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openmind wrote: Jeff, First of all thank you very much for all that you do. Your Fast Food Vol. 1 and Calorie Density DVDs have helped me immensely.
openmind wrote:I think I understand the principles of calorie density fairly well, but once in a while there is an item where I get fooled upon, or perhaps deliberately fool myself upon.
However, it wasn't until I made several batches that I realized that the calorie density of these chips, though more favorable than store-bought chips, might still be outside the parameters of the McDougall program.
openmind wrote:My big clue was that my daughter kept asking me to make more and more- she never does that when I make boiled potatoes and offer them to her.
openmind wrote:The best clue I could find was a link on the Pritikin website that lists fat free potato chips as having a calorie density of 1,600-1,750 calories per pound. Would you consider the homemade potato chips to be around that range? If that is so, I want to make sure I limit the amount of these chips I make and keep around the house.
openmind wrote: Thank you very much Jeff. I do try in general to stay close to MWL guidelines, because I tend to gain weight very quickly when I go up the calorie density scale. So sometimes I confuse the MWL guidelines with the general guidelines.
openmind wrote: I will try the chips the way you make them, but also view homemade chips as an occasional treat (for a Sunday picnic, for example) rather than something to snack on everyday.
For everyday snacking, I will stick to boiled and baked potatoes, carrot sticks, etc.
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