Bacon Explosion not as bad for you as you think
No doubt you have probably seen the blog post about the Bacon Explosion, and you also probably thought, “holy crap, that has got to be the worst thing in the world to eat.” Well, yeah, it’s pretty bad.
But it’s not as bad as you might think. Of course there are articles all over the web touting this as a 5000 calorie food, but that’s if you ate all 4+ pounds of the thing. The nutritional content of a realistic portion (half a pound) may surprise you. Not only that, but there are many foods at restaurants that are worse than this.
I plugged the ingredients into the Heads Up Eating recipe feature, and created this food: Bacon Explosion
As you can see, it comes out to 878 calories, 60g fat, and 31g carbs for a good-sized half pound portion. That’s pretty bad, but not that bad if you compare it to, for instance,
- Bob Evans Caramel Banana Pecan Cream Stacked and Stuffed Hotcakes
- 1540 calories, 77 g fat (7g trans fat) - Ruby Tuesday Bella Turkey Burger
- 1145 calories, 71g fat, 56g carbs - Chili’s Awesome Blossom
- 2710 calories, 166g fat, 191g carbs (okay, that’s if you ate the whole thing, but imagine if you split it between two or three people) - Macaroni Grill Double Macaroni ‘n’ Cheese (on the Kid’s menu, apparently)
- 1210 calories, 62g fat
(This nutritional information is according to the Men’s Health Article, “The 20 Worst Foods in America”).
Of course, I don’t recommend you go out and eat this, (but if you do, log it into Heads Up, it’s already in there, *wink*). However, it illustrates how easy it is to misjudge the nutritional content of food, albeit an extreme example.
Filed under Interesting | Comment (0)User interface upgrades
I’ve upgraded the user interface on the main Daily Journals page for the following actions:
- delete a food or meal
- change the serving size or units of a food
- change the name of a meal
- add a new meal
You’ll notice the whole page doesn’t refresh anymore; it behaves much like an application on your computer now and is much more responsive. This was a pretty big upgrade and I think you’ll really appreciate it once you check it out.
Filed under Changes | Comment (0)Diet trumps exercise when it comes to weight loss
Okay, you probably knew this, but a new study says that controlling your diet plays the dominant role over exercise when it comes to weight loss. Exercise is awesome, no doubt, but it amazes me that people are willing to spend hundreds of dollars and hours of their time at the gym, but are reluctant to spend 10 minutes a day using a free service like Heads Up to ensure their diet is in order. Why not just take that one extra baby step? Maybe it is because they haven’t tried Heads Up!
Personally, I’ve lifted since high school and did cardio on and off, but never tracked my diet. Once I started tracking my diet, I saw my body change for the better in a way I’d never seen before in only a couple months. It made such an incredible difference, and had a lot to do with inspiring me to create Heads Up.
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