Jack LaLanne

Gotta love this guy... and this is definitely my favorite video of his:



LaLanne's approach to nutrition is:

"If man made it, don't eat it. If it tastes good, spit it out!"

(I tried to find the video again that has this quote, but failed.) Okay so I agree with the first one, but not so much on the latter. Obviously he's referring to stuff with too much sugar and fat, but whatever.

Reason for believing his advice: He's 93, looks great, is full of energy, still works out 2 hrs a day, and of course there's all the super-human feats he performed in his youth.

Calories in typical foods

I'm keeping track of what I eat, just to get a general idea of how many calories I'm getting daily. I also want to see what my mood and energy level is like as I change diets. So here are some caloric values for foods I typically eat:

• oatmeal w/raisins: 350
• protein smoothie w/banana and pb: 500
• banana: 100
• apple: 65
• orange: 85
• pizza slice: 200 (cheese) - 450 (meat lovers)
• glass of milk: 140
• 2 handfuls nuts: 400
• 1 c rice: 200
• 1 egg: 100