit is very clear. Hunger, which exists only in the mind, – this is the one who harms the health and healthy weight – it appears under the influence of advertising and food habits. HCG injections give a clear sense of when to eat, and when hunger is imaginary and you have to simply overcome it.
Those who have tried these procedures argue that they have learned to listen to their bodies and satisfy their real needs. Naturally, the weight began to decline.
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