I am cutting down my calories at the moment to lose a bit of weight. I had an apple last night for a snack and when I tracked it on my calorie tracker app I realised it was pretty much the same amount of calories as a small chocolate bar. Does this mean that if I’m trying to lose weight I might as well be having the chocolate bar instead?
Obviously there is more fat in a chocolate bar but when I Googled it it said you should focus on calories more than fat
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>Does this mean that if I’m trying to lose weight I might as well be having the chocolate bar instead?
It doesn’t mean you *might as well* have the chocolate bar, but it does mean that you *could*. The issue here becomes about nutrition and satiation. There’s nothing wrong with the occasional chocolate bar, but fats are calorically dense but without the volume and you’re much more likely to feel hungry sooner after eating just the chocolate bar vs. something with a lot more substance to it for the same amount of calories.
The best thing to do is have a little of the less healthy stuff you want (rather than a lot) and then a good amount of the stuff that’s packed with nutrition and is more filling with less calories.
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