Fruit and starch have similar energy density and so frugavore and starchavores don't need the huge small and large bowel, but they do need more than carnivores which eat very high
calorie density food.
Each of the meals contained different food options, including a higher
calorie density food like garlic bread and a lower calorie density option like salad.
(*** According to Jeff Novick in his full Calorie Density video, cooked pasta is the only processed flour product that is NOT a high
calorie density food.
The solution is to eat more and eat higher
calorie density food.
If you practice eating low
calorie density foods, you will lose weight.
That isn't to say that you still should have some nice fresh fruits and veggies, but you would change the ratio of low and high
calorie density foods.
While there is a commonality between CRON and the way I recommend eating (high nutrient density, low
calorie density foods), in most regards, CR is the opposite of my approach.
Several studies revealed that eating more low
calorie density foods, especially green vegetables, salad vegetables and other fibrous carbs, as well as very lean proteins, maintains a feeling of fullness while reducing energy intake.
If you eat low
calorie density foods, you will feel full sooner.
Leaf eaters like the colobus monkey and gorillas have enormous large and small bowels so they can eat and process the huge volume of leaves necessary to get enough calories from these very low
calorie density foods.
1) You may find that you are eating too high
calorie density foods to lose weight.
Once we move into higher
calorie density foods, portion feeding becomes critical in order to avoid unintentional weight gain.
Not exact matches
Fruits aren't just watery bags of fructose, they are real
foods with a low
calorie density and lots of fiber.
Nutrient
density is determined by looking at the amount of nutrients a
food offers vs the unit of energy (normally
calories).
Legumes / Beans are one of the most nutrient dense
foods, relatively low in
calorie density and one
«Superfood» is a word to classify a
food that has a higher nutritional
density per
calorie.
Nutrient
density (No
calorie counting)-- all
food are not created equal.
Energy
density (ED) was calculated as available energy divided by the weight (kilocalories per gram) of
foods served.14, 15
Foods with a lower ED provide fewer
calories per gram than
foods higher in ED.
The closer you can get to eating basic
foods, the more nutrients they contain for their
calories — in nutrispeak, they are of high nutrient
density.
As we have discussed in the first webinar, insulin resistance is a major problem that develops, largely nowadays, because of over-consumption of
calories and high -
density foods, lack of exercise.
The Nutrient Rich
Food (NRF) Index scores food based on density of nutrition by gram, per calories, and by cost of each f
Food (NRF) Index scores
food based on density of nutrition by gram, per calories, and by cost of each f
food based on
density of nutrition by gram, per
calories, and by cost of each
foodfood.
Plus, brown rice is a low - energy -
density food, meaning it's heavy and filling but low in
calories.
High energy
density means that there are a lot of
calories in a small portion of
food, while lower energy
density means that there fewer
calories in a large portion of
food.
Energy /
calorie density refers to the number of
calories in a specific amount of
food.
Therefore, you can eat bigger quantities of low - energy -
density foods without having to worry about the
calories, which is the absolute best way to lose weight without starving yourself.
It's all about balance and equilibrium in the body, not about counting
calories or eliminating
foods — unless you experience
food allergies — learning about the nutrient
density of the
foods we take in and learning to listen to our body to give it the fuel it needs and optimize energy, decrease inflammation, and stabilize blood sugar.
How to eat big and lose If you want to determine the energy
density of the
foods and beverages you're consuming, here's an easy way to calculate energy
density based on the product label: Start by comparing the serving - size weight in grams to the
calories.
Energy
density is the
calories divided by the weight of the
food;
foods with low energy
density tend to be those that are heavy, or dense, but not high in
calories.
Of course since nuts have about 2800 cal / pound and are high on the
calorie density scale... see CRON - O - meter for calculating values for specific
foods (use 454 grams to convert to pound)... if your goal is to lose fat they are best avoided until you obtain your desired weight.
The idea is that regardless of a
food's nutrient
density or
calorie content, it is still bad for you.
A
calorie doesn't tell you the nutrient
density in a
food — it only tells you how many units of energy are in it.
They have a higher «nutrient
density» than refined
foods, because they pack more vitamins and minerals into fewer
calories.
And GET OFF THE SCALE, stop adding up your
calories in some App in your phone, worrying that you ate too much or not enough — and LEARN about the nutrient
density of the
foods you eat, and how to work them to your advantage.
Calorie density refers to the number of
calories relative to the weight [and size] of a
food.
So — you know — like you said, there's a lot of uhm —
foods that have high
calories but they're zero nutrient
density, like Doritos, or Cheetos, or Fritos...
Fruits and vegetables have a low -
calorie density, while heavily processed
foods like chocolate bars, cakes, doughnuts have a high -
calorie density.
This is because
food today is «
calorie dense»: Calorie density refers to the number of calories relative to the weight [and size] of
calorie dense»:
Calorie density refers to the number of calories relative to the weight [and size] of
Calorie density refers to the number of
calories relative to the weight [and size] of a
food.
In terms of nutrient
density — nutrients per
calorie — are beans the most nutritious class of whole
foods?
Choosing
foods with a low
calorie density can help you lose weight while eating more...
Calorie density is the amount of
calories per volume of
food.
Some people report that they hit plateaus, but are able to eventually get past those plateaus: with some combinations of strategies such as waiting it out, getting rid of «back sliding» (sneaking in the unhealthy
foods), and tweaking the diet further to continue to eat lower
calorie density.
However, if you eat 1000
calories worth of healthy
foods with high nutrient
density such as avocados, whole eggs, nuts, vegetables, fruits, grass fed meats, and other healthy options, your body obtains most of the nutrition it needs and accounts for this by leveling your appetite and hormones in the time period following that meal (the remainder of the day perhaps).
Perhaps you aren't eating the much larger volumes of plant
foods, with their much lower
calorie density, necessary to meet your
calorie needs and your body is raiding your muscles for protein to break down for energy.
Sure the
food choices presented here are better, but the nutrient
density and
calories would have probably lasted some of the traditional people for a week.
All that I am saying is that it is a matter of
calories in —
calories out, even with WFPB, but WFPB is very conducive to losing weight due to the lesser caloric
density of
foods that are naturally very low in fat.
I agree with you, and it has a lot to do with «species - specific diet», absorption / fiber effect rather than
calories (we don't burn our
food unlike a
calorie counter), human microbiome, caloric
density, hunger / satiety and many many more factors!
You were likely consuming less
calories on WFPB / ETL without reducing volume of consumption due to the lesser caloric
density of carb - heavy plant
foods compared to fat - heavy animal and processed
foods.
Calorie density = how many
calories per pound does a
food have?
And then there are those
foods that you really have to stay away from because the
calorie density is too high.
Some information from a talk by Jeff Novick (sadly, the talk is no longer availdable): If you learn which
foods have the right amount of
calorie density, you can eat those unrestricted.