Monday, April 28, 2008

Fried Egg

100 Fried egg
120 Toast
60 Fleishman's Margarine, 1 Tbsp
280

Cereal

190 Raisin Bran, 1 cup (1/2 cup, 95)
65 Milk, 1/2 cup 2 %
105 Banana
360

Friday, April 04, 2008

Food Pyramid


Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid

Protein/Dairy

Protein/Dairy (110 calories in a serving)


Amount in 1 serving
Beans 1/2 cup
Beef, lean 1 1/2 ounces
Chicken 2 1/2 ounces
Cheese
Cheddar, low-fat
2 ounces or 1/2 cup shredded
Colby, low-fat
2 ounces or 1/2 cup shredded
Cottage, low-fat
2/3 cup
Feta
1/4 cup
Mozzarella, part-skim
1/3 cup shredded
Parmesan, grated
4 tablespoons
Ricotta, part-skim
1/3 cup
Swiss, low-fat
2 ounces
Clams, canned 1/2 cup
Cod 3 ounces
Crab 3 ounces
Duck, breast 3 ounces
Egg 1 large
Egg substitute 1/2 cup
Egg whites 4
Fish 3 ounces
Garbanzos 1/3 cup
Halibut 3 ounces
Ice cream, fat-free, vanilla 1/2 cup
Lamb, lean cuts with no fat 2 ounces
Lentils 1/2 cup
Milk, skim, 1 percent or 2 percent 1 cup
Pheasant 3 ounces
Pork, lean cuts with no fat 2 ounces
Salmon 3 ounces
Scallops 3 ounces
Shrimp 3 ounces
Soybeans, green (edamame) 1/2 cup
Tofu 1/2 cup
Tuna, canned in water 3 ounces or 1/2 cup
Turkey 3 ounces
Veal 2 ounces
Vegetarian burger, black bean 3-ounce patty
Venison 3 ounces
Yogurt, fat-free, reduced-calorie 1 cup
Yogurt, fat-free, frozen 1/2 cup

Vegetables

Vegetables (25 calories in a serving)

From Mayo Clinic guides for achieving Healthy Weight


Amount in 1 serving
Artichoke 1/2 bud
Asparagus 1/2 cup or 6 spears
Bean sprouts 1 cup
Beets 1/2 cup sliced
Bell pepper 1 medium
Broccoflower 1 cup
Broccoli 1 cup florets or spears
Brussels sprouts 4 sprouts
Cabbage, cooked 1 cup
Cabbage, raw 1 1/2 cups
Carrots 1/2 cup baby or 1 medium
Cauliflower 1 cup florets
Celery 4 medium stalks
Cherry or grape tomatoes 8 or about 1 cup
Cucumber 1 cup sliced or 1 medium
Eggplant, cooked 1 cup pieces
Green beans 3/4 cup
Green onions or scallions 3/4 cup or 8
Kale, cooked 2/3 cup
Lettuce 2 cups shredded
Marinara sauce 1/4 cup
Mushrooms 1 cup whole
Okra 1/2 cup or 3 pods
Onions 1/2 cup sliced
Peas, green 1/4 cup
Pizza sauce 1/4 cup
Radishes 25 medium
Salsa 1/4 cup
Shallots 3 tablespoons
Spinach, cooked 1/2 cup
Spinach, raw 2 cups
Squash, summer 3/4 cup sliced
Tomatillo 1/2 cup diced
Tomato 1 medium
Vegetable juice 1/2 cup
Water chestnuts 3/4 cup
Zucchini 3/4 cup

Fruits

Fruits (60 calories in a serving)


Amount in 1 serving
Apple 1 small
Applesauce, unsweetened 1/2 cup
Apricots 4 whole
Banana 1 small or 1/2 large
Berries, mixed 1 cup
Blackberries 1 cup
Blueberries 3/4 cup
Cantaloupe 1 cup cubed
Cantaloupe wedge 1/4 small melon
Cherries 1 cup or about 1 dozen
Cranberry juice 1/2 cup
Cranberry juice, reduced-calorie 1 cup
Dates 3
Figs, dried 3 small
Figs, fresh 2 small
Fruit juice 1/2 cup
Grapefruit 1 small or 1/2 large
Grapefruit juice 1/2 cup
Grapes 1 cup
Honeydew melon 1 cup cubed
Juice bar, frozen 3-ounce bar
Kiwi 1 large
Mandarin orange sections 1/2 cup
Mango 1/2 cup diced
Melon balls 1 cup or about 8
Mixed fruit 3/4 cup
Nectarine 1
Orange 1 medium
Orange juice 1/2 cup
Papaya 1/2 medium or 1 cup cubed
Peach 1 large
Pear 1 small
Pineapple 1/2 cup cubed or 2 rings
Pineapple juice 1/2 cup
Plums 2
Prunes 3
Raisins 2 tablespoons
Raspberries 1 cup
Strawberries 1 1/2 cups whole
Tangerine 1 large or 3/4 cup
Watermelon 1 1/4 cups cubed or 1 small wedge

