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When it comes to tracking protein, you’d be forgiven for forgetting all about the banana. Sure, there’s the whey powder, the egg whites and the chicken breast. Those fill plate. The banana, sitting in the fruit bowl, chills out while giving you some potassium along with some carbs. But at just around one gram of … Read more

Fresh mozzarella and low-moisture mozzarella is both claimed to be cheese, but their nutritional profile are different based off of their water content (which affects the amount of protein per serving). Nutritionally, the water-rich food will have a lower density of protein even though it looks like there’s more cheese. However, most people make decisions … Read more

Until you read back of package. Turns out cream cheese isnt just some neutral filler, it’s a lot of fat with little else, at least by calorie. In fact, you buy it primarily for its ability to carry flavor, whether as a bagel topper or frosting ingredient. Sure, we care about the taste and texture … Read more

When packing your kid’s lunch box with string cheese, you’re left with a simple question: Which one to buy? It meets all criteria. It won’t melt, it wont get smashed in a hot backpack, and it’s a generally safe choice. But what if one brand show seven grams of protein/ stick while the other shows … Read more

Cottage cheese is the generic white blob you pick out of fridge. Any old tub will do; just make sure it’s not terrible, right? But if you’re tracking honest macros or protein spesifically for muscle repair, there’s just too much left to chance. A couple of times over the course of a week, stacking those … Read more

The nutrition facts found on packages tell us everything we should of known about Cheddar cheese, but only if you know how to read them rightly. Because cheese comes in different forms, understanding those variations help you keep better track of your food intake. That’s where the calculator (above) come in: It eliminates guesswork and … Read more

That block of tofu you bought? Been sitting in the fridge for 3 days now. Seems fine. It’s just holding on to a gallon of water inside that spongy form. You’re hungry. You might want to toss together some lunch, maybe stir-fry something up. Is this piece of soft white rubber going to give you … Read more

There’s no telling until you get there, though. Every bag of lemons won’t yield the same amount of juice, some will be much better then others, resulting in the guesswork required to determine how many you should of buy. Six lemons per gallon sounds great on paper, but it never actualy works out that way. … Read more

Plant-based proteins like seitan is all the rage these days, but not every package is created equal. If you go into two different grocery stores and purchase what appears to be an identical bag of seitan (wheat gluten meat), one may have 31 grams of protein per serving while the other has 20. Why? Some … Read more

The problem is that a packaged slice can be very different than another. The exact weight of each slice vary. While some may be 3/4-ounce, others could be as much as an ounce per slice depending on how thickly they’re sliced at the deli. Because the nutrition payoff comes from whatever it is you actualy … Read more