![]() Sure, the 100 calorie packs are low calorie but there’s also 5 crackers in the package. It’s common to be on the hunt for low calories items so that you can eat more food over the course of the day but a lot of the time, items are labeled as low calories because they are low quantity. Will you be satisfied?ĭon’t just look for the lowest calorie options you can find. But you are likely better off eating a more macro friendly protein bar or an actual meal with a protein source, carb, and veggie because you’ll likely eat less calories/fat/carbs and get more protein. If you really enjoy them, then you can absolutely make them work. If you want to get the entire 16g of protein, you have to eat the entire cookie which is 420 calories. Therefore you only get 8g of protein and 210 calories. However, if you look at the nutrition info on the back, you’ll see that one serving is only half a cookie. The front of the package says it has 16g of protein. Lenny and Larry’s protein cookies are another good example because the packaging is sneaky. And by doing that you’re going to eat a ton of calories and fat. So to get a “good source” of protein, you’d have to eat a lot of peanut butter. And the reason is because 1 tbsp of Jif peanut butter is 70 calories but ONLY 2.5g protein. It’s likely someone told you at some point in your life that peanut butter was a good source of protein. The biggest offenders in this category are protein bars and peanut butter. We all know we aren’t going to be satisfied with 11 chips. Most chips are roughly 170 calories for 11 chips. If something is 300 calories for a serving, will you be content with one serving? The best example of this is chips. You can check him out here! When determining whether something is macro friendly for you, consider the following: Is the serving size worth the calories? I got my custom macros from my personal trainer. The online calculators tend to be too restrictive. While you can use online macro calculators to determine yours, I highly recommend having a professional calculate them for you instead. What I deem macro friendly may not fit your macros as well as mine. And while these are some of my staple macro friendly grocery list recommendations, feel free to make substitutions that better fit your macro plan AND your preferences.īefore we dig in, let’s chat about the term “macro friendly.” First and foremost, it’s pretty subjective. If you hate ground turkey and quinoa, you’re not going to be able to force yourself to eat it just to hit your macros. I wanted to share my ultimate macro friendly grocery list to make your transition into counting macros a little easier! Remember, the best diet is one you can actually stick to. Or worse, you’ve got a bunch of random items that don’t work together. You may buy things that you think are “healthy” or what you’ve seen your favorite fitness influencer buy, only to get home and realize you don’t actually like those foods. ![]() ![]() ![]() When you start any new diet/nutrition plan, the first few grocery trips can feel super overwhelming. ![]()
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