Oats are the imported ‘health food’ that has actually earned its reputation in India. 40g dry oats cooked with water = 155 cal with 7g protein and 4g fibre. That is a better nutrition profile than most Indian breakfasts. The trick: cook them the Indian way (masala oats, oats upma, oats chilla) instead of the … Read more
A single scoop of ice cream is about 130 calories. A double scoop cone: 260. A Cornetto: 260. A medium cup from a parlour: 300-400. A milkshake with ice cream: 450+. Ice cream is dessert that people eat as a snack, which is exactly why it wrecks diets. One scoop is a dessert. Two scoops … Read more
A Dairy Milk (38g bar) is 200 calories. A Dairy Milk Silk (150g) is 800. A ‘small’ KitKat (2 finger) is 105. Chocolate is one of the most calorie-dense foods in existence at 535 cal per 100g. But unlike most calorie-dense foods, chocolate actually provides genuine pleasure per calorie. The strategy is not elimination. It … Read more
A small Lays packet (30g) is 160 calories. A party-size bag (150g) is 800 calories. 100g of any Indian namkeen is 500 to 550 calories. Chips and namkeen are the highest calorie-per-gram snack foods in India, and they come in packages designed to be finished in one sitting. Here is what every packet actually costs. … Read more
4 Parle-G biscuits is 80 calories. That sounds harmless. But nobody eats 4 biscuits. You eat 8 to 12 with chai, which is 160 to 240 calories. Twice a day with morning and evening tea: 320 to 480 calories from biscuits alone. Most Indians consume 200 to 400 calories daily from biscuits without tracking a … Read more
One slice of white bread is 70 calories. Brown bread: 65. Multigrain: 75. The calorie difference between bread types is so small (5-10 cal per slice) that it barely matters. What matters: how many slices you eat and what you put ON the bread. 2 slices with butter and jam: 250 cal. 2 slices with … Read more
One pack of Maggi is 360 calories. That is the same as 5 rotis. Most people eat it thinking it is a ‘light snack’ because it is small and takes 2 minutes to make. It is not light. It is a full meal’s worth of refined flour (maida), palm oil, and salt compressed into a … Read more