Calorie question
Discussion
Out of a choice of breakfasts , which has the most calories and which can be considered the most healthy?
Option 1:
4 pieces of toast (wholemeal bread, usually how is super seeded) with margarine and jam.
Option 2:
Around 100-150 g of plain quark and a handful of plain simple granola mixed with raisins and nuts . Does adding dried fruit such as banana slices etc make much difference to the calorie count ?
Option 1:
4 pieces of toast (wholemeal bread, usually how is super seeded) with margarine and jam.
Option 2:
Around 100-150 g of plain quark and a handful of plain simple granola mixed with raisins and nuts . Does adding dried fruit such as banana slices etc make much difference to the calorie count ?
Thanks , I had my suspicions about the granola and dried fruit. I mostly have the toast and jam and although i assume its a carb and sugar fest I find it fuels me well and I stay pretty lean . However I eat a lot of bread , potatoes , rice and pasta and was looking to cut down a little on these. I tried switching to the granola and found it left me looking a bit bloated and I could also run out of energy quite suddenly by mid afternoon.
bomb said:
cqueen said:
You're considerably better off with bacon & eggs.
This is correct. Eggs are quick and easy to prepare - Scrambled really quick in a microwave / Fried / poached / omelette. Mushrooms very low carb too, so an ideal breakfast if you want to avoid sugars and carbs.Gaz413823 said:
Thanks , I had my suspicions about the granola and dried fruit. I mostly have the toast and jam and although i assume its a carb and sugar fest I find it fuels me well and I stay pretty lean . However I eat a lot of bread , potatoes , rice and pasta and was looking to cut down a little on these. I tried switching to the granola and found it left me looking a bit bloated and I could also run out of energy quite suddenly by mid afternoon.
Have you tried eating lunch?Gaz413823 said:
Out of a choice of breakfasts , which has the most calories and which can be considered the most healthy?
Option 1:
4 pieces of toast (wholemeal bread, usually how is super seeded) with margarine and jam.
Option 2:
Around 100-150 g of plain quark and a handful of plain simple granola mixed with raisins and nuts . Does adding dried fruit such as banana slices etc make much difference to the calorie count ?
well it depends. so you're just going to have to download an app like myfitnesspal, scan the barcode and put in the weight/measurements of whatever you're eating and find out.Option 1:
4 pieces of toast (wholemeal bread, usually how is super seeded) with margarine and jam.
Option 2:
Around 100-150 g of plain quark and a handful of plain simple granola mixed with raisins and nuts . Does adding dried fruit such as banana slices etc make much difference to the calorie count ?
a slice of bread can very anywhere from 60-130 cals depending on it's size and thickness. so that's anywhere from 240-520cals. jam/butter is highly calorie dense so it depends on how much you put on.
taking a tub of asda fat free quark 100-150g works out as 68-102cals. handful of granola...we all have different opinions on what is a handful, so again, how much does that handufl weigh? dried fruit is again a calorie dense food, so it all depends.
As for which is healthy, that's largely subjective. healthy is too broad a term and depends on what your goals are.
227bhp said:
bomb said:
cqueen said:
You're considerably better off with bacon & eggs.
This is correct. Eggs are quick and easy to prepare - Scrambled really quick in a microwave / Fried / poached / omelette. Mushrooms very low carb too, so an ideal breakfast if you want to avoid sugars and carbs.OP - if you’re worried about calories, maybe don’t have FOUR slices of toast!
Thanks for the replies , some good poihts made , I think someone said why have four pieces of toast and ambuletz said it depends what your goals are.
I don’t really have any goals ,most days I’m at the gym , running , spinning or swimming . I have always been active but used to eat rubbish , changing my diet from takeaways , pizzas and cutting down on crisps , chocolate and fizzy drinks I’ve gone from nearly 15 stone to 10.5stone and have maintained this for a few years .
I find keeping the weight off , I have to be strict , I have to be disciplined, and I find it hard to eat enough to fuel the exercise and stay lean and just feel that it’s easy to pile junk down and so would like to find a few healthier options. My main meal on a night is usually a load of steamed veg , baked potato and a tin of tuna, through the day I have breakfast and a sandwich at 12:30 plus a banana at 8:ish and 4:30. Fridays and weekends tend be huge roast dinners and cake
To sum up , I find it hard to eat so that I’m not bloating and putting some timber on or flaking out exhausted , and feel that breakfast is a good place to start improving things
I don’t really have any goals ,most days I’m at the gym , running , spinning or swimming . I have always been active but used to eat rubbish , changing my diet from takeaways , pizzas and cutting down on crisps , chocolate and fizzy drinks I’ve gone from nearly 15 stone to 10.5stone and have maintained this for a few years .
I find keeping the weight off , I have to be strict , I have to be disciplined, and I find it hard to eat enough to fuel the exercise and stay lean and just feel that it’s easy to pile junk down and so would like to find a few healthier options. My main meal on a night is usually a load of steamed veg , baked potato and a tin of tuna, through the day I have breakfast and a sandwich at 12:30 plus a banana at 8:ish and 4:30. Fridays and weekends tend be huge roast dinners and cake
To sum up , I find it hard to eat so that I’m not bloating and putting some timber on or flaking out exhausted , and feel that breakfast is a good place to start improving things
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