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In terms of raw nutritional value, the difference between sweet potatoes and white potatoes is miniscule. “Both potatoes clock in around the same calories (100 to 120 calories) and carbs (25 to 30 grams) for a small to medium potato,“Both contain around 4 g of fiber and contain less than 1 g of fat before any butter or oil is added.”

As for protein? Both serve under 4 g, but white potatoes tend to score a bit higher.

Here’s where they differ. White potatoes contain more iron, potassium, and vitamin C. They also have less natural sugar.

“Sweet potatoes, meanwhile, are higher in fiber, calcium, and vitamin A

The hidden calories:
Ketchup has 20 calories per serving size of 17 grams.
4 grams of sugar per serving size
5 carbs per serving size grams

Ketchup is one of the largest hidden calories in many peoples diet. When we use Ketchup we do not think we are using a lot. Next time measure out one serving size of 17 grams and see a little that is and then measure how much you use.
If you don't think it is a lot. Rembmer the average American uses 71 pounds of ketchup per year.

Next time you are having a hamburger and fries, skip the ketchup on the burger and add a few more pickles or veggies and add a bit more mustard to reduce the amount of calories and carbs from all of the sugar found in ketchup.

Low calorie snack options. Here we have apples and bananas. An easy snack to get you to your next meal. Very low in calories with many vitamins and minerals.

How a healthy snack like almonds can turn weight loss into weight gain if we are not careful. Serving of almonds is usually about 30 almonds. I know for me 30 for a snack is not very much. Or if I have two helpings of almonds in a day this adds almost 1000 calories to our diets. I would suggest to keeping almonds and other nuts as a healthy bulking tool.
When I am losing weight I will cut almonds out of my diet because I know I am eating way more than what is recommended and it either stalls my weight loss or even worse, I find myself gaining weight if I am not careful.

Getting your mornings started right, starts with the right meal. Some cold cereals are labelled as a healthy choice. Some are marketed to kids with high sugar contents and we know they are bad. It is the ones that look healthy or we are told are healthy that we need to take a closer look at.

Here we have Specail K and Cinnonmon toast Crunch. Specail K has been marketed for healthy adults.
When clearly there are better choices out there to start your day with.

The measurements for the serving size or actual serving sizes that surprise a lot of people. Here we have 2.5 cups of the cerael with a cup of milk to make up our nutrients breakdown.
The nutrients on the box usually shows less than a cup or only 60g of cereal which the average person does not eat and our ceral bowls hold a lot more than that.

This is where our calories explode past what we think we are eating to stay slim to where we are actually eating 3 to 5 times more than we thought.

Summer is over and you maybe getting the last BBQ in for the season. Let's breakdown two family favorites on the BBQ.
Hotdog on a bun and a sausage on a bun.
We are looking at plan hotdogs and sausage without anything additional. So if you like adding cheese, ketchup or other toppings take that into account as well. Additonal items will increase the calories and over macros.