Most often, the question of how to calculate the calorie content of a dish worries those who are trying to control weight by observing a certain number of calories contained in the daily diet. In order to calculate the number of calories, you need to have certain skills and focus on the number of calories contained in a particular product.
It is necessary
- - a table of food calories, - a calculator,
- - a notebook and a writing instrument for recording the results.
Instructions
Step 1
In order to calculate the calorie content of a dish, a clear knowledge of all its ingredients is required. Therefore, such a calculation is easiest to do at home, since in a cafe you can calculate the calorie content of a dish only "on faith", because the exact number of components is contained only in the menu layout.
Step 2
An accurate calorie calculation involves keeping a food diary, which makes it easier to obtain information about the calorie content of an ingredient. To find the calorie values of foods, you can refer to books on home economics or sites that offer a calorie calculator. The principle of operation is the same and is based on the usual mathematical proportion. The calorie content of 100 grams of the product from which the dish is supposed to be prepared is taken into account. That is, if meat is stewed with vegetables, then it is necessary to add up the calorie content of the mass of meat, vegetables and oil, on which everything is stewed. After that, it remains to weigh the final mass of the dish and, taking into account the calorie content, divide it by the number of servings.
Step 3
Sometimes calculating the calorie content of dishes is not as easy as it seems. Regular pasta at least doubles in volume during cooking. Supporters of a healthy lifestyle are tormented by the question of how to calculate calories in this case. Everything is very simple: the mass of the finished dish is weighed and measured against the calorie table. After that, in order to obtain the energy value of a specific portion, it remains to divide the total mass by the number of guests.
