To go along with the last post about serving sizes, we want to be able to use those servings to figure out how many calories we've had. I have a little wallet-size book that is great for carrying around and tells me how many calories there are in various foods. It even has lists of menu items from common fast food and other restaurants. (not that you'll be eager to know how much the Big-Mac and fries cost you).
There are some great online tools as well; a lot of indexes of foods and their caloric values, and programs that you can sign up for that will track your calories for you. A very extensive counter website is:
www.CalorieKing.com
It has almost any food or brand that you can think of and provides complete nutritional info, not just the calories.
These other websites are cool, but the next thing I found flippin rocks!! It is a gadget that you can add to your google homepage and will keep track of everything for you. Here is a link to it:
http://www.google.com/ig/adde?moduleurl=http://www.fatsecret.com/gadget/finder.xml&source=imag
You can add the foods you had for each meal and the amounts. Like the calorie king, it had tons of brands and options for adding things (i.e. as servings, cups, ounces, pieces). It even keeps track of the fat, protein and carbs you've had. Could it be any easier?? It will also keep track of your exercise, your weight history and goals, and calories burned each day. Seriously check it out, it's awesome! I tried a bunch of other gadgets, but this one was by far the coolest, and it's free! If you can't tell, I'm pretty excited about it. I love google!
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