Patel

There’s always that pause before picking up the pan: Bacon tastes amazing but it’s also chock-full of calories, salt, and smoke. Not all bacon are created equal. That slab of turkey bacon appears to be a healthy thin slice. That chunky cut of pork might appear to be applewood smoked. But those numbers don’t add … Read more

A bagel looks like a harmless decision. You pick one up at a corner store and maybe cut it in half, which is a responsible portion. You spread on some cream cheese or tomato slices and head out the door to start your day. This lasts until 11 AM, when you’re crashing or your tracker … Read more

There’s a problem in the office breakroom donut box: Human body processes don’t match up with good intentions. You’re going to have one. Then another, and another. (Three pastries from the marketing team.) And it’s not always about being hungry. It’s math. The problem is never just the hunger. It is the math. They overestimates … Read more

Most of the time, sitting down to some pancakes causes you fear. First, you marvel at the height of your stack. Then you ponder syrup-to-pancake ratio. And lastly, you regret that you’ll need to walk for several hours to work this meal off. But honestly, there’s nothing wrong with pancake itself. The issue lie within … Read more

There’s also this particular type of denial that occurs at a cookout: you see someone pile relish and sauerkraut, cheese and chili on top of a frank, and they shrug, call it “just one hot dog.” The unit is singular, so it seems like a little indulgence. But the nutrition math isn’t on your side; … Read more

When you go to the grocery store, most of us think that all bell peppers are alike. Sure, they may be built the same way but that doesn’t mean they’re nutritionally equal. Maybe you’re keeping track of certain macronutrients or aiming for a certin amount of Vitamin C per day. In these cases, knowing the … Read more

What’s that say again? I know we’ve all been in grocery store standing there with a bag of yellow onions in our hand. We wonder if those three bulb are really going to be enough for a dinner for four people. Why onion volume doesn’t behave like most other vegetables is a common kitchen puzzle: … Read more

How many wings are there? How many calories are there? If you eyeball a pile, it’s tempting to believe you’ve pegged it perfectly: Here, I ate this number of wings, each with this amount of sauce. But without weighing individual pieces, or considering the type of cut, you’re probly wrong. A single pile could feature … Read more

Carrots can have a bad name. They’re seen as something boring, like those sticks of sadness that end up at the bottom of your lunchbox. They are something you don’t eat, but rather just push around to make your meal look nice. But carrots is a nutrition powerhouse; they are loaded with vitamin A but … Read more

How many ounces of shrimp on your plate? Remember, what is on the package are nothing like what ends up in your mouth. As shrimp is prepared, it sheds its shells and tails, and then it lose water when it is cooked. For example, one pound of uncooked shrimp will shrink by about 25 percent … Read more