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How many chocolate chip cookies do you need to fill you up? Me, I don’t get out of bed without a package. ‘Cause when it comes to putting food in your mouth, how much doesn’t count as long as it tastes good. But imagine what a favor we’d be doing our bodies simply by starting to listen to what they say. And it doesn’t take a whole lot.

Swapping food for healthier alternatives is the way to go, and we present you some of the most easy-to-understand healthy charts that speak numbers and quantities. Take notes, everyone—we are about to build a better snack menu no one will ever feel guilty for.

Scroll down below for Bored Panda’s interview with Graeme Tomlinson, the man behind the widely popular Instagram account The Fitness Chef known for myth-busting nutrition infographics about making wise food choices.

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Ben Smith
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol wut? Which do you think is more expensive to produce?? Hint: it's not coke and fast food hamburgers

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Many people on social media have found the Fitness Chef infographics useful when looking for healthier alternatives in their everyday food choices.

Graeme told us that most calorie-dense foods have their lower calorie alternatives. “These are an excellent opportunity to continue eating a food you enjoy, but which also supports a fat loss goal, because to lose fat, you must consume fewer calories than you expend.” In other words, you need to get to the calorie deficit.

On the other hand, Graeme assures readers that you don’t need to ban sugar or carbs from your diet, because “there is no evidence to suggest they individually make you fat.”

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Biljana Malesevic
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you know how much of peanut butter is 40g? And 30g of jam? On one piece of bread? That would be too much, no one puts that much.

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Pamda Panda
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get the point that our choices add up, but I'm keeping the cream in my coffee, thanks.

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The fitness chef said that you need to “work out an enjoyable way to include them in moderation alongside nutritious food.”

Many of us do make mistakes with our food choices simply because we don’t fully understand the nutritional components of that food. “For example,” Graeme explained, “for someone trying to lose weight, believing that eating any amount of nutritious, calorie-dense foods like nuts or oily fish is ok just because they support some aspects of health may be problematic if it means they are no longer in a calorie deficit.”

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Katherine Boag
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Apples make me hungrier, while i find banana to be fairly filling. Swap them!

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Graeme believes that virtually any food can be eaten, but “we need to understand our overall diet over time.” Since there’s so much misinformation and confusion published online, his advice is “to follow those with the least extreme advice.”

For more advice, check out Graeme’s bestselling book “Eat What You Like & Lose Weight For Life” and his meal planner app.

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Tabitha L
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is the green/yellow spiral thing? I keep seeing it in the charts.

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Yvonne Blau
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So the message is... go eat at McD instead of trail mix? What am I missing?

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Stimpy
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok so now I am to stop binge-eating tubs of coconut oil and eat boring strawberries instead? That's where I draw the line!

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Nicola Roberts
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

By the looks of things, "Protein" has replaced "Organic" in the latest marketing techniques.

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cassiushumanmother
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a total nonsense. To count in calories is already a nonsense but to compare 80g to 40g is a nonsence too. Garlic is excellent for the health, cranberries contains fibers, mint help you to digest...you can't compare calories to eat healthier, you have to know what you eat. 100kcal of protein, carbohydrates or lipids do not affect the body in the same way, and with or without fibers and other elements that's good for the health count a lot. Everything is good, we need all of it, no food is an enemy, just know what you eat and take pleasure eating. It's not just fuel, we are not SUVS.

Bama Belle
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Counting calories is the only way I've ever lost weight. A nutrition professor in the U.S did an experiment for his class. He ate only sweets and snacks (w/ a few vegetables in the evening) over the course of two weeks, but he never went over 1800 calories a day. He lost 27 lbs. & his cholesterol went down by 30 points. Of course, he wasn't advocating that any one eat that way, but he wanted to make a point that when it comes to weight loss, counting calories works.

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pusheen_the_cat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

am i the only one who has no idea what mint jelly is? is it a condiment or a dessert.

Javiera Gotelli
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you people even KNOW how to make alioli? (THAT is the proper name, not aoili) ...

Baali Venomax
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ive given up with condiments. Sometimes I'll have brown sauce but otherwise, nope no point.

Rissie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is probably kcal also. Wow, this is a very uninformed and bad, bad list of whatever it is.

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Hazel Waring
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who eats this much anyway?! Two slices of toast is a huge meal, especially as a dessert with a chocolate spread - let alone 4!

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Ivo H
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Altough I got the point, I don't think this is fair comparison. Avocado has so much good fats and other nutritional "bonuses", that calories shouldn't be a reason to chose nutella.

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Ivo H
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't really see a point here... Like some of the plant proteins aren't complete? Ok then, but at least few of them are. And you can always prepare food out of more than one of these, at least you'll have more colorful food :)

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Mimi M
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Onions and garlic are irirtants to the gut. Try Kefir instead - it replenishes gut biome (and does it even better than yogurt).

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Mama Panda
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would love to know where this person is getting their calorie counts from because they are way off the mark. First off there is no way that anyone would eat 143 blueberries in one sitting. Second when researching the caloric intake of these amounts, I get a number way below 1000 calories.

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Saico Hipe
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A lot of these figures aren't even accurate. A single 1.5 oz (45mL) serving of vodka contains 97 calories. Anything with at least 1 serving of alcohol in it (equal to 18mL) would be at least the same. Even if you're calling a serving 1 oz (30mL) that's still 65 calories. It seems the person who put this together spent a lot more time making it look nicely than researching their facts and figures.

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Stimpy
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like the portabella and pita pizza ideas. But nothing in the world can make "rice cakes" attractive...

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Anna McHugh
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a vegan, I must admit, I miss mackerel. But then, I can also spell it properly.

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Tabitha L
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gin and club soda with lemon and lime. Refreshing, and no hangover.

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Jo Choto
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's actually 465 calories in 70g almonds plus 100g dried mango. Also, they are showing way less than 70g/100g in the pictures.

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Ksenia M
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well, that's questionable at best. Also they seem to mix white sugar with fructose which is very wrong

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CbusResident
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BUT: the fruit juices on the left would have more fiber and vitamins and antioxidants. Also b/c the sugars are in large part from fruits they're not as much 'simple sugars' as the corn syrup or cane sugars that are in the sodas. That means the fruit juice sugars don't cause as much of spike in the glycemic index, they don't induce more eating as quickly.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

satisfies you for 3-5 hours? after eating that, i'd be lying on the floor ready to die

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Sinkvenice
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The oil isn't just so things don't stick, it's for flavour too. At least get someone to write this whole thing who knows what they're talking about.

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