What ‘Exactly’ Does 200 Calories Look Like?
January 3, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Diets and Dieting, Food and Drink, Media, Photo
Wise Geek has answered this question beautifully. They host an extensive picture gallery of foods in 200 calorie portions.
Some foods have significantly more calories than others but what does the difference actually look like. Each of the photographs below represents 200 calories of the particular type of food; the images are sorted from low to high calorie density.
When you consider that an entire plate of broccoli contains the same number of calories as a small spoonful of peanut butter, you might think twice the next time you decide what to eat.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average adult needs to consume about 2000 – 2500 calories to maintain their weight. In other words, you have a fixed amount of calories to “spend” each day; based on the following pictures, which would you eat?
What does 200 calories look like? – WiseGeek.com Thanks, Melanie!
What a great image! Did you do it yourself?
Nope, it was done by the authors of the site the hyperlink goes to Just sharing it with you guys.