Can you spot which breakfast is healthier? Dietitian shares photos of her meals – but one packs almost double the calories
- A dietitian shared photos of two similar breakfasts, but one has far more calories
- Paula Norris, from Melbourne, said a few simple tweaks makes a big difference
- She decreases muesli and almonds and increases fruit and yoghurt portions
- Paula is known for sharing food comparisons urging others to eat healthily
A dietitian has revealed how making a few simple food swaps can make a huge difference to your overall intake of calories.
Paula Norris, from Melbourne, recently shared a photo of two nearly identical breakfasts, but one has over 200 calories more than the other.
The nutrition expert explained how making a few simple changes including cutting down the muesli and almonds and increasing the amount of strawberries and changing your yoghurt can save you 214 calories.
Doing this also means the dish packs an impressive 23 grams of protein, as opposed to 19 grams.
Paula Norris, from Melbourne, recently shared a photo of two nearly identical breakfasts, but one has over 200 calories more than the other (both pictured)
The nutrition expert (pictured) explained how making a few simple changes can make a huge difference to your overall calorie intake
Paula posted: ‘First of all, both of these breakfasts are healthy.
‘But at breakfast time, it’s easy to overdo the cereal, especially if your goal is weight loss.’
She added that people often decide how much of a food to eat mostly based on portion size rather than calories, so ‘simple tweaks to portions across your day like this can make a difference’.
The breakfast on the left has 580 calories and 19 grams of protein, while the dish on the right has 366 calories and 23 grams of protein.
Paula recommends going for a protein-rich yoghurt if you want to stay full until lunchtime at breakfast, and this means opting for one that has more than nine grams of protein per 100 grams of protein.
She also said you could cut down your muesli and almonds, and increase the amount of strawberries and yoghurt you include in your breakfast if you want to save valuable calories.
Just last week, Paula shared a picture of two similar chicken stir fry meals with rice – but one dish has a staggering 335 calories more than the other (pictured)
Thousands who saw the post praised Paula for putting it so simply.
‘I love your spot the difference posts. I’m a visual person so this helps me immensely,’ one woman wrote.
Another said: ‘This is so informative. Thanks for sharing.’
Paula is known for illustrating the surprising comparisons in a graph to show people exactly what calories look like in similar foods (one comparison pictured)
Paula is known for illustrating the surprising comparisons in a graph to show people exactly what calories look like in similar foods.
Just last week, she shared a picture of two similar chicken stir fry meals with rice – but one dish has a staggering 335 calories more than the other.
The nutrition expert explained how making just a few changes to the ingredients can cut the dish from 850 calories to 515 calories.
You can do this by reducing the portion size of rice and chicken and increasing the amount of vegetables you include in the meal.
The dietitian has also shown how a simple salad with chicken and rice can be cut from 900 to 600 calories by substituting some of the meat for black beans, and having a smaller portion of higher calorie ingredients such as avocado.