Guest guest Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 At 12:36 PM +0000 5/9/10, wrote: > > the 10% figure at 33 grams (or a bit more -- calorie need calculators >> vary; this is the low figure). >> If I'm wrong I want to know! >> > >I'm not sure how you are calculating, but try it this way: fat calories >shoudl comprise no more than 10% of total calories per day. So if he is >on a 2,000 calorie/day diet, he should not be eating more than 200 >calories of fat, including the calories of fat that are already in >the foods he is eating. At 9 calories/gram, that's about 22 grams of >fat/day. The range I mentioned was on the average (14 to 24 grams of fat per day), and ideally, it's based on calories needed and 10%. Personally, I don't worry about the fat grams unless I'm eating a processed food (faux meat, tofu, tempeh) and adjust accordingly. Since I don't add oil to any food I make, it's pretty easy to stay in the recommended area. Aside from tofu, tempeh, and tvp now'n'then, I don't many things coming out of boxes or cans (pasta an exception, and beans if in a real hurry and none in the freezer). I've never bothered to figure out how many calories per day. I eat enough to feel a little less the full, and base my meals upon season, time (personal time available), and physical/emotional needs of the day/days (like now, with the hard garden digging, eating more). Hope this helps.. Best, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 On Sun, 9 May 2010, Mark Sutton wrote: > At 12:36 PM +0000 5/9/10, wrote: >>> the 10% figure at 33 grams (or a bit more -- calorie need calculators >>> vary; this is the low figure). > The range I mentioned was on the average (14 to 24 grams of fat per > day), and ideally, it's based on calories needed and 10%. I've reread this several times, adn cannot figure out what you mean by " calories needed *and* 10% " -- can you clarify? Generally speaking, if someone ie eating a whole-foods, plant-based diety, there will already be sufficient calories to maintain a given weight, and the fat in the food will average around 10%. > Personally, I don't worry about the fat grams unless I'm eating a > processed food (faux meat, tofu, tempeh) and adjust accordingly. Since > I don't add oil to any food I make, it's pretty easy to stay in the > recommended area. Aside from tofu, tempeh, and tvp now'n'then, I don't > many things coming out of boxes or cans (pasta an exception, and beans > if in a real hurry and none in the freezer). Well, if you eat any quantity of nuts or avocados, it's VERY easy to eat too much fat -- ie to exceed the 10% of total calories guideline. For example, 3.5 ounces of nuts (one big handful) can total around 500 calories; if this were 10% of your total calories for the day, you'd be eating 5,000 calories/day ! -MEC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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