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> Most people would have to run 10 miles per day to burn off the garbage they would eat in the morning (think of a young adult having an innocent bowl of cereal

by dpark 11y ago

> Most people would have to run 10 miles per day to burn off the garbage they would eat in the morning (think of a young adult having an innocent bowl of cereal and OJ for breakfast) How big is your bowl of cereal? 10 miles of running would be >1000 Calories burned. I don't think I've ever consumed 1000 Calories of cereal and juice in a sitting. I'm also pretty sure most people are not eating 1000 Calories for a typical breakfast.

bonesinger 11y ago
I think close to 1000 is pretty common for breakfast. I used to eat Dunkin Donuts a lot and I would see people order a Bagel with Bacon, Egg and Cheese on it. That is 470 calories. A side of hash browns is another 140. And then top of it off with a donut (350~) and an a large ice coffee (170) and you are over 1000 (I took the calorie # from DD website). Also a single serving of cereal is really small. Until I started using a food scale, I was routinely eating 2 servings of cereal (Multi-grain cheerios) which was about 250 calories.
- dpark 11y ago
  > I think close to 1000 is pretty common for breakfast. I used to eat Dunkin Donuts a lot and I would see people order a Bagel with Bacon, Egg and Cheese on it. That is 470 calories. A side of hash browns is another 140. And then top of it off with a donut (350~) and an a large ice coffee (170) and you are over 1000 (I took the calorie # from DD website). This is not a normal breakfast for anyone except the hyperobese or the hyperathletic. A bagel with bacon, egg, and cheese, plus hashbrowns, plus a donut, plus a sugary coffee? Yes, some people eat that much all the time, and yes, many people will eat that much occasionally. I don't think it's a typical-sized breakfast for most people, though. Most people I know don't even eat breakfast, and when they do, a donut+coffee is more realistic for calorie count. > Also a single serving of cereal is really small. Until I started using a food scale, I was routinely eating 2 servings of cereal (Multi-grain cheerios) which was about 250 calories. Yeah, cereal servings are unrealistically small. But still, a realistic serving is more like 250, not 750.
  - bonesinger 11y ago
    Possible, I live in the midwest and there are quite a few obese people in my area. Cereal wise, I would say 2 servings is pretty common, most people think its 1 bowl anyway. If you have 2 bowls, you're already close to 4-500 calories (depending on the cereal). Also something like a DD coolatta or starbucks frapp are pushing 3-400 calories easily.
  - dylanz 11y ago
    I like a big breakfast of pancakes (with butter and syrup), bacon and eggs, coffee with cream and sugar. That is usually around ~900 calories. I count macros and weigh everything daily. Sugary cereal is my weakness and I can easily eat 3 servings. I could eat my TDEE calories just in Cocoa Puffs...
jneal 11y ago
I'd say 1000 calories is a little much, but I think the original point here still stands. I don't have nutrition facts sitting right in front of me, but I do know often times cereal is given in very small quantities, like 130 calories per 3/4 cup. I'd say I used to eat around 3 cups of cereal each morning, so that's 520 calories not counting milk and OJ. The Milk is usually 1 cup, about 110 calories I believe. And 2 cups of OJ is probably around 220. That's 850 calories. It's not entirely inconceivable, and by the given math (which I haven't vetted) that's 8.5 miles still...
- dsmithatx 11y ago
  Yes but, don't you only need to run to burn off the extra calories? If you stick to your ideal calorie intake why the need to run? If it's 2500 calories I'd think you only need that 8.5 miles of running when consuming 3350 daily calories.
  - runeb 11y ago
    True, but like the original comment suggested, a calorie is not a calorie. If you eat 850 calories worth of fat and protein in the morning instead of sugary carbs I am pretty certain your intake the rest of the day will be very different.
- dpark 11y ago
  You used to eat 3 cups of cereal every morning? That's a lot of cereal. If I were hungry enough to eat that much cereal, I'd probably want something that felt more substantial (e.g. eggs, breakfast sandwich). I mean, yes, it's totally possible to eat 1000 calories for breakfast. I still don't think it's typical. Why would you even want that OJ after eating 3 whole cups of cereal? Also, how do you not just end up hyperobese eating like this, assuming you're not just cutting the calories from a later meal. A 300-Calorie/day excess will put on nearly 40 pounds every year, and I'd expect anyone eating 1000 Calories for breakfast every day to either be very active or else be eating at least 300 Calories too many per day.
  - retbull 11y ago
beeboop 11y ago
It's pretty easy to eat two servings of frosted mini wheats. That's 400 calories. Add two cups of whole milk for a total of 600 calories. And you're now only two donuts, or one donut and a tall glass of OJ, away from 1000 total.
frankzinger 11y ago
I make my own muesli. 75g Granola, 20g mixed nuts, 10g cranberries, 10g raisins, 20g seed mix, 100ml soy milk. I can't post a pic right now but it fills no more than a third of a regular bowl. It looks very unimpressive. But it adds up to 755kcal. Before I started measuring quantities I ate this same mix in much larger quantities because I felt like I needed that amount to be satiated. So I was easily eating close to or more than 1000kcal for breakfast every day. And that's without OJ. (Even now I feel like I could eat more. 60g of oatmeal fills me up much more and comes in at around 300kcal with sugar and soy milk. Muesli is not a very good breakfast.)

