Calorie counting
How many calories are in a slice of bread: white loaf, Borodinsky and sandwich bread
A slice of bread weighs 20 to 40 g depending on the loaf and how thick it is cut.
Bread and grains
Why grains are counted dry, and which is really lighter: bread or crispbread.
Weight loss
Buckwheat and kefir diets: how many calories they provide and where the lost kilograms come from
A day of buckwheat with a kilogram of 1% kefir provides about 930–1,210 kcal, and a day on one and a half kilograms of kefir about 570.
Shopping
Wholegrain bread: how to tell it apart from bran bread
Look for wholegrain flour or whole grain in the ingredients and check its position.
Calorie counting
Doshirak calories per pack and prepared serving
A 90 g chicken-flavor Doshirak tray contains 414 kcal according to the manufacturer.
Calorie counting
The FoodGPT raw vs cooked weight calculator: how it works and where it goes wrong
The calculator converts the weight of raw food into cooked weight and back, and counts calories from the raw food: cooking changes the weight, not the calories.
Calorie counting
How many calories are in oatmeal: with water, with milk and with toppings
A bowl of oatmeal made with water from 50 g of oats is about 190 kcal, and with 3.
Calorie counting
How many calories are in plov: with lamb, pork and chicken
The FoodGPT reference card lists plov at 188 kcal per 100 g, so a 300 g portion is about 565 kcal.
Calorie counting
Pie calories: how to count the dough, the filling and your slice
The FoodGPT reference puts a 100 g fried pirozhok (a Russian hand pie) at about 260 kcal, and a baked one at roughly a third less.
Calorie counting
How many calories are in blini: made with milk, water or kefir
The FoodGPT reference card lists blini made with milk at 232 kcal per 100 g, so a 50 g blin has about 116 kcal.
Calorie counting
How much baking powder is in a teaspoon, tablespoon, or packet?
A level teaspoon of baking powder weighs about 4 g in King Arthur Baking’s chart.
Calorie counting
How much does a spoon of potato starch weigh?
Bob’s Red Mill labels one tablespoon of potato starch as 12 g and 40 kcal.
Calorie counting
Pasta and sauce: why the calories vary so much
Two plates containing the same amount of pasta can have different calorie totals: tomatoes contribute mostly water, while oil, cream, cheese, and fatty pork provide more energy per gram.
Nutrition
Mediterranean diet: food list and 7-day meal plan
Build a Mediterranean-style week around vegetables, grains, beans, fish and plant oils.
Ingredients and additives
Acrylamide: what forms during frying and baking
Acrylamide is not present in raw foods — it forms during the cooking process, in the same place where a golden-brown crust and its aroma appear.
Shopping
Bread or crispbread: which is actually lighter
People buy crispbread instead of bread, thinking it is lighter.
Calorie counting
Raw or cooked weight: how to count grains, pasta, and meat
"100 g of buckwheat" can mean 346 kcal or 92, depending on the state of the grain.
Calorie counting
Buckwheat or rice: which is higher in calories and how do they really differ
In their cooked form, both grains provide about a hundred kilocalories per 100 grams: buckwheat is approximately 110, white rice is approximately 120.
Allergies
Celiac disease, wheat allergy, and gluten sensitivity: three different conditions
The symptoms are almost identical: bloating, pain, and fatigue after eating bread or pasta.
Ingredients and additives
Potassium bromate: a flour improver that is no longer permitted
Potassium bromate was used for decades as a flour improver: it made dough more elastic and bread more voluminous with an even crumb.
Nutrition
Gluten in a healthy gut: what actually happens to it
Gluten has become the word people reach for to explain bloating, fatigue and stubborn weight, and also the word people say with a smirk.
From reading to doing. All of it starts in one place — knowing what is on the plate. Photograph it and the calories and macros appear on their own.
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