Top 10 Foods People Eat On A Regular Basis

1. Burger meal
2. Pizza
3. Spaghetti
4. Sweet 'n' sour pork with special fried rice (Chinese takeout)
5. Hot breakfast
6. Steak dinner
7. Nachos
8. Ice cream
9. Chocolate chip cookies
10. Hot dog meal

Burger meal (large burger, fries and cola)

• calories: 1300 -protein 34g
• carbs 189g - fat 44g - fiber 13g
• equivalent to 38 teaspoons of sugar and 1/2 stick of butter

Pizza (medium deep pan pizza)

• calories: 1746 - protein 80g
• carbs: 159g - fat 88g - fiber 8g
• equivalent to 31 teaspoons of sugar and a stick of butter

Spaghetti (300g serving)

• calories: 237
• carbs: 32g - fat 5.7g - fiber 3g
• equivalent to 6 teaspoons of sugar

Chinese takeout (sweet 'n' sour pork with special fried rice)

• calories: 520 - protein 16g
• carbs: 72g - fat 15g - fiber 1g
• equivalent to 14 teaspoons of sugar and 1/4 stick of butter

Hot Breakfast (2 scrambled eggs, 3 slices of bacon, pancakes, hash browns and a tall cafe' latte with whole milk)

• calories: 1120 - protein 58g
• carbs 77g - fat 65.4 - fiber 2g
• equivalent to 15 teaspoons of sugar and 1/4 stick of butter

Steak dinner (8oz sirloin and baked potato with butter, sour cream and chives)

• calories: 994 - protein 73g
• carbs: 60g - fat 51.6g - fiber 0g
• equivalent to 12 teaspoons of sugar and 3/5 of a stick of butter

Nachos (6 nacho chips smothered in cheese with chili, sour cream and guacamole)

• calories: 674 - protein 29g
• carbs 42g - fat 44g - fiber 2.5g
• equivalent to 8 teaspoons of sugar and 1/2 of a stick of butter

Ice cream (chocolate, with chunks of brownies and walnuts)

• calories: 436 - protein 7.5g
• carbs 37.6 - fat 28.6 - fiber
• equivalent to 7 1/2 teaspoons of sugar and 1/3 stick of butter

Chocolate chip cookies (8)

• calories: 636 - protein 7.6g
• carbs: 76g - fat 33g - fiber 4.4g
• equivalent to 15 teaspoons of sugar and nearly 3/8 stick of butter

Hot dog meal (1 hot dog on a bun with ketchup, large fries and large coke)

• calories: 1103 - protein 18g
• carbs 175g - fat 35.6g - fiber 8g
• equivalent to 35 teaspoons of sugar and 2/5 stick of butter

Now the scary part: these are everyday foods that a lot of people consume regularly as part of their diet. 

Normal daily average calorie intake is 2550 for men and 1940 for women. 

I am hoping that today's post is eye opening for you and will encourage you to think before you eat.

My aim is for you to make simple changes that will begin to take effect almost immediately and will last for life.  

One bite at a time,

Melissa