Do you know exactly what you eat? Most of the time, people underestimate their food intake. Tell me what you eat, and I'll tell you...
If you're overweight, it's essential that you know what you eat in order to determine the most adequate diet or just break bad eating habits. Read the following and learn about ways to evaluate your diet.
If you're overweight, it's essential that you know what you eat in order to determine the most adequate diet or just break bad eating habits. Read the following and learn about ways to evaluate your diet.
We're all liars!
If someone asks you what you've eaten today, you'll have a natural tendency to lie about it. Many studies have shown that we undervalue our food consumption and more often than not, this is not even conscious. For instance, we "forget" that we ate between meals. And the more you want to control what you eat and try to limit your intake, the more you underestimate how much you have. Only protein intake is more ore less accurately evaluated.
Going on a diet will be fruitless if you can't identify your mistakes. Your food record will show what elements should be improved, such as limiting snacks between meals or reducing excessive consumption of high-energy drinks . You'll also be able to determine what excess calorie foods you eat.
In this regard, you should know that only 10 types of foods contribute to almost 70% of your total calorie intake in a given day.
In this regard, you should know that only 10 types of foods contribute to almost 70% of your total calorie intake in a given day.
The ten most caloric foods for adults (67% of daily intake)
| Cakes | 11.46% |
| Bread and by-products | 10.61% |
| Chips, crisps | 8.51% |
| Meat | 8.42% |
| Cheese | 5.85% |
| Oil, margarine | 5.17% |
| Butter, animal fat | 4.87% |
| Cooked meats | 4.53% |
| Meat-based foods | 3.87% |
| Pasta, rice, flour | 3.78% |
