Tag Archives: Calories

What Should I Eat?

By Mike Koons, MS, RD, CSCS – Fitness Together

Information overload! Everyday we are bombarded with guidelines on what to eat, how much to eat, even what to eat. This can make the process of eating well very confusing at times. When working with clients I have always kept the following “back to basics” guidelines in [...]

Fast Food Gets Bigger

I was reading an article on MSN today about how much fast food restaurants are supersizing us.  The article says “In the last few years, Hardee’s, Burger King and Wendy’s all have introduced 1,000-calorie-plus sandwiches stuffed with 12 ounces of beef — the amount of meat recommended for two days for most adults. In [...]

Nutrition Myth:Margarine Is Lower in Calories Than Butter

Just a fun fact for everyone!
Myth: Margarine has fewer calories than butter.

Fact: Regular stick margarine and stick butter contain the same number of calories: about 34 per teaspoon.