Between those two talks, you can forget about worrying about calories, and instead just focus on eating lower
density calorie foods.
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.
High energy
density foods are like bacon — lots of
calories in a small package.
The best way to eat for weight loss is
foods low in
calorie density as they are grown, because we all seem to eat the same weight of
food no matter what the
food.
WE TEND TO EAT THE SAME «WEIGHT» OF
FOOD NO MATTER WHAT THE
FOOD IS, WHICH IS WHY
CALORIE DENSITY IS SO IMPORTANT.
They think the weight - reducing secret of fruit is its low energy
density, meaning you get a lot of
food for just a few
calories.
If the
calorie density of the
food is below ~ 400
calories per pound, you will likely lose weight no matter how much you eat.
As long as you are eating whole plant
foods that are generally low
calorie density, then eat when you are hungry.
All I can say is that if you move down the
calorie density scale and eat healthy whole plant
foods and don't eat past being full, you are highly likely to lose weight.
The solution is to eat more and eat higher
calorie density food.
(*** According to Jeff Novick in his full
Calorie Density video, cooked pasta is the only processed flour product that is NOT a high calorie densit
Calorie Density video, cooked pasta is the only processed flour product that is NOT a high calorie densit
Density video, cooked pasta is the only processed flour product that is NOT a high
calorie densit
calorie densitydensity food.
Fruit and root veggies have way lower
calorie density than do processed
foods, especially with added sugar and fat.
The trick to losing or maintaining weight is to eat
food of the correct
calorie density — ie,
calories per pound.