by dpark 11y ago

bonesinger 11y ago

I think close to 1000 is pretty common for breakfast. I used to eat Dunkin Donuts a lot and I would see people order a Bagel with Bacon, Egg and Cheese on it. That is 470 calories. A side of hash browns is another 140. And then top of it off with a donut (350~) and an a large ice coffee (170) and you are over 1000 (I took the calorie # from DD website). Also a single serving of cereal is really small. Until I started using a food scale, I was routinely eating 2 servings of cereal (Multi-grain cheerios) which was about 250 calories.

dpark 11y ago
> I think close to 1000 is pretty common for breakfast. I used to eat Dunkin Donuts a lot and I would see people order a Bagel with Bacon, Egg and Cheese on it. That is 470 calories. A side of hash browns is another 140. And then top of it off with a donut (350~) and an a large ice coffee (170) and you are over 1000 (I took the calorie # from DD website). This is not a normal breakfast for anyone except the hyperobese or the hyperathletic. A bagel with bacon, egg, and cheese, plus hashbrowns, plus a donut, plus a sugary coffee? Yes, some people eat that much all the time, and yes, many people will eat that much occasionally. I don't think it's a typical-sized breakfast for most people, though. Most people I know don't even eat breakfast, and when they do, a donut+coffee is more realistic for calorie count. > Also a single serving of cereal is really small. Until I started using a food scale, I was routinely eating 2 servings of cereal (Multi-grain cheerios) which was about 250 calories. Yeah, cereal servings are unrealistically small. But still, a realistic serving is more like 250, not 750.
- bonesinger 11y ago
  Possible, I live in the midwest and there are quite a few obese people in my area. Cereal wise, I would say 2 servings is pretty common, most people think its 1 bowl anyway. If you have 2 bowls, you're already close to 4-500 calories (depending on the cereal). Also something like a DD coolatta or starbucks frapp are pushing 3-400 calories easily.
- dylanz 11y ago
  I like a big breakfast of pancakes (with butter and syrup), bacon and eggs, coffee with cream and sugar. That is usually around ~900 calories. I count macros and weigh everything daily. Sugary cereal is my weakness and I can easily eat 3 servings. I could eat my TDEE calories just in Cocoa Puffs...

jneal 11y ago

I'd say 1000 calories is a little much, but I think the original point here still stands. I don't have nutrition facts sitting right in front of me, but I do know often times cereal is given in very small quantities, like 130 calories per 3/4 cup. I'd say I used to eat around 3 cups of cereal each morning, so that's 520 calories not counting milk and OJ. The Milk is usually 1 cup, about 110 calories I believe. And 2 cups of OJ is probably around 220. That's 850 calories. It's not entirely inconceivable, and by the given math (which I haven't vetted) that's 8.5 miles still...

dsmithatx 11y ago
Yes but, don't you only need to run to burn off the extra calories? If you stick to your ideal calorie intake why the need to run? If it's 2500 calories I'd think you only need that 8.5 miles of running when consuming 3350 daily calories.
- runeb 11y ago
  True, but like the original comment suggested, a calorie is not a calorie. If you eat 850 calories worth of fat and protein in the morning instead of sugary carbs I am pretty certain your intake the rest of the day will be very different.
dpark 11y ago
You used to eat 3 cups of cereal every morning? That's a lot of cereal. If I were hungry enough to eat that much cereal, I'd probably want something that felt more substantial (e.g. eggs, breakfast sandwich). I mean, yes, it's totally possible to eat 1000 calories for breakfast. I still don't think it's typical. Why would you even want that OJ after eating 3 whole cups of cereal? Also, how do you not just end up hyperobese eating like this, assuming you're not just cutting the calories from a later meal. A 300-Calorie/day excess will put on nearly 40 pounds every year, and I'd expect anyone eating 1000 Calories for breakfast every day to either be very active or else be eating at least 300 Calories too many per day.
- retbull 11y ago

beeboop 11y ago

It's pretty easy to eat two servings of frosted mini wheats. That's 400 calories. Add two cups of whole milk for a total of 600 calories. And you're now only two donuts, or one donut and a tall glass of OJ, away from 1000 total.

frankzinger 11y ago

I make my own muesli. 75g Granola, 20g mixed nuts, 10g cranberries, 10g raisins, 20g seed mix, 100ml soy milk. I can't post a pic right now but it fills no more than a third of a regular bowl. It looks very unimpressive. But it adds up to 755kcal. Before I started measuring quantities I ate this same mix in much larger quantities because I felt like I needed that amount to be satiated. So I was easily eating close to or more than 1000kcal for breakfast every day. And that's without OJ. (Even now I feel like I could eat more. 60g of oatmeal fills me up much more and comes in at around 300kcal with sugar and soy milk. Muesli is not a very good breakfast.)