An article I read recently suggested that to maintain my current weight I should eat about 2,200 calories a day. Also:
1 gram fat = 9 calories
1 gram protein = 4 calories
1 gram carb = 4 calories
If the ideal ratio of fat/protein/carb is 1/2/3, then daily I should be eating:
Fat = 2,200 x 1/6 = 367 calories / 9 = 40 grams
Protein = 2,200 x 2/6 = 733 calories / 4 = 183 grams
Carb = 2,200 x 3/6 = 1,100 calories / 4 = 275 grams
I checked out some of my usual foods, and how much of each I'd have to eat to meet these amounts:
Smart Start Toasted Oat cereal: 6 bowls = 15g/36g/288g (1,320 cals)
Chicken breasts: 6 pieces = 21g/150g/0g (840 cals)
A functional, if unexciting diet that would be!
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