Comments on: How to Determine the Nutrient Profile of Home Made Meals

By: Nat

Nat — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 09:43:56 +0000

Nono, I certainly did not think you were being prescriptive! (Sorry I have not posted before, so no way of knowing my general stance, but am a great fan already ) I just wanted to highlight how, for those with tendencies to eating issues/OCD, gaining the knowledge for this can be a bit of a poisoned chalice that you then cannot ‘un-know’. It also could lead to ‘eating by numbers’ rather than keeping in touch with one’s own bodily signals. On the other hand- for those for whom those signals are not heeded- both over eating or denying hunger, and those who are avoidant of ‘non labelled foods’, this can be a great help.

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:39:24 +0000

It’s not for everyone. I think tracking can be a useful tool for people who want to lose weight safely and for people recovering from anorexia or who have a tendency to undereat. Sharing these tools is in no way a mandate that everyone must use them.

By: Nat

Nat — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:24:20 +0000

I do sort of have some qualms about this….it feels very like something that those on the REDS spectrum get up to habitually. I certainly know that my own experience with ED (very mild….everyone just thought I was really ‘healthy’), left me with the ability to calorie-count the total for a recipe in my head, work out how to adjust to make easily divisible into ‘correctly’ sized portions, and work out the weight of one of these ‘correct’ portions in my head within a matter of seconds. This is now a very difficult habit to break, and I still find myself just automatically calorie counting all homemade food. I do feel that just trying to eat reasonable portions of a vat of home cooked food, stopping when full, is a healthier option. Obviously, the more controlling route is not bad for everyone temporarily, but it is what it signifies and can lead to that is the problem.

By: Go Kaleo

Go Kaleo — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:28:46 +0000

Totally understand.

By: Melly Testa

Melly Testa — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 17:02:50 +0000

I suppose it is a good idea to have a general understanding of the nutrient profile of your food. For me, it plays into food phobia, vilification and the concept of ‘dieting’, too much. I would rather invest in eating enough, whole foods, simple or single ingredients, organic and non-gmo while learning how to evaluate how that food feels after it is ingested. It is important to build a loving, trusting relationship to food, trust that you will eat appropriate to your training goals, and strive to eat as healthy as possible given your budget and the availability of better foods.

By: Jody - Fit at 56

Jody - Fit at 56 — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 03:15:35 +0000

Great post! I know tracking & knowing stats bothers so many people these days – just eat whole foods & all will be fine. BUT really, it is not always that way & many really don’t know the truth of what they are taking in… To each their own but for me, I like to know the stats…

By: Sunny

Sunny — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:50:34 +0000

I understood this intuitively but hadn’t thought to weight the final product. Great explanation of the process!!!