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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For some people, maybe it's about portion control of healthy foods. However, if you at two cups of green beans instead of one cup, I don't think that would cause an increase in calories.

There has to be something else, like eating larger portions of food higher in calories, like higher in saturated fat. [/quote]

Yes, of course, it’s all calories in/calories out. Of course [b]an extra 50 calories of sautéed green beans[/b] is a factor, but so is everything else.

It’s just incredibly stupid to think you’ve found some brilliant life hack in the form of “stop eating 2 snickers bars a day!”

Anyone who has struggled with weight more than a few months already knows that. And they are most likely also fighting their body’s natural inclination toward calorie compensation. [/quote]

My point was, if your plate starts out with one cup of steamed plain green beans (not sauteed in butter or olive oil), and you overeat the steamed green beans, that's not going to be a lot of extra calories.

Instead of sauteeing the green beans in butter or oil, you can steam them and season them with no salt seasonings.

If you struggle with portion control, have you tried those portion control plates? Or tried weighing and measuring food? I tried that once, and I was completely surprised by how much a 1/4 cup actually is. Or how much 2 tablespoons actually is. It really makes a difference. [/quote]

So do you know what calorie compensation is, or not? Because you seem to be missing the point and pushing sad old diet culture tropes instead. [/quote]

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