Session 2-2
Finding where the Calories Come From
Tools that will help make tracking what you eat easy and “do-able”.
How to Track Your Food
Food and physical activity tracking app. You can download these to your smart phone or computer. Popular examples of food and activity trackers include MyFitnessPal, Lifesum, WeightWatchers, DailyBurn
Websites (general sites or specific sites eg many restaurant chains include nutrition information for their items) eg Chipotle, Starbucks etc.
Food Labels
Measuring cups and spoons
Kitchen scale (to measure ounces of meats, fish or cheese)
You can use everyday objects to “eyeball” serving size
Ping-pong ball
Serving size: 2 teaspoons
Palm of Your Hand, or a Deck of Cards
Serving size: 3 ounces of meat or poultry
Tennis Ball
Serving size: 1/2 cup
Computer Mouse
Serving size: 1 medium baked potato
CD
Serving size: 1 medium waffle
4 Dice
Serving size: 1 ounce of cheese
Golf Ball
Serving size: 1/4 cup
Baseball
Serving size: 1 Cup
Tennis Ball
Serving size: 1 medium apple