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For what it's worth, the food selection heuristic I've been trying to follow which seems to work for me is a combination of: - Try to maximize the ratio of pro

For what it's worth, the food selection heuristic I've been trying to follow which seems to work for me is a combination of: - Try to maximize the ratio of protein to carbs in a food. - For a given number of calories, look for foods with the highest amount of protein. Or somewhat equivalently, for a given amount of protein, look for foods with the lowest number of calories. To me it feels like these allow me to reason about and compare foods without getting bogged down in things like serving sizes.

usernew 3y ago
The issue with maximizing protein, is that only carbs or fat makes you feel full so you stop eating. When you maximize protein, you eat more. Yes, it is that simple. Serving sizes are a scam to manipulate nutritional labels. What we need is what Europe has - what percent of food is what. They have that by making the nutritional label for 100g. Another thing that would be helpful, is not putting raw calories on there, but putting metabolized calories on there. Looking at a nutritional label for dietary fiber makes a person think they're eating a bunch of empty calories, when they get pretty much zero. Why is the nutritional label showing how many calories are released if I burn the food in a fire? Our digestive system is not a BBQ grill.
- paulddraper 3y ago
  Not at all. An excellent diet hack is to have a small protein shake 10 minutes before a meal. For the cost of 100 calories, you'll reduce hunger considerably.
- JimtheCoder 3y ago
  "The issue with maximizing protein, is that only carbs or fat makes you feel full so you stop eating. When you maximize protein, you eat more. Yes, it is that simple." This seems very wrong...isn't protein the most satiating macronutrient?
  - jwiz 3y ago
    It is very wrong.
- throwaway22032 3y ago
  This is completely the opposite of how hunger works for me. I'm actually trying to gain weight and if I have a protein shake in the morning I could easily just neglect eating a real breakfast for hours.

usernew 3y ago

The issue with maximizing protein, is that only carbs or fat makes you feel full so you stop eating. When you maximize protein, you eat more. Yes, it is that simple. Serving sizes are a scam to manipulate nutritional labels. What we need is what Europe has - what percent of food is what. They have that by making the nutritional label for 100g. Another thing that would be helpful, is not putting raw calories on there, but putting metabolized calories on there. Looking at a nutritional label for dietary fiber makes a person think they're eating a bunch of empty calories, when they get pretty much zero. Why is the nutritional label showing how many calories are released if I burn the food in a fire? Our digestive system is not a BBQ grill.

paulddraper 3y ago
Not at all. An excellent diet hack is to have a small protein shake 10 minutes before a meal. For the cost of 100 calories, you'll reduce hunger considerably.
JimtheCoder 3y ago
"The issue with maximizing protein, is that only carbs or fat makes you feel full so you stop eating. When you maximize protein, you eat more. Yes, it is that simple." This seems very wrong...isn't protein the most satiating macronutrient?
- jwiz 3y ago
  It is very wrong.
throwaway22032 3y ago
This is completely the opposite of how hunger works for me. I'm actually trying to gain weight and if I have a protein shake in the morning I could easily just neglect eating a real breakfast for hours.