It's hard to tell how many calories something has just by looking at it. We already know what an ounce of nuts looks like - but what do servings of other common foods look like? Wisegeek took pictures of 200 calories portions of 71 common food items, including everything from staples like flour, cornmeal, oil and butter to muffins, ketchup, bacon, Powerbars and Tootsie Pops. They every carefully cut down the items that were more than 200 calories per piece to provide the most accurate visual example possible. Measurements are given in grams or milliliters, as well as calories. And as an additional bonus, every item was shot on the same plate, bowl or glass, so the size of each item can easily be compared to its neighboring items.
Now, calories aren't the only thing to take into consideration when planning your diet, but it is still nice to see that one glazed donut doesn't have quite as many calories as a bakery muffin or a bagel because it makes it that much easier to enjoy every once in a while.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1-06-2007 @ 10:05AM
Timmus said...
I'm confused by the pictures where the items of food are cropped off (like the celery)... does that mean that just what's in the frame is 200 calories, or what's not shown, too? I wish they'd make that more clear. Neat concept though.
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1-06-2007 @ 12:14PM
greg said...
If you click on the pictures you can see the whole plate or bowl to get a full picture of how much the serving is, and the plate/bowl dimensions are given on the page as well...
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1-06-2007 @ 10:24PM
esmereldagrubb said...
That little hunk of grapes is 200 calories????
SOmething has to be a little off here...
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1-07-2007 @ 7:10PM
Hawk said...
Grapes are sugar, water, and cellulose. So, it's probably not a stretch.
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1-08-2007 @ 9:21AM
saldek said...
Timmus, you can click on the thumbnails to see the complete picture.
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1-09-2007 @ 12:01AM
tomt said...
I thought splenda had 0 calories, so how does 50 packets have 200 calories?
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