| Author | Post |
|---|
knaan
New Member
| Joined: | 3 Sep 2011 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 1 |
|
Posted: 3 Sep 2011 03:30 pm |
|
As a clinical dietitian I developed an innovative and useful tool (patent pending) for counting calories called the "Categories Method". It helps individuals track their caloric intake using simple common knowledge.
According to the well-known and conventional method we need to know the caloric value of each and every component our dish or meal. For example: a Breakfast that contains a glass of orange juice, a small bagel, spread with cream cheese shall be calculated as : orange juice 90 kcal + bagel 192 kcal +cream cheese 98 kcal=total 380 kcal.
This method as we know is very complicated, especially for the average patient. We need to calculate a dish that its ingredients are not straightforward such as: Cob salad or Shepherd's pie, Even a slice of pizza, it is very difficult to estimate: the percentage of fat, carbohydrate or protein a piece of pie contains let alone the caloric volume.
Hence "The categories method" suggests a single categorical estimation per meal, based on a set of five categories:
Category 1 less than 200 kcal
Category 2 201-500
Category 3 501-800
Category 4 801-1200
Category 5 above 1200 kcal
Each category represents the patients' assumption, based on his common knowledge of a meal caloric value: to calculate a daily caloric consumption we use the average value of the category (e.g., category 3: 500-800 Avg = 650 kcal).
This method simplifies the process of counting calories, especially with assembled or cooked meal, it makes it easier to track any given meal even to those how are not so familiar with the caloric value of a product.
On a preliminary study we found that the error of the mean is only up to 10% between the reported category and the detailed description of a meal caloric value.
Furthermore I developed an iPhone application based on this concept called "CountEat.Calories" which enable users track their caloric count using a portable device
|
Nir
Senior Administrator
|
Posted: 3 Sep 2011 05:02 pm |
|
An interesting concept. (I guess it is a little bit like point-counting but not quite the same.)
By the way I notice you chose to post in the 'Tough Love' forum. An interesting choice given that you appear to neither ask for nor wish to offer this unique brand of motivation that this sub-forum is about.
|
Tankgirl
Distinguished Member
| Joined: | 1 Jul 2011 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 538 |
|
Posted: 3 Sep 2011 05:49 pm |
|
Just a suggestion,
I like knowing exactly how many calories go into each component of a dish. It gives me reason to tinker with a recipe to come up with ways that lower the calories or add more nutrition by swapping out a different ingredient.
It's really not that hard to look up each ingredient - if you use Sparkpeople you can even enter in recipes and it gives you the info per serving.
|
JSABD
Distinguished Member
|
Posted: 3 Sep 2011 11:10 pm |
|
Weight Watchers dumbed down calorie counting and WW has not worked all that well.
Tankwoman has no problem counting calories.
COUNT CALORIES! It's accurate and you have to be accurate.
|
Nir
Senior Administrator
|
Posted: 4 Sep 2011 11:25 am |
|
| @Tankgirl - Counting calories is the right thing for you at this time. Now fast-forward into the future. You've reached your goal weight and been maintaining for a few years. Will you still be counting at 90yo?
|
JSABD
Distinguished Member
|
Posted: 4 Sep 2011 02:28 pm |
|
Nir wrote: @Tankgirl - Counting calories is the right thing for you at this time. Now fast-forward into the future. You've reached your goal weight and been maintaining for a few years. Will you still be counting at 90yo?
If a person eats real food they don't have to count as often. If they are eating the junk that is so widely available then they do if they don't want to be fat.
|
Tankgirl
Distinguished Member
| Joined: | 1 Jul 2011 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 538 |
|
Posted: 4 Sep 2011 03:17 pm |
|
| That's a big fast forward.... I don't really have an answer. Depends on what life is like then. Since by then, my BMR will be much slower, I might. By then If I've kept to this way of life, I'll at least know if it worked. Last edited on 4 Sep 2011 11:08 pm by Tankgirl
|
Bamagirly
Senior Member
|
Posted: 6 Sep 2011 03:47 pm |
|
That's a largely wide swing even just looking at meals 2,3, and 4. There's a 1,000 calorie difference in the guestimating. That's enough to completely screw up MY diet  What if you're a terrible guestimator?
|
JSABD
Distinguished Member
|
Posted: 6 Sep 2011 08:28 pm |
|
Bamagirly wrote: That's a largely wide swing even just looking at meals 2,3, and 4. There's a 1,000 calorie difference in the guestimating. That's enough to completely screw up MY diet What if you're a terrible guestimator?
Good point!
|
Current time is 09:16 am | |
|
