Calorie Dense Foods - How much is in a REAL serving size?

One of the most overlooked foods are calorie dense foods aka foods that pack a punch in calories + don’t do much to keep you full.

These foods typically fall in the fats macro category.

Nuts, oils, butter.

Think about it, no one ever says “man, I’m stuffed from that 3 servings of olive oil that my dinner was cooked with.”

Calorie dense foods are easy to over consume + not “feel them.”

Once you learn this you can then decide how you want to use them day to day.

Peanut butter is a great example. One serving of peanut butter runs around 190 calories.

This is one serving in the picture.

Not much to look at.

IRL You could “just be eating a PB & J sandwich” daily…only to realize you’ve been heavy handed on the PB, eating 3 servings, per sandwich.

Suddenly you’ve got yourself a 750+ calorie sandwich that’s gone in 5 bites.

Maybe you’re cool with that + maybe you’re not.

Either way, it’s worth your time, effort + energy to understand the food you’re eating.