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates (70 calories in a serving)


Amount in 1 serving
Animal crackers 6
Bagel, whole-grain 1/2
Baked chips, low-fat 10 chips
Barley, cooked 1/3 cup
Bread, sourdough 1 slice
Bread, whole-grain 1 slice
Breadsticks, crispy 2, 6 to 8 inch long
Bulgur, cooked 1/2 cup
Cereal, whole-grain 1/2 cup
Corn 1/2 cup
Corn on the cob 1/2 large ear
Corn tortillas 1, 6-inch diameter
Crackers
Cheese
14 small
Snack
20 bite size, 5 round
Triple-rye
1
Wheat
6
Melba rounds
6
Croutons 1/2 cup
English muffin, whole-grain 1/2
Grits, uncooked 2 tablespoons
Kasha (buckwheat groats, cooked) 1/2 cup
Muffin, any flavor 1 small
Oatmeal, cooked 1/2 cup
Orzo, cooked 1/4 cup
Pancake 1, 4-inch diameter
Pasta, whole-grain, cooked 1/2 cup
Pita bread, whole-grain 1/2 circle, 6-inch diameter
Popcorn, microwave, low-fat 2 cups
Potato, baby, red-skinned 3
Potato, baked 1/2 medium
Potato, mashed 1/2 cup
Pretzels, sticks 30
Pretzels, twists 3
Pumpkin, cooked 1 1/2 cups
Rice, brown, cooked 1/3 cup
Rice, wild 1/2 cup
Roll, whole-grain 1 small
Rutabaga, cooked 3/4 cup
Shredded wheat 1 biscuit or 1/2 cup spoon-sized
Soup
Broth-based
1 cup
Chicken noodle
1 cup
Tomato
1 cup
Vegetable
1 cup
Squash, winter, cooked 1 cup
Sweet potato, baked 1/2 large
Turnips, cooked 1/3 cup
Waffle 1, 4-inch square

Sweets

Sweets (75 calories in a serving)


Amount in 1 serving
Angel food cake 1 small slice
Cranberry sauce 3 tablespoons
Fruit spread 1 1/2 tablespoons
Gelatin dessert 1/2 cup
Honey 1 tablespoon
Jam 1 1/2 tablespoons
Maple syrup 1 1/2 tablespoons
Sorbet 1/3 cup

Fats

Fats (45 calories in a serving)


Amount in 1 serving
Avocado 1/6
Butter, regular 1 teaspoon
Cream
Half-and-half
2 tablespoons
Sour
1 1/2 tablespoons
Sour, fat-free
3 tablespoons
Heavy (whipping)
1 tablespoon liquid or 4 tablespoons whipped
Nondairy creamer
2 tablespoons
Nondairy whipped topping
1/2 cup
Cream cheese
Fat-free
3 tablespoons
Regular
1 tablespoon
Margarine, regular or trans-free 1 teaspoon
Mayonnaise
Fat-free
4 tablespoons
Reduced-calorie
1 tablespoon
Regular
2 teaspoons
Nuts
Almonds
7 whole
Cashews
4 whole
Peanuts
8 whole
Pecans
4 halves
Walnuts
4 halves
Oil
Canola
1 teaspoon
Olive
1 teaspoon
Olives 9 large
Peanut butter 1 1/2 teaspoons
Salad dressing
Reduced-calorie
2 tablespoons
Regular
2 teaspoons
Seeds
Flaxseed, ground
2 teaspoons
Sesame
1 tablespoon
Sunflower
1 tablespoon
Tartar sauce 1 tablespoon
This blog is an attempt to make calorie counting easier for myself.
I've taken the meals I ate when I lost weight before and did calorie counts of the TOTALS so that I could save myself time and still have a pretty good idea of how many calories I am consuming. I began with the meals I concocted myself but plan to add more from other sources as I find time.

I've tried to label each entry so that breakfasts, lunches, snacks, dinners and so on could be easily located as needed.