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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?

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

I think the message is you shouldn't compare things with incomplete information. That and nutrition is more than just calories and protein.

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

Is this page trying to promote McDonald's or something? Hummmm....

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

that smoothy has added ingredients. those nuggets are deep-fried in an oil that may give you a**l leakage, and that soda is full of more than one kind of sugar. Sugar activates the same receptors in your brain as cocaine. My God, this thread is pissing me off.

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

Sorry, most of these contradict common sense, and I am starting to believe all of this is a fast food marketing campaign to convince us that 150 cals of sugar and aspartam is way better than 200 cals of avocado. Well, they should go s* themselves actually, because we've all seen Americans and they're all healthy and slim, YEAH!

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

If you bother to read the ENTIRE post in the review, you'll find it says this: 804 cal of rather healthy food (fruit juice with sugar from these fruits and dried fruits with their sugar, therefore) are much better for your health ("MAKES YOU THIN") than 598 cal of c**p in a fast food with lots of refined sugar added and ultra processed food (hence the title "MAKES YOU FAT"). In other words, calories don't mean anything, it's all about the quality of the product! Afterwards, if you don't understand that ...

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

I’d rather have heavier clean calories than garbage calories. It’s not just about the amount of calories. It’s the nutritional value and I guarantee soda and fried chicken are not the way to go to maintain health. This is dumb.

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

I think this post is maybe missing the idea of overall nutritional value. If you eat the McDonald's you are still going to be hungry and have almost no nutrients, whereas if you eat the trail mix you have a lot of nutritional value and probably won't be that hungry afterwards.

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

Just focusing on the calories is so wrong. Everyone knows that the left side is full of nutrition, vitamins and antioxidants. Right side is just bad fat, acid and oxidants.

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

ok agree you can sometimes find less calories in McD, but that there you see are trans-fats hard to utilize calories on fride chicken and for coke there you have high GI, basically your body will be run down with fast digesting carbs which will spike your insulin level and if you don't burn them fast it will storage as fat on you

Paul Z.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ever heard of empty calories? The smoothie is bullshit. The nuts are good food. Release their energy slowly and satisfy you longer. So bugger off with the over engineerd MickyD trash.

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

Makes you thin, nourished, and filled for longer period of time. McD's make you fat and malnourished.

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

It does not break down how your body processes that stuff. Not a really good comparison. Not just about calories. I feel absolutely sick after eating fast food, as opposed to pretty good after eating nuts and fruit. It does not mention the fact that the nut mix has significantly more fiber than the nuggets, and more of the calories are going to be fat and oil in the chicken.

Juniper Jennifer
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No-one drinks half a litre of smoothie at a time. The healthy side would also cost a bomb

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

Well, the lower calorie fast food is empty calories with little to no nutritional value. While the other might have more calories, it also has actual nutritional value.

Poppy Petal
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But the nuts are keeping you full longer than these chicken nuggets.

Jane Shead
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a massive nutritional difference between these things! It's not all about the calories!

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

To me this is kind of shocking and informative that 100 grams of nuts is around 500-600 calories and I did a quick search that seems to be true. That's about as much as a whole meal!

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

Ever since I saw how they mix that pink ooz with those chicken bits, I now stay far away from chicken nuggets.

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

Haven't drunk Coke in years, ever since I discovered that you can remove rust with it, what does it do to my gut? Much prefer 100% fruit juice with no added sugar.

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

JustRoz, have a heart attack or stroke..... bingo! Take care of your health while you still have it; being sick and not having a quality life sucks, only better to being dead, I guess.

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

Neither are 'good', the sugar in both is horrendous.

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

The sugar content in the drink is the only bad similarity; the choices on the left are better than McD's.

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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.

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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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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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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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