I am choosing not to reveal the source of my unexpected dessert binge so that I can protect my followers from the evil of knowing where to get the most perfect bowl of chocolate pudding. In my mind, as I’m sure with most of you, when I think of pudding I think of Jello-Instant, which is “chocolate flavored”, low-fat and made in 10 minutes on the stove-top. This devilish pudding, however, is made from real milk chocolate and heavy cream, and whipped slowly from scratch to form a thick, flavorful, mousse-like calorie trap. Yet somehow while eating it I convinced myself it was a professional version of the chocolately, low-fat goodness I love.
Why am I expending such energy describing what I am cautioning against? Simply because I made the mistake of devouring around 2 servings (approx. 4 cups) of this devilish chocolate treat over the course of 2 days, assuming that slapping an extra half mile onto my run each day would neutraulize my bodily dessert sabotage. Yet, upon inquiring the chef, we calculated that each serving of pudding had around 1100 calories. Do the math. That means I consumed 2200 calories in pudding. This is on top of the rest of my intake for both days.
Let me give a basic rundown of how calories work. The average person burns 2,000 calories per day. That is the number on which we base most nutrition labels. So when a label reads you are eating 30% of your daily value, it is basing that number on that average. Future blog will break down the science and numbers involved in caloric intake. For now lets understand that a pound of fat is 3500 calories.
Or not much less than 2 days worth of gourmet chocolate pudding...
Be realistic. Own your calories. You know what is healthy, and what you should not put in your mouth. Think of your diet as one of your most important responsibilities. You owe it to yourself to make informed decisions about what you put in your body. As they say: "You are what you eat!" So... EAT WHAT YOU WANT TO BE!?!
