Patel

You might not realize it until you look at the ingredients, but the humble potato can hold its own when it comes to calories. One scoop of mashed potatoes has as many as your average sandwich. Sure, the potato itself isn’t too shabby, but everything we put on there alters the nutritional breakdown. We mix … Read more

We all know that black coffee is near-zero-calories. But then there’s your morning latte, man, that thing feels like a meal. But it isn’t magic. It’s math. When milk and syrup gets added into the mix, most of us greatly under-estimate the calorie accumulation of those add-ins. A “splash” of cream doesn’t seem like much… … Read more

But honey always feels like healthier option compared to white sugar. It’s naturaly! It comes from bees! But its high calorie density are hard to account for unless you have some plan in mind. One tablespoon doesn’t look like much when held in the palm of your hand, yet it pack about seventeen grams of … Read more

Olive oil. It’s a kitchen free-pass. You splash it around in the pan or drizzle it over your salad. Who cares how much you’re using? It tastes good so it must be fine. Olive oil is healthy fat. It tastes better then butter. But here’s the thing: whether you use extra virgin olive oil or … Read more

Meatballs are a complicated part of our everyday diet. For most, they’re just some protein block. But they can differ greatly. They depend on what type of meat go into them, how much salt is snuck in the sauce, and how big or small the portion are. Depending on whether you ate 12 tiny appetizer-sized … Read more

The saltine cracker box, found on most kitchen counter tops, are an easy way to have some crunchy salt in your pantry (or atop a bowl of soup). The next time you pick up a handful, you may think, “Oh, that’s just air, no big deal,” but compare calories per volume of food consumed and … Read more

Here’s one possible situation: You’re pulling a tray of fresh-from-the-oven cookies out of the oven. The smell in the kitchen is heaven; it’s all buttery and sugary goodness… But now you wonder how many of these cookie should go into your body today. “I just want the cookie to taste good,” you think, “but I … Read more

It feels like a tedious addition to a hectic morning when I has to actualy weigh each slice of bread, but it’s also the best tool against making a guesstimate of my carb consumption. Maybe you think a slice is a slice, whether that slice comes from an artisanal boule shaped by hand at neighborhood … Read more

For breakfast, if you’re craving something sweet but trying to keep things under control for the day, you might be tempted by a waffle. Waffles are airy, so it looks like they shouldn’t be heavy, but they’re dense. It look light, but it is actualy more like a piece of dough that holds fat and … Read more

There’s a kind of anxiety you get when there’s a box of Ritz crackers sitting on a table at someone’s house. Inside that box is a bag of salt and processed wheat goodness, which tastes great but contain a lot of calories. The issue isn’t the desire. It’s the arithmetic. No one wants to reach … Read more