making eating healthy easier

- techniques to lower the barrier to being/becoming a healther person

- calorie budgeting: counting, logging, social aspects

- barriers: knowledge, time

- nutritiondata.com

- http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm

- handful of food, ease of overeating room-temperature foods by hand (eg nuts)

- can be overwhelming at first, so finding techniques is useful

- find information about the foods most commonly encountered and consumed

- calorie count wiki

- tantek knows his banana calories

- combintion bowl / scale

- signs of bad foods: fried, contains corn syrup, flavorings

- anything with a label needs to be scrutinized

- restaurant techniques: dressing on the side, items you can determine caloric information of (sushi, sandwiches, eg), ask for sauce without sugar, ask for general ingredient information.

- knowing calorie information can reduce the guilt associated with eating - knowing you're consuming a certain number of calories as opposed to feeling like a bad person for eating "bad foods"

- frequently used, precalculated recipes for people who cook at home, corresponding to a routine shopping list