Calorie counting
Calories at the cinema: how to count popcorn, nachos, and drinks
It is easy to log a cinema snack as “popcorn,” but that says almost nothing about the serving.
Gatherings
How to count when the food is shared, the recipe is someone else’s, and there were several helpings.
Calorie counting
How to count calories in a shared order
A shared order cannot fairly be divided by the number of people: one person had two pizza slices and lemonade, another had rolls and fries, and a third tasted a little of everything.
Calorie counting
Barbecue and picnic: how to count your plate, bread, sauces, and seconds
At a picnic, calories are usually lost not in the barbecue itself but around it: a piece of lavash, sauce from a shared bowl, a drink, and a few more pieces by the grill.
Calorie counting
How to count calories at someone else’s home when you do not know the recipe or weight
When you are visiting, you do not need to ask your hosts how many grams of oil they used or weigh every meatball.
Calorie counting
Holiday table: where do the calories in Olivier and herring under a fur coat come from
Olivier salad does not have one correct number: one cook's version may have twice as many calories as another's, despite using the same ingredients.
